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[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

BREAKING: President Trump will suspend the attack on Iran for two weeks. "We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate.... a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated," Trump said

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

#BREAKING Pam Bondi is no longer Attorney General. Trump announced on social media Todd Blanche will step in as acting AG. Trump said Bondi will transition “to a much needed and important new job in the private sector”.

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

HAPPENING NOW: "Nobody at the moment appears to be hurt," except person of interest- according to local police following reports of active shooter at Detroit-area Synagogue. Nobody yet in custody, suspect believed to be at-large, per law enforcement during a brief press gaggle.

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

BREAKING: CENTCOM confirms three U.S. troops have been killed and five "are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury."

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) on why Dems are taking a “no” vote instead of voting “yes” & let negotiations continue: “We need to make sure we made a strong statement we need to separate these so we can have a separate vote like the House had. It’s unacceptable (inaudible).” @wzmq19

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

Schumer speaking to the press after the President calls for the arrest of Democratic senators after they said if they’re given illegal orders they should refuse them

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

BREAKING: President Trump says he just signed a commutation for former NY GOP Congressman George Santos, who was expelled from Congress by his colleagues in Dec. 2023. Santos had been serving a 7-year sentence at FCI Fairton in NJ for fraud charges.

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

BREAKING: Students received this email from Villanova President Rev. Peter M. Donohue just after 6pm: "...and we know now that it was a cruel hoax - there was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms present on campus."

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

BREAKING: President Trump announces "Complete and Total Ceasefire" between Israel and Iran after they complete their "in progress, final missions." Trump says there will be an official end to the "12-day war" within 24 hours.

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

Fencing around the White House. The group is listening to speeches and protesting in Lafayette Square- in front of the WH.

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

The protest continues to march to the White House. Here are some of the reasons why people told me they gathered today:

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

Protesters marching to White House

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

Happening now in DC’s Logan Circle: protest against President Trump’s policies and military parade. They plan on marching to the White House

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

NEW: President Trump is boosting the tariff charged to China to 125%, effective immediately... AND has "authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%," for many countries that have not retaliated and started negotiations w/ US

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

“We’re already seeing the impact of tariffs,” says Mich Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) who is in DC this morning to outline bipartisan policy priorities to “make more stuff in America” like cars and chips.

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

NEW: White House displays full list of reciprocal tariffs

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

NEW: Highlights from Trump's call with Zelenskyy, per statement by Secretary Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz:

[Brendan Scanland @b_scanlandTV]

President Trump's statement following the tense Oval Office exchange w/ President Zelenskyy: "It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved... He can come back when he is ready for Peace”

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

. @SenGaryPeters “what the President is doing is not constitutional”. He said the president cannot unilaterally cancel appropriations approved by Congress @wzmq19

[Rachel Knapp @RachelKnappNews]

Senate Dems criticizing the federal funding freeze. They said it will impact things like rental assistance, food pantries, police and firefighting funding.