EVENING REPORT EVENING REPORT Tuesday, June 16 Sign up © Greg Nash Senate fails to advance measure directing Trump to end Iran conflict despite four GOP defections The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a measure directing President Trump to withdraw U.S.  forces from hostilities against Iran despite four Republican senators breaking ranks and voting in favor. GOP Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (La.) voted for a motion, sponsored by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), to discharge the war powers resolution out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.   Read more here.   The Hill Insider launches July 2026 — the waitlist is open now: Premium access to Washington from the publication 100 percent of congressional offices read. Join before launch to lock in early access.   CATCH UP QUICK Workers dump hydrogen peroxide into reflecting pool to fight algae    Ex-Social Security administrator calls for raising cap Macron, Zelensky heard on hot-mic talking about Trump at G7 meeting NEWS THIS AFTERNOON © AP Hillary Clinton: Biden reelection campaign a ‘terrible mistake’  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday criticized former President Biden’s decision to go for another White House term in 2024.   Read more. Live updates: Trump touts Iran deal, as G7 leaders focus on Mideast, Ukraine wars  President Trump, in France at the G7 Summit, looked ahead to the next stage of talks with Iran, but urged Israel to tone down its attacks on Lebanon.   Read more. O’Reilly: Israeli response to Iran deal ‘a big tell’  Pundit Bill O’Reilly said Monday that Israel’s response to the new deal to end the war between the U.S. and Iran is “a big tell” and that “the Israelis want the ability to strike back any time they want for any attack on them.”    Read more. ‘The View’ hosts challenge Vance on race: ‘Where do Americans of color fit in this vision?’  “The View” hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin on Tuesday pressed Vice President Vance on the Trump administration’s removal of Black history from sites around the country and the dismantling of majority-Black voting districts.   Read more. IN OTHER NEWS © Getty Images What to know about the Anthropic models takedown  Anthropic took down its newest AI models last week, after the Trump administration slapped the company with an export control order requiring it to block foreign nationals from accessing its latest technology.   Read more. Cornyn non-committal on Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general after meeting  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) met with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday for what he described as a “positive interview,” but did not commit to backing his nomination to head the Department of Justice.    Read more. Vance fires back at MLB over San Francisco Giants Pride Bible verses  Vice President Vance mocked Major League Baseball for issuing a warning to a handful of San Francisco Giants players who wore Bible verses on their Pride Night ball caps during a recent game.   Read more. Trump takes special education, civil rights oversight away from Education Department  The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that special education and civil rights oversight would no longer be helmed by the Department of Education.    Read more. 📧 Check out The Gavel, The Hill's courts newsletter diving into the latest legal battles in Washington. Click here to sign up & get it in your inbox. Stay Engaged Someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up to get your own copy: TheHill.com/Evening. See you next time! Privacy Policy   |   View in Browser   |   Manage Subscriptions Sign Up for Other Newsletters   |   Unsubscribe   400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2026 Nexstar Media Inc.   |   All Rights Reserved