Swalwell Resignation, Strait Of Hormuz Standoff, Trump Feuds with Pope Leo

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Up First

2026-04-14

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Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is resigning after multiple women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct, just one week after he was seen as a frontrunner in California's governor's race.The U.S. and Iran are both blocking the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are surging, and virtually every country on earth is feeling the pain. And President Trump is feuding with the first American-born pope, calling him weak on crime for opposing the war, the pope says he has no fear of the Trump administration.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 Jason Breslow, Andrew Sussman, Rebekah Metzler, 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 Stacey Abbott. And our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson. (0:00) Introduction(01:57) Swalwell Resignation(05:45) Strait Of Hormuz Standoff(09:38) Trump Feuds with Pope Leo 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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  • Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is resigning after multiple women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct.

  • I've certainly made mistakes in judgment in my past.

  • One week ago, he was a frontrunner for California governor.

  • Now he's out of the race and out of a job.

  • I'm Ian Martinez.

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  • Neither the U.S. Nor Iran are letting ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

  • The blockade has sent oil prices surging again, and the world is feeling it.

  • What are the prospects of another round of negotiations?

  • And President Trump is feuding with the first American-born pope for opposing the war with Iran.

  • He attacked Pope Leo the way he attacks political opponents, calling him weak on crime.

  • The pope responded by saying he is not a politician and that he has no fear of the Trump administration.

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