About this episode

The episode discusses the US-Iran ceasefire, political updates, and various current events including a Secret Service shooting and a DOJ subpoena battle.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US-Iran ceasefire still holds despite clashes near the Strait of Hormuz, as the US launches “Project Freedom” to protect commercial shipping amid rising tensions and energy prices. The episode also covers Middle East developments involving Iran, Israel, and the UAE; US political updates including key primaries and a California debate preview; a Secret Service shooting in Washington, DC; and a DOJ subpoena battle tied to the 2020 election. Additional stories include a VA investigation, a new youth AI safety initiative, wildfire suspect updates, and an interview with the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Wolf Blitzer, Pamela Brown

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• Middle East developments
• US political updates
• Secret Service incident
• DOJ subpoena
• youth AI safety
• wildfire updates

Keywords

• ceasefire
• Iran
• US politics
• Secret Service
• DOJ
• youth AI safety
• wildfires
• Kentucky Derby

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US, Iran, Israel, UAE, DOJ

Books & works: Kentucky Derby

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Washington, DC

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