Jonathan Swan

President Donald Trump said that the United States and Iran would sign a peace deal Sunday, though Iran's Foreign Ministry publicly cautioned that the timeline could be slower.

President Trump said it would be signed on Sunday, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry cautioned that the timeline could be slower.

The deal was expected to halt fighting for 60 days, open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports. But it would leave the thorniest nuclear issues for another day.

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Iran declared Sunday that they would cease hostilities for the next 60 days, the first major agreement between

Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants.

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan The New York Times Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree

The vice president delivered a rebuke to Israeli critics of the agreement, warning them not to alienate their most important ally, as the administration sought to rebut mounting criticism of the deal.

The vice president said that the United States was the only powerful ally Israel had left and noted that two-thirds of the weapons that protected Israel were paid for by U.S. tax dollars.

Publicly and behind the scenes, the president continues to try to impose his own views of American history and culture, presenting an ongoing challenge to Lonnie Bunch, the institution’s leader.

Coming from the leader of almost any other major museum, the comments made around the celebration of America's 250th anniversary by Lonnie Bunch