Steve Inskeep
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Appearances Over Time
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The administration faces a deadline today to obtain congressional approval for military action that it told lawmakers about 60 days ago.
It is not seeking that approval.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted the deadline set by law does not apply because a ceasefire stops the clock.
Iran and the U.S.
are still facing off through dueling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, and that leads us to our next story.
How is the United States trying to bring the conflict to an end?
They want to make a deal badly.
We have a problem because nobody knows for sure who the leaders are.
It's a little bit of a problem.
The leaders have been wiped out.
along with their military.
Some other news now.
The longest agency shutdown in U.S.
history is over.
NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales joins us now.
Claudia, good morning.
Good morning, Steve.
What about this took 70 days?
Oh, well, they had to act.
Okay.