The day's other headlines begin with the war in Iran. President Trump huddled in the White House

Situation Room for roughly two hours today to, in his words, make a final determination about

a potential deal to end the war. The president made no announcement, and that meeting has ended.

U.S. officials described the possible agreement as a memorandum of understanding that would

open the Strait of Hormuz and then kickstart a second phase of negotiations over limiting

Iran's nuclear program and lifting U.S. sanctions.

But today in public, Tehran insisted that current negotiations did not include the nuclear

issue. And a key negotiator,

Mohamed Bahar Kalibov, struck a hardline tone on X, saying no step will be taken before the

other side acts. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's so-called

anti-weaponization fund, a $1.8 billion fund to compensate

people who claim they've been targeted by the justice system.

The order stops the fund's formation and any potential payouts for at least the next two weeks.

Since it was announced last week, the fund has been challenged in at least three lawsuits.

It's also drawn bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill,

including from Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Meantime, in another legal setback for the president,

a federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to remove Donald Trump's name from the building.

Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the venue's board violated the law,

writing, quote, Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name and only Congress can change it. In response

to the judge's ruling and in a major concession, President Trump said he will pursue a full and

complete transfer of responsibility for the Kennedy Center to Congress.

In Louisiana, Republican state lawmakers have approved a new congressional map that could

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