House Foreign Affairs Committee overwhelmingly rejects conditions on aid to Israel

Sen. Marshall argues Iran needs to be able to defend itself

Today's Kickoff covers Trump’s Iran memorandum of understanding, JD Vance's growing role in negotiations, Senate GOP pushback, and New York political maneuvering against Democratic Socialist candidates.

As Iran talks advance, Vance becomes public face of Trump administration effort

Vice President JD Vance is increasingly becoming the face of Washington’s negotiations with Iran — setting him up to claim victory if the agreement is successful, or to take the fall if talks with the historically intransigent adversary collapse. President Donald Trump said as much yesterday in France: “If it works out, I’m going to... <a href="">Read More</a>

Sen. Roger Marshall: Iran needs to ‘be able to defend themselves’

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said on Wednesday that Iran has to be “able to defend themselves,” suggesting the U.S. would “never” get a full surrender from Tehran. The Kansas Republican was responding to a question from CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who asked Marshall if he was OK with Tehran having missiles. “I’m hesitating. I’d prefer that... <a href="">Read More</a>

Wall Street titans Dimon, Schwarzman attend Versailles dinner where Trump signed Iran MOU

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon were among the high-profile invitees at a dinner in France on Wednesday during which President Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. After Trump signed the agreement at the dinner, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of... <a href="">Read More</a>

New legislation urges expansion of Abraham Accords into Central Asia and the South Caucasus

A new bill introduced by the House Abraham Accords Caucus instructs the administration to work to expand the Abraham Accords to include nations in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The bill is supported by a bipartisan group of 26 lawmakers, including the co-chairs of the caucus, Reps. Craig Goldman (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Brad... <a href="">Read More</a>