Iran hawks are already circling as details emerge about an agreement that President Trump said Thursday could be signed as soon as this weekend between Washington and Tehran.
“Any version of this deal with Iran means the leverage is out the window,” said Miad Maleki, a former Treasury Department official now at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a fiercely anti-Iran think tank in Washington, in a post on the social platform X.
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Washington National Opera sues, says Kennedy Center owes it $17M
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The Washington National Opera (WNO) filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging that the Kennedy Center failed to return more than $17 million in donations made to the organization after its split from the venue earlier this year.
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Live updates: Trump dismisses ‘fake’ leak of US-Iran deal; judge bars ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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President Trump on Friday panned as “fake” details that circulated online about potential aspects of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. That deal is incomplete but is three-quarters of the way there, and a signing should take place within the next few days, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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Cornyn spars with conservatives online over SAVE America Act
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) took to the social platform X throughout Thursday night and Friday morning to vent some frustrations with conservatives, including a Senate colleague, about their push to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, a voter ID bill that doesn’t have the votes to pass in the upper chamber.
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Judge refuses to block White House UFC fight
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A federal judge on Friday refused two Virginia residents’ request to block this weekend’s UFC event on the White House South Lawn, ruling they have no right to challenge the fight.
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Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff sees presidential chatter grow among Democrats
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Ask Democrats what they think about Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-Ga.) political future these days and they’ll likely give the same answer: He needs to win reelection in November first.
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Senate GOP balks at Trump demand to boost defense funding in third reconciliation bill
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Senate Republicans say they are in no mood to back President Trump’s demand that Congress use the budget reconciliation process a third time to provide another $350 billion to the Pentagon.
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DOJ sues over Virginia mask ban for federal agents
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Virginia on Thursday over its new requirements, including a mask ban, for federal agents operating in the commonwealth, alleging the laws are an “unconstitutional attempt to regulate” federal law enforcement operations.
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Democrats seek next ObamaCare ahead of midterms amid rising health costs
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There is growing momentum within the Democratic Party to find its next ObamaCare heading into the midterms, as healthcare costs become more untenable and American anger over affordability persists.
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