1 Iran Conflict: US Military Says It Conducted Strikes Against Iran Targets
The U.S. military conducted what it called "self-defense strikes" in southern Iran yesterday, targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, said the strikes were carried out to "protect our forces from threats posed by Iranian forces" and that the military "continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire." The exchange came on a day when diplomatic signals were mixed in multiple directions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in India, said the U.S. has effectively secured its goal of "a world that no longer has to be in fear or worry about an Iranian nuclear weapon." Regional officials confirmed that Iran has agreed in principle to surrender its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. President Trump attended a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored the 13 Americans killed during Operation Epic Fury.
2 Attorney General Requests To Resume Construction On White House Ballroom
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche filed an emergency court motion on Sunday to resume construction of the White House East Wing ballroom, using a shooting that killed an armed suspect near a Secret Service checkpoint Saturday evening as justification. "This second attack on the President this month underscores the critical need for top-level, state-of-the-art security at the White House," Blanche wrote, calling the ballroom a "SAFE HAVEN." A federal judge last month halted construction pending congressional authorization. Congress went home for recess last week without reaching a deal on the project's funding after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that $1 billion in ballroom security funding could not be included in the reconciliation bill. Blanche made a nearly identical emergency argument last month after an alleged assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but that appeal did not result in lifting the injunction.
3 Rep. Thomas Massie Files To Run In 2028, Possibly For President
Rep. Thomas Massie, less than a week after losing his Kentucky congressional primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein in the most expensive House primary in U.S. history, filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission yesterday for the 2028 race. Massie said the filing lets him "continue political operations" as a sitting congressman and future candidate but added, "I haven't made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run." On "Meet the Press" Sunday, he declined to rule out a presidential run, saying he's been "decompressing" on his farm with his grandkids and cattle. At his concession speech, supporters chanted "2028" throughout.