NPR News: 07-14-2026 8PM EDT

Jeanine Herbst· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. The US is reinstating a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Iran stepped up attacks around the critical passageway. President Trump is also reversing his demand for a twenty percent toll on ships going through the strait and will instead strike new investment deals with countries in the region. NPR's Deepa Shivaram has more.

Deepa Shivaram0:23

"Oil is flowing like never before," the president said in a post on social media. In the same post, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would now be open for all ships except for Iran. He also backtracked on his plan to impose a twenty percent toll on cargo coming through the strait. Now, Trump says instead of the toll, some countries in the region will make big investments in the US. Trump says leaders of those countries called and said they wanted something different.

Donald Trump· Soundbite0:49

We would like to invest tremendously in the United States as opposed to charging a fee.

Deepa Shivaram0:54

Trump claims these new investments will bring factories and plants into the US, which will create, quote, "Millions of high-paying jobs," but no details were provided. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.

Jeanine Herbst· Host1:05

A second fatal ICE shooting in a week has prompted the Trump administration to change how ICE officers conduct business in terms of traffic stops and use of deadly force. NPR's Sergio Martinez-Beltran has more.

Sergio Martinez-Beltran1:17

DHS's policy on paper says deadly force cannot be used solely to prevent someone from fleeing unless the person poses a significant threat of death or serious physical harm to the agent or others. Now, the issue is that