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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.”
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Demanded Iran's ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ He Got a Surprise Instead. — While the Iranians suffered substantial losses in the war, they emerged from a confrontation with the world's most powerful military having proved they can use economic chaos as a weapon.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump escalates his war on Senate Republicans — and senators are striking back … The chaos that followed Trump's sudden U-turn on Jay Clayton's nomination, just hours before a scheduled confirmation hearing, further loosened tongues in the Capitol hallways — even from lawmakers who tend to be reliable allies.
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump's Iran Deal — Shimon Riklin, an anchor on the country's right-wing Channel 14, and a Netanyahu ally, thinks America stabbed Israel in the back. — On Friday, the United States and Iran plan to sign a memorandum of understanding that would …
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David Horovitz / The Times of Israel:
Trump's deal is a catastrophic capitulation to Iran's aggressors, leaves Israel vulnerable and constrained — In the US president's reality-challenged view, Israel is an ingrate and a warmonger, while Iran's mass-murdering leaders are ‘very rational.’ They are indeed all too rational, and he, clearly, is not
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
The right-wing media revolt against Trump's proposed MOU with Iran — Conservative pundits are trashing the White House's memorandum of understanding — Right-wing media figures and outlets, including many that have been all-in on President Donald Trump's war on Iran …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift — The president upended the majority leader's plans by yanking his intelligence nominee from a confirmation hearing and insisting on an end to the filibuster. — President Trump may be trying to wind down his conflict with Iran …
New York Times:
Trump's Deal With Iran Opens New Rifts in G.O.P. — Some in the president's party were skeptical about whether the agreement he reached included adequate concessions from Iranian officials. — President Trump's agreement with Iran opened new fissures in his party on Wednesday …
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NBC News:
Senate Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with Trump blindsiding them — Trump has used his clout to knock out senators in primaries, issue unachievable demands and force them into politically fraught positions. Some say it's harming his own agenda.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Frustration Grows as Senate GOP Leader Keeps Saying ‘No’ — John Thune repeatedly delivers unwelcome news to president on policies and personnel — WASHINGTON—President Trump wants Republicans in Congress to do exactly as they are told. — But recently he has been hearing a lot of …
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
Why Trump is sabotaging his own nominee
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Defends Iran Deal, Says He Wants to Avoid ‘Economic Catastrophe’
Trump Defends Iran Deal, Says He Wants to Avoid ‘Economic Catastrophe’
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump: unfair for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other countries have them
Trump: unfair for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other countries have them
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Axios:
READ: Full text of U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding — Below is the full text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, as delivered by a senior administration official in a briefing with reporters. … The final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. and Iran discuss moving up signing of deal, sources say
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Top Democrats demand Rubio briefing on Iran deal
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
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.
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Jenna Monnin / NOTUS:
Trump Settles $100 Million Lawsuit Against His Niece — President Trump sued Mary Trump in 2021 for sharing his confidential financial documents with a group of reporters from The New York Times. — Copy — President Donald Trump settled a $100 million lawsuit against his niece …
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Finya Swai / The Hill:
Trump settles lawsuit against niece over tax records leak
Trump settles lawsuit against niece over tax records leak
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Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Knicks Will Be First NBA Team to Visit Trump White House — The president already prompted backlash among the fan base by attending Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. — Copy — New York Knicks owner James Dolan said Wednesday that the team will be the first NBA champion …
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Matt Viser / The Atlantic:
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.
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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
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 …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
JD Vance Is Going to Eat This Turd and Love It — What is the architect of the Big Beautiful Iran Surrender playing at? — ∙ Paid — 1. Sin Eater — Donald Trump wants his name and face on everything—office buildings, banners, passports, palatial ballrooms, $250 bills, stimulus checks, arts centers.
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Jack Goldsmith / Executive Functions:
The President is Legally Barred from Waiving Iranian Sanctions as Pledged in the Iran MOU — Please click here to opt in to receive via email our Roundup—brief daily summaries of news developments and commentary related to executive power. — A memorandum of understanding between …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
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.
Reuters:
Hegseth blasts NATO members, announces review of US forces in Europe — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday harshly criticised some NATO members over defence spending and their stances on the Iran war as he announced a review of U.S. military forces in Europe.
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Peter Hasson / The Washington Free Beacon:
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 …
Ronald Bailey / Reason:
Tulsi Gabbard's Not-So-Shocking Revelation of U.S.-Funded Veterinary Biolabs in Ukraine — Russian propagandists asserted in March 2022 that the U.S. was funding bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine as a justification for their armed forces' brutal invasion of that country.
Washington Post:
G-7 ends without rupture as allies praise Trump for ending Iran war — For the other leaders of the Group of Seven nations, success was defined as avoiding a public fight with the U.S. president. — Summary — ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — President Donald Trump had a simple explanation …
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Michael Dorgan / New York Post:
Obama Presidential Center subcontractors claim they're owed millions and facing financial ruin ahead of grand opening — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — The Obama Presidential Center was billed as a lasting legacy to former President Barack Obama …
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Sarah Elizabeth Hogenboom-Jones / Gallup:
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 …
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
“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 …
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