Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Thursday, June 26, 2025.

This is USA Today's The Exit. Today, Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials will soon meet.

Plus, what Zoran Mamdani's win in New York City this week means for Democrats

and how Trump policies are impacting books. President Donald Trump said U.S. officials would

meet next week with Iranian officials. A defense intelligence agency assessment said Iran's

nuclear program may have been set back only a few months by the U.S. military bombing on June 21st.

Whereabouts of 400 kilograms of enriched uranium are unknown, but Trump said Israel's atomic

commission found the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow was destroyed, and the enrichment

facility rendered inoperable. Iranian officials acknowledged severe damage, and Trump said

the uranium was stored 30

stories underground and is now buried in granite, concrete, and steel. Meanwhile, NATO leaders yesterday

backed a big increase in defense spending that President Trump had demanded and restated their

commitment to defend each other from attack. In a statement, NATO endorsed a higher defense spending

goal of 5% of GDP by 2035,

marking a response to Trump and to Europeans fears that Russia poses a growing threat to their

security following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

A 33-year-old New York state legislator pulled off a major upset this week by defeating

former Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor.

I like how progressive he is.

I like that he's more in touch than some of the older candidates, and I think he's going

to move our city in the right direction.

It's a delicate balance between keeping the city functioning well and making sure

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