Live updates: Trump drops Strait of Hormuz toll as US blockade nears; Kagan, Barrett share justices’ security issues

Summary

President Trump hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House as the conflict with Iran has returned to near-daily strikes by both sides and a fight over the Strait of Hormuz. The president on Tuesday said he was dropping a 20 percent fee in favor of investment from countries in the region. “I…