Live updates: Trump awards medals to Artemis II crew for moon flyby

What to know today TRUMP HONORS ASTRONAUTS President Donald Trump today awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crewmembers of the Artemis II, who made history this year on their mission around the moon. Afterward, he called astronauts aboard the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. SPACE ACADEMY: During his remarks at the award ceremony, the president announced that the creation of the U.S. Space Academy, a new military academy dedicated to educating those pursuing space-related jobs. IRAN WAR POLLING: Americans remain sour on the Iran war and Trump’s handling of the conflict after six months, and they continue to say they oppose the military action, according to an NBC News review of public polling. MARCH ON WASHINGTON: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other Democratic lawmakers are speaking alongside civil rights, faith and labor leaders at the March on Washington today.

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