Kat Lonsdorf

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR’s Middle East correspondent, tracks the shaky Iran talks and how Lebanon’s fragile truce and displaced families are caught in the fallout. Scott Horsley, NPR’s chief economics correspondent, follows the bruising fight over Kevin Warsh, Jerome Powell, and the Fed. Plus, a cabinet resignation erupts into a Washington scandal.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR White House correspondent, and Kat Lonsdorf, NPR Beirut correspondent, unpack a chilling court case tied to an alleged plot against President Trump. They also track King Charles’s high-stakes Washington visit and the tensions shadowing it. Then the focus shifts to Lebanon, where a ceasefire looks increasingly fragile amid strikes, drones, and fresh displacement.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR Beirut-based international correspondent, tracks a shaky Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, Hezbollah’s stance, and why many displaced Lebanese still cannot return. Quill Lawrence, NPR national security correspondent, follows the Iran naval blockade, shipping pressure, and Pete Hegseth’s biblical rhetoric. Ping Wong, NPR health correspondent, turns to Trump’s CDC pick and the agency’s budget and trust troubles.

Kat Lonsdorf, an NPR Middle East correspondent, follows the Hormuz standoff, regional diplomacy, and Lebanon’s fragile ceasefire. Bobby Allen, an NPR business and tech reporter, digs into prediction markets, suspicious bets, and regulatory loopholes. Tamara Keith, NPR’s senior political correspondent, turns to White House dinner humor, presidential self-mockery, and growing tensions with the press.

Kat Lonsdorff, an NPR field correspondent reporting from southern Lebanon, gives on-the-ground descriptions and interviews with residents. She describes damaged bridges and blocked aid. She walks through bombed neighborhoods and shelters. She reports on buffer zones, people returning amid fear, and conversations with local residents and leaders about reconstruction and restrictions.