The briefing for Sunday, June 14.

Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Sunday to finalize a deal aimed at ending the US-Iran conflict, according to regional officials familiar with the negotiations. President Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the agreement would be signed Sunday and the Strait of Hormuz would reopen immediately, though Iran's foreign ministry suggested it could take additional days. The deal would be signed electronically without an in-person ceremony.

The apparent breakthrough follows months of negotiations led by Pakistan and comes after Iran exchanged fire with the US and Israel earlier this week, threatening to rupture a fragile ceasefire in place since April 7. The war began February 28 with US and Israeli strikes across Iran and has killed thousands while virtually shutting down oil and natural gas shipments from the Persian Gulf. Under the current framework, the deal offers a 60-day period for technical discussions on thornier issues including Iran's nuclear program and frozen assets, but does not immediately resolve these disputes.

Separately, Iran's state television announced funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the war's opening attack, will be held July 4-9 in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad. Trump was expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz during the G7 summit starting Monday, with Britain and France expressing interest in assisting with demining operations. The closure of the waterway has rocked global markets, and its reopening would mark a significant step toward stabilizing the Middle East.

President Trump announced Saturday he will nominate James M. McDonald as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, replacing Jay Clayton who was tapped this week as director of national intelligence. McDonald, a former Assistant US Attorney in that office and current partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, is part of Trump's legal team handling the appeal of his Manhattan hush money conviction for concealing payments to Stormy Daniels.

If confirmed, McDonald would oversee one of the Justice Department's most prestigious prosecution offices, with a vast portfolio ranging from terrorism and espionage to securities fraud and public corruption. McDonald served as director of enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission during Trump's first term and was deputy associate counsel in the White House under George W. Bush. He was also part of the legal team that secured dismissal of fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after the Trump Justice Department dropped the Biden-era case.

The nomination raises questions about potential conflicts of interest given McDonald's ongoing representation of Trump in his criminal appeal. Clayton's nomination for intelligence chief came as Congress pressured Trump to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned as ODNI director last month, and following intense pushback over Trump's decision to name Bill Pulte as acting director.

Nara Organics recalled its organic baby formula sold at Target stores and online Saturday after three infants developed botulism in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington. The babies, aged 2 to 5 months, became ill in April and May after consuming Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered infant formula and were hospitalized for treatment with BabyBIG, the FDA-approved medication for infant botulism.

Infant botulism is a rare but serious illness affecting babies under age 1 when bacteria produce toxins in their immature digestive systems. Symptoms include constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelids, weak muscle tone, and difficulty swallowing or breathing. The condition requires immediate medical attention, and the sole treatment is BabyBIG, an IV medication made from blood plasma of people immunized against botulism.

The FDA said Nara Organics formula represents less than 1% of infant formula sold in the United States and the recall will not create supply shortages. The CDC urged anyone with the formula to stop using it immediately, photograph the can with lot number and use-by date visible, label it 'DO NOT USE,' and store it safely for at least a month while monitoring infants for symptoms. The formula is manufactured in Europe but sold only in the US.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Friday to restore National Park exhibits removed under an executive order banning displays that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living." US District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction finding these efforts amount to attempts "to rewrite the Nation's history with a white-out pen" and violate the First Amendment. The administration must also halt any additional changes and provide weekly status reports on restoration progress.

The order responds to a February lawsuit filed by conservation and historical organizations challenging National Park Service policies that forced staff to remove or censor dozens of exhibits about slavery and climate change. Changes included removing exhibits at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park about nine people enslaved under George Washington in the 1790s, a sign at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument showing a Pride flag, and labor history films at Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts.

Judge Kelley wrote that "under the guise of promoting American dignity, this Administration seeks to share a limited history by ordering the removal of all signs, displays, and interpretive exhibits at National Parks that do not align with its preferred narrative, thereby telling half-truths." The ruling was praised by the National Parks Conservation Association and Association of National Park Rangers, who argued the censorship violated the values these public spaces represent.

OpenAI received a subpoena from multiple state attorneys general as part of an investigation into user safety concerns, just days after filing for its highly anticipated initial public offering. The probe examines allegations that ChatGPT has encouraged users contemplating suicide or planning criminal acts, as well as concerns about the company's handling of health data and personal information.

The company recently faced lawsuits including one from a Canadian mother blaming ChatGPT for her daughter's suicide and another from Florida's attorney general after two shootings where alleged gunmen reportedly consulted the chatbot while planning attacks. OpenAI said its models repeatedly encouraged individuals to seek real-world support including mental health professionals, and the company has cooperated with law enforcement in both shooting cases.

OpenAI said it will respond to the inquiry "constructively" and highlighted existing safety measures including age prediction technology, parental controls, and safeguards directing users in crisis to real-world resources. The company emphasized that "today's ChatGPT includes a more protective experience for minors and people experiencing difficult situations." The probe comes as AI regulation becomes increasingly contentious, with rival Anthropic ordered Friday to shut down models over national security concerns.

Anthropic abruptly suspended its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models after US authorities raised security concerns just days following public release. The company said it must "abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance" with government directives, though national security authorities did not identify specific vulnerabilities.

According to Anthropic, the government believes it became aware of methods for "jailbreaking" Fable 5—bypassing software restrictions to access sensitive information or blocked features. The company reviewed a demonstration showing the technique could identify "a small number of previously known, minor vulnerabilities" that other publicly-available models can also discover. Before release, Anthropic had touted various safeguards to prevent cyber hacking and called the tool "too powerful to release."

The European Commission said the development underlines "Europe's need for technological sovereignty" and is assessing the situation. Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London warned the restrictions could limit safe testing and international collaboration, noting the UK's AI Security Institute found the model could exploit defenses 73% of the time. Anthropic is separately suing the Pentagon after the Defense Department labeled it a "supply chain risk"—the first US company to receive such designation.