Rainy and humid conditions are expected, with thunderstorms possible after 2 PM and a high around 81. Rain chances continue overnight, with a low near 64. The Nationals visit Cleveland this afternoon. Juan Manú, a DC-based Latin folk artist and Strathmore’s artist-in-residence for May, will perform original songs tonight. Administration updates include expectations that negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz may proceed despite recent strikes, with a first phase gradually opening the strait and a second phase addressing Iran’s nuclear program. Gulf states are not rushing to join the Abraham Accords as a peace precondition. Iranian leaders began lifting internet restrictions. In Texas, Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff.
"President Trump is projecting confidence that he's closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran's nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory. The recent strikes against Iran seem unlikely to scotch negotiations. Iranian sources said the initial deal would gradually open the strait, and that "More difficult issues such as Iran's nuclear program would be negotiated in a second phase.""
"That state of affairs would stop far short of the goals Trump declared for the war he started in February, and his social media posts over the weekend did not make anything clearer. Gulf states are in no rush to heed his demand that they join the Abraham Accords as a precondition for peace. Iran's leaders began to lift internet restrictions yesterday."
"Thanks to Trump's last-minute endorsement, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated US Senator John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff election last night. Paxton's victory "was the latest example of the widening gulf between Trump's grip on the G""
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