There's no firm end date. I'm Lisa Lacerra. Fox News. The White House says the ceasefire with Iran is open-ended.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt is knocking down reports that President Trump is extending a ceasefire for only a matter of days.

The president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal.

Leavitt says the president is providing flexibility because she says Iran's leadership is in a battle

between pragmatists and hardliners.

Their regime and many of its leaders for nearly five decades have been wiped off the

face of planet Earth. In the meantime, economic pressure remains of the face of planet Earth.

In the meantime, economic pressure remains in the form of a U.S. naval blockade of Iran's ports,

Iran firing on three ships and seizing two of them on Wednesday.

Fox is Jared Halpern at the White House.

This is the Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the administration.

The Pentagon spokesman saying, quote, we wish him well in his future endeavors.

It was not immediately clear from this post if he resigned or was fired, but Fox News has learned

he was fired. He had a very close relationship, apparently with Donald Trump Jr.

and just hosted a bridal shower for his fiance this past weekend in Palm Beach.

Box is Jackie Heinrich at the White House. Undersecretary Hong Cow will become acting Navy secretary.

A judge now blocking the redistricting referendum passed last night in Virginia that's favorable to Democrats, saying it's unconstitutional.

Multiple states have already redrawn maps this year.

Republicans say they've likely increased the majority by three to five seats in Texas.

Democrats say the same in California.

Both parties making smaller gains in Utah, North Carolina, and Ohio,

with Democrats now holding to a two to four seat gain overall.

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