Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
President Trump says he may put federal immigration officers in airport security roles
unless lawmakers pass a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
In a post on social media, Trump said ICE agents could be deployed to airports
as soon as Monday if the congressional standoff continues.
The president is also threatening to obliterate Iranian power plants if the country doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz.
NPR's Julia Simon reports the White House has given Tehran a deadline to comply.
President Trump posted the statement on social media late Saturday, demanding Iran open the Strait.
in 48 hours or by Monday evening.
The Strait of Hormuz is the vital waterway
that connects about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies to world markets.
As the war with Iran enters its fourth week, the Strait remains effectively shut.
Iran continues to hit ships and tankers.
The Trump administration asked allies to send warships to protect tankers, but other countries were... unwilling to participate.
Iran says if its fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked, the country will target energy infrastructure belonging to U.S.
and Israel in the region.
Julia Simon, NPR News.
A funeral service was held Saturday for a Florida service member killed in the war in the Middle East.
35-year-old Army Captain Cody Cork was among six soldiers killed
in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait. celebrating.