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Reuters:
Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail  —  The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country “another way,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war.
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Iran's supreme leader is holed up in undisclosed location, U.S. intelligence says  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  U.S. intelligence shows that Iran's supreme leader is effectively holed up in an undisclosed location with little access to the outside world and is only reached by a labyrinth of couriers …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
White House says Iran deal could take days  —  The White House doesn't expect an agreement to end the war with Iran Sunday and thinks it could take several days for the deal's approval by Iran's leadership, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a senior U.S. official said in a briefing with reporters.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump asked Muslim leaders to join Abraham Accords after Iran war ends  —  President Trump told leaders of several Arab and other Muslim countries during a Saturday conference call that if a deal to end the Iran war is achieved he wants their nations to sign peace agreements with Israel …
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Rubio Says Details on Iran Nuclear Program Still to Be Negotiated  —  The Secretary of State said the United States was prepared to begin those talks if Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz as part of an apparently emerging deal on the war.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States …
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Agree in Principle to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Official Says  —  The official said Iran had also agreed to dispose of highly enriched uranium, but stressed that a deal had not yet been signed.  American and Iranian officials have described the terms differently.
Associated Press:
Trump says not to rush as details emerge of a potential Iran deal  —  The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday …
Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Iran Projects Victory in Potential Deal With Washington  —  Iran's leaders argue that the possible preliminary agreement has not extracted any major concessions.  —  As President Trump and regional diplomats began to herald the possibility of a deal with Iran that could end the war …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   Why Trump's Iran Mess Is Undeniable Proof of His Mental Unraveling
Reuters:
US Treasury rout tests Washington's tolerance for higher borrowing costs
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump, after signaling deal was imminent, says he will not ‘rush’ deal with Iran
Reuters:
Trump says Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’, would reopen Strait of Hormuz
Eric Mack / Fox News:
White House blasts Cruz, Pompeo for trashing Trump peace efforts as Iran appeasement
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Netanyahu backs Trump on Iran MOU, says final deal must cover nukes
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Donalds defends ‘anti-weaponization’ fund  —  Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Sunday defended the Justice Department's controversial new “anti-weaponization” fund saying, “Everybody's losing their minds.”  —  “This is not new.  It happened ... under the Obama administration after the IRS …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tillis says DOJ's ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is ‘a payout pot for punks’
Discussion: The Hill
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Byron Donalds defends ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ as unselfish act by Trump
Discussion: Washington Times
CNN:
State of the Union  —  JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST (voice-over): Turning point?  President Trump says he's closing in on a deal with Iran.  —  MARCO RUBIO, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: Perhaps a little bit later today, we'll have more to say.  —  TAPPER: But does Iran agree?
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Zeldin says EPA providing ‘flexibility’ by loosening rules for pollutants used in grocery refrigeration
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CNN
CBS News:
Transcript: Kevin Hassett on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 24, 2026  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 24, 2026.
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Axios:
AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president … - Ocasio-Cortez launched a national tour in recent weeks — without calling it one. … - Democratic operatives expect she would easily raise $100 million just from small-dollar donors, mobilize many supporters of Vermont …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Eric Mack / Fox News:
Doug McCain, eldest son of John McCain, dead suddenly at 66  —  Retired Navy pilot and American Airlines captain died Wednesday, family says  —  Meghan McCain and her family are mourning the sudden death of her stepbrother, Douglas Shepp McCain, the eldest adopted son of late Sen. John McCain.
The Economist:
How the Supreme Court both checks and empowers Donald Trump  —  It blocks his most blatantly illegal acts, but helps him in other ways  —  Donald trump's most enduring legacy may be his imprint on the Supreme Court.  In his first term he appointed three justices—Neil Gorsuch …
Discussion: Scripps News and New York Times
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Florida emergency chief hopes FEMA funding delays in past heading into hurricane season … “Nobody in the emergency management arena, Republican or Democrat, ever expected DHS to enact some of the policy regulations that were enacted,” Guthrie said.  “That did slow the process down.”
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
The ‘greatest threat’ to rule of law in decades.  That's how lawyers, judges see Trump  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article  — A survey finds deep concern about presidential overreach, persecution of enemies and other unchecked abuses of power.
Ryan King / New York Post:
Dem NJ Sen. Cory Booker trashes own party: ‘Desperately needs new leadership’  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  WASHINGTON — Dem New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Sunday said he's been sick and tired of his party's leadership for …
 
 
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