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say the U.S. Navy will start blockading the straight-of-war moves in a few hours. And beer's Joe Hernandez reports, Trump's decision follows the collapse of peace talks with Iran that were held in Pakistan this weekend." "In a post on social media, President Trump accused Iran of extortion and said the U.S. blockade would prevent any vessels from passing through the straight-of-war moves.
Trump made the announcement after a U.S. delegation led by Vice President J. D. Vance failed to reach a deal with Iran to end the war. Trump said in an interview on Fox News that the negotiations had broken down because of Iran's nuclear ambitions.
“"Do they want to have nuclear weapons and I can have nuclear weapons?”
I've been saying that for 30 years, I would never allow that to happen before I was in politics.
And that country will not have nuclear weapons." Iran has repeatedly insisted that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes. Joe Hernandez and PR news. "Congress returns today from its two-week recess and beer's air-comic Daniel reports there's a lot on the agenda."
Democrats plan to force Republicans to go on the record with their view of the Iran War in a series of votes. That's after Vice President Vance's peace talks with the country failed over the weekend. And the votes are also a reminder that the Constitution gives Congress not the president the authority to declare and regulate war.
Congress must also reauthorize key spy powers that allow the government to collect the communications of more than 300,000 foreign nationals each year without a warrant.
Those expire next Monday.
“By partisan privacy reformers went more protections for Americans' calls, text, and emails caught”
up in that surveillance, and the Department of Homeland Security remains shut down, a plant to fund the agency is hampered by an inter-republican fight. Eric McDaniel and PR News Washington. "The longtime prime minister of Hungary, Victor Orban, has conceded defeat to his rival, Peter Maja, and his tissoparty.
Maja walked through the Hungarian capital Budapest yesterday to give his victory speech. He was welcomed by a huge crowd." outgoing leader Orban is an ally of President Trump's European Union leaders are expressing relief that Maja's landslide victory. Terry Schultz reports Orban has repeatedly blocked EUA to Ukraine, as well as blocked European
sanctions on Russia. "European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen posted on social media that Hungary has chosen Europe. Prime Minister Orban railed against the European Union as he sought to keep his fetish
“party in power, but Hungarians were ready for change after 16 years of Orban's authoritarian”
rule. They turned out in record numbers to vote for the opposition Tissoparty of Peter Maja, whose pledged to renew the country's relationship with the EU." Terry Schultz reporting. On Wall Street in pre-market trading down and Nasdaq futures are both lower, crude oil prices
are going higher. This is NPR. The federal government has expanded its disaster declarations for Mississippi and Tennessee. This is for brutal winter storm last January, 29 people were killed in each state. Tennessee already had a federal disaster declaration that covered help for local governments,
member-station WPLN, Tony Gonzalez reports the amended declaration will help residents request individual aid. "Teneseans have been waiting and hoping for the assistance. Now survivors in 29 counties can get individual aid. That can reimburse people for temporary lodging, living expenses and home repairs.
The ice storms impacts were vast, with unprecedented damage to trees and utility lines. More than 300,000 households lost power, some for nearly two weeks, forcing residents to stay in shelters and hotels. Governor Bill Lee's sought federal help and he said early on that he hoped it would come quickly because the impacts were so evident.
But disaster declarations have been taking longer under the current administration and it was 72 days between the governor's ask and the approval. Friend PR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville." Last week, President Trump approved major disaster declarations for seven states from Alaska to South Carolina.
They'll now be able to receive money through FEMA. This action comes after the Senate confirmed Mark Wayne Mullin, as the new Homeland Security Secretary, that is the parent agency of FEMA. The Boston Marathon is today, this is the 130th year of the famous race. The Boston Athletic Association says that more than 30,000 entrants will participate,
half a million people are expected to line the course.
I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News. This month on through line, the story of the Supreme Court fight over whether a boy born to Chinese immigrants was truly American. "If the sons and daughters of Chinese are not citizens, then what of the English, the Irish, the Germans, the French?"
The dramatic history of birthright citizenship on our series America in pursuit from through
