Have you been keeping up with the news cycle?  If not, you can count on Crosstalk and the News Round-Up & Comment broadcast.  Here's a selection of stories that Jim presented from the first quarter hour:

--Jim reported on the historic rescue of a missing weapons system officer on Resurrection Sunday in Iran after he ejected from his aircraft on Good Friday.  Jim provided audio from the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.

--A U.S./Israeli air strike on Monday killed the leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence branch.

--Israel's Foreign Ministry Monday welcomed what it described as a belated condemnation by UNISEF of Iran's recruitment of children into its military.

--The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister informed the world that Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz in a limited capacity during an interview yesterday but admitted that the Iranian regime had laid naval mines in the strait.

--President Trump slammed Iran last evening saying that they're doing a very poor job of allowing oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz, while also communicating that this isn't part of the deal we have with them.

--British officials yesterday rejected the idea of Iran's setting up of a toll system for the Strait of Hormuz. 

--President Trump has stated that America's military forces, ships and aircraft will remain deployed in and around Iran until a real agreement is fully implemented.

--Vice President J.D. Vance headed to Pakistan where he will helm the negotiations with the Iranians during the shaky cease-fire that appears to have been violated.

--President Trump's Board of Peace is demanding that Hamas finalize an agreement to demilitarize Gaza by the end of this week.

--FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest Wednesday of a former employee of the United States Special Operations Command for leaking classified information to a member of the media.

--The federal government is moving to automatically register eligible men for a military draft, ending the long-standing requirement that they sign up on their own.  This change is set to begin in December.

--The Trump administration's comments about NATO , and threats to leave the alliance altogether, are pushing European member states to look for alternative security arrangements.