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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Iran says President Trump's decision to extend a ceasefire with Tehran indefinitely at Pakistan's request means nothing. On ex Mahdi Mohammadi, an advisor to the Speaker of the Parliament, says, quote, the losing side can't dictate terms. And President Trump says the U. S. blockade in the strait continues. President Trump's pick to head the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, was on Capitol Hill before a Senate Banking Committee today. And Pierre Scott Horsley has more. Uh the North Carolina Center is really the only thing standing in the way of Warsh being confirmed, and Tillis' objection has nothing to do with Warsh himself. It's all about the Justice Department launching a criminal investigation of cost overruns on the Fed's headquarters renovation. If we put everybody in prison in Federal Government that had had a budget go over, we'd have to reserve an area roughly the size of Texas for a penal colony. And Pierre Scott Horsley reporting. In an interview with C N B C Trump says it's possible there will be a deal that allows Anthropic's AI. This comes in the wake of a high profile spat between the AI company and the administration. The Pentagon says it's not up to companies to decide how the military uses their products. It blacklisted anthropic as a supply chain risk, and Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using its technol
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- 1 (00:04) **Iran Dismisses U.S. Ceasefire Extension** - Iran says President Trump's decision to extend a ceasefire at Pakistan's request is meaningless, with an advisor to the Speaker of Parliament stating "the losing side can't dictate terms."
- 2 (00:24) **Kevin Warsh Fed Nomination Faces Objection** - President Trump's pick to head the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, appears before the Senate Banking Committee, but faces a hold from Senator Thom Tillis.
- 3 (01:28) **Trump Signals Possible Deal with Anthropic AI** - In a CNBC interview, Trump says it's possible there will be a deal allowing Anthropic's AI, following a high-profile spat between the AI company and the administration.
- 4 (02:10) **Trump Administration Reviews Relief Options for Spirit Airlines** - The Department of Transportation says it is looking at Spirit Airlines at President Trump's request, after Trump called the airline "in trouble" and suggested federal help.
- 5 (02:55) **U.S. Futures Trading Higher** - U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour, with Dow futures up 199 points and NASDAQ futures ahead by 138 points.
- 6 (03:01) **Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns** - The Democrat from Florida resigned her seat effective immediately, just before a hearing on whether she should be expelled for 25 violations of House rules and ethics standards.
- 7 (03:30) **Curiosity Rover Finds New Organic Molecules on Mars** - Scientists using NASA's Curiosity Rover report finding organic molecules never before seen on Mars, which could help determine if the planet once harbored life.
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