About this episode

The episode discusses the dead ceasefire in Iran, a temporary Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone, redistricting efforts, and political pressures on Senator Fetterman.

Today's Headlines: The ceasefire is officially dead — Iran fired on multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz after Trump said escorting vessels through the strait would be totally chill and Iran said that would be a ceasefire violation, and then Iran fired anyway. The UAE is also reporting missile attacks on a fuel facility and ships off its coast. Trump responded by holding remarks at the White House where he bragged about the economy, called it a "mini war," and mentioned he scored well on a cognitive test — so there’s that. In slightly better but don't-get-excited news, the Supreme Court issued a one-week temporary order restoring mail access to mifepristone while they figure out what they actually want to do, which is great for approximately the next seven days. On the redistricting front, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is dispatching a congressman to Albany to work on a new New York map, though realistically nothing gets implemented before 2027. There was also a shooting near the Washington Monument shortly after JD Vance's motorcade passed through — Secret Service exchanged gunfire with an armed man, a nearby child was hit and is reportedly okay, and the White House…

Topics covered

• Iran ceasefire
• Supreme Court
• Mifepristone
• Redistricting
• GOP politics
• Gun violence

Keywords

• Iran
• ceasefire
• Supreme Court
• mifepristone
• redistricting
• Trump
• Fetterman
• gunfire
• JD Vance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, UAE, Washington Monument

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