Iran Ceasefire Deadline, Labor Secretary Out, Hearing For New Fed Chair

伊朗停火期限将至,劳工部长离职,新美联储主席听证会即将举行

Up First

2026-04-21

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The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran expires today as President Trump calls an extension highly unlikely, Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks Iran won't publicly confirm it will attend.Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid allegations of an affair with her bodyguard, drinking on the job, and using taxpayer money for personal travel, becoming the third cabinet member to leave in less than two months. And President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve faces his confirmation hearing today, but Republican Senator Thom Tillis is threatening to block it until the Justice Department drops its investigation of current Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Want 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 Ruth Sherlock, Emily Kopp, Rafael Nam, Mohamad ElBardicy, and HJ Mai. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. And our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson. (0:00) Introduction(01:58) Iran Ceasefire Deadline(05:45) Labor Secretary Out(09:19) Hearing For New Fed Chair 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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  • Talks to extend the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S.

  • Are still up in the air.

  • Iran says it won't negotiate under threat, but President Trump says he's sending negotiators anyway.

  • Will Iran send a delegation for talks?

  • I'm Leila Fadil, that's Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.

  • Another Trump administration official is out.

  • Labor Secretary Lori Chavez de Rima resigned amid an investigation of misconduct.

  • Some outlets reported it included drinking on the job and an alleged affair with her bodyguard.

  • She's the third cabinet member gone in less than two months.

  • And President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve faces his confirmation hearing today.

  • But a key Republican senator is threatening to block Kevin Walsh's confirmation until the Justice Department drops

  • its investigation of the current Fed chair.

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