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.”

‘They barely check the box of trying’: Trump frustrated GOP isn't following his roadmap … “If everyone just follows his lead, follows the blueprints he's laid out, and runs on the record that he has, then I think we'll fare well,” said a senior White House official, granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

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.

Hegseth Announces Review of U.S. Forces in Europe, Threatens NATO Cuts  —  Defense secretary says Washington will make alliance budget funding contingent on European military spending  —  BRUSSELS—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ratcheted up pressure on European NATO allies …

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 …

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  —  President Trump rescinded his endorsement …

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.

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.

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.

Hollywood Names Surface in Peter Thiel-Backed, Invite-Only Society  —  Ranks of his group, Dialog, appear to include several prominent figures in media and entertainment who're put in the same room as C-suite execs and political titans during closed door annual retreats.  The group is planning an expansion.

Average U.S. Gasoline Price Falls Below $4 for First Time in Months  —  Drivers are enjoying some relief at the pump after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  —  The average price of U.S. gasoline fell below $4 a gallon on Thursday for the first time in months …

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 …