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The Trump administration's betting that its plan to decimade Iran's economy, which
addubs economic "d-day," will accomplish what U.S. military bombing so far have not. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says he'll explain Monday how Washington plans to do it.
“The administration is attempting to end Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil-shipping”
waterway, and bring an end to the war, the U.S. and Israel started against Iran and late February, and Piers Emily Fang reports. "Extensive U.S. sanctions going back to the 1970s have already cut Iran off from much of the global trading system. But President Trump wrote this week, a quote, "Economic D-day," is coming for Iran or any
countries that give it economic support. Cena Tussi, the senior fellow at the Think Tank Center for International Policy in Washington, says an ongoing U.S. naval blockade of the country is biting, but Iran managed to ship out
a lot of oil during a short ceasefire with the U.S.
"So that gained a lot of buffer," right now, at least for the next couple months, and they are working on circumvention routes, especially land routes to trade, to not be as reliant on ports. "And he says the current Iranian government is now stacked with ideological hardliners for whom the economy is not a priority."
Emily Fang and Piers News, Washington.
“President Trump travels to South Carolina today for a rally in support of Darling Graham,”
who's running for the Senate seat, left vacant when her older brother Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly. "He's in Piers, Tamara Keith." With a rally in mortal beach, Trump is trying to boost support for Darling Graham among his base in the deep red state.
After her brother's sudden and unexpected death, Trump encouraged Graham to run for the Senate and was quick to endorse her. But that endorsement didn't clear the field. She faces Republican Congressman Ralph Norman in the runoff. It's another test of the power of the president's endorsements.
Earlier this week, three of the candidates he endorsed lost their primaries. A White House official tells NPR this is just one of many events in the coming months. Trump will hold for candidates he endorsed. Tamara Keith and Piers News, the White House.
“And appeals court has upheld a decision to block the Justice Department, Sabina's”
to New York Attorney General Latisha James's office, a DOJ seeking records about civil lawsuits James filed against President Trump at his family business. National Weather Services dispatching a team to confirm reports of a tornado that struck Atlantic Beach on Long Island last night. Images are circulating online of a massive water spack quickly spinning and tearing through
at least two beach clubs, Richard Aquarena with a sudden serve beach club describes what he saw. The local authorities say there were no reports of significant injuries but the damage was extensive. From Washington, this is NPR news.
The U.S. and South Korea have ended their joint military exercises six days earlier than planned, a gesture that North Korea says is not enough to persuade it to return to diplomatic talks. President Trump recently alarmed South Korea now lies and ordering the Pentagon to substantially shorten the war game schedule.
He cited frustration with South Korea's refusal to help the U.S. fight Iran and says he'd like to see a better U.S. relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
For the first time, Indie Car will hold a race on the streets of Washington, D.C. the freedom
to 50 grand pre-begins tomorrow, and P.R.s. Adam Bearn has been checking out the track. Cruiser putting the final touches on a transformation of the national mall. It's normally the home of many of the city's museums and monuments. This weekend, the wide streets are being taken over by race cars. It's part of the celebrations for America's 250th birthday.
But Denker is the event's chairman. He says we can expect to see much higher speeds than on an average day. Legally, the speed limit here is between 25 and 30 miles an hour for our race. It's unlimited. Denker thinks the drivers will hit 180 miles an hour on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Qualifying for the race is Saturday, the main event is Sunday afternoon. Adam Bearn and P.R. News, Washington. Well, museums are taking measures to try to protect art and artifacts for being damaged by the vibrations of cars zooming past them in other cultural institutions. As of earlier this morning, the White House, the Department of Interior, the Department
of Transportation, and the National Park Service did not answer NPR's questions about safety and process concerns. You're listening to NPR News. This week on the NPR Politics podcast, the Trump administration is taking credit for a major drop in violent crime, murder, robbery, assault, all-down in big cities and small towns.
We're going to dig into the numbers and unpack whether this is really as simple as the President claims it is on the NPR Politics podcast.
