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Trump's Monday Truth Social post 'mandatorily' requested Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, and Turkey sign the Abraham Accords as part of any Iran agreement, and floated Iran joining.
Texans choose between Cornyn and Paxton Tuesday in a Senate GOP runoff that reshapes June 1 floor math on the Iran war-powers resolution, with UH Hobby showing Paxton 48-Cornyn 45.
The Senate's June 1 floor vote on S.J.Res. 185 holds at six days out, with the May 19 50-47 discharge counting Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski, Paul as defectors and Cornyn, Tuberville, Tillis abstainers.
Trump's Memorial Day proclamation Monday named Operation Epic Fury at the presidential level and counted '13 wonderful souls' — language Senator Cassidy used six days earlier on the May 19 floor.
Vice President JD Vance — the first Catholic VP since Biden — told reporters on May 19 the forthcoming Magnifica Humanitas encyclical 'will have some influence' on the administration's AI policy.
Senator Bill Cassidy held his recess-period posture through Memorial Day without a Saturday update as the June 1 Senate floor vote on the Iran war-powers resolution approached.