The Iran Blockade is Back

As fallen American servicemembers are identified, Yemen announces a blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea. U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham takes office. And a federal judge pauses a proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time in months, U.S. servicemembers are killed near Iran. Andrew and Tristan Tate are arrested by U.S. Marshals, signaling a potential extradition to British authorities. And a cyclosporiasis link to Taco Bell locations in five states doesn’t quite explain a much wider outbreak.    Photo Credit: U.S. Central Command Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump delivers a White House address with outlandish claims about election security. Sources say Trump’s lead teleprompter operator is under scrutiny for bets on speech details. And fearing a “cultural crisis,” Cherokee leaders are trying to teach children to speak an endangered language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attorney general nominee Todd Blanche insists his time working for President Trump will not affect him at the Justice Department. Smoke fills cities across the northern U.S. and Canada. And the Pentagon will start testing testosterone levels in service members over 30. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ICE agents have been told to immediately scale back vehicle stops, sources say, in the wake of deadly shootings. Supreme Court justices ask Congress for security funding amid threats to their safety. And African migrants are being dispatched to the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine.  AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump informs Congress that the U.S. is heading back to battle with Iran, while proposing a toll on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. South Carolina Republicans begin jockeying for the late Lindsey Graham’s senate seat. And for the second time in a week, a person is shot dead by ICE agents.  AP Photo/Amirhosein Khorgooi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senator Lindsey Graham unexpectedly dies from a heart condition, prompting tributes in South Carolina. The parents of Nolan Wells call for an independent investigation into his death off the Mississippi coast. And officials warn of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in more than 30 states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. intercepts dozens of missiles and drones from Iran directed toward Gulf neighbors. A former Olympian challenges the Trump administration over his arrest near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. And continuing heatwaves pose a long-term cost to the American economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. launches a series of strikes on Iran, as President Trump declares a ceasefire deal “over.” Maine Democrat Graham Platner drops out of a crucial Senate race. And a deadly ICE-involved shooting results in threats of legal action from Mexico.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Questions grow about the condition of Sen. Mitch McConnell, with few details from his staff, weeks after he was hospitalized. Democrats distance themselves from Senate hopeful Graham Platner as new allegations surface. And Charlie Kirk’s family members watch prosecutors present evidence to a Utah judge in a pretrial hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices