Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration after Jesse Jackson dies at 84, Russia and Ukraine meet for U.S.-brokered peace talks, and the U.S. and Iran hold nuclear talks in Geneva.

Iran announced that it had closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz for military drills after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei openly mocked Trump while negotiators met in Geneva to discuss the regime’s

President Donald Trump says a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran.

This week, the Trump administration seeks diplomatic deals on three fronts, as it tries to make a nuclear deal with Iran, end the Russia-Ukraine war and advance a ceasefire in Gaza.Then, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute about how the Trump administration's approach to Iran,

President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December at Mar-a-Lago with Mr. Trump saying the U.S. would support strikes if no deal was made with Iran.

Democrats have made a new offer to the White House in negotiations to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which shut down on Saturday over a fight centered on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to push Trump at a meeting Wednesday to include Tehran's ballistic missile arsenal in any nuclear deal.

"Iran is weakened in the region ... but that is not complete without Iraq," presidential candidate Sardar Abdulla told Newsweek.

Vice President JD Vance addresses progress made during the Trump administration's talks with Iran, a possible 2028 presidential run, AOC's fumbles in Munich, and more on 'The Story.'