Americans remain sour on Iran war and judge questions Kennedy Center renovations: Morning Rundown

Key Points:

• After six months of the Iran war, President Trump’s approval rating on handling the conflict remains low, ranging from 25% to 35%, with broad public disapproval persisting since the war began.
• The deadly Nepal floods, which have killed over 500 people and left more than 1,000 missing, were triggered by a glacier collapse likely linked to thawing permafrost caused by climate change, destabilizing frozen slopes in the Himalayas.
• A federal judge is considering blocking the Kennedy Center board’s plan to rename the venue after Donald Trump, questioning the legal basis and timing of adding Trump’s name to the performance center.
• In Pennsylvania, a coroner stated it is unclear if measles contributed to an infant’s death despite evidence of the virus, amid political disputes and public confusion over vaccine misinformation following two measles-associated deaths.
• An investigation into the oversight of peptides revealed limited reporting requirements for adverse events in most states, raising concerns about potential unrecognized harms from these increasingly popular but poorly understood compounds.