Trump is – President Donald Trump says he is “in no hurry” to reach a new Iran deal even as he tells the military it may need to “finish it up” if Iran doesn’t “get smart.” Separate legal battles move through federal court, including a lawsuit seeking to block a new “ant
President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday he is “in no hurry” to reach a peace agreement with Iran, rejecting any focus on a narrow deal that would only restart negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz.
Asked about the state of talks, Trump said he was not rushing to get an agreement done. “So we’re going to give this one shot. I’m in no hurry,” he said. “You know, everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, the midterms. I’m in a hurry.’ I’m in no hurry; I just. ideally. I’d like to see a few people killed. as opposed to a lot. We can do it either way, but I’d like to see a few people killed.”.
Hours later, at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Trump took a sharper tone. He said the military may have to go in and “finish it up” if Iran doesn’t “get smart” and agree to a deal.
The comments landed as Iranian officials said they are reviewing the latest U.S. peace proposal. Pakistan’s army chief is also expected in Tehran on Thursday as part of an effort to keep negotiations moving.
There were also fresh concerns that any ceasefire could unravel. Washington and Tehran traded new threats, and Israeli military officials said they remain on high alert. When asked about Israel’s next steps. Trump dismissed the worries. saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will “do whatever I want him to do.”.
The administration’s approach to pressure and timing is now colliding with legal fights inside U.S. courts.
Two former law enforcement officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block a nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that they say could end up paying rioters.
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Washington. D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges brought the challenge against the Trump administration over the program created as part of a settlement between Trump and the government. The settlement came after Trump agreed to drop his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax records.
In their lawsuit, they wrote: “In the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century, President Donald J. Trump has created a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name.”
The officers argued the money could reward people who took part in the Capitol attack. including groups that led the breach of the building. They also said the fund violates the Constitution. pointing specifically to the Fourteenth Amendment’s language: “Neither the United States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”.
The Justice Department defended the program. saying it is open to anyone who believes they were targeted by a weaponized legal system during the Biden presidency. not just Jan. 6 defendants. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche also refused this week to rule out the possibility that some Jan. 6 defendants could apply for payments.
In another federal court development, former FBI director James Comey asked a judge Wednesday to push back his court date by at least 3 months in the case stemming from his controversial “86 47” social media post.
Comey’s lawyers filed a motion seeking to delay his arraignment until October. Right now, the proceedings are set to begin on July 15.
Comey was indicted on charges of threatening the president after he posted a photo to Instagram showing seashells on a beach. arranged in the numbers “86 47.” The number “86” is commonly used as slang for getting rid of something. and Trump is the nation’s 47th president. Prosecutors and Trump allies argue the post crossed the line.
In Wednesday’s filing. Comey’s attorneys said they expect to file multiple motions seeking to dismiss the indictment on constitutional grounds. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the post fell outside of First Amendment free speech protections. Critics have argued the case is part of a broader effort to target political opponents.
A separate judge’s ruling also tightened the White House’s obligations for presidential record-keeping.
A federal judge ordered top White House officials to preserve presidential records. rejecting the Trump administration’s claim that the Presidential Records Act does not apply. The order requires most White House staff and senior advisers to retain text messages and other official communications under the Presidential Records Act.
The ruling applies to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the National Security Council, and other personnel within the executive office of the president. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are not subject to the directive.
In the ruling. Judge John Bates wrote: “While the presidency is a singularly important institution. that gravity does not free it from modest constraint. Congress has validly determined that this act helps to maintain that trust by shining some light on the activities of the president and his aides.” Bates said the law is likely constitutional and rejected the administration’s position that it could set aside parts of the records law. The White House said it expects to prevail.
Outside the courtrooms, another major filing signaled big changes on Wall Street.
SpaceX took a major step toward going public. The Elon Musk-led company filed paperwork Wednesday to go public, with plans to trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SPCX.
The filing does not yet specify how much the shares will cost or how much money the company hopes to raise, but the stock could start trading as early as mid-June.
SpaceX is already valued at about $1.25 trillion following its combination with Musk’s AI company, xAI.
The filing also laid out a financial snapshot. SpaceX reported nearly $18.7 billion in revenue last year but ended 2025 with a $4.9 billion loss. The company also reported another $4.3 billion shortfall in just the first three months of this year.
Musk will retain majority voting control. The company said its biggest growth opportunities are closely tied to artificial intelligence.
Even beyond Washington, the day’s updates carried a reminder that not every competition is political.
A new study suggests the tiny arms of Tyrannosaurus rex were not a random trait. Researchers said the small arms may have developed for a specific purpose, concluding that as T. rex adapted for hunting larger prey, its body made compromises. The study’s lead author. Charlie Roger Scherer at University College London. said: “If it needs all of that energy to maintain its equipment for hunting. like a very strong. very heavy skull. it doesn’t really want to; evolution doesn’t want to use it for anything else. So it kind of says. ‘Okay. we’ll take away the arms because the arms aren’t really much use to us anymore. but I’m not using them for hunting.’ Thing we’ll put all that energy into growing a bigger. stronger skull.”.
The T. rex lived near the end of the Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago. Researchers examined the evolutionary history of 82 two-legged dinosaur species—known as theropods—and concluded that for T. rex, a larger head and a stronger bite may have been worth far more than longer arms.
All of it—Trump’s shifting tone on Iran. the lawsuits challenging the “anti-weaponization fund” and the timelines in court. the judge’s records order for the White House. and SpaceX’s move toward a landmark public debut—adds up to a Thursday where decisions are being made in real time. And where the next steps. whether in foreign negotiations or federal court. are beginning to set the boundaries for what comes next.
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