Trump Rates Iran War, House Subpoenas AG, Sea Level Dangers and more

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🗓️ 4 March 2026

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We start with President Donald Trump’s assessment of the US-Israeli war with Iran, as casualties rise. The Senate voted on another bill aimed at checking Trump’s war powers. We’ll tell you the new actions House lawmakers are taking as part of the Jeffrey Epstein probe and allegations against a Texas Republican. The President has officially nominated the Federal Reserve chair’s replacement. Plus, the alarming threat that could spell trouble for the world’s coastlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN. I'm Afamadiki, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, March 4th.
0:08.0	President Donald Trump is calling the war in Iran a major success in its opening days, rating it a 15 out of 10.
0:15.0	More than a thousand people have been killed in Iran since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on the country this weekend, according to
0:21.1	the U.S.-based human rights activists' news agency. Local authorities and countries, including
0:26.2	Israel, Lebanon, and Kuwait, say dozens more have been killed in Tehran's retaliatory
0:30.3	strikes in the same time period. Today, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said President
0:35.5	Trump, quote, had a feeling based on fact Iran
0:38.4	was going to strike U.S. assets. They refused to say yes to peace. And their refusal made clear
0:44.9	that their number one priority was building a nuclear weapon with which to threaten the
0:50.3	United States of America. Again, the country they have been shanting death to for nearly five decades.
0:57.4	However, Trump's claims of a, quote, imminent threat have since been contradicted in Pentagon
1:01.9	briefings to Capitol Hill that stated Iran wasn't planning to strike U.S. forces or bases in the
1:07.1	Middle East unless Israel attacked Iran first.
1:10.8	More news coming up, including the new actions lawmakers are taking in their probe over the Epstein files.
1:16.6	Senate Republicans rejected a bill aimed at requiring that President Trump seek congressional approval for future military action against Iran. GOP Senator Rand Paul joined Democrats to advance it, while Democratic Senator John
1:32.1	Federman voted with Republicans to block it. Even if the measure passed, it faced an uphill
1:36.9	battle in the House. This comes after Trump railed against GOP members, including Rand Paul, who
1:42.2	voted against him on a previous war powers bill over military action in Venezuela.
1:47.0	The House is expected to vote on the same measure tomorrow.
1:50.0	Now to the latest legal actions from two congressional panels.
1:55.0	The House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi about her role in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein
2:00.8	files. It's part of their probe into the late convicted sex offender.
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