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🎧 The funding deal includes TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard and cybersecurity, but Democrats have stood firm on refusing to fund ICE and border control, NPR’s Sam Gringlas tells Up First. Democrats’ aim with this partial shutdown was to push for changes in immigration enforcement tactics. Some Democrats believe they will lose their negotiating power once DHS receives funding. Despite the Senate's refusal to allocate funds for ICE and Customs and Border Protection, Republicans had already secured $75 billion for ICE last summer, meaning the agency is relatively insulated from any ongoing funding disruption.

🎧 Iranians offered to allow some oil tankers to pass through the crucial Strait and Trump is interpreting this as a meaningful sign of progress, NPR’s Tamara Keith says. Iran has downplayed the talks, which has Pakistan acting as the go-between. During a cabinet meeting yesterday, Trump's Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, shared that the U.S. has crafted a 15-point action plan that could serve as the foundation for a peace agreement. Iran has its own set of demands. Keith says the two plans don’t appear to be close. 

🎧 Most CPAC attendees are die-hard Trump supporters, NPR’s Elena Moore says. While there are certainly vocal conservative critics, like Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, at the event, even those with reservations are showing willingness to give the president a chance. Andrew Belcher, a Miami University student in Ohio, told Moore he believes Trump is better equipped than previous presidents to handle the war with Iran. However, Belcher recognizes there are political risks involved if Trump’s efforts with the war fail and could lead to disaster for his presidency.