Today in One Sentence. U.S. forces shot down Iranian missiles and drones and destroyed six Iranian small boats after Trump began moving commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz as part of “Project Freedom” the Supreme Court temporarily restored mail and telehealth access to mifepristone Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new congressional map that could give Republicans 24 of Florida’s 28 U.S. House seats and 62% of Americans disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president – a record high from his two terms in office.

1/ U.S. forces shot down Iranian missiles and drones and destroyed six Iranian small boats after Trump began moving commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz as part of “Project Freedom.” CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels crossed under U.S. military protection and that U.S. forces had “opened a passage through the Strait of Hormuz to allow for the free flow of commerce to proceed.” Iran had warned that ships crossing without its permission faced “serious risks.” The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and blamed an Iranian drone strike for a large fire at its Fujairah oil port, while Oman reported an attack near Emirati territory, and Seoul said a South Korean-operated ship caught fire after an explosion in the same area. Trump, meanwhile, said Iran had taken “some shots at unrelated Nations,” and warned Iranian forces that they’d be “blown off the face of the Earth” if they targeted U.S. ships. (New York Times / Washington Post / NBC News / Bloomberg / CNN / The Guardian / ABC News / Wall Street Journal / Axios)

  • On Friday, Trump told Congress that hostilities with Iran were “terminated,” arguing that the April 7 ceasefire meant the 60-day War Powers deadline no longer required congressional authorization. The letter said there has been “no exchange of fire” with Iran since the ceasefire, though U.S. forces were still enforcing a blockade and remain positioned to resume strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators the ceasefire “pauses, or stops” the clock. (Politico / Axios / New York Times / Washington Post / CNBC)

  • On Saturday, Trump compared the U.S. Navy to “pirates” while describing the seizure of a ship as part of his blockade of Iranian ports. “We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, took over the oil,” Trump said, calling it “a very profitable business.” (Reuters / The Guardian)

  • On Sunday, Trump said the U.S. would start guiding foreign commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, calling it “Project Freedom” and warning that interference would be met “forcefully.” Iran warned it would strike U.S. forces if they attempt to approach the strait. (Washington Post / Axios / Bloomberg / CNBC / The Guardian / Wall Street Journal)

  • Trump ordered 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. has “no strategy” for leaving the war and that “an entire nation is being humiliated” by Iranian leaders who are “very skillfully not negotiating.” The Pentagon claimed the withdrawal followed a force posture review. (Associated Press / Wall Street Journal / NBC News / New York Times)

2/ The Supreme Court temporarily restored mail and telehealth access to mifepristone. Justice Samuel Alito Jr. paused a 5th Circuit order that would’ve prevented providers from prescribing the pills by telemedicine and shipping them to patients. Two manufacturers of mifepristone asked the Supreme Court to intervene, saying the appeals ruling created “immediate confusion and upheaval” for patients, providers, pharmacies, and the drug-regulatory system. Louisiana, which bans most abortions, had argued that the FDA’s mail-order rules undermine its law and increase state health costs. Louisiana is due to respond Thursday to the administrative stay. (NPR / CNN / Axios / New York Times / ABC News / NBC News / Associated Press / Politico)

3/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new congressional map that could give Republicans 24 of Florida’s 28 U.S. House seats. The map, approved in a fast-tracked special session after the Supreme Court narrowed Voting Rights Act protections, targets Democratic-held districts in Tampa, Orlando, and South Florida. Meanwhile, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called lawmakers back for a special legislative session to consider a new congressional map to give Republicans an additional House seat. And in Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee also called for a special session to “review” the state’s only Democratic-held district. (The Hill / Politico / CNN / Democracy Docket / CBS News / New York Times / NBC News / Associated Press)

poll/ 62% of Americans disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president – a record high from his two terms in office. Trump’s overall approval stands at 37%. (ABC News / Washington Post)

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