WATCH: Trump signs executive order forming Military Spouse Commission
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump announced new talks with Iran as a "last chance" to forge a deal and avoid escalating U.S. strikes, focusing on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and denuclearization efforts.
- Trump declined to intervene in allegations of domestic violence against Rep. Max Miller, stating he would let the involved families handle the situation, despite Miller denying the accusations.
- Trump defended an agreement exempting him and his businesses from IRS audits, claiming the IRS was "weaponized" against him and that the audit was used politically during his 2016 campaign.
- Two Republican senators reached a deal to advance Todd Blanche's nomination as acting attorney general by rescinding a $1.8 billion fund related to January 6 compensation, though Trump said he was unaware of the details but defended the fund.
- Trump criticized major oil companies Chevron and Exxon Mobil for making excessive profits amid high energy prices and expressed willingness to meet Washington D.C.'s likely next mayor, Janeese Lewis George, despite previously mislabeling her political stance.