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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Donald Trump continues to push back against a preliminary U.S. intelligence damage assessment of strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites. At the now concluded NATO summit at The Hague, Trump describing the impact as obliteration. As NPR's Tamara Keith explains, Trump also downplayed the risks of Iran restarting its nuclear program. President Trump said the U.S. would meet with Iranian officials next week, but he no longer sees urgency in pursuing an agreement with Iran to halt its nuclear ambitions.

We may sign an agreement. I don't know. To me, I don't think it's that necessary. I mean, they had a war, they fought, now they're going back to their world. I don't care if I have an agreement or not. The only thing we'd be asking for is what we were asking for before about, we want no nuclear, but we destroyed the nuclear. A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment found damage from the strikes may be less severe than Trump has described.

But the president said it's too soon to have the full picture. Tamara Keith, NPR News. The Trump administration is suing federal judges in Maryland over an order that prevents the immediate removal of detained migrants. It's just the latest in the Trump administration's clash with the federal judiciary. More from NPR's Ryan Lucas. The Trump administration filed the lawsuit against 15 federal judges in the District of Maryland.

The administration is challenging a standing rule put in place by the district's chief judge that automatically blocks on a limited temporary basis the government from deporting migrants in Maryland who file suit challenging their detention. The administration says the rule impedes the power of the White House to enforce immigration laws and is an unlawful attempt to restrain the executive branch. The unusual suit was filed in the court the administration is suing, so the Justice Department is requesting that the case be presided over by a federal judge from another district. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington. Another sticky day in much of the central and eastern U.S. The National Weather Service

issuing heat advisories and extreme heat warnings in about two dozen states from Louisiana to New Hampshire. And Bureau's Rebecca Herschel says the heat dome means dangerous conditions for those who work outside. Outdoor jobs can be dangerous in hot weather, for example, picking food, doing construction, or delivering mail. Ryan Papparello works for the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America, a union-affiliated group that represents about three million construction workers. Each year construction consistently ranks

among the top industries of heat related injuries and fatalities which are entirely preventable. Paparello spoke at a recent hearing about proposed federal heat protections that would require employers to offer water, shade, and brakes during hot weather. Right now only a few states have such rules in place. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News. A mixed close on Wall Street today. The Dow was down 106 points. The Nasdaq closed up 61 points today.

You're listening to NPR. President Trump's so-called big, beautiful bill that's currently wending its way through Congress could cause unanticipated consequences. That's according to the national taxpayer advocate, which says when there are tax law changes, requests for information from the IRS go up. The group says that could be a problem this year given that the administration's had its staffing cut by roughly a quarter. A SpaceX capsule is en route to the International Space Station. It launched before dawn today, Brendan Byrne says, with Central Public Media says. Astronauts from the U.S., India, Poland and Hungary are on board. It's the fourth mission brokered by the Houston, Texas space company Axiom Space.

The company works with SpaceX for rides to the station and coordinates with NASA for the usage of the International Space Station for its astronauts. The mission comes after multiple delays, most recently after NASA investigated repairs to a leak on the space station. Now launched, it will take a little more than a day to catch up with and dock to the station. The crew will spend about 14 days living and working aboard the space station conducting dozens of science experiments. After the time on orbit, they'll return to Earth in their capsule splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. For NPR News, I'm Brendan Burn in

Orlando. A star-studded guest list of people arriving in Venice for the wedding of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Among the guests, Mick Jagger, Ivanka Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio. However, a number of activist groups are pushing back against the nuptials, pointing to the growing disparity between the haves and the have-nots, and the use of Venice as a playground for the rich. The groups are uniting under the banner, No Space for Bezos. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.