# Morning news brief

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Podcast: [Morning Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-edition-2072183)
Published: 2026-05-21T08:43:39+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kuow.org/stories/morning-news-brief-3857
Audio file: https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2026/05/20260521_me_morning_news_brief.mp3?t=progseg&e=nx-s1-5812066&p=3&seg=0&d=668&size=10699800
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Duration seconds: 668

## Resource

Republicans work to pass reconciliation bill but ballroom money may get left out, Trump says Gulf allies persuaded him not to resume attacks on Iran, U.S. indicts Cuba's former President Raúl Castro.

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