"Live from NPR news in Washington, 9 Corva Coleman, Iran says ships that are ...
with Israel or the U.S., can transit through the straight of Hormuz.
“And fear's air but trolley reports, some ships are passing through the narrow waterway”
but most oil and gas tankers remain trapped." Iran says it's acting in self-defense by restricting the passage of vessels associated with the aggressors of the war. In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General, Iran said the United States and Israel, and others participating in the war do not qualify for non-hospital passage through
the straight of Hormuz. The straight has been closed to nearly all ships since the U.S. and Israel launched war on Iran nearly a month ago. Maritime intelligence analysis from Windward says on Monday, five ships translated through the straight.
It says, "One ship explicitly signaled it was an Indian ship with an Indian crew, reinforcing that ships that can transit, are doing so in coordination with Iran's approval. The UN Human Rights Chief says the near total closure of the straight is disrupting global energy supplies with countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan's suspending school to save on energy.
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“The House Homeland Security Committee is examining how the partial shutdown of the Department”
of Homeland Security is affecting Americans. TSA agents are not getting paid, many are quitting or calling out, many airline passengers have to wait hours to clear airport security. The acting TSA administrator is Hanwen McNiel. Security is telling lawmakers at a hearing this morning that TSA agents are being unfairly
treated.
Hanging these dedicated employees for the work they are performing should never be a point
of debate. And yet here we are on the 40th day of our third shutdown this fiscal year. President Trump has deployed ice agents to some major airports, but that is drawing criticism. The head of the Union for TSA agents says ice officers are untrained and could make airport security worse.
The Trump administration is facing a deadline to nominate a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“A law on federal vacancies is setting the time table for the CDC.”
And Pierre's Ping Huang explains. The last CDC director, Susan Minaras, was fired by the Trump administration in August when she stood up to change his to vaccine policy that her boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted to make. This week marks 210 days since the firing, the limit to which the role can be filled by
attempts, according to the federal vacancies reform act. Senior officials have run a search for a new director with a deadline in mind. The nominee needs to be aligned with President Trump and Secretary Kennedy and also be able to get Senate confirmation. The role is currently filled by Dr. Jay Batacharya, who also leads the National Institutes
of Health. He joined the CDC last month and could continue in the acting role while an official nominee navigate Senate confirmation, Ping Huang and PR news. John Wall Street the Dow is up 430 points. This is NPR.
A series of Trump administration policies is increasing pressure on U.S. farmers and Pierre's Daniel Kurtz-Lavin reports rural area residents tend to support the president, but these challenges may test their patience. The war in Iran and the resulting closure of the straight-of-war moves have spiked the costs of nitrogen fertilizer and fuel.
All of that comes after deportations then doubt the agricultural labor force and tariffs both pushed input prices higher and disrupted normal trading relationships. Illinois farmer David Bryan is fed up with the Trump administration's messaging. "Buddy, move these statements about well, there's going to be a little hurt to be spread around, but that'll all get better.
That's almost an insult, but we're supposed to take it in the ribs, but I guarantee you'll get it better." In a statement to NPR, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said President Trump is "looking at every potential option to lower fertilizer prices. Daniel Kurtz-Lavin and Pierre-News."
A Democratic candidate won a special state house election in Florida yesterday, Emily Gregory won the local house seat in the district that is also home to President Trump's Mara Logo estate. The president had endorsed Gregory's Republican rival, but Gregory flipped the seat previously held by Republican.
Results have finally been tabulated in a primary election in North Carolina.
The president of North Carolina's state senate, Phil Berger, very narrowly lost his seat to a Republican challenger. Berger lost by only 23 votes. He also had been endorsed by President Trump, but Sam Page, a longtime county sheriff won the primary.
It was held on March 3rd, but results were delayed by two recounts. This is NPR.
