An intercepted call revealed more about the U.S. strikes on Iran.

This is a big week for Trump's big, beautiful bill.

And stick around to hear a bad joke written by AI.

That's some of what we'll get to on the 7 from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Monday, June 30th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

We're kicking things off this morning with a post-exclusive. An intercepted call captured Iranian officials downplaying the damage of U.S. strikes.

Since President Donald Trump launched strikes on Iran this month, he has insisted that Iran's

nuclear program was completely and totally obliterated. But new evidence reveals a more complicated picture. The U.S. intercepted a

communication between senior Iranian officials. It was intended to be private. In the call,

the officials were heard remarking that the U.S. attack was less devastating than they had expected.

The Trump administration did not dispute the existence of the communication.

But White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt doubled down in a statement to the post.

She claimed Iran's nuclear weapons program is, quote, over.

Regardless of the damage that was done, some critics of Trump's decision to bomb say that Iran may now be more inclined to build nuclear weapons.

Senate Republicans are racing to pass Trump's massive tax and immigration bill this week.

That's number two.

Trump's so-called big, beautiful bill would reshape much of the federal government and the U.S. economy.

I'll give you some examples.

The bill would introduce new tax breaks. It would allocate

major spending on border security. It would cut social safety net programs, and it would pull back

investments meant to fight climate change. Senate Republicans are hoping to vote on it today,

and they're working to keep their members in line

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