memeorandum: Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration (Hamed Aleaziz/New York Times)

3:44 AM ET, May 24, 2026

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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Peace Deal Is Near — President Trump said the United States and Iran had “largely negotiated” an agreement, but American and Iranian officials described the terms differently. — Here's the latest. — President Trump said in a social media post on Saturday …

Discussion: IJR, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The National and Al Jazeera

Hugh Son / CNBC:

Trump says Iran deal reopening Strait of Hormuz ‘largely negotiated,’ will be announced soon … President Donald Trump said Saturday that a peace deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “largely negotiated” and will be announced shortly, a development that could end a conflict …

Discussion: Financial Times, The Guardian and The American Conservative

Politico:

Trump says peace deal with Iran is imminent … “Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly,” Trump wrote. — Trump did preview that the agreement would include a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a major priority for the White House …

Discussion: New York Times, Roll Call, Axios, MS NOW, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Examiner

Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says he's “50/50” on Iran deal, decision by Sunday

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Raw Story

New York Times: Once Trump's Co-Pilot Against Iran, Netanyahu Is Now a Mere Passenger

CNN:

Two people shot in encounter with Secret Service near the White House — Federal agencies Crime Gun violence Media — Two people were shot in an encounter with Secret Service near the White House on Saturday, according to a law enforcement official. — The incident occurred near …

Discussion: IJR, Fox News, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, MS NOW, Washington Examiner and The American Conservative

NBC News:

At least 2 people shot near the White House, including a possible suspect, officials say — The U.S. Secret Service said it was aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown.

Discussion: Axios, USA Today, New York Times, Florida Politics and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Robert Mackey / The Guardian:

Suspect taken to hospital after volley of gunshots heard near White House — Lockdown appears to be over after Secret Service returns fire and civilian on the street shot — What sounded like a sustained volley of gunshots was heard near the White House in Washington DC on Saturday evening …

Discussion: Associated Press and The Daily Signal

Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:

Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration — After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the Trump administration is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country. It is a risky pivot. — The Trump administration has pulled back its aggressive operations …

Associated Press:
Trump administration to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad

Discussion: Business Insider, Semafor and New York Times

Alan Feuer / New York Times:

Trump Administration Chips Away at Last Traces of Broad Inquiry Into Jan. 6 — Two recent moves aligned the department ever more closely with President Trump's own efforts to whitewash the events of that day. — The Justice Department has moved on two fronts to chip away at some of the last traces …

Eric Tucker / Associated Press:

Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants — The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda.”

Discussion: The Parnas Perspective, New York Times and NBC News

Janaki Chadha / Politico:

Key financing measure for Brooklyn waterfront overhaul left out of state budget … It's not the end of the road for the legislation, which is just one piece of a multi-year approval process for a project that will also be contingent on federal money and significant private sector investment.

Mike Zapler / Axios:

Even Republicans are souring on Trump's economy — President Trump promised an economic golden age when he returned to office last year. — Instead, voters are in their crankiest mood in years about their financial outlook — and the pessimism is spreading even to Republicans.

Luke Broadwater / New York Times:

Defiant After Bad Week, Trump Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas … By pretty much any estimation, President Trump has had a very bad week. — New poll numbers show his approval rating has hit a second-term low. He is weighing whether to restart a bombing campaign in an unpopular war against Iran.

Discussion: Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN

Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:

‘It has undermined whatever credibility the DNC had left’: Dems fret over chair after autopsy … Longtime party activists are beginning to reach out to donors and elected officials to put pressure on Martin to step down and are brainstorming potential replacements, per two people involved …

Discussion: Mississippi Today

Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:

The slow-motion humiliation of RFK Jr — This special Saturday edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 💊 Subscribe to PN 💊 — Last week, Trump's Food and Drug Administration just about tore itself apart in a paroxysm of confusion and chaos.