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5 min readIran’s leadership has not responded to President Trump’s decision to indefinitely extend the ceasefire, but an advisor to Iran’s Parliament speaker called the move a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike. On Capitol Hill, President Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve faced a contentious confirmation hearing with Democratic senators. Democrats in Congress are urging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to drop a lawsuit against a Coca-Cola distributor over a women-only networking event. Voters in Virginia narrowly approved a new Democratic-drawn congressional map. The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges. And researchers in California documented a surprisingly peaceful transition between naked mole rat queens.
Iran Ceasefire Extension and Mixed Reactions
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- 1 (00:04) **Iran Ceasefire Extension Met with Skepticism** - Iran's senior leaders haven't responded to President Trump's indefinite ceasefire extension, but a social media advisor to Iran's Parliament speaker calls it a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike.
- 2 (01:18) **Warsh Confirmation Hearing: Fed Independence Under Fire** - Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, clashed with Democratic Senators including Elizabeth Warren over his views on an independent Fed.
- 3 (02:04) **Democrats Urge EEOC to Drop Coca-Cola Lawsuit** - Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to drop its lawsuit against a Coca-Cola distributor over an offsite networking event for female employees.
- 4 (03:00) **Virginia Voters Narrowly Approve New Congressional Map** - Democrats won a narrow victory in a Virginia referendum, approving a new Democratic-drawn congressional map that continues a redistricting battle started by President Trump last summer.
- 5 (03:13) **Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges** - The Trump administration accuses the SPLC of defrauding donors by secretly raising millions to pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan.
- 6 (03:36) **Naked Mole Rat Queens Achieve Peaceful Succession** - Researchers in California documented a surprisingly peaceful transition between naked mole rat queens, bucking the conventional wisdom of violent takeovers.
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