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CNN:
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 …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA hawk mutiny deepens Trump's isolation on Iran … - Money: The MOU would allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil while opening the door to sanctions relief, frozen funds and a $300 billion reconstruction fund during the next phase of nuclear talks.
New York Times:
Trump Angrily Defends Iran Deal, Belittling the One Obama Signed  —  President Trump denied that the United States would be part of a $300 billion rebuilding fund for Tehran and argued that his agreement was better than the one Barack Obama struck in 2015.  —  President Trump insisted …
Max Rego / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump Iran deal ‘tremendous foreign policy blunder’  —  Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) on Wednesday slammed the deal between the Trump administration and Iran, two days before the two sides are set to sign it.  —  “The details that I've seen so far look ... awful.
Bloomberg:
Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and Iran
NBC News:
Anxious Republicans await details of Iran deal as Trump keeps them guessing
Financial Times:
‘Humiliation’: Donald Trump battles claims his Iran deal is worse than Obama's
Discussion: HuffPost and Foreign Policy
Financial Times:
Donald Trump says US will not invest in $300bn fund for Iran
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Is Returning to Nuclear Talks No Longer Afraid of America
New York Times:
Economy and A.I. Top G7 Agenda Amid Questions Over Iran Deal
Associated Press:
Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say
New Republic:
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 …
Discussion: Asia Times and Truthout
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump's DNI fight turns into Senate cliffhanger  —  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said that Wednesday's scheduled confirmation for President Trump's director of national intelligence nominee, Jay Clayton, is still on for now — hours after the president claimed it was canceled.
Discussion: CNBC, Roll Call, Jewish Insider and Fox News
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Caroline Kenny / Associated Press:
Trump delays Jay Clayton's nomination for intel director in bid to push Congress on voting bill  —  In a lengthy overnight post to Truth Social, Trump said that he was canceling a confirmation hearing planned for Wednesday.  He accused Democrats of reneging on a deal to renew a powerful surveillance tool.
New York Times:
Trump Pulls Back Intelligence Pick to Pressure Congress on Elections Bill
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Senate postpones Clayton's confirmation hearing after Trump upends plans for quick vote
Politico:
Trump kills plan to quickly confirm new intelligence chief
Nicole Santa Cruz / ProPublica:
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program  —  As a House committee debated President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Minnesota anti-ICE protesters get the Broadview 6 treatment  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚫🧊 Subscribe to PN 🚫🧊  —  The Trump administration is fixated on punishing Minnesota — and Minnesotans …
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
OMB nominee touts plan to give Trump appointees power to kill grants  —  President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 post at the White House budget office told lawmakers Wednesday that the administration will stop federal cash from flowing to “divisive ideologies” under new grant rules in the works.
New York Times:
This Senator Is an Internet Sensation.  Is He Running for President?  —  The 39-year-old senator has become an internet sensation for Democrats seeking a 2028 contender.  He says he's focused on winning a second term in November.  —  As the most vulnerable Democratic senator seeking re-election this year …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Real Reason Trump Never Stops Talking About Voter Fraud  —  Donald Trump knew as well as anyone that he had lost the 2020 presidential election fair and square.  He knew there was no conspiracy to commit voter fraud — no mysterious mail ballots, no “illegal” voting, no suspicious activity in key swing states.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ward Clark / RedState:
From Rotherham to Nationwide: Institutional Failures Behind UK Grooming Gangs Exposed  —  When you import the Third World, you become the Third World.  —  Never has that been more apparent than today, in the United Kingdom, where the Rotherham “grooming gang” scandal has exploded into a nationwide …
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Marcia Brown / Politico:
Trump reviews slowed screwworm response, former officials say … “That sense of urgency wasn't there,” said one of the former officials.  “Even though screwworm was given a high priority, it did not help us get things done faster.”  —  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has told Senate lawmakers …
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
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.
Politico:
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 …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed holds rates steady, pares down statement to remove cutting bias  —  WASHINGTON - Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman concluded Wednesday with no change in interest rates, the removal of key language indicating a bias toward future cuts, and a dramatically shorter policy statement.
Politico:
Rick Jackson's Georgia win is an embarrassing blemish on Trump's record … Trump-endorsed Rep. Barry Moore cruised in his Alabama Senate runoff, though he had help from a pro-crypto super PAC that spent millions.  Trump's picks in two Oklahoma races are headed to runoffs after failing …
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
In Georgia's Capitol, Republicans' redistricting session to begin without maps  —  Georgia is the next Southern state where Republicans are convening to redraw voting districts in ways that could diminish the political power of Black and other nonwhite voters after the U.S. Supreme Court …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The De-Trumpification Process Begins Now  —  We are already in a battle for historical memory.  Proceed accordingly  —  My wife and I went to see Disclosure Day 1 Friday evening.  Earlier in the day I'd checked in on one of the feeds set up to livestream the facade of the Kennedy Center.
Discussion: Washingtonian
Robert Downen / Texas Monthly:
They're Conservative, Vote Republican, and Love America.  The Texas GOP Wants Them to Leave.  —  Muslim delegates at the party's convention faced multiple attempts to eject them from the premises—at one point, they were told to leave the country.  —  To stroll through the exhibit hall …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins does ‘not regret’ support for Kavanaugh but ‘disappointed’ with his landmark abortion ruling  —  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) says she does “not regret” her vote to confirm conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018, but she says she is “disappointed” …
 
 
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