“He’s going to have the most miserable two years of his life in the last two years of his term, I think, because I think November is going to be a disaster” - @JohnCornyn

A senior Trump administration official outlines what they believe Iran gets out of the deal: "Iranians don't get anything upon the signing of the MOU or upon the negotiation itself. What they get is that they get rewarded economically for complying with their obligations under the deal," the official said. "So, if they turn over the nuclear material as promised, they'll get something if they dismantle their nuclear programs or their nuclear facilities. They'll get something else if they, you know, really commit to regional peace and stability, they'll get additional things on top of that. The way that we structured this is really where, if they perform their obligations, then we perform that, we perform ours"

The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled Jay Clayton’s confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence for Wednesday June 17. Trump’s controversial pick to lead the office temporarily, Bill Pulte, is expected to take over the position on June 19.

Cornyn unchained “There’s never going to be good enough for him, other than 100%, you know, slavish adherence to whatever he wants. But obviously that’s not what the senator’s role is supposed to be, especially in terms of checks and balances.” @hillhulse nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/jo…

I misheard her and assumed she meant Pulte, since the conversation was about news that had broken minutes before. This is not my position on Clayton.

BREAKING: Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon have been locked down and others are being evacuated, three sources familiar with the situation told CNN. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Thursday that systems within the Pentagon "have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.”

Iran has launched multiple drones towards the Strait of Hormuz, a US official tells @ZcohenCNN US forces have taken out at least 3 of them out, the official said.

Pulte also had not been previously vetted for potential security vulnerabilities, a process typically required to obtain a higher-level security clearance, per 2 sources. Story w/ @KristenhCNN & @NatashaBertrand cnn.com/2026/06/05/politics/…

President Trump says he's planning to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday at Madison Square Garden. If he does attend, he’d be the first sitting US president to watch an NBA Finals game in person. Even the cheapest tickets to the games are selling for nearly $4,000 each.

President Trump says the massive UFC lighting grid on the South Lawn—dubbed “The Claw”— will be taken down after the marquis UFC fight on June 14th, tamping down speculation he was mulling retaining the enormous structure as part of the White House facilities.

Trump on a Trump $250 bill: "I have actually seen something just about two days ago." "I know it's been pushed by a lot of our supporters, and I'm honored that they're doing it."

President Trump waved off questions about Bill Pulte’s qualifications to be acting DNI, arguing it wasn’t necessary to have an extensive national security background. “I wasn’t greatly experienced in national security and I think I’ve done a really great job with it,” Trump told reporters.

Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, was responsible for overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, former Attorney General Pam Bondi said during a closed-door interview with lawmakers last month. cnn.com/2026/06/04/politics/…

After tapping Bill Pulte as Acting DNI, President Trump praises him in the Oval Office, but emphasizes that it is a temporary position: "It's an acting position, it's not a permanent--he's not going to be permanent...I don't think he'd want to be permanent, but he's a very smart guy, and he may find out some things about the rigged elections, etc...I think he wants to do it very much...but he'll be very good. Again, it's not a permanent position. We're looking at, we're interviewing people right now"

NEWS: John Bolton is expected to plead guilty over mishandling classified documents, three sources familiar with the matter tell @CNN He intends to plead guilty to one count of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents, according to one of the sources. He has also agreed to pay a more than $2 million fine via @kpolantz @kaitlancollins @HBRabinowitz cnn.com/2026/06/04/politics/…

President Trump is expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general as soon as tonight, a source familiar with the matter tells me.

"It's very overrated. I'm the one that overrated it, but to me it was important," Trump says on Iran's buried nuclear stockpile.

Lots of new reporting on why Trump selected Bill Pulte, someone with no intelligence experience, to be his acting director of national intelligence w/ @KristenhCNN @jeremyherb cnn.com/2026/06/02/politics/…

Trump taps Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence — says he will also remain in his current roles as well (director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac)