Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. Attorney General Pam Bondi is out after 14 months on the job. NPR's Ryan Lucas says the president announced the shake-up yesterday on social media.

In a post online, Trump called Bondi a great American patriot and loyal friend who oversaw what he called a massive crackdown on crime.

But Bondi had come under bipartisan criticism for a handling of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

She's also been pressed by Trump to aggressively go after the president's perceived political enemies.

And under Bonnie's leadership, the Justice Department has

investigated and even prosecuted some of Trump's critics. But those cases have foundered in court

or before grand juries. Now Bondi is out. And Trump says Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche,

a former personal lawyer for Trump, will take over leading the department for now on an acting basis.

Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

President Trump says the U.S. has destroyed one of Iran's largest bridges five weeks into Operation Epic Fury.

NPR's Emily Fang reports on the latest airstrikes across Iran.

The B1 bridge west of the capital Tehran, connecting it to the city of Karaj was under construction when it was hit in an attack that Iran's IRGC security forces said killed eight people.

The IRGC also threatened to hit major bridges in the Middle East and retaliation.

People in Iran reported strikes all across the

country overnight, and a spokesperson for one of Iran's biggest steel company says it will take

at least half a year to repair damage from strikes on industrial factories starting last month.

Trump has threatened the U.S. will hit more civilian infrastructure, including power plants in Iran by next week,

if Iran does not open the strait of her moves, a threat that's been criticized by many Iranians

who oppose Iran's current regime, including opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah.

Emily Fang and Pierre News, Istanbul. Iran says it will begin charging ships up to $2 million to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

It's part of Tehran's broader strategy to claim sovereignty over the key waterway affecting supplies of oil and gas.

The Cuban government says it plans to pardon and release more than 2,000 prisoners as part of what it calls a humanitarian gesture in connection with Holy Week.

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