The Brutalist Report

NPR

• Smithsonian too focused on 'oppressors and the oppressed,' say House Republicans [51d]
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a new one [51d]
• Nicaragua's President Ortega says no more elections, extending his 20-year rule [52d]
• Is that food really made with 100% avocado oil? Likely not [52d]
• The best games of 2026 so far, picked by NPR's staff [52d]
• India's youth-led Cockroach movement vows to continue protest after police crackdown [52d]
• Iran-backed Houthis announce blockade. And, Cyclospora source remains unknown [52d]
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with $350B funding request [52d]
• Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods [52d]
• How soccer brings a Bhutanese community together in Harrisburg, Pa. [52d]
• The best economic ideas from around the world — Planet Money Summer School is back [52d]
• Amid U.S.-Iran war, Houthi rebels threaten to blockade another key strait [52d]
• These men went to college in search of stable careers. They found it in nursing [52d]
• A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He's one of the first [52d]
• Arizona primaries set the stage for contested fall races in a swing state [52d]
• Morning news brief [52d]
• Spain's World Cup champions return home for parade in front of almost 2 million [52d]
• Powerball ticket sales begin Tuesday in the United Kingdom [52d]
• FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test [52d]