Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Payments
“Iran has discussed partnering with the Gulf state of Oman — an American ally — in a system charging fees for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, ignoring the Trump administration’s warnings against demands for payment to pass through the critical international waterway,” the New York Times reports.
“It is unclear whether anything concrete will come out of the discussions. But the talks appear to signal that the United States and Iran are no closer to ending a war that has badly damaged the global economy despite repeated claims to the contrary by President Trump. At least publicly, neither side has shown a willingness to compromise.”
House GOP Pulls Vote to Limit Trump’s War Powers
Wall Street Journal: “House Republican leaders yanked a planned vote to restrict President Trump’s ability to conduct military strikes against Iran, after it became clear that the resolution, forced to the floor by Democrats, would likely pass.”
Republicans Say This Mess Is on Trump
Punchbowl News: “Usually after a calamitous day like today, lawmakers spend hours filling our ears and heads with anecdotes about how their leadership screwed up.”
“But after Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home Thursday for the Memorial Day recess without passing the reconciliation bill, there is shocking unanimity about who is to blame.”
“President Donald Trump and his White House.”
“Republicans have tended to bite their tongue in the past when asked about Trump’s missteps. But not this time.”
Reflecting Pool Renovation Could Now Cost $20 Million
“President Donald Trump said Thursday the price tag for his Reflecting Pool renovations in Washington, DC, will be ‘less than $20 million’ after he decided the exterior needed more work,” CNN reports.
Said Trump: “I originally thought I’d do it for $2 or $3 million. Just do a base. But now we are fixing up the exterior of it so we will probably be in it for less than $20 million.”
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GOP Lawmaker Won’t Rule Out Tapping Into Fund
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) said he supports the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund — and isn’t ruling out seeking money from the account for himself, Politico reports.
Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump Ballroom Funds
A new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Americans overwhelmingly reject the idea of spending taxpayer money on President Trump’s new White House ballroom.
Overall, 68% of adults said they opposed spending taxpayer money on security upgrades for the ballroom. A striking 57% oppose it strongly.
Just 21% of adults said they support it.
DNC Chair Disowns His Party’s Own Autopsy Report
DNC Chair Ken Martin disowned the leaked “autopsy report” for the 2024 election calling it not “ready for primetime,” NOTUS reports.
Said Martin: “I could not in good faith put the DNC’s stamp of approval on the report that was produced. After last November’s massive Democratic wins, I didn’t want to create a distraction, but by not putting the report out, I ended up creating an even bigger distraction. For that, I sincerely apologize.”
CNN obtained and published the report earlier today and then the DNC released it as well.
Trump Will ‘Try’ to Attend His Son’s Wedding
President Trump said he’s going to try to make his eldest son Don Jr.’s wedding to Bettina Anderson this weekend, the New York Post reports.
Said Trump: “He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it.”
He added: “This is not good timing for me. Everything called Iran and other things.”
Trump Delays Executive Order on AI Oversight
“President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had decided to postpone signing a highly anticipated AI executive order, after the White House had sent out invitations to executives from leading tech companies,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Trump: “I didn’t like what I was seeing.”
Another Bonus Quote of the Day
“You don’t have to be a rubber stamp for the president to support him and to align with him and also follow his agenda.”
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), quoted by NewsNation.
Thune Sends the Senate on Recess Early
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is sending senators home until June, unable to chart a path forward on their reconciliation bill, Punchbowl News reports.
Senate Republicans are furious about President Trump’s plan for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who believe they were targeted by the government. Senators want to put restrictions on the fund as part of the reconciliation bill, which funds ICE and CBP.
The House is expected to send members home as well.
Fed Minutes Show More Officials Warned of Rate-Hike
Bloomberg: “A majority of Federal Reserve officials warned the central bank would likely need to consider raising interest rates if inflation continued to run persistently above their 2% target.”
“In response to the same worries, ‘many’ officials during last month’s policy meeting called for the Fed to drop its easing bias and signal its next move could be an interest-rate increase, according to a record of the gathering.”
Mike Duggan Drops Race for Michigan Governor
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is dropping his independent bid for Michigan governor, with less than six months until the election, WXYZ reports.
Trump to Order Oversight of AI Models
“President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Thursday giving the government the power to evaluate artificial intelligence models before they are publicly released… It marks a shift for an administration that promoted a hands-off approach to the powerful technology,” New York Times reports.
“The order will give the Office of the National Cyber Director, which sits within the White House and oversees cybersecurity coordination in the government, and other agencies two months to develop a process for evaluating the models, the people said. The goal is for the government to identify any security vulnerabilities revealed by A.I. models and to patch problems in its systems to help protect banks, utilities and other sensitive industries from cyberattacks.”
Bipartisan Effort Aims to Kill ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
Politico: “A bipartisan House effort is afoot to kill the $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund created by the Justice Department that could pay allies of President Donald Trump, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the effort ahead of a formal announcement.”
White House Attempts to Buy Off Senators
The White House put out a one-pager about the fund which says the “weaponization fund” will have “no partisan restriction” and that senators “whose records were secretly subpoenaed” could also apply.
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