The 60-Day Deadline for the War in Iran, and an End to the D.H.S. Shutdown

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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/hegseth-iran-cease-fire-congress.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval</a>, by Megan Mineiro</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/middleeast/iran-war-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-strait-hormuz.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supreme Leader Says Iran Is Planning for Ongoing Control of Strait</a>, by Leo Sands</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/house-homeland-security-funding-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown</a>, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/americas/us-flights-venezuela-caracas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas</a>, by Tyler Pager</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/camp-mystic-texas-floods-closure.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Camp Mystic, Where 28 Died, Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer</a>, by J. David Goodman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/climate/in-permissive-amsterdam-ads-for-fossil-fuels-or-meat-are-now-verboden.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden</a>, by Cara Buckley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/magazine/greatest-american-songwriters-alive.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters</a>, by The New York Times Magazine</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>