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New York Times:
U.S.-Iran Agreement Includes Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon and More: See Full Text of the Deal  —  New York Times reporters annotated the agreement, which a senior official disclosed on Wednesday.  —  A senior U.S. official disclosed what the official said was the full text of the deal between …
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Politico:
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.”
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.
Discussion: The Hill and Algemeiner.com
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 …
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Trump's SAVE Act obsession ties Senate in knots  —  President Trump won't let go of the SAVE America Act voting bill, no matter how many times Senate Republicans make it known it's never going to happen. … - It came as the Senate was moving to fast-track a plan to revive the lapsed federal surveillance powers.
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 …
Politico:
Senate Republicans in no hurry to deliver Trump's next reconciliation bill … “Everybody has a different concept of what they want, which is going to be the problem,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said in an interview this week.  —  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said a third bill …
Discussion: NPR
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
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 …
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 …
John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
The right-wing media revolt against Trump's proposed MOU with Iran
NBC News:   Senate Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with Trump blindsiding them
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Defends Iran Deal, Says He Wants to Avoid ‘Economic Catastrophe’
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump signs memo aimed at ending Iran war, White House official says
Discussion: Grabien and NPR
New York Times:
Trump Angrily Defends Iran Deal, Belittling the One Obama Signed
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 …
Discussion: Newsweek
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Finya Swai / The Hill:
Trump settles lawsuit against niece over tax records leak
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.
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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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump-endorsed pastor suspends Oklahoma House campaign after texting scandal
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.
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.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
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.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Grading the internet's dating advice  —  Every young person needs a married political pundit's take on dating  —  I'm officially #old so haven't been in the market for dating advice since before the emergence of modern short-form video and swiping-based apps.
Discussion: The Argument
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
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Discussion: STAT
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Discussion: NPR
Simon J. Levien / Politico:
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