What's in the Iran deal Trump says he's ready to sign  —  The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding President Trump claims will soon be signed calls for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediately without tolls and for Iran to receive sanctions relief based on compliance …

Enormous etchings of numbers interpreted as threat to Trump appear on National Mall  —  Police respond to what appears to be the anti-Trump message “86 47″ etched into the grass near the World War II Memorial.  —  Summary  —  U.S. Park Police, the D.C. fire department and members …

After Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump  —  In his first extensive interview since his defeat by a Trump-backed challenger, the Texas Republican said the Senate was in for a “bumpy ride” as he and others flex new political freedom.

FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization  —  FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state, three people briefed on the search told MS NOW.  —  Agents also fanned out across the state …

Kennedy Center board to fight order to remove Trump's name as deadline looms  —  The Kennedy Center's trustees voted Thursday to seek a last-minute stay of a federal judge's directive to take Trump's name off the center's exterior by Friday.  —  Summary  —  The Kennedy Center's board plans …

A Trillionaire?  —  SpaceX is expected to make Elon Musk even richer when its stock begins trading today.  —  Good morning.  Happy Friday.  Let's go to the stock market.  —  SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket-building, satellite-launching and artificial intelligence company, is set to go public today at $135 a share.

Democratic voters want the party to be more moderate — and more socialist?  —  I'm popping my head up from paternity leave for a few hours this morning to write this note on a topical new poll that everyone seems to be reading incorrectly.  —  If you get value out of data-driven coverage …

Prosecutors ‘on pins and needles’ awaiting Jay Clayton's replacement … “There's a lot of trepidation about it,” a former SDNY prosecutor said, describing assistant U.S. attorneys as being on “pins and needles” about Clayton's successor.  —  “People have begrudgingly accepted Clayton …

U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe  —  The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.  —  The United States plans …

Trump and Allies Are Working on Plan to ‘Expunge’ Impeachments  —  Republican-backed symbolic resolution would put lawmakers on record regarding the two impeachments during Trump's first term  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed …

TPUSA's new message to girls: Hate yourself  —  Speakers at the women's leadership summit continued Charlie Kirk's misogynist mission  —  Turning Point USA was co-founded by Charlie Kirk and its fundraising apparatus since his death has centered around fading MAGA fantasies that he will be a movement-reviving martyr.

Before-and-after photos: Trump's $14.2m makeover delivers ... a blue pool  —  President steered no-bid contract for project that he said would cost $1.8m to company that worked on his golf resort  —  The final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on.

How the UFC conquered Trump's Washington  —  Dana White likes to say he sells “holy sh*t moments for a living.”  — Sunday night, the UFC CEO will attempt his magnum opus on the biggest stage in combat sports history. … - White brought Trump cageside — reintroducing …

Supreme Court Blocks Alabama From Executing Inmate Using Nitrogen Gas  —  The unsigned decision for now spares Jeffery Lee, a convicted murderer, and could lead to a broader fight over the relatively new execution method.  —  The Supreme Court blocked Alabama on Thursday night from using nitrogen gas …

The Rise of the ‘Dude-Bro’ Candidate  —  With campaigns that blend manliness with populist outrage, ‘dudebro’ candidates across the political spectrum hope influencer-style swagger will win over voters  —  Consider the following qualifications for public office: An accusation of sexual misconduct …

The descent of Britain is a warning to all  —  It is impossible to avert one's eyes from the United Kingdom's cultural disintegration.  It produces horrors that stand as a warning to all Western nations to guard their societies against their current influx of hostile foreigners.

Social Security Is Going Broke.  Where Is the Outrage?  —  The first major public policy issue I worked on in the White House, almost 30 years ago, was President Bill Clinton's call to “save Social Security first.”  Though the fund wasn't projected to run dry for another three decades, the country seemed gripped by the issue.

President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn  —  SEATTLE — Few public universities get more federal research funding than the University of Washington.  —  So as President Trump has already cancelled or suspended about a quarter of all funding …

Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls as Aides Leak: He's “Furious” … Donald Trump's polling just crashed to new lows.  He's hit a net approval on inflation of negative 50 points in numerous surveys, something no other president has done—ever.  Trump also is at 80 percent disapproval on gas prices.

Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users  —  Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded …

Trump wants you to know this RFK Jr. aide's name … Klomp, 45, has directly overseen personnel moves, such as the nomination of a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and has been driving a focus on healthy eating, improving health care affordability and fighting fraud.

Senate Democrats' political fortunes have improved.  'It didn't happen by accident,' Schumer says. … But he ticked through moves he oversaw in the past year — from leading opposition to GOP safety-net cuts to picking shutdown fights over health care and immigration enforcement funding …

AIPAC Wants Democrats to Back Israel.  Instead, They're Turning on AIPAC.  —  Once the guardian of the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus, it is now a polarizing force in the party.  —  When Brad Lander opened his Democratic primary bid for New York's 10th Congressional District late last year …