AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S. and Iran plan to continue nuclear talks after first round in Oman
The U.S. and Iran held several hours of nuclear negotiations in Oman on Friday, and officials from both countries indicated they expect further meetings in the coming days. Why it matters: These were the first face-to-face talks between the U.S. and Iran since the 12-day war last June. They take place amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Gulf, and with President Trump warning he could pivot to military action if a deal can't be reached quickly. Driving the news: The talks in Muscat started at 10am local time and ended around 6pm, with Oman mediating between the two sides. - The U.S. team included White House envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper. - The Iranian…
AXIOS (Justin Green) - Senate's lone Black Republican says Trump video "most racist thing I've seen out of this White House"
Sen. Tim Scott asked President Trump to delete his social media post on Friday that portrayed the Obamas as apes , calling it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House." Why it matters: Republicans rarely engage with the backlash to Trump posts. But Scott (R-S.C.), the only Black Republican in the Senate, responded quickly. - Scott, who leads the Senate Republican campaign arm, posted Friday that he was "praying it was fake because it's the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House. The President should remove it." Driving the news: Trump's Thursday post, made at 11:44pm ET, depicts former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes in an AI meme video portraying Trump as King of the Jungle. -…
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Stanford Student REVEALS ‘Gaming The System’ On DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS | RISING
An op-ed written by a Stanford student went viral as she says many of her fellow students are taking advantage of the school's special accommodations for students with disabilities. #Disabilities #Stanford #College About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on…
NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli) - Federal Vaccine Advisers Take Aim at Covid Shots
One panelist accused the F.D.A. of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on vaccines given to pregnant women.
NPR (Fatma Tanis) - Congress passes $50 billion foreign aid bill, despite the Trump's cuts in 2025
Congress allocated $50 billion for initiatives aimed at supporting democracy, scholarship programs, U.S. embassy operations and health and humanitarian programs around the world.
THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - Democrats Hate Anyone Who Doesn’t Love Crime And Fraud As Much As They Do — Even Leftists
The first rule of Democrat Club is that you aren't supposed to mention the fraud and the grift.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: WH offers shifting explanations of why Gabbard was at Georgia election office raid
President Donald Trump on Thursday again shifted explanations of why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was at a FBI search of a Georgia election office where 2020 ballots were seized.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Trump posts Truth Social video of Obamas as primates
The White House denied any racial connotations in the post, which they said was a meme.
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Patel says alleged terrorist in 2012 Benghazi attack extradited to US, will face charges
"After more than a decade of American pursuit, Al-Bakoush landed in Virginia earlier this morning and is in custody," FBI Director Kash Patel said