Watchdog Group Skeptical of Vows to End Trump Administration’s $1.8 Billion Fund NYT - Top Stories By: Alan Feuer 9 June 2026 at 17:39 The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up. © Eric Lee for The New York TimesThe Justice Department has promised both in writing and in sworn testimony that it will not proceed with the plan.
Trump Defends Compensation Fund and Iran War in ‘Meet the Press’ Interview NYT - Top Stories By: Katie Rogers 7 June 2026 at 21:19 In a lengthy interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president again vowed that gas prices would go down when the war in Iran ends. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesPresident Trump speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Friday.