Trump administration expects to sign U.S.-Iran deal "over the next few days" -- senior admin official. Deal includes "dismantling" Iran nuclear program, opening of Strait of Hormuz.
NEW >>> ��@SecretService agents tell me the 3 big security fails with WH correspondents' dinner: the checkpoint, the evacuation and the venue itself. I witnessed some of these myself Saturday https://t.co/jrZwzi10fw
NEW: The US and Iran ended 21+ hours of talks in Islamabad yesterday without reaching agreement on a wide range of core issues, according to a US official. These include dealing with Iran's enriched uranium, a broader framework for a long-term peace that includes allies in the region, and a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. VP Vance gave Iran a final offer but left the talks still thinking a deal is possible in the coming days, the official said.
Exclusive: CBS News has obtained an internal U.S. government list of the Venezuelan men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador as part of a secretive operation that has triggered a legal standoff and global debate.
We have published their names.
https://t.co/SRc8Ea4adk
Some personal news: excited to share that I've joined @BBC as Washington correspondent! I'll be covering the White House and Trump administration. Grateful to Newsweek for my past few years on the WH beat. Email with tips etc. and reach out for m/Signal/WhatsApp #
NEW: Inside look at JD Vance's vice presidency so far, with scoopy details on the Trump-Vance parternship and 2028. My latest for Newsweek: https://t.co/SJIMN0NnRL
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DHS is asking IRS to locate **7 MILLION** suspected undocumented immigrants using confidential tax records.
It’s a massive escalation by DHS to use the tax system for mass deportation.
IRS officials are aghast, say it’s likely illegal.
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BREAKING: The DC Circuit has *rejected* DOJ's effort to lift Judge Boasberg's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations.
Ruling is 2-1, with Judge Walker dissenting.
https://t.co/EdImzb9xzl
🚨 BREAKING: Ukraine has agreed to immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, but Russia must agree first.
US will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and restart security assistance to Ukraine.
Rep. Al Green speaking to the White House press corps after getting kicked out of the House chamber tonight. Green said he was yelling at Pres. Trump not to cut Medicaid. Trump “has no mandate” to cut Medicaid and other programs, Green said.
When pressed by @RachelVScott about his potential conflicts of interest, Elon Musk said DOGE is “maximally transparent.”
“All of our actions are fully public ... You can see, am I doing something that benefits one of my companies or not." https://t.co/QMbuudsSbJ
Elon Musk is officially serving under President Trump as a special government employee, according to a White House official. Per a DOJ summary, a special government employee is "anyone who works, or is expected to work, for the government for 130 days or less in a 365-day period."
Musk is not being paid, I am told.
On the White House rescinding the memo, aides say it is not an end to the intended freeze of federal funding that clashes with Trump's worldviews.
It's meant to get around the court injunction.
White House aides think the memo did what they wanted: make US govt officials aware they shouldn't fund initiatives that go against Trump's EOs and directives.