NPR News: 04-25-2026 6PM EDT

President Trump has canceled plans to send US negotiators to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran, amid ongoing targeting of Hezbollah despite a US-brokered ceasefire. The decision coincides with protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in central Tel Aviv, where demonstrators voiced mixed feelings. Five-year-old Danny Cohen, speaking to NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, captured the tension: Iran and Hezbollah are openly building capabilities and declaring intent to eliminate Israel, yet he distrusts his own government's motives, suspecting political self-interest over national needs. Cohen expressed greater trust in the US government, highlighting uncertainty about future outcomes.

Trump Returns to White House Correspondents' Dinner

In his first appearance as president at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Donald Trump marks a shift from past boycotts. NPR's Tamara Keith noted Trump's 2011 attendance as a celebrity guest, during his push for Barack Obama's birth certificate—a quest mocked by Obama and Seth Meyers that night. Trump skipped the event throughout his first term, amid his "enemy of the people" rhetoric toward the press. This year, organizers hired a mentalist over a comedian, and Press Secretary Caroline Levitt previewed Trump's speech as "very entertaining," urging attendance. The dinner celebrates a free and independent press.