Trump said the U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement will be approved only if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham Accords and normalizes relations with Israel. The condition was not mentioned when the deal was announced by either government.
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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan asked the Justice Department to investigate former special counsel Jack Smith over congressional testimony about records obtained in the Trump election probe. Smith’s lawyers denied wrongdoing, saying his answers were truthful and responsive.
Amish Shah defeated Marlene Galán-Woods in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District despite national party support for Galán-Woods. Shah will face Republican Jay Feely in a competitive seat now held by GOP Rep. David Schweikert.
The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill in a near-party-line vote, sending it to an uncertain future in the Senate. Lawmakers also advanced a budget blueprint with more than $70 billion for the Iran war and a stock-trading bill for members of Congress.
The Trump administration signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, sending a decades-long, multibillion-dollar partnership to Congress for review. The deal could face scrutiny over uranium enrichment, safeguards and nuclear oversight.
The House approved a GOP budget blueprint that would allow up to $95 billion in spending for the Iran war, farm aid and parts of President Trump’s SAVE America Act. The plan faces Senate hurdles over reconciliation rules, war powers concerns and objections to the lack of spending offsets.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for four U.S. Army soldiers killed in Iranian attacks in Jordan and Iraq. The Pentagon is investigating the Jordan attack, and Trump said the findings will be shared.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city lacks authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu under an ICC warrant, despite his campaign pledge. He is urging the federal government to join the court and execute the warrant if Netanyahu visits New York.