Stalemate In The Strait Of Hormuz, DHS Shutdown Ends, Trump's Surgeon General Nominee
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🗓️ 1 May 2026
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. The House passed a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security after weeks of bitter partisan fighting over immigration enforcement.
President Trump has nominated his third pick for Surgeon General after his previous two nominees failed to win Senate confirmation. Dr. Nicole Saphier is a breast cancer radiologist and frequent Fox News contributor.
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(0:00) Introduction
(02:40) Stalemate In The Strait Of Hormuz
(06:33) DHS Shutdown Ends
(10:27) Trump's Surgeon General Nominee
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| 0:45.4 | Germany's chancellor says Iran is humiliating the United States. |
| 0:49.3 | The two signs are deadlocked over the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:51.7 | Gas prices have hit their highest since the start of the war. |
| 0:54.6 | How is President Trump responding to the pressure? |
| 0:56.9 | I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 1:03.8 | The longest government agency shut down in U.S. history has ended. |
| 1:07.7 | After weeks of negotiations over immigration enforcement, the House finally passed a deal |
| 1:12.6 | to fund the Department of Homeland Security. We got the job done. Sometimes it's slow, but we got it done. |
| 1:17.7 | What did it take to get the job done? And President Trump's last two choices for Surgeon General |
| 1:22.6 | both failed to get confirmed. His new choice is Nicole Sapphire, a Fox News contributor and breast cancer doctor. Does |
| 1:29.2 | she have a better chance of getting confirmed? Stay with us. We'll give you news you need to start |
| 1:33.1 | your day. |
| 1:39.7 | President Trump's administration is continuing with its expansive definition of the legal |
| 1:44.0 | boundaries of the war in Iran. |
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