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A two week truce between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire soon. Vice President Vance is expected to travel to Pakistan to lead a U.S.
delegation for a second round of peace talks.
But the next steps are unclear. President Trump told CNBC this morning the Iranians have no choice but to negotiate.
“I expect to be bombing because I think that's a better attitude to go in with.”
We're ready to go. I mean, the military is rare and to go. Also on CNBC, President Trump voiced support for his pick to lead the federal reserve. Kevin Warsh is before the Senate Banking Committee right now for his confirmation hearing. Voters in Virginia are going to the polls today deciding whether to redraw the state's congressional districts in a way that could net Democrats for more seats in Congress. President Trump wrote online this morning urging Virginia voters to reject the measure.
But last year, he urged Republican led states to redraw their districts to send more GOP candidates to Congress. From member station VPM, Jag Khalil reports on the Virginia effort. Democrats started the push to get this on the ballot in October, and it's been a bitterly contested and expensive election. The campaigns for and against redistricting Virginia have received tens of millions of dollars from opaque political nonprofits. And have employed campaign tactics that have confused voters.
Early voter turnout is higher than many observers expected for an April election, but there's no clear outcome. The only polling out there is very close. In Virginia is relatively purple. Virginia could be one of the last states to take aside in the national redistricting contest before the midterms. Florida lawmakers are scheduled to take up redistricting in a special session next week. For NPR news, I'm Jad Khalil and Richmond Virginia.
Businesses are officially able to request refunds for tariffs they've paid, but don't expect consumers to get their tariff dollars back. NPR's Steven Bassaha reports the government refunds are only for importers. Companies can try to pass refunds along to consumers, but it's nearly impossible to determine how much individual consumers paid. Terrence Lao is the dean at Syracuse University's College of Law. He says companies raised prices because of tariffs, but often did not pass on the full cost.
“So how much of that price increase do you attribute to tariffs?”
Companies can't even answer that question. That leaves some consumers like Edwin Martinez feeling ambivalent and annoyed. I paid this extra tax man, can I just have my money back? FedEx says it will give refunds. Costco says it will try using them to lower prices.
Both are facing class action lawsuits over refunds. Steven Bassaha and PR news. The defense department says US forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia. The Pentagon said yesterday on social media that US forces boarded the tanker quote without incident. This is NPR.
Schools and other public institutions had until this week to meet new guidelines to make their websites fully accessible to people with disabilities. Now, as NPR as Genaki Meta reports, the federal government has delayed that deadline by at least a year.
The Americans with Disabilities Act has always required the web to be accessible.
It just never had specific standards explaining what that had to look or sound like. Then, in 2024, under the Biden administration, the Justice Department announced specific guidelines. Colleges, schools, cities and other public entities had until this week to get up to snuff. That included all web and mobile learning materials for students. But at the last minute, the DOJ has postponed the deadline.
Now, larger institutions have until April of next year and smaller ones until 2028. This has left disability rights organizations frustrated. While some school administrators are relieved they have extra time to be compliant. Genaki Meta and PR news.
A judge is expected to sentence oxy cotton maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the US government.
Today's criminal sentence would mark a major step toward the company finalizing a settlement of thousands of lawsuits at faces over the toll of opioids. The sentence is part of a 2020 deal to resolve federal, criminal, and civil probes. The broader settlement could become effective as soon as May 1st, with initial payments rolling out to state, local and Native American tribal governments, and to some individual victims. This is NPR News Live in Washington.
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