Why Trump is threatening to block his own party’s agenda
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What are the latest developments in the Iran conflict?
Good morning. Republicans assemble in Florida for their annual retreat. Politico is there and reveals the internal tug of war behind the scenes.
It's kind of a back and forth right now between leaders trying to address affordability and what the Trump administration and these hardliner Republicans are pushing for.
After another barrage of bombings in the Middle East, the human cost of the war mounts. And what drove Alabama's governor to dramatically commute an execution at the last minute?
What policy priorities are Republicans focusing on at their retreat?
It's Wednesday, March 11th. I'm Cecilia Ley, and this is Apple News Today.
The pressure on Iran, as it has been for days now, is unrelenting. That's the sound of a man in his car as shockwaves from explosions near the Capitol shatter his window. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday that it would be the most intense day of bombing since the war began. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt also repeated President Trump's suggestion that the administration was ahead of schedule.
We have destroyed more than 50 Iranian naval vessels, including a major drone carrier ship. None of the regime's vessels are operating in major regional waterways, and the Iranian Navy has been assessed as combat ineffective. The trend is clear. US combat capabilities are increasing and growing more lethal and dominant by the day, while the Iranian terrorist regime's ability to respond has rapidly declined.
Late Tuesday night, Iran said it was beginning its own new wave of attacks on U.S.-Israeli military bases nearby. The consequences of this conflict is spilling far beyond military targets and into ordinary people's lives. Reuters reported that doors and windows have blasted out of residential buildings and that residents in Iran's capital described it as a night like hell, with bombing in every part of Tehran. The BBC heard from one Iranian woman who had crossed the border into Turkey.
When I opened the balcony door, the blast was so powerful, it threw me back. In the early days of the war, the missile strikes were few.
Why did Alabama's governor commute a death sentence?
Now they come in waves, the bombs and missiles falling in quick succession, one after another.
Siavash Ardalan is a reporter from the BBC's Persian service. He told the broadcaster that the bombings would inevitably impact the wider population.
For Iranians living in the capital, it seems like every night is a very intense night. Peter Hexeth in his press conference talked about flight sorties with jets carrying 2,000-pound ordnances, which are presumably being dropped on the city of Tehran, which is 10 million people. So even if you're dropping it on some military base or where you think there might be some capacity for weapons production, it will impact the people generally.
Iran officials put the death toll there at over 1,300, a figure that includes many civilians. At his press conference yesterday, Hegseth claimed the U.S. took more precautions to avoid casualties than any other country and suggested Iran's own actions could be increasing civilian deaths.
We take things very, very seriously and investigate them thoroughly, which takes time.
What are the implications of Trump's influence on the GOP agenda?
But ultimately, unlike Iran... who targets civilians indiscriminately, who we've seen in the intel moving rocket launchers into civilian neighborhoods, near schools, near hospitals, to try to prevent our ability to strike. That's how they operate.
The strikes are causing more civilians to flee their homes. The UN estimates that the war has displaced nearly 700,000 people in Lebanon. The country has become a primary target for Israel as they strike the heartlands of Hezbollah, Iran's most powerful proxy based there. There were fresh waves of attacks on its capital, Beirut, last night. Carolina Lindholm-Billing, the UN's refugee lead in Lebanon, told Reuters what she had witnessed.
How is the SAVE Act impacting Republican discussions?
Around 120,000 of those displaced are sheltering in government-designated collective sites. But many others are staying with relatives or friends or still searching for accommodation. And we see cars lined along the street with people sleeping in them and also on the sidewalks.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the latest developments in the Iran conflict?
0:05–0:33
2
What policy priorities are Republicans focusing on at their retreat?
0:33–2:25
3
Why did Alabama's governor commute a death sentence?
2:25–3:32
4
What are the implications of Trump's influence on the GOP agenda?
3:32–4:15
5
How is the SAVE Act impacting Republican discussions?
4:15–4:53
6
What are the consequences of rising energy prices for Americans?
4:53–5:32
7
What security breach occurred at the Social Security Administration?
5:32–7:00
8
What happened to the modern-day treasure hunter after his release?
7:00–15:11
Speakers
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