Conversations with Coleman

You can’t understand the war underway in the Middle East unless you understand Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Thankfully, Coleman Hughes’ next guest is an expert on exactly that. On the latest episode of Conversations with Coleman, he talks to Mark Dubowitz, an expert on Iran’s nuclear program who breaks down the science and history fueling the conflict—and offers essential intel on what comes next.

• More than five million people joined “No Kings” protests across the United States on Saturday in opposition to the Trump administration. While many demonstrations remained peaceful, a rally in Portland, Oregon, exploded into a full-blown riot at a local ICE facility, where three were arrested as demonstrators reportedly tried to force entry into the building.

• Top Democrats attended the lavish Hamptons wedding of Huma Abedin, former aide to Hillary Clinton, and Alex Soros, the son of Democratic megadonor George Soros, this weekend. The ceremony was a who’s who of liberal royalty—guests included Bill and Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and Nancy Pelosi.

• Flash flooding devastated parts of West Virginia this weekend, killing at least five. Rescue teams are still searching for three people reported missing, Governor Patrick Morrisey said yesterday.

• The G7 summit kicked off yesterday in Alberta, Canada, bringing together seven of the world’s most powerful leaders. At the top of the agenda: trade tensions, the war in Ukraine, and the Israel-Iran conflict.

• Oil, gold, and the U.S. dollar have jumped in price as investors brace for the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict. “Volatility is here to stay and markets have not adjusted for the geopolitics question marks yet,” one analyst told Semafor.

• The Trump administration has scaled back its deportation strategy by pausing raids on hotels, farms, meatpacking plants, and restaurants. Trump had signaled the change last week when he conceded that his administration’s approach was hurting the farming and hotel industries.

• Law enforcement officials recaptured two of the four men who escaped a New Jersey ICE detention center last week following what the city’s mayor called an “uprising.” The other two men remain at large.

• J.J. Spaun won the U.S. Open, the penultimate golf major of the year, yesterday after heavy rain disrupted the tournament at the Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh. Spaun, who secured his victory with an astonishing 64-foot putt on the 18th, will receive $4.3 million in prize money.