The ballroom is such an egregious waste of money. We were told it would be funded with private money initially.

I like to joke that Miriam Adelson spent so much money in my race that they have to ask for taxpayer money for the ballroom now.

President Trump was bragging on the Roman architecture when, in fact, we're operating like a Roman Empire.

I do think it's dangerous to indulge in things like a gold-plated ballroom in Washington, DC, while Americans are suffering.

Yes [I will name more people from the Epstein files.]

Todd Blanche is violating the law. There are still millions of Epstein files they haven't released.

I don't think it's possible to get to convictions with Todd Blanche and Kash Patel at the top because they've effectively both perjured themselves by saying there's nobody else in the Epstein files — even First Lady Melania doesn't believe that.

If in fact as a result of these negotiations to end the Iranian conflict, our Arab and Muslim allies in the region agreed to join the Abraham Accords, it would make this agreement one of the most consequential in the history of the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan joining the Abraham Accords would be beyond transformative for the region and world. It is a brilliant move by President Trump.

To Saudi Arabia and others: Now is the time to be bold for the future of a new Middle East. I expect, as President Trump has suggested, you will in fact join the Abraham Accords effectively ending the Arab-Israeli conflict. If you refuse to go down this path as suggested by President Trump, it will have severe repercussions for our future relationships and make this peace proposal unacceptable. Further, it would be seen by history as a major miscalculation.

President Trump: Stick to your guns in getting a good deal with Iran. Equally important, stick to your guns in insisting Saudi Arabia and others join the Abraham Accords as part of these negotiations.

Again, this is a brilliant proposal by President Trump.

The official says Iran now appears more willing to compromise than it was before the war.

The administration is seeking a major commitment from Tehran to abandon uranium enrichment, with the official arguing that the key issue is not whether restrictions last 20 or 30 years but whether enforcement mechanisms are strong enough.

Targets included the Artem defence plant, the SBU office in Kyiv’s Podilskyi district, the former "Radical" chemical plant, and several sites inside the Darnytsky industrial zone.

Other locations hit included the Analitprylad plant, the former "Rele i Avtomatyky" plant, the Lagoda Business Park, an ATB warehouse in Sviatopetrivske, a Chaika logistics warehouse in Chaiky, and the Starokostiantyniv Air Base in the Khmelnytskyi region.

A lot of residential areas were also impacted in the attack.

Negotiations are still facing obstacles, and there remains a possibility that the agreement could collapse.

Tehran will not back away from its “red lines” in defending the rights and interests of the Iranian people.

The draft memorandum includes a Lebanon ceasefire framework, but Israel is pushing for language that would preserve its ability to conduct military operations in Lebanon under the justification of responding to perceived "threats." Iran opposes that formulation and is insisting on a durable and comprehensive ceasefire.

Tehran informed mediators, including Pakistan, that it would not sign any memorandum unless every clause is fully agreed upon and guaranteed. Pakistan proposed advancing with agreed sections while postponing unresolved disputes, but Iran rejected the idea, arguing the contested points are fundamental and non-negotiable.

Iranian officials increasingly believe the U.S. is stepping back from earlier understandings reached through mediation channels.

If this government is incapable of securing sovereignty, then it should step down.

Tell me, what have you accomplished in a year and a half?

I advise you, abandon direct negotiations, tell the United States not to ask anything of you.. then the Americans will come running to you, begging for the agreement themselves.

All this killing and destruction that Israel is doing, in cooperation with America, is for us to bow down. But we will not bow down, even if the whole world falls on us.

We will not kneel, and we will remain in the field. We will drive the enemy from our land in disgrace, and we will emerge from this war with our heads held high.

We will rebuild the homes, and our people will return to their lands, and we will soon declare southern Lebanon's Third Liberation.