Trump's Party Problems, Trump & Netanyahu Tension, Russia Economic Forum

Republicans join Democrats in the house to pass a resolution to limit the president's war powers. More Republicans are pushing back on president Trump over the war in Iran and his anti weaponization fund is Congress reasserting its power. I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fazl, and this is Up First from NPR News. The president says he cursed at prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called him crazy in a call that may have helped to stop more planned strikes on Beirut. At some point, there's a maybe we gotta stop this. We gotta stop it. Israel's war in Lebanon is complicating talks with Iran. Now there's a new ceasefire. Will it actually stop the attacks? And Ukrainian drones struck Saint Petersburg as Russia was kicking off president Putin's economic forum. What does the gathering reveal about how Russia sees the world and its war? Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. Support for NPR and the following message come from GoodRx. Summer's here, and with busier days and changing routines, staying healthy and on budget is top of mind. With GoodRx, you can find big savings at the pharmacy for the whole family, pets too. Compare prescription prices at over 70,000 pharmacies and instantly find free coupons. GoodRx is not insurance, but it may beat your co pay price if you do have insurance. Save at the pharmacy this summer. Go to goodrx.com slash up first. Support for NPR and the following message come from Rippling. These days, you can chat with AI about almost any business problem, but Rippling AI is designed to actually solve them. That's because Rippling AI is built on your live global workforce data. So it doesn't just uncover insights into your business. It uses them to take complex actions across your departments. Ready for AI that isn't all talk? Head to rippling.ai/first and get an AI that turns insight into action. That's rippling.ai/first. Sign up today. This message comes from MidiHealth. CEO Joanna Strober shares why they started a virtual care platform for women in perimenopause and menopause. Our goal at Middie is to make sure that all women have access to really expert care starting around 35 and 40, making sure that they get access to all the things that can help them thrive as they're growing older. MidiHealth, committed to helping women in midlife with perimenopause and menopause care, accessible via telehealth visits at joinmidi.com. President Trump says he's going to nominate acting attorney general Todd Blanche to take on the role permanently. Blanche is Trump's former personal lawyer. He's been at the justice department since early in the administration, so he's been on hand for the president's efforts to undermine court rulings and turn the department into a weapon for his retribution campaign. Blanche also oversaw the justice department's creation of a $1,800,000,000 fund to compensate people who claim to have been wrongfully targeted by the government, a fund that dismayed even many Republicans. …