Good Monday evening. In this edition: U.S. and Iran trade strikes in the Gulf, threatening fragile ceasefire.
Plus, abortion pill, Giuliani and DC shooting.
Iran War
The four-week Iran ceasefire appears to be on shaky ground as attacks resumed in the Middle East following President Trump's weekend announcement that the U.S. military would "guide" commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United Arab Emirates said Iran launched missile and drone attacks on its territory, igniting a fire at an oil storage area and marking the first such strikes since the temporary truce was reached on April 7.
U.S. Central Command said Iran also launched multiple cruise missiles and drones at U.S.-flagged vessels in the strait, but all were intercepted and no ships were hit.
The U.S. military also used attack helicopters to destroy six small Iranian boats that Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, said were "threatening commercial shipping."
President Trump, in an interview with Fox News, warned Iran that it would be "blown off the face of the earth" if it targeted American vessels in the strait.
"We have more weapons and ammunition at a much higher grade than we had before," he said. "We have the best equipment. We have stuff all over the world. We have these bases all over the world. They're all stocked up with equipment. We can use all of that stuff, and we will, if we need it."
The violent flare-up comes on the heels of President Trump's announcement of "Project Freedom," an initiative intended to break Tehran's chokehold on the strait and help stranded ships exit the critical waterway.
"The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong — They are victims of circumstance," the president wrote Sunday on social media.
"If, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully."
On Friday, President Trump informed Congress that hostilities between the U.S. and Iran had been "terminated" as he sought to head off any loss of Republican support in future votes on war powers resolutions.
"There has been no exchange of fire between the United States and Iran since April 7, 2026," the president wrote to congressional leaders. "The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated."
Under the War Powers Act, the president must seek congressional approval for military hostilities that last longer than 60 days, though administrations of both parties have viewed the Vietnam-era law as unconstitutional.
The latest war powers resolution, aimed at ending the hostilities or forcing the president to seek congressional authorization, failed 47–50 in the Senate on Thursday, with two Republicans — Sens. Rand Paul (KY) and Susan Collins (ME) — voting in favor alongside all Democrats.
The Supreme Courttemporarily restored nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, pausing a lower court ruling from Friday that had rolled back access to the drug. The administrative stay, issued by Justice Samuel Alito, restores access to the pill without the need for an in-person doctor's visit, allowing it to again be prescribed via telemedicine and obtained through the mail or at a pharmacy — a practice the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved in 2023. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued the nationwide ban on Friday, prompting drugmakers to petition the Supreme Court to intervene as litigation continues. Justice Alito's order is set to expire May 11.
Rudy Giuliani, the 81-year-old former mayor of New York City, remains in critical condition at a hospital in Florida as he recovers from pneumonia, his spokesperson Ted Goodman said, adding that he required a ventilator to breathe. "Mayor Giuliani is the ultimate fighter — as he has demonstrated throughout his life — and he is winning this battle," Mr. Goodman said in a statement. Mr. Giuliani also served as President Trump's personal attorney and spearheaded his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. "Our fabulous Rudy Giuliani, a True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR, has been hospitalized, and is in critical condition," the president wrote on social media Sunday night. "What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! They cheated on the Elections, fabricated hundreds of stories, did anything possible to destroy our Nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!"
A Secret Service officershot an individual after the person reportedly discharged a firearm toward law enforcement near the Washington Monument, a little more than a half mile from the White House. Matt Quinn, the agency's deputy director, said uniformed Secret Service officers attempted to make contact with the individual after noticing a firearm print. The suspect then fled on foot, drew a weapon, and fired at officers. The suspect's gunfire struck one juvenile bystander, who did not sustain life-threatening injuries. Mr. Quinn said the suspect was taken to a hospital but declined to comment on the individual's condition. The White House briefly went into lockdown due to the incident, and journalists on the North Lawn were ushered back into the briefing room.
For your radar…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine hold a briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning. Watch LIVE on C-SPAN2 at 8am ET.
