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Noor Ram (0:35)
In Washington, I'm Noor Ram. Iranian officials said today they're reviewing a US Response to Iran's latest offer for peace talks to end the war. There's been no confirmation from the US about any response. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains mainly shut down and oil and gasoline prices continue to rise. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says prices will drop again once the strait opens.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (1:01)
I'm not in the energy sector, but from all the briefings I've had, once the strait opens, you'll see prices come down, come down immediately. And again, there's going to be a tail to that. It's going to take time to get back to where we were before this conflict began. But you're going to see, I think, immediate relief once the strait opens.
Noor Ram (1:21)
He was interviewed on abc. Members of OPEC agreed today on a modest oil output in June. The this is largely a symbolic gesture as long as the Iran war disrupts Gulf oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. Even when shipping resumes, officials say it will take several weeks, if not months for supplies to return to normal. This was the first OPEC meeting since the United Arab Emirates left the group. Last week's Supreme Court decision narrowing how race could be considered in redistricting is prompting other Republican led states to move to redraw their districts, some as soon as this week. NPR's Debbie Elliott has more.
Debbie Elliott (1:59)
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has called a special session for next week to redraw lines. Here in Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey has called the state legislature into special session starting Monday. That after the state's attorney general Steve Marshall filed an emergency motion with the US Supreme Court asking it to lift injunctions in voting rights cases that bar the state from changing its congressional map until after the next census in 2030.
Noor Ram (2:26)
NPR's Debbie Elliott, the makers of Miff Said are appealing to the Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court ruling on the abortion pill. The lower court had imposed a ban nationwide on obtaining it by mail. The high stakes trial over the fate of OpenAI will enter its second week tomorrow. NPR'S John Ruich reports.