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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump plans to address the nation tonight about the war in Iran. This comes as he's reversed himself. Trump is dropping demands that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and he's suggesting the US could end its part in the war in two to three weeks. Iran's security forces are threatening to bomb facilities of US Tech companies. The forces say the companies have helped the U.S. and Israel with their war on Iran. NPR's Emily Fang has more.
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Iran's security forces, the IRGC, listed 18American companies ranging from Nvidia to Boeing that it said were helping the US And Israeli strikes on Iran. Iran did not specify where the sites it would target would be, but the country has threatened to target US Campuses and US And Israeli linked technology infrastructure in the Middle east before. Iran already hit an Amazon data center in the UAE early in the war. And many of the US Tech giants accused by Iran, like Microsoft and Apple, have regional offices in the Gulf. Emily Fang, NPR News. Van Jerkey.
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President Trump says he is strongly considering pulling the US out of NATO. He gave an interview to the British newspaper the Telegraph. He blames NATO allies for failing to join the war against Iran. Speaking to Fox News last night, Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned why the US should bother with its NATO membership
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when we need them to allow us to use their military bases. Their answer is no. Then why are we in NATO? You have to ask that question. Why do we have billions and billions of dollars, hundreds of billions of dollars over the years, trillions of dollars, and all these American forces stationed in the region, if we can only use in our time of need, we're not going to be allowed to use those bases.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to reporters this morning. When asked about President Trump's comments, the British leader said he is focused on his country's national interest. Starmer also said his country has suffered deep economic damage from Brexit. He's looking to move the UK as close as possible back to its European allies. The US Supreme Court hears arguments today about President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision enacted after the civil war. Trump will be at the Supreme Court for today's arguments. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports. This has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in
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the US more than 40 briefs have been filed in the case. Liberal and some conservative civil liberties groups are defending birthright citizenship, while a smattering of conservative scholars and more conservative groups take the opposite position. In an unexpected friend of the court brief. The U.S. conference of Catholic Bishops has weighed in in support of birthright citizenship. The bishops say that a ruling against birthright would ultimately create millions of stateless children with no country to call home and no citizenship to pass on to their children. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.
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You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A federal appeals court has upheld the Justice Department's decision to drop a criminal case against aircraft maker Boeing. This stems from two fatal plane crashes that killed 346 people. The government had previously accused Boeing of misleading regulators about the safety of a vital plane part. But later the government reached a deal with Boeing that allowed the aircraft maker to avoid prosecution on a criminal charge. A federal judge is instructing the University of Pennsylvania to give the federal government its records on its Jewish faculty. NPR's Ayanna Archie reports. The government is investigating claims of anti Semitism on campus.
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The US District judge says employees don't have to participate in the investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. And according to the Associated Press, the school also wouldn't have to reveal any employees group affiliations. But UPENN has said it's uncomfortable submitting that type of information. It says doing so brings up concerns around privacy and the First Amendment. The Ivy League school has until May 1st to comply with the request, but says it plans to appeal. The EEOC is investigating whether anti Semitism on Penn's campus has caused a hostile work environment. This came after someone destroyed property at a Jewish student center and another painted a swastika on an academic building. Ayanna Archie, NPR News.
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Washington State now has a tax on people with incomes more than a million dollars. It's been one of the few states without income tax. However, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, a longtime Washington State resident, says he is moving to Florida. You're listening to npr.
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