Trump Urges Europe to Send Ships to Strait of Hormuz, TSA Agents Quit Amid DHS Shutdown, Oscars History and more

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🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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President Trump is demand that China and Europe send ships to help open the Strait of Hormuz. Airline CEOs urge Congress to fund DHS to avert airport chaos. The Kennedy Center board is scheduled to meet amid leadership overhaul. ‘One Battle After Another’ tops the Oscars with six wins. Plus, the NCAA Basketball tournament field is set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.8	Good morning, everyone. I'm Kate Baldwin.
0:36.8	It's Monday, March 16th. Here are the five things you need to know to start your day.
0:40.3	Number one, the Strait. The critical shipping channel in the Persian Gulf remains essentially paralyzed and is now a central flashpoint in the war with Iran.
0:49.3	And President Trump is no longer asking. He is now demanding European and Asian countries send ships to help reopen the Strait of
0:57.4	Formuz now.
0:58.4	In a new interview with the Financial Times, he said it would be, quote, very bad for the
1:02.9	future of NATO if they do not get involved.
1:05.9	And he told reporters on Air Force One this.
1:07.8	We have demanding that these countries come in and protect
1:12.7	Ontario.
1:14.1	It would interesting to see what country
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