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President Donald Trump won't attend the signing of his own Iran peace deal — the White House has a UFC fight scheduled for the same weekend.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump announced he had canceled planned strikes against Iran after negotiations reached the "highest level of Iranian leadership." The deal, he said on Truth Social, has been approved by the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt "and others," with a naval blockade remaining in place until the agreement is finalized. The time and place of the signing, he added, were yet to be announced.

Bud Light branding plastered across the White House grounds ahead of Sunday's UFC fight drew sharp mockery online, particularly from critics who remember when the beer became MAGA's most boycotted brand.

The South Lawn has been overtaken by a massive temporary arena for UFC Freedom 250, a seven-fight card staged on June 14 to mark President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Reporters touring the site on Thursday found the cage padding adorned with logos for Ram, Morgan & Morgan, Bud Light and Crypto.com.

On Thursday, outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) let Donald Trump know in no uncertain terms that his second term is about to become a nightmare, and he has no one to blame but himself.

In an interview with the New York Times, Cornyn, stung by Trump's endorsement of scandal-plagued Ken Paxton in his primary loss, predicted the November midterm elections would be a "disaster" for Republicans. He attributed the coming catastrophe to Trump's miscalculation in driving away critics within his own party.

The weather forecast for Trump's White House UFC fight on Sunday looks perfect — for gnats.

UFC Freedom 250 kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on the South Lawn of the White House, with The Weather Channel now putting the chance of rain at 78 percent — thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and carrying into the evening. Temperatures will hit 90 degrees around 5 p.m. Journalist David Shuster flagged the overlap on X on Wednesday evening.

President Donald Trump called off his threatened strike on Iran.

The 79-year-old president announced Thursday morning on his Truth Social website that he planned to order U.S forces to hit Iran "very hard tonight," which House Speaker Mike Johnson downplayed as a negotiating tactic, but Trump backed down in a subsequent post.

Veteran journalists braced for change when David Ellison took control of CBS and installed conservative Bari Weiss as editor in chief of the news division, but six former staffers revealed they should have been prepared for a demolition.

In eight months under Weiss's leadership, "60 Minutes," the top-rated news program in the country, drawing 9.1 million weekly viewers, has lost seven of its 10 correspondents, seen its veteran executive producer fired without explanation, and watched its editorial independence eroded by what multiple journalists describe as direct political interference in their reporting, reported Variety.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faces a critical test from a key Republican vote as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) signals he will condition his support on guarantees that Blanche will aggressively restrict access to mifepristone, the abortion pill.

According to Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein, Blanche's path to confirmation is already fraught with peril. He faces hostile Democrats and a growing contingent of Republicans still seething over his backing of Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund"—a proposal that collapsed after a GOP revolt.

A White House reporter drew attention to an "incredible quote" from House Speaker Mike Johnson regarding President Donald Trump's threats against Iran.

The president threatened on social media to take control of Kharg Island and seize Iran's oil and gas markets, which would require the deployment of ground troops, but the Louisiana Republican dismissed his comments as a negotiating tactic.

Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino's nascent 2028 presidential campaign suffered a blow when Jacob Engels, a controversial figure tasked with launching the candidate's online presence, was arrested at a budget motel and charged with felony methamphetamine possession.

According to reporting from The Bulwark's Will Sommers, Engels — a former protégé of Roger Stone and associate of far-right activist Laura Loomer — had taken the lead in promoting Bovino's candidacy before his arrest in River Falls, Wisconsin, on May 20.