President Donald Trump insists on this 88th day of , but Iran on Tuesday denounced as a sign of 鈥渂ad faith and unreliability鈥� as negotiations continue. Meanwhile, state media in Lebanon reports that Israel has killed 12 more people in another strike. Iran has demanded that any deal must include an end to hostilities in Lebanon and Gaza.
In Washington, on his schedule, and the redistricting war also continues 鈥� to save voting rights, ending a collective retreat during Trump鈥檚 second presidency. in Texas, the Trump-backed, scandal-plagued Ken Paxton is favored over Sen. John Cornyn in .
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Congressional Black Caucus presses US corporations to oppose Republican redistricting push
is calling on major U.S. corporations to oppose Republican-led that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts.
Their letter sent Tuesday urges more than 250 companies to condemn 鈥渃oordinated efforts to silence Black voices at the ballot box.鈥� Some had cosigned their own message to Congress five years ago urging lawmakers to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, to restore and update .
That 2021 coalition, Business for Voting Rights, included Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, Salesforce, Target, PayPal, Intel and Starbucks.
鈥淐orporations that have profited from Black consumers, relied on Black workers, and amassed wealth in part from Black communities cannot look away while Black political power is dismantled in plain sight,鈥� the caucus chair, , said in an interview.
Trump arrives at Walter Reed military hospital for his latest physical
The White House said Trump would participate in a greeting with service members and hospital staff before by a team of doctors.
It is the Republican president鈥檚 fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since he returned to office in January 2025, and it comes as the nearly 80-year-old Trump tries to project strength going into November elections that will test his sway with voters.
The White House says the visit is an annual preventive medical and dental checkup. Trump was last at Walter Reed in October and also had a physical there in April 2025.
Last July, with a condition common in older adults that causes blood to pool in his veins, causing the swollen ankles seen in some photos of Trump.
The White House also has blamed handshaking for visible bruising on Trump鈥檚 hands.
Presidents aren鈥檛 required to disclose health information
There鈥檚 no law requiring these disclosures and the degree of transparency varies.
Presidents for decades have released medical test results to try to reassure the public that they are up to the high-pressure job.
But the president signs off on what is released, which raises questions about what isn鈥檛 being shared.
Trump鈥檚 past medical reports have been criticized for offering scant detail and including statistics that some medical experts eyed with skepticism.
It will be several hours before the White House releases any information about Tuesday鈥檚 exam.
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