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president Donald TrumpThe 24th week in the Oval Office will focus on Republican lawmakers to pass a massive law that will advance the president’s agenda in time for the July 4 deadline, but the White House will simultaneously give an ongoing speech related to conflicts and tensions in the Middle East.
Trump’s 23rd week in office was one of the most consequential things in his book after critics said he threatened to draw the United States into another war after ordering a US military strike at a trio of Iran’s nuclear facilities last Saturday evening. Instead, the strike appears to have wiped out Iran’s burgeoning nuclear program, which has put the Middle East and countries around the world at an extreme rate. It ended with a ceasefire between Iran and Israel as Trump took the victory lap to end the “12-day war.”
“This was a war that had been going on for years and destroyed the whole thing. middle eastbut it didn’t, and never did! God blesses Israel, God blesses Iran, God bless the Middle East, God blesses the United States, and God bless the world! ” Trump posted to The Truth Society last week.
Senate majority leaders John Tune, President Donald Trump, and House Speaker Mike Johnson. (Getty Images)
“One big and beautiful bill”
Republicans Washington, D.C. is focusing this week on passing “one big, beautiful bill” to land the lawmakers’ July 4th deadline on Trump’s desk for his signature. The Budget Settlement Bill, if passed, will advance Trump’s agenda on taxes, immigration, energy, defense and government bonds. The law is currently in front of the Senate.
Senate Republicans successfully carried the law against procedural hurdles late Saturday in a 51-49 party-affiliated vote after hours of negotiations. All Republicans are RN.C. , RN.C. , and Randpole, R-KY’s Randpole voted in favor of moving forward in the bill. Tillis announced on Sunday that he will not seek re-election in 2026 after defeating his Republican colleagues and president.
Schumer forces the Senate to read the entire “big and beautiful bill” in the Senate
Senate minority leader following procedural votes Chuck SchumerDn.Y., a store clerk on the Senate floor requested to read the entire version of Trump’s Megaville’s 940-page Senate GOP as a delayed tactic that stopped debate on the package in about 16 hours.
In the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, GOP lawmakers are working to pass one big beautiful bill. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Accountable Techniques)
Senator As the bill moves ahead of Friday’s deadline, it will have a 20-hour debate, divided equally between Democrats and Republicans. Senate Democrats are expected to use all their allocated time, while Senate Republicans will only use a portion of their time.
“Tonight we had a big Senate victory with the ‘Great, Big, Beautiful Bill’, but that wouldn’t have happened without the great work of Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson and Cynthia Ramis.”
“They are people who really love our country, along with all the other Republican patriots who voted for the bill. As President of the United States, I am proud of them all, and I work with them to grow our economy, steal our borders, fight for military/veterinarians, and ensure that the Medicaid system helps those who really need it.”
Our maps will be attacked by Iran. (Fox News)
Continuing discussion with Iran
The White House is expected to continue Discussion with Iran This week, after the US successfully carried out a military strike at the country’s three nuclear facilities last Saturday.
“That’s why Iran wants to meet. You know, their site has disappeared. Their extremely evil nuclear site,” Trump told the media last week.
Details relating to the reported discussions are vague and Iran denied participating in ongoing consultations, but the White House said the US is in close communication with Iranians and intermediaries.
“I spoke with Witkov this morning with our special envoys, and I can assure you that we continue to communicate closely with the Iranians and our intermediaries, Kataris, who was our incredible ally and partner throughout this effort. “And as I said, this regime has always been focused on diplomacy and peace, and we want to ensure that Iran can reach a place where it agrees to a non-existent civil nuclear programme.
“The President wants peace. He has always had it. And now we are on a diplomatic path with Iran. The President and his team continue to communicate with the Iranians, especially our Gulf and Arab partners,” she added.
The demonstrator holds a photo of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Alikhamenei in Tehran on June 14, 2025. (via Atta Kenare/AFP Getty Images)
Trump announced on June 21 that the US had successfully carried out a strike against Iran with a true social post where media leaks and speculations had not been made before that the attack was imminent. Unexpected social media posts followed by a brief Trump speech to the public, hours later, while the Secretary of Defense was caught in a lockdown Pete HegsesSecretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance.
“Some time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes at the Iranian regime’s three key nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan,” Trump told the White House in a speech to the country late on Saturday on the strike. “Everyone has heard their names for many years because they built this horribly destructive company. Our aim was to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities and to stop the nuclear threat posed by the terrorist sponsors of the world’s first state. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strike is an epic military success.”
The operation included the longest B-2 Spirit Bomber mission since 2001. Hegseth said the second-longest B-2 mission flew, causing the largest B-2 operational strike in US history.
Operation Midnight Hammer was halted after months of attempts to negotiate nuclear talks and then raised concerns that Iran was moving forward with nuclear programs, following Israel, which launched its first strike on June 12.
Smoke rises from the building after being targeted by an Israeli Army strike following an evacuation order for residents of Gaza city on March 22, 2025. (Photo by Jehad alshrafi/ap)
Trump floats a ceasefire in Gaza
While celebrating the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, while celebrating an independent US-brokered peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, Trump predicted the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza as the Hamas-Israel war has been ongoing since 2023.
Speaking to the media from an oval office on Friday, Trump called the situation in Gaza “bad,” but expressed optimism and could soon have a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
“I think it’s close. I just talked to some of the people involved,” the president said.
Fear of Gaza: Hamas offers bounties to kill us and local aid workers, the group says
Trump also tackled the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying, “You know, you’re supplying the area with a lot of money and lot of food because you have to, because you have to. Theoretically, we’re not involved in it, but people are dying.”
US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 4, 2025 at the entrance to the Washington White House.
“Try a contract in Gaza. Get hostages back!!! DJT” Trump posted on Truth Social early Sunday as he posted other messages related to the big beautiful bill.
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Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dahmer is scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C. this week and is expected to meet with his US counterparts to discuss the ceasefire agreement, the Associated Press reported.
Alex Miller and Peter Pinedo of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
