President Donald Trump said Monday that the ceasefire with Iran is not in a great place at the moment because he believes Iran’s proposals to end the war have been “unacceptable.”

“It’s unbelievably weak,” Trump said of the ceasefire. “It’s on life support.”

Speaking before reporters and allies gathered in the Oval Office moments earlier, he boasted about his "plan" to end the war.

“You know, a lot of people said, ‘Well, does he have a plan?' Yeah, of course I do have a plan. I have the best plan ever," Trump said. “I have a plan. It’s a very simple plan.”

Trump then laid out his plan, which is no plan at all: “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

Trump calls the proposal from Iran “unacceptable” “A lot of people said, ‘well, does he have a plan?’ Yeah, of course I do. I have the best plan ever” pic.twitter.com/S17a3GPknX

The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a national nonprofit education and advocacy group, sued the Trump administration Monday for painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The organization claims the Interior Department violated federal law last week when it painted the basin of the pool blue. In its complaint, the group says because the Reflecting Pool is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, any changes to it first must be reviewed, pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and other laws.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation is seeking a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction to stop the administration from applying more blue paint. It notes the traditional achromatic/grey of the Reflecting Pool’s basin has been a signature feature since it opened in 1924.

This new blue color “is more appropriate to a resort or theme park,” Charles Birnbaum, the group’s president and CEO, said in a statement.

“The Reflecting Pool should not be viewed in isolation; it is part of the larger ensemble of designed landscapes that comprise the National Mall,” Birnbaum said. “The National Mall and other treasured examples of our nation’s shared patrimony are safeguarded by the rule of law, which we believe should be enforced.”

While touting a new policy for maternal and child health Monday, President Donald Trump bizarrely paused first to publicly call out Sen. Katie Britt’s (R-Ala.) “loyalty.”

“Senator Katie Britt — she’s the one that got me into this, I have to tell you,” Trump said, looking at the camera as Britt stood behind him.

“I hope she always remains loyal to me so I can continue to support her,” he added. “I would hate to go against her.”

“You got it, you got it, you got it," Britt replied.

“That will never happen, Katie. Right?”

“That’s right,” Britt said. “That’s right, sir.”

The Trump administration rolled out a new federal rule Monday that it hopes will encourage more employers to offer fertility benefits in the workplace.

The regulation from the Labor Department would create a new category of “excepted” benefits covering the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. It would exempt such plans from requirements under the Affordable Care Act, similar to vision or dental insurance plans.

The rule would not mandate that employers or the government provide fertility benefits, which was a 2024 campaign promise of President Donald Trump. But by clarifying the rules, it could give more employers a nudge to offer them.

In vitro fertilization is very expensive, and only around one in four employers offer IVF and infertility treatment coverage, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s most recent survey.

Under the new rule, benefits would be capped at a combined lifetime maximum of $120,000 for the insured and their beneficiaries. That figure would be indexed for inflation each year starting in 2029.

Labor Department Assistant Secretary Daniel Aronowitz said on a call with reporters Monday that fertility benefits remain “out of reach” for “far too many Americans” hoping to start or grow a family.

“We are opening the door to new, flexible benefit options that employers can offer on a voluntary basis, much like dental or vision coverage,” Aronowitz said. “It is about making sure that starting a family … is not determined by financial circumstance alone.”

All of the 16 hantavirus cruise ship passengers taken to a Nebraska medical center are asymptomatic and “in good spirits,” officials with UNMC Nebraska Medicine said Monday.

Of those passengers, 15 are in a quarantine unit while one was taken to a biocontainment unit early Monday, though they are currently asymptomatic and “doing well,” said Angela Hewlett, who serves as medical director of UNMC's Biocontainment Unit and associate medical director of the National Quarantine Unit.

One of two other passengers taken to Emory University in Atlanta for monitoring was said to be symptomatic. The two people are a couple and they have been placed in a biocontainment unit, as the facility does not have a quarantine unit, officials said.

Dr. Brendon Jackson, acting director of the CDC’s Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, said they expect that the passengers are going to have symptoms, and that it won't mean that they are infected with the virus.

"We’re being very, very liberal in how we’re framing and monitoring symptoms," he said.

The 16 individuals are expected to stay at the Nebraska facility for the next few days. If they continue to remain asymptomatic, they will then have the option to either self-monitor for symptoms at home or continue to stay at the facility for a total of 42 days, which is the amount of time that it can sometimes take for the virus to show symptoms, officials said.

Hewlett described the Nebraska facility's living quarters as "more like a hotel" than a hospital.

Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez warned Disney that the agency has targeted the press, writing directly to the company's CEO on Monday that the agency under Republican Chairman Brendan Carr has been used to pressure "a free and independent press and all media into submission."

According to a letter viewed by The Wall Street Journal, ABC has been a victim of a "sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship and control" by the Trump administration, Gomez wrote in a letter to Josh D’Amaro, chief executive of Disney, the network’s parent company.

Anna Gomez, the only Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission board, has long and openly decried the FCC's actions targeting media organizations and press freedom under Republican chairman Brendan Carr.

Read more at The Wall Street Journal.

The risk of the hantavirus spreading within the general U.S. public following the repatriation of more than a dozen passengers aboard an infected cruise ship is extremely low, U.S. health officials said Monday.

"Let me be crystal clear: The risk of hantavirus to the general public remains very, very low," said Admiral Brian Christine, assistant secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at a press conference.

"The Andes variant of this virus does not spread easily, and it requires prolonged close contact with someone who is already symptomatic. Even so, we have taken this situation very seriously from the very start," he said.

A total of 16 of 18 U.S. repatriated citizens have been transferred directly from the ship to UNMC Nebraska Medicine, which has the country's only federally funded quarantine unit, officials said. The other two were taken to Atlanta.

The Trump administration launched a new government website that directs pregnant people to anti-abortion pregnancy centers.

Moms.gov offers "resources, information and help for new and expecting mothers," according to the new website first reported by Autonomy News reporter Garnet Henderson.

The first resource listed is the 2,750 pregnancy centers around the country. In order for a pregnant woman to find one near her, the site links out to Option Line, a call center that refers callers to anti-abortion centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers. Option Line is operated by Heartbeat International, one the biggest anti-abortion pregnancy center groups in the country, Henderson notes.

Crisis pregnancy centers are faith-based organizations that don’t offer abortion services and sometimes shame women or discourage them from terminating their pregnancy. Many of these centers are known to be deceptive, giving women scientifically inaccurate information from staff who do not have medical licenses or training.

They usually offer helpful resources to people looking to continue a pregnancy, including diapers and formula, but the help can be conditional on the woman going to church or Bible study.

The man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner pleaded not guilty to all charges in a court hearing on Monday.

Cole Tomas Allen’s charges include attempted assassination of the president, assault on a federal officer and firearms offenses.

The 31-year-old did not speak as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf, Reuters reported.

Secret Handshake, the group responsible for erecting statues around Washington, D.C., acknowledging the friendship of President Donald Trump and late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has struck again, and this time it's the administration’s war with Iran that is the focus.

Three "fully functional" arcade games were installed at the D.C. War Memorial. According to the group, the game features "furious tweet battles against Iranian schoolgirls, low-flow shower heads, and other threats to American freedom like DEI and The Pope, and an opportunity to collect several Trump style peace trophies."

"Just to save you time, the only way you can lose is by trying to hold Melania’s hand. But it’s The Middle East, so you also can’t win either," the group said in a statement shared with HuffPost.

A plaque next to the machines states: "The Trump administration knows that the best way to sell combat is by making it a video game, that’s why they’ve been pumping out the ‘sickest’ Iran War video game hype reels. But why stop at clips when you could go full throttle? Introducing Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell, a high-octane, flag-waving, boots-on-the-ground simulator where freedom isn’t debated, it’s deployed. No briefings, no hesitation; just pure pixelated patriotism. Strap in and play hard, because this game may never end."

The arcade games are expected to stay on site for a few days. For those who do not live in D.C., the group also made the game available online.

A game show version of the popular word puzzle Wordle will air in primetime next year with Savannah Guthrie hosting, The New York Times reported Monday.

The puzzle game, which was purchased by the Times in 2022, gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. The NBC game show is being produced alongside “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon.

Filming of the show, which was first reported last fall, was delayed after the kidnapping of Guthrie’s mother in early February.

In an interview with the Times, Guthrie described herself as being in a “strange” time in her life but said she’s “determined to put one foot in front of the other.”

“Everything is strange right now,” said the "Today" co-anchor. “It’s strange to get up and do the ‘Today’ show every day, and it’s strange to say that I’m going to do a game show when your heart is broken.”

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday ripped Republicans for planning a vote on legislation this week providing $1 billion for President Donald Trump's ballroom project at the White House.

"That is what today’s Republicans have become: Ballroom Republicans — asking working families to pay the price while Donald Trump pockets the perks," Schumer said in a letter to his Democratic colleagues on Monday morning.

After initially saying the ballroom would be funded with private donations, the White House asked congressional Republicans to pay for it after a federal judge said the project needs approval from Congress.

The ballroom project, which started with the surprise demolition of the East Wing of the White House last year, is highly unpopular, and Schumer's letter shows Democrats will aggressively highlight the contrast between addressing Americans' affordability concerns and the president's side-quest to remake Washington in his image.

Schumer said Democrats will make the legislative process for the ballroom bill — which is mainly a vehicle for ICE and border patrol funding — as difficult as possible, including with votes on symbolic amendments on things like healthcare.

"And we will force vote after vote to make the choice unmistakable: will Republicans vote to help American families — to lower costs, to restore savage health care cuts, to roll back cost-spiking tariffs — or will they vote to fund Trump’s gaudy ballroom?"

The 14 Spanish passengers who were evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship and who are now being quarantined in a hospital in Madrid will remain there for the World Health Organization’s recommended 42-day period, Javier Padilla, Spain’s secretary of state for health, said on Monday.

Initially, the passengers will be isolated from both the outside world and each other.

Their quarantine is currently scheduled to end on June 17.

“The quarantine will be 42 days. That’s what we’ve been working on with the World Health Organization (WHO), and it will be 42 days,” Padilla told Spain’s national radio service, RNE.

The 42-day period dates back to May 6, when authorities determined that measures imposed on the ship would “break the chains of transmission,” per Padilla, whose country enforced one of the strictest lockdowns in the world in the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Padilla said this following week of quarantine would be “stricter”, with the situation reassessed on a week-by-week basis, adding that the quarantined passengers currently “tell us they are fine.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth on Sunday said Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) should be investigated by the Pentagon again over comments he made about U.S. stockpiles of munitions in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” earlier in the day.

“Did he violate his oath…again?” Hegseth asked in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “@DeptofWar legal counsel will review.”

Kelly disputed Hegseth’s claims, noting that none of what he shared was classified information.

“We had this conversation in a public hearing a week ago, and you said it would take ‘years’ to replenish some of these stockpiles,” Kelly said. “That’s not classified, it’s a quote from you. This war is coming at a serious cost, and you and the president still haven’t explained to the American people what the goal is.”

Hegseth’s latest outburst against Kelly was provoked by the senator telling CBS that when it comes to Tomahawks, ATACMS, SM-3, THAAD rounds, and Patriots, “it’s fair to say it’s shocking the how deep we have gone into these magazines.”

Hegseth’s post targeting Kelly comes as a court appeared prepared to reject the secretary’s effort to punish the Democratic senator over his participation in a video calling on U.S. service members to reject illegal orders from the Trump administration.

“Captain” Mark Kelly strikes again.Now he’s blabbing on TV (falsely & dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED* Pentagon briefing he received.Did he violate his oath…again? @DeptofWar legal counsel will review. https://t.co/mPBZHxZqpr

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wants "to draw down to zero the American financial support" Israel's military receives over the next decade.

In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" broadcast on Sunday, Netanyahu said Israel receives $3.8 billion a year from the U.S. in military aid, adding that "I think that it's time that we weaned ourselves from the remaining military support."

"Let's start now and do it over the next decade, over the next 10 years. But I want to start now. I don't want to wait for the next Congress," he told CBS's Major Garrett.

This comes as a recent Pew Research Center survey showed that 60% of Americans now hold an unfavorable view of the country, in part, as a result of Israel's war in Gaza, which has killed over 72,000 people, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.

Netanyahu blamed deteriorating public support for Israel in the U.S. on social media.

"We have several countries that basically manipulated social media. And they do it in a clever way. And that's something that has hurt us badly," he said.

Read a transcript of the full interview at CBS News.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Monday to prove the "doubters" in his own party and among the electorate as a whole wrong as he tries to fight off demands to step down after devastating local election results for his Labour Party.

Starmer argued that he will "face up to the big challenges" and restore "hope" to the country. That includes getting closer to the European Union and "putting Britain at the heart of Europe," a decade after the U.K. voted to leave the EU.

"I know I have my doubters and I know I need to prove them wrong, and I will," Starmer said during a speech in London. He vowed to prove to millions of people "tired of a status quo that has failed them" that the government is on their side.

Read more at The Associated Press:

Even as Trump’s second term as president has been aggressively anti-immigrant, his administration has claimed it's all about law and order. It's not that they're against immigration, they say, it's just that they want people to enter the country legally.

"In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States," Trump said at the State of the Union in February. "But we will always allow people to come in legally, people that will love our country and will work hard to maintain our country."

But in practice, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Read more here:

Midway through this rugged second-round NBA playoff series for the San Antonio Spurs, in the first of what could well be many memorable postseason runs for Victor Wembanyama, the 22-year-old phenom was growing weary of the physical play he’s been facing from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

With one frustrated swing of his right elbow on Sunday night, Wembanyama changed the course of Game 4 — and perhaps the series.

Read more at The Associated Press:

Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” — the latest setback to efforts to resolve the standoff in the Persian Gulf that has throttled shipping and sent energy prices soaring.

Iranian state television reported that Tehran rejected the U.S. proposal as amounting to surrender, insisting instead on "war reparations by the U.S., full Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and the release of seized Iranian assets."

Read more at The Associated Press:

Donald Trump left the door open to his youngest son, Barron Trump, entering politics.

But the president sidestepped making a direct prediction and instead made a boast.

Read more here:

A French woman and two Americans tested positive or showed symptoms of hantavirus Monday as nations around the world scrambled to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.

Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks had escorted the travelers from ship to shore in Tenerife in an effort that was continuing Monday.

Read more at The Associated Press:

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