Iran and Israel traded military strikes overnight.
Tel Aviv was hit by a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles
while Israel struck targets inside Iran for a second day.
I'm Debbie Elliott.
I'm Ayesha Roscoe and this is Up First from NPR News.
The U.S. helped defend Israel during Iran's missile attack.
We'll have the latest from the region.
Plus,
the largest military parade in decades will take place in Washington,
D.C. later today.
It's marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
Army.
But critics say the parade is a vanity project of President Trump's.
Nationwide protests against the president are timed to coincide with the parade.
We'll hear from Chicago,
where organizers are expecting a large demonstration.
Stay with us.
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The House of Representatives has approved a White House request to claw back two years of previously approved funding for public media.
The rescissions package now moves on to the Senate.