Trump Cabinet, DHS Funding, CPAC, Trump and Iran

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The Senate reaches an agreement to open most of the Department of Homeland Security. Trump sets a deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, then extends it twice. GOP faithful gather for CPAC conference over mixed approval of the Iran war.<br/><br/>Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.<br/><br/>Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Kelsey Snell, Jason Breslow, Alice Woelfle, and Taylor Haney.<br/><br/>It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas, and Chris Thomas.<br/><br/>Our technical director is Carleigh Strange, and we get engineering support from Zo van Ginhoven.<br/><br/>And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.<br/><br/>(0:00) Introduction<br>(02:20) Trump Cabinet<br>(06:22) DHS Funding<br>(10:18) CPAC, Trump and Iran<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>