Greg Nash

President Trump demanded this morning that Israel and Iran stop “shooting” after a weekend of strikes between the two countries.  

And it *might* have worked? Shortly after, Iran announced an end to attacks on Israel. Iran framed the end to the strikes as their mission being a “complete success.” There is a caveat, though: Iran warned it will restart strikes against Iran if Israel reignites fighting with Lebanon.  

Trump then signaled progress toward a ceasefire between the two countries, arguing “final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding,” though he noted “ignorance or stupidity” could get in the way. 

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The president is attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight at Madison Square Garden (MSG).  

Well, today’s watch party outside of MSG was canceled due to the increased security required. 

President Trump stormed out of an interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker over the weekend, ending the sit-down early after clashing with the “Meet the Press” host. 

Heavy rain pounded on the barn where the interview was taped, and Trump later acknowledged the rain made him angry. “Because it was raining, I got a little bit angry at them,” he told farmers at an event shortly after. 

What set Trump off?: Much of the interview was tense but Trump got particularly irritated by questions about his administration’s planned $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to pay MAGA allies, potentially including convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters.  

Trump accused Welker, media networks and “your elections” of being “crooked.” Welker also noted there is no evidence that the 2020 presidential election or the California primary was rigged.  

“Sorry. Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time,” the president said. He then yanked off his microphone, tossed it to the ground and walked off.  

💻 Watch the full interview — Trump walks out around the 40-minute mark 

🔎 Four takeaways from Trump’s explosive interview 

Republicans’ budget reconciliation package is now in the House’s hands after the Senate passed it after pulling an all-nighter last week. 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will need near-unanimous support to pass the package. No Democrat is expected to vote for it so Republicans can only lose two votes, assuming all members are present. 

But that’s not the only headache this week: The U.S.’s warrantless spy powers expire on Friday, June 12. If you feel like you’re having déjà vu, that’s because lawmakers keep punting this deadline.  

There are roadblocks from both Republicans and Democrats:  

🔴 Privacy hawks in the House want a permanent ban on central bank digital currency (CBDC) to be included in the bill.  

🔵 And Democrats says they will block the spy powers bill until Trump withdraws his appointment of Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. 

If Johnson cannot get enough support from Republicans, then he can pass it through a fast-track process, but that would require two-thirds support in the House, meaning it would need significant support from Democrats. 

Read more: What else is happening on Capitol Hill this week 

“It’s become a running joke among some Republican members: Speaker Mike Johnson has had to rely on President Donald Trump so much, Trump is actually the one running the House,” writes NOTUS’s Reese Gorman. “Trump is in on the joke too.” 

“In at least one meeting with Johnson and a handful of other lawmakers, Trump teased Johnson over how much the speaker has had to lean on the president to get members in line, three sources told NOTUS. … But it’s more than just a joke. Time and again, Johnson has summoned Trump to cajole members into supporting Republicans’ agenda.” 

Read more: ‘It’s Johnson’s Gavel But Trump’s House’ 

There are rumblings on Capitol Hill about a third reconciliation package moving through Congress in the next few weeks to lock in more of President Trump’s priorities. 

Johnson told reporters last week that he expects another reconciliation bill to move “in the coming weeks” and this time, the theme would be “fraud, waste and abuse in government.”  

Specifically: Republicans want to include defense spending, Iran war funding, health care reform, fraud prevention, etc., according to The Hill’s Sudiksha Kochi. What we know 

Why use reconciliation again?: Republicans can move legislation without any Democratic help, as long as they have enough internal support.  

💡 But keep in mind: Republicans will face a lot of hurdles in moving another reconciliation package, both because of timing and internal GOP clashes. Lawmakers are taking off a week in June and two weeks in July. Plus, GOP frustrations with the Trump administration are mounting, adding to the challenges.  

^ If you know, you know. 

The general election for Los Angeles mayor has been set. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass (D) and Democrat Nithya Raman will face off in November. 

That means former reality TV star and Republican candidate, Spencer Pratt, has lost. And now, he will be staring at the blank page before him. 

It was a close vote: With 87 percent of votes in, Bass won 34.68 percent of the vote, followed by Raman at 27.12 percent. Pratt is in third with 26.69 percent of the vote, according to Decision Desk HQ.  

Keep in mind: There wasn’t a Republican primary and a Democratic primary. Instead, all candidates were on the same ballot. Whoever placed in first and second place would advance to the general election in November. 

— Just 44 percent of Americans see the U.S. as exceptional as we near the 250th birthday, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey. 

 — The annual Congressional Baseball Game is happening on Wednesday. 

The Wall Street Journal: The World’s Most Surprising Economic Success Story Is…North Korea 

The Washington Post: This agent sent models to meet Jeffrey Epstein. Now he’s trying to explain why. 

The New York Times: How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept. 

The Hill: Divisions mount between GOP lawmakers, Trump, raising tensions 

The Atlantic: The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate 

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