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I'm Tracy Mumford.

Today's Friday, May 8th.

Here's what we're covering.

For after these strikes, is the ceasefire with Iran still on?

Yeah, it is.

They trifled with us today. We blew them away. They trifled. I call that a trifle. President Trump says that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is still in effect, even after the two countries exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday. If there's no ceasefire, you're not going to have to know. You're just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran.

The president followed his comments up with the threat of more attacks, saying Iran,

quote, better sign their agreement fast.

He was referring to a new deal that's on the table.

It's a proposal from the U.S. that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz

and end fighting for 30 days, while the countries work toward a more comprehensive long-term

agreement. They want to sign it. I will tell you. They want to sign it a lot more than I do.

The temporary deal does not address the key points of the conflict that have stalled all the previous

negotiations, like the future of Iran's nuclear program. Recently, President Trump has been

making efforts to minimize the ongoing hostilities, calling them a trifle, a skirmish, and a mini-war,

as the conflict has proved to be deeply unpopular with the American public and increasingly

expensive. Even some Republicans in Congress have been growing impatient. Yesterday, Representative

Tom Barrett of Michigan, who is facing a tough re-election race this year, proposed a bill to wind

down the war. Barrett, who is an army veteran, said the president has sole authority to lead troops during

wartime, but, quote, I've lost too many friends on the battlefield to allow that to happen

without Congress exercising its constitutional role, saying he wanted safeguards and a clear deadline.

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