{"id":668143,"date":"2026-05-27T13:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/668143\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:55:11","slug":"the-latest-trump-will-meet-with-his-cabinet-as-talks-to-end-war-in-iran-remain-in-flux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/668143\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: Trump will meet with his Cabinet as talks to end war in Iran remain in flux"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump<\/a> meets with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks<\/a> aimed at ending the war with Iran<\/a>, just days after insisting that his administration and Tehran had \u201clargely negotiated\u201d a settlement<\/a> but with the negotiations still in a state of flux.<\/a> Closure to his war of choice may be unsatisfactory, putting off many critical issues to be resolved later.<\/p>\n

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/a> easily defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where Trump sought to oust an incumbent<\/a> he saw as insufficiently loyal. The scandal-plagued Republican now faces Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in November, with control of the Senate an open question.<\/p>\n

The 79-year-old president emerged from another medical exam<\/a> saying \u201cEverything checked out PERFECTLY\u201d after working to dismiss concerns<\/a> about his age and stamina. The White House said his more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center<\/a> were spent doing preventive medical and dental checkups<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Here’s the Latest:<\/p>\n

Congress could get a record number of new faces next year<\/p>\n

It\u2019s starting to look like an exodus.<\/p>\n

Out of 535 voting members of Congress, 73 will not return to their seats next term \u2014 the most at this point in the calendar since President Barack Obama\u2019s administration, according to an Associated Press analysis of congressional turnover going back to 2013.<\/p>\n

Some are seeking other offices. Others are retiring after decades of service. A few are departing instead of running in unfamiliar territory after an unusual flurry of redistricting<\/a>. Around two-thirds of the outgoing members in both houses are Republicans.<\/p>\n

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A UFC fighting cage rises on the White House lawn<\/p>\n

Yet another White House construction project is underway. Crews are erecting a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn for next month\u2019s UFC bout<\/a>, timed to mark the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary<\/a> \u2014 and President Donald Trump<\/a> \u2019s 80th birthday.<\/p>\n

Online renderings<\/a> depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight space is expected to look like ahead of the June 14 event, ringed by a red, white and blue stage under a towering arch featuring stars and stripes patterns and two large screens carrying the action live. Thousands of temporary seats will surround the cage and stage, including ringside space for a full marching band.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never seen anybody want anything so much as people want those tickets,\u201d Trump said recently. \u201cThat\u2019s gonna be something.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump congratulates Paxton on Texas GOP Senate primary win<\/p>\n

In a social media post, Trump congratulated Paxton on a \u201ctremendous win\u201d and promised that \u201cI will do some nice, big, beautiful rallies for Ken. Texas, this will be FUN!<\/p>\n

Trump also congratulated Cornyn \u201cfor having run a strong and powerful race but, more importantly, having had a truly great career.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his endorsement of Paxton, Trump said Cornyn \u201cwas not supportive of me when times were tough\u201d and that \u201cJohn was very late in backing me.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Trump said Wednesday that, \u201cJohn will remain my friend for a long time to come, as we both watch Ken become a fantastic, common-sense Senator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe<\/p>\n

Joe Biden sued the Justice Department<\/a> on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president\u2019s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents.<\/p>\n

Biden\u2019s lawyers said in a lawsuit filed in Washington\u2019s federal court that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and a conservative group, the Heritage Foundation, after the department had previously argued that they were exempt from disclosure under the public records law.<\/p>\n

Biden\u2019s lawyers argued that the disclosure would \u201cconstitute an unwarranted invasion of President Biden\u2019s privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery American, including a sitting or former Vice President, has a right to privacy in the personal conversations he has within his own home,\u201d his attorneys wrote. \u201cAnd when the U.S. Department of Justice obtains that private information through a criminal investigation, the Department bears a particular responsibility to protect it from disclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal employees to stop media leaks<\/p>\n

The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign nondisclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media.<\/p>\n

A proposed notice, announced Tuesday on the Office of Personnel Management<\/a> website, is expected to be officially published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, seeking comment on a draft NDA to be used by federal agencies for \u201cboth new and existing employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe form is intended to document Federal employees\u2019 acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, current legal obligations to safeguard nonpublic, confidential, or proprietary information, created or obtained through their official duties, while expressly preserving the right to make disclosures authorized by law,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n

The proposed notice seeks comment on several questions, including whether the NDA should cover only unclassified information and what appropriate actions, if any, agencies should consider for new or current employees who choose not to sign the agreement.<\/p>\n

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Trump is getting the Republican Party that he wants. But can he win in the midterms?<\/p>\n

Trump is on a winning streak in Republican primaries, but his tightening grip on his party could make it harder to win in the November midterms<\/a>, when Republicans face a broader electorate that has soured on the president\u2019s second term<\/a> and the economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The risk is compounded, Republican operatives say, by how cavalier the billionaire president has been<\/a> in addressing Americans\u2019 financial worries, which have been exacerbated by Trump\u2019s trade roller coaster and his ongoing war against Iran.<\/p>\n

Republican strategist David Urban, a Trump ally, acknowledged the president\u2019s approach is making things harder for his party.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a tough fall unless things dramatically change,\u201d Urban said.<\/p>\n

He warned that Trump cannot afford a haphazard exit from the war with Iran to resolve a conflict that has created a chokehold on global oil supplies and driven gas prices higher for Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the president wants to help,\u201d he said, but \u201cyou do not want to give the Iranians a win just because of the midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff, the latest sign of Trump\u2019s hold on GOP<\/p>\n

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/a> won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal.<\/p>\n

Trump endorsed Paxton last week, calling him a \u201ctrue MAGA warrior.\u201d Paxton\u2019s victory in Tuesday\u2019s runoff makes Cornyn \u2014 who was first elected to the Senate in 2002 \u2014 the first Republican senator from Texas to lose the party\u2019s nomination for reelection.<\/p>\n

Cheers rang through the ballroom at Paxton\u2019s election night party when the race was called, and he took the stage to supporters chanting his name. He quickly gave credit to Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen everyone in Washington told him to abandon me and abandon the people of Texas, he didn\u2019t listen,\u201d Paxton said. \u201cPresident Trump is the leader of our party, and his endorsement is the most powerful force in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war that some backers worry will embolden Iran<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> will meet with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran<\/a>, just days after insisting that his administration and Tehran had \u201clargely negotiated\u201d a settlement<\/a> but with the negotiations still in a state of flux.<\/a><\/p>\n

As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, Trump is projecting confidence that he\u2019s closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> and provide him a credible argument that Iran\u2019s nuclear capability<\/a> has been diminished enough to declare victory, winding down a conflict that\u2019s been politically unpopular for Republicans.<\/p>\n

But as things stand, Trump also risks finding closure to his war of choice comes with an unsatisfactory ending.<\/p>\n

The emerging deal puts off many critical issues to be resolved later and has already exposed the president to fierce criticism \u2014 even from some of his own supporters \u2014 that Iran\u2019s hard-line leaders will emerge from the conflict battered but emboldened.<\/p>\n

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