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Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland for the first round of direct nuclear negotiations with Iran since April, with talks expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. The talks aim to launch 60 days of negotiations on a potential nuclear deal following a preliminary memorandum of understanding signed this week.
Iran announced Saturday it is closing the Strait of Hormuz, just three days after it reopened, alleging the U.S. failed to rein in Israeli attacks on Lebanon and violated the new ceasefire deal. This marks the first major crisis between the U.S. and Iran since signing the preliminary agreement.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people, including two children, hours after reports of a ceasefire agreement, with fighting threatening an interim deal between the United States and Iran. At least five were killed in another Israeli air strike reported on Saturday morning.
President Trump threatened on Saturday to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if a deal with Iran is not completed within 60 days, warning he would ensure there are 'NO TOLLS' in the waterway if negotiations succeed.
Trump acknowledged 'real problems' at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following a $14 million renovation, blaming vandals for algae blooms and peeling paint. Trump claimed vandals have been arrested, though the Washington attraction continues to show visible damage.
An investigation found that 93% of ICE arrests targeted Latinos, with 430 street arrests over a five-month period clustered in predominantly Latino communities across New Jersey and New York, raising concerns about racial targeting in immigration enforcement.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the detention of an immigrant, Beto Coral, who had criticized a presidential candidate in Colombia, with Rubio saying the criticism undermined U.S. foreign policy.
Health experts criticized an order by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling it 'coercion' rather than science, after Kennedy overrode a CDC order allowing an American who came into contact with hantavirus to self-quarantine instead of being formally isolated.
Trump loyalist Jim Jordan is linked to a group that received 'dark money' from Geo Group, an ICE detention contractor, revealing close ties between the Trump administration and companies that profit from the anti-immigration crackdown.
President Trump endorsed Abelardo De La Espriella, the conservative presidential candidate in Colombia's Sunday election, who has strong U.S. ties. The endorsement comes as Colombians prepare to vote in a presidential runoff.