Pam Bondi Out, Iran Charges Strait Tolls, International Meeting on Hormuz

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2026-04-03

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Attorney General Pam Bondi is out after facing backlash for the Justice Department's mishandling of the Epstein files and failing to deliver the prosecutions of President Trump's enemies.Iran is formalizing a toll system for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, charging up to two million dollars per vessel, as the energy crisis deepens and critical goods remain stuck at sea.And more than 40 countries met to discuss reopening the strait, but neither Iran nor the U.S. were at the table. Please help us out by completing a short survey telling us what you like and how we could improve our podcast.You can find it right now at www.npr.org/springsurveyWant more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, James Hider, Nick Spicer, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Ava Pukatch. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.  And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor. (0:00) Introduction(02:18) Pam Bondi Out(05:59) Iran Charges Strait Tolls(09:45) International Meeting on Hormuz To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Pam Bondi's time as attorney general is over.

  • She obeyed the president's demands to read partisan talking points and prosecute political opponents,

  • but lost his confidence over the handling of the Epstein files.

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  • Iran is considering charging up to $2 million per ship to allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

  • They are comparing the transit through the straits to, say, what the Egyptian government does with the Suez Canal.

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