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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, this morning’s episode opens with President Trump weighing a major shift in U.S. military posture: pulling American troops out of Europe. He is frustrated that European nations have not sent their own forces to join the U.S. in blockading the Strait of Hormuz as part of the ongoing war against Iran. The war is now in its third month and continues to drive up energy prices at home, creating a political problem for the President as well as a strategic one.
The Iran War, Energy Prices, and the Economy
NPR’s Franco Ordoñez reports that the White House insists the President can manage multiple priorities at once. A White House official not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that while the military and diplomatic teams work toward a deal with Iran and try to resolve temporary disruptions in energy markets, the rest of the administration continues to focus on Trump’s affordability agenda. Trump signed an executive order on retirement savings yesterday and has worked to lower prescription drug prices. But the public is not feeling much relief. Gas prices have hit a new high since the war began, and a new Reuters Ipsos poll shows that just 27 percent of Americans approve of how the President is handling the economy.
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- 1 (00:00) **Trump Weighs Troop Pullout from Europe Over Iran War** - President Trump is considering withdrawing U.S. troops from Europe, frustrated that European nations are not joining the U.S. in blockading the Strait of Hormuz against Iran.
- 2 (01:18) **Stocks Open Higher as Gas Prices Climb** - NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average rose 300 points in early trading, despite the ongoing Iran war rattling energy markets.
- 3 (02:10) **Pentagon Signs AI Agreements with Seven Tech Companies, Excluding Anthropic** - The Defense Department has signed agreements with seven big tech companies to use their AI programs for lawful operational use.
- 4 (03:00) **Aung San Suu Kyi Moved from Prison to House Arrest in Myanmar** - State TV in Myanmar announced the detained opposition leader has been moved from prison to house arrest, over five years after a military coup removed her from power.
- 5 (03:58) **LIV Golf Gets New Leadership Amid Funding Shift** - The breakaway golf league announced a new board to move toward a diversified multi-partner investment model.
- 6 Standout Quotes
- 7 (03:26) "She had been sentenced by the coup makers to thirty three years on what human rights groups called trumped up charges, designed to remove the wildly popular leader from politics for good."
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