Fact-checking Trump's interview with NBC News' ‘Meet the Press’  —  Digging into some of the president's claims on the Iran war, the Jan. 6 riots, California's primary elections and more.  —  President Donald Trump sat for an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker on Friday …

Trump says Netanyahu will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a deal with Iran  —  US president tells FT that he ‘calls the shots’ after urging the Israeli leader not to retaliate against Tehran

Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’  —  It's hard to overstate the impact of “60 Minutes” on journalism.  It's the most-watched television-news program in America.  Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it's been the home of some of the most-storied broadcast journalists …

Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs days after US-supported ceasefire deal  —  Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.

RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.

Lawsuit Aims to Stop U.F.C. Fights at White House on Trump's Birthday  —  A federal lawsuit said the event, set for June 14, was unlawfully planned and designed to benefit Mr. Trump and his allies.  —  A political activist and a Vietnam veteran represented by an anti-corruption organization filed …

The New York Primary That Is All About Israel  —  From lower Manhattan into brownstone Brooklyn, events 6,000 miles away are dividing neighbors and consuming a Democratic congressional race.  'It's crazy.'  —  NEW YORK—Not long ago, Dan Goldman was a hero of the resistance.

Trump considers buying Chagos Islands  —  US officials draw up proposal to bypass Britain and make its own deal to take control of Diego Garcia  —  The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, potentially sinking Sir Keir Starmer's plan to cede sovereignty of the territory.

Pete Hegseth's D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’  —  Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy  —  The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been accused by historians and rights campaigners of …

The MAHA moms who helped elect Trump are out of patience … “We're going to vote for whatever candidate puts the health of our children first,” Hari said.  “I don't have loyalty to anybody.  And a lot of people feel that way within the MAHA movement.”  —  But the administration is banking …

Red Mirage, Blue Shift, Online Cope  —  Spencer Pratt is a man who understands spectacle.  Even if you've never watched an episode of The Hills, you probably know the contours of his reality-TV villain arc — it fed the early-2000s gossip-blog machine.  He has name recognition.

A flesh-eating pest threatens Trump's beef price hopes … “None of us have a crystal ball, so none of us really understand what this is going to mean for the cattle herd,” Rollins told POLITICO on Thursday after a House Agriculture Committee hearing.  —  “The cases should be isolated,” she said.