Trump holds cabinet meeting at the White House as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain; defense secretary says troops to surge in nation’s capital this summer

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The American Bar Association (ABA) is feeling mounting pressure from the Trump administration and conservatives. As the group hopes to hang onto its national status, it’s moving closer to rolling back a key diversity initiative.

The reported draft agreement said Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for the United States’ lifting its naval blockade.

As the U.S. and Iran keep up the bluster but appear ready to de-escalate, Israel expands deadly attacks on the complex war's other front in Lebanon.

Along with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, events include a national observance in the Memorial Amphitheater.