Today in One Sentence. Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran after threatening that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if the Strait of Hormuz didn’t reopen by 8 p.m. Eastern more than 50 House Democrats and at least two Democratic senators called for Trump’s removal through impeachment or the 25th Amendment the U.S. struck military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island Trump and JD Vance publicly intervened in Hungary’s election campaign, rallying support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the Education Department terminated six civil rights settlements that had required schools to protect transgender students and 35% of Americans are confident in Trump’s ability to make good decisions when it comes to Iran, while 64% are not.

1/ Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran after threatening that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if the Strait of Hormuz didn’t reopen by 8 p.m. Eastern. Trump said he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran” if Tehran agreed to the “COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,” calling it a “double sided CEASEFIRE” and that Iran had offered a “workable” 10-point plan. As of now Iran hasn’t publicly confirmed the deal, leaving it unclear whether Tehran had accepted Trump’s terms or whether this was, as Trump put it, the basis “to be finalized and consummated” over the next two weeks. The proposal emerged after Pakistan publicly urged a two-week extension and asked Iran to reopen the strait during that period “to allow diplomacy to run its course.” [Editor’s note: This is breaking news. I’ll keep the site updated and be back tomorrow with a full recap.] (Axios / Associated Press / NBC News / New York Times / Politico / CNBC / Wall Street Journal / Bloomberg)

  • EARLIER: Trump threatened that a “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” if Iran doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his 8 p.m. Eastern deadline, repeating that Iran’s bridges, power plants, and energy facilities could be destroyed if no deal is reached. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” Trump added that “maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen” and “we will find out tonight.” Iran said Trump’s threats amounted to “incitement to war crimes” and that Tehran would take “immediate and proportionate reciprocal measures” if the U.S. carried out strikes against civilian infrastructure. (NPR / Associated Press / Politico / NBC News / New York Times / Washington Post / The Guardian / CNBC / Bloomberg / ABC News / Axios)
  • EARLIER: Iran cut off direct talks with the U.S. Trump, however, said the sides were still in “heated negotiations.” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, meanwhile, publicly asked Trump for a two-week extension, urged Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “for two weeks as a goodwill gesture,” and called for all sides to observe “a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks” so diplomacy could “achieve conclusive termination of war.” (Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal / Axios / CNN / Semafor / New York Times / Washington Post / Politico)

2/ More than 50 House Democrats and at least two Democratic senators called for Trump’s removal through impeachment or the 25th Amendment after he threatened to destroy “a whole civilization.” Democratic leaders including Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer said Trump’s threat to “intentionally destroy the power, water, or basic infrastructure” used by civilians “would constitute a war crime” and “a moral failure.” Jeffries demanded Congress return to session “immediately” to stop a “reckless war of choice.” Any 25th Amendment move, however, would still require JD Vance, a majority of Trump’s Cabinet, and potentially two-thirds of both chambers. (Axios / MS Now / New York Times / The Guardian / HuffPost / The Hill / The Guardian)

3/ The U.S. struck military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, stopping short of hitting the island’s oil infrastructure. U.S. officials said the operation hit more than 50 sites, while other accounts put the total above 90. The targets appeared to include sites that had already been bombed in earlier rounds. (Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal / New York Times / Reuters)

4/ Trump and JD Vance publicly intervened in Hungary’s election campaign, rallying support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán days before a vote that could end his 16 years in power. Vance told supporters in Budapest to “stand with Viktor Orbán,” while Trump called Orbán “a fantastic man” and said he’s with him “all the way.” Orbán is trailing in polls ahead of the April 12 election. (Semafor / New York Times / CNBC / BBC / The Guardian / Bloomberg / Associated Press / Washington Post)

5/ The Education Department terminated six civil rights settlements that had required schools to protect transgender students. The agreements covered preferred names and pronouns, anti-harassment training, and access to bathrooms aligned with gender identity. The move stripped away federal enforcement of protections negotiated under the Obama and Biden administrations and, in at least one case, pressured a Pennsylvania district to repeal its own anti-discrimination rules under threat of investigation and possible funding cuts. (Associated Press / Reuters / NBC News / New York Times)

poll/ 35% of Americans are confident in Trump’s ability to make good decisions when it comes to Iran, while 64% are not. (Pew Research Center)

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