Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Iran has carried out attacks on at least three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Jackie Northern reports tensions are increasing in the waterway after President Trump extended a ceasefire with Tehran.

Iran says that a ceasefire is meaningless unless the U.S. blockade of the

Strait of Hormuz is lifted. And, you know, Iran sees the blockade as an active war and will continue

to control the international waterway. I spoke with Suzanne Maloney and she's an Iran specialist

at the Brookings Institution. She said it would be untenable for Iran to maintain control

of a waterway through which a fifth of the world's crew used to pass before the war.

That's NPR's Jackie Northam reporting. The Senate has once again blocked a Democratic-led measure

to limit President Trump's war powers in Iran. NPR's Claudia Grasala's reports.

Democrats say they'll force the vote again until Trump officials publicly testify on the conflict.

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin says it's long past time for Congress to put a check on President Trump's led war.

Despite the ceasefire, Baldwin argues fallout

from the conflict continues to build. The president said that the war would be over in a matter of

days. We are coming up on the two-month mark with no real end in sight. Baldwin is one of several Democrats forcing the war powers votes to put Republicans on record.

Only Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul defected to join Democrats who have argued for an end to the costly and unpopular conflict.

And while most Republicans remain loyal to Trump,

some have warned their position could shift at the war's 60-day mark at the end of this month.

Claudio Salis, NPR News, the Capitol.

Spirit Airlines is in advanced talks with the Trump administration over a possible federal bailout package.

NPR's Joel Rose reports a last-minute deal could help the low-cost

carrier stay in business. The Trump administration and Spirit Airlines are nearing a deal that could

include up to $500 million in government-backed financing. That's according to a source familiar

with the talks who is not authorized to speak publicly. While the terms are still being

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