Trump goes after critics who want a more comprehensive deal with Iran … The deal does not explicitly address whether Iran gets to keep its ballistic missiles and the country would be allowed to have a nuclear program for civilian purposes, Trump said, calling both “common sense.”

Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran  —  The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon …

Why Trump is sabotaging his own nominee  —  This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life.  Subscribe here.  —  Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is still set …

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects  —  It's the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.

Trump Rescinds Endorsement of Right-Wing Pastor After Texting Scandal  —  The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, dropped out of the race for a House seat in Oklahoma as President Trump backed Mr. Lahmeyer's Republican rival in a runoff election.  —  President Trump rescinded his endorsement …

Elon Musk's Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response  —  If you were on the verge of becoming the first trillionaire in human history, with the press breathlessly reporting on your every move, that would probably be your focus.  Yet in the days before SpaceX's initial public …

What Color Is the Reflecting Pool?  An Investigation.  —  Workers on the National Mall, desperate to turn the Reflecting Pool to President Trump's preferred shade of blue, poured jug after jug of hydrogen peroxide into the water yesterday morning.  As they did so, members of the National Guard, deployed to clean up crime, looked on.

Michigan pollster accuses McMorrow campaign of killing unfavorable Senate poll … “The poll, in the eyes of the McMorrow campaign, understated their support,” Mitchell, whose firm Mitchell Research & Communications conducted and paid for the poll, told POLITICO.

Georgia Republicans backtrack on redistricting plans  —  After Gov. Brian Kemp called them into a special session, state lawmakers said they didn't have enough time to draw new maps that would have taken effect for the 2028 elections.  —  Georgia lawmakers will not redraw the state's political maps …

Texas's James Talarico, 37, Shares His Only Checking Account With His Mom  —  Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, 37, has a single checking account that holds up to $50,000—and he shares it with his mother, a frequent contributor to his political campaigns who pitched …

Trump administration asks judge to halt first reparations program for Black people in US  —  The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb's housing reparations program for Black residents, arguing it is “racially discriminatory” and unconstitutional.

Trump settles lawsuit against niece over tax records leak  —  President Trump settled a $100 million lawsuit against his niece, Mary Trump, whom he accused of engaging “in an insidious plot” with The New York Times to leak confidential information for its Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 investigation into his tax and financial records.

The President is Legally Barred from Waiving Iranian Sanctions as Pledged in the Iran MOU  —  But that won't keep him from doing it  —  Please click here to opt in to receive via email our Roundup—brief daily summaries of news developments and commentary related to executive power.

Just 16% of Americans Believe AI Will Positively Impact Society, Pew Poll Finds  —  Half of Americans now use AI chatbots, up from 33% in the summer of 2024.  —  Half of adult Americans use AI chatbots, with a quarter using them daily, according to new polling from Pew Research released Wednesday.

Trump official declines to call January 6 an ‘attack’, describing ‘protests and such’  —  Don Berthiaume, Trump nominee for inspector general at justice department, pressed by senators amid confirmation  —  Donald Trump's nominee to serve as a top independent watchdog at the Department …

Tulsi Gabbard's Not-So-Shocking Revelation of U.S.-Funded Veterinary Biolabs in Ukraine  —  Trump's director of national intelligence revives a Russian disinformation campaign on her way out. … Russian propagandists asserted in March 2022 that the U.S. was funding bioweapons laboratories …

“Truly evil” FDA rejection of gene therapy overturned after Trump official ousted … A gene therapy for Huntington's disease has a new path toward approval from the Food and Drug Administration after the ouster of several Trump officials, particularly Vinay Prasad, who rejected the therapy …

Dobbs' Lasting Impact on Abortion  —  Party identification and gender remain important factors in Americans' abortion attitudes  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four years after the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, Gallup's core trends show …

California Will Now Certify Firms as ‘Gay’  —  What do you get when you combine woke, DEI, special subsidies, and technocrats?  —  A bureaucratic standard for “gayness.”  An actual, legal process to determine the sexual preferences of contractors.  —  It all stems from an already absurd program …

FBI director's post about foiled UFC plot frustrates law enforcement, sources say  —  Kash Patel's post took some federal law enforcement officials by surprise, in part because authorities were still working to take suspects into custody, sources tell NBC News.

Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth's travel in bid for boat strike videos, Iran school strike probe … It also signals continued bipartisan dissatisfaction with the Pentagon ignoring or slow-walking responses to congressional inquiries.  The provisions are part of the annual National Defense …