President Trump said Iranian leaders have not yet reached a deal with the U.S. to end the ongoing war because they’re “strong” and “proud,” but ultimately, he added, “they’ve got no choice” except to reach an agreement, NBC News reports.
Nancy Mace Knows Her Epstein Vote Screwed Her
“Nancy Mace thinks she knows why she didn’t get President Donald Trump’s endorsement,” Politico reports.
“The embattled South Carolina House Republican, who’s in the midst of a bruising race for governor, has a long history of bucking — and then cozying back up to — Trump. But her leading role in releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files was likely a bridge too far for the president, who has spent significant time and energy this year to get revenge against his GOP defectors.”
“Trump’s recent decision to back one of Mace’s primary opponents, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, in the crowded field will carry monumental weight in the crimson-red state. Past elections suggest that, with the president’s endorsement, Evette has all but secured her place in a runoff, as Mace and three other Republicans continue to scramble for the second spot on the ballot.”
An Uncertain Win for Immigrants Seeking to Stay in U.S.
New York Times: “A day after a federal judge struck down Trump administration policies that had frozen applications for many immigrants seeking to stay in the country, there was renewed hope that a six-month logjam might be easing.”
“There are more than a million backlogged applications for citizenship, green cards, work permits and asylum. When those applications would move forward, however, was uncertain.”
Senators Warn of Intelligence Gaps
New York Times: “Two senior Republican senators warned the Trump administration on Saturday to prepare for the possible expiration of a key tool for U.S. government surveillance, urging top officials to take steps to bridge any gaps in intelligence gathering.”
Still Waiting for Results in California
CBS News: “Outcomes in California’s two most closely watched primaries for governor and Los Angeles mayor remained unresolved Saturday evening, but new results saw the mayoral race tighten significantly as voters await who will advance to the November election in both key races.”
Trump’s Outbursts Rattle Gulf Allies
Financial Times: “Two years ago, Donald Trump’s family business said the $500mn luxury hotel and golf resort it was jointly launching in Oman would elevate the Gulf nation’s ‘status as a premier global destination.'”
“Fast forward to last week, and the U.S. president was threatening to bomb the country.”
“Initially, some in Muscat believed Trump had misspoken, and must have meant Iran, before the US state department posted a video of him warning Oman to ‘behave like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up.'”
“The extraordinary outburst against a longtime U.S. ally that has served as a regional mediator for years was fuelled by Trump’s suspicion that the Gulf nation supported Iran’s push to levy charges on vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz.”
Hormuz Crisis Exposes Global Flaw
“Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz showed how a country can weaponize an economic pinch point to seismic effect,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The question now is what governments decide to do about it.”
Foreign Business Flees Cuba as Economy Collapses
Wall Street Journal: “International businesses are abandoning Cuba, delivering another blow to the island’s collapsing economy as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Havana.”
“Mastercard and Visa transactions by non-U.S. foreign visitors will be suspended on the island starting Saturday, according to Cuba’s central bank. Americans were already prohibited from using their cards in Cuba.”
The Bidens Return to the Stage
New York Times: “A year and a half has passed since that freezing cold day in Washington when Joe and Jill Biden climbed into a helicopter outside the front steps of the Capitol as Donald and Melania Trump and JD and Usha Vance stood together and waved goodbye. Their legacy and standing within their party blown to smithereens, the Biden clan stayed pretty quiet until now.”
“The publication of Jill Biden’s book this week and her subsequent publicity tour reopened deep wounds in the party as she presented her Rashomon version of how her husband’s presidency came to its painful end. The discourse turned messy as former Biden staff members contradicted her online and in media reports and she hit back.”
Iran Demands Cash for Peace
“The U.S. and Iran have spent weeks struggling to forge a preliminary deal to end the war. One major reason why they are stuck: Tehran wants early access to cold, hard cash, and it is politically hazardous for President Trump to agree,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“For Trump, a decision to free Iran’s assets upfront would inevitably generate comparisons to his own attacks on the Obama administration for flying cash into Tehran in the hours after the nuclear accord was implemented in January 2016. Trump vowed this spring to negotiate a ‘FAR BETTER’ deal than that one, which he spent years lambasting and later pulled out of, partly because it provided cash to Tehran.”
Job-Creation Machine Comes Back to Life
“Economists had written off the great American job-creation machine. Now, it is revving back to life,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Hiring has surged this spring, with employers adding more than half a million jobs between March and May. Factories, restaurants and city halls have all shifted into hiring mode, a pivot from last year, when the healthcare industry almost single-handedly propped up job creation.”
“The momentum is a sea change from last year, when hiring was weak in many sectors. Many companies reported then that the economic outlook was too iffy for them to expand. Meanwhile, the Trump administration was clamping down on immigration in high-profile raids, which sharply curtailed the number of people available to work and added another hurdle to strong hiring.”
Putin’s Inner Circle Travels on Western-Made Jets
Wall Street Journal: “Russia’s elite have been forced to adapt since the start of the war, but Western sanctions haven’t done much to crimp their globe-spanning lifestyles. They have traded places like London, the French Riviera and the Swiss Alps for new destinations such as the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Azerbaijan.”
Trump Pardons Former Congressman
New York Times: “President Trump has pardoned Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana who was convicted of insider trading in 2023.”
“The pardon for Mr. Buyer was endorsed by current and former Republican lawmakers, including Senators Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and former House Speaker John Boehner, according to the proclamation, which was dated June 4.”
Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts
New York Times: “Federal officials have quietly begun fast-tracking cases through immigration courts, pushing dozens of additional cases onto the dockets on certain days in an effort to more quickly process asylum and other claims.”
“The fast-tracking, which is also intended to increase the pace of deportations, started without any formal notification or announcement from the Trump administration.”
The Messy Rise of Graham Platner
Wall Street Journal: “One of this year’s biggest political gambles began at 5:30 a.m. one day last July, when liberal activists Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan showed up at the home of Graham Platner, a combat veteran and oyster farmer in this forested town.”
“Moraff and Fan had no ties to Maine or to the Democratic Party’s election machinery, which made their mission all the more audacious: to recruit a working-class candidate to run for the U.S. Senate on a populist platform. The idea, Platner recalled telling his visitors, was ‘quite literally the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard.'”
“Nearly a year later, it has become clear just how big a gamble it was. Platner, 41 years old, has improbably become the Democratic Party’s presumed nominee in one of its most important Senate elections. In doing so, he has saddled the party with the risks of an untested candidate who has a messy life story.”
Vulnerable Republicans More Willing to Defy Trump
CNN: “Republicans are still on track to muscle through a top party priority next week, delivering $70 billion in Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection funding. But even that measure had been at serious risk of collapse in recent weeks after Republicans revolted over Trump’s insistence for a $1.8 billion settlement fund that critics say is intended to reward his political supporters.”
“While Senate GOP leaders successfully quashed much of that dissent, the days of bitter wrangling exposed cracks in Trump’s base of support on Capitol Hill. There is now a growing chorus of Republicans — and not just the usual defectors — willing to defy him as they seek to rein in his pursuit of his agenda, ranging from projects like the White House ballroom and exacting political retribution on his enemies to his handling of the Iran war and other foreign policy issues.”
“The trend is only expected to accelerate as the November elections approach, with contentious fights ahead like Trump’s push to confirm his controversial expected pick to lead the Department of Justice.”
Trump Voters Say Why They’re Sticking With Him
Wall Street Journal: “Trump’s approval numbers nationally have tumbled in recent months, hurt by worries about the economy and uncertainty about the Iran war. His standing with GOP voters is slipping as well, with Republicans who strongly back Trump dropping to 57% in May from 75% in January… But within that group are Trump die-hards whose unshakable support for the president helps maintain his grip on the party in Congress and on the campaign trail.”
“Democrats have a shot at taking back a Senate seat in Ohio, boosted by growing doubts about the president’s policies. But in interviews in this deep red part of the state, voters still firmly in Trump’s camp say the president has delivered on key promises that he campaigned on in 2024, such as tackling illegal crossings at the southern border and reducing crime, as well as what they see as his effort to shift America’s culture rightward.”
Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘One Way or the Other’
President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will end “one way or the other” while speaking with Wisconsin farmers, NewsNation reports.
Said Trump: “We’re going to come out of Iran very quickly — one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way. The very tough way may be the easier way.”
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