The News Roundup For April 24, 2026
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🗓️ 24 April 2026
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Summary
Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the agency amidst accusations of misconduct. She’s now the third cabinet member to leave during the second Trump administration.
Elsewhere, Virginia voters approved a new congressional map on Tuesday that could help Democrats pick up seats in the House during the midterms later this year. But a state judge blocked the map from being certified just a day after its passage.
And, in global news, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, tonight for another round of peace talks with the U.S.
A top Trump administration envoy floated the idea to FIFA this week to replace Iran with Italy at this summer’s World Cup. The swap was likely suggested as an effort to repair ties between President Donald Trump and Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni amid rumors they’ve fallen out over the presidents attack on Pope Leo XIV.
The Trump administration is reportedly in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to send as many as eleven hundred Afghan refugees there, including more than 400 children.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Nyla, your host for this edition of The News Roundup. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:05.2 | The news is rapidly changing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:10.6 | Stay up to date with all the latest by listening to your local NPR member station and visiting npr.org. |
| 0:29.4 | I'm Nyla Boodoo. It's the 1A Friday News Roundup. A battle of wills between Iran in the U.S. |
| 0:34.3 | in the Strait of Hormuz escalates with both sides saying they're in charge. The price of oil rises again as supply contractions continue, and Americans say they're beginning |
| 0:39.0 | to feel the economic pain, with new polls showing Trump's disapproval ratings ticking up when it comes |
| 0:45.2 | to his handling of the war and the economy. Also, Democrats celebrate a victory in the redistricting |
| 0:50.6 | battle ahead of the midterms as voters approve redrawing Virginia's congressional |
| 0:55.5 | maps to favor the party and the GOP pushes for a budget deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security |
| 1:01.3 | and end the partial government shutdown. Here to discuss these stories of the week and more in studio |
| 1:07.0 | with me, Steve Clemens, editor at large at the national interest. Hi, Steve. Great to be with you, Naila. |
| 1:11.8 | Arthur, Dr. Delaney, senior reporter at HuffPost. |
| 1:13.9 | Thank you for being with us, Arthur. |
| 1:15.2 | It's great to be with us. And Taylor Popolars, National Political Reporter based at the White House for Spectrum News. Hi, Taylor. Hey, there, Naila. Great to be back. As always, for those of you listening, we want to hear from you this hour as well. |
| 1:27.1 | You can email your questions and comments about the week's news to 1A at wamu.org. |
| 1:32.5 | Let's start with the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, which appeared to enter a new phase this week. |
| 1:37.7 | The intense bombardment of the Islamic Republic by the U.S. and Israeli military has seized, |
| 1:42.7 | but the struggle over who controls the strait of Hormuz intensified. Both the U.S. and Iran asked the U.S. and Israeli military has seized, but the struggle over who controls the |
| 1:45.2 | Strait of Hormuz intensified. Both the U.S. and Iran escalated tensions with threatening |
| 1:50.0 | statements on social media and seizures of vessels at sea on Thursday. Bloomberg's Jeff Mason |
| 1:56.0 | asked President Trump about a timeline to return to the negotiating table and end the war. |
| 2:01.1 | Don't rush me, Jeff. |
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