Cage Fighting Held on White House South Lawn Before Trump Travels to G7

Cage fighting took place on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday to mark President Trump's birthday or the 250th anniversary of the United States. Fighters warmed up in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and some emerged from the Oval Office for their bouts. Law enforcement agencies thwarted a plot to attack the event with drones.

President Trump arrived in the French Alps on Monday to meet fellow world leaders at the G7 summit. A deal had been reached with Iran about the next phase of talks prior to his arrival. A memorandum of understanding was electronically signed on Sunday to extend the ceasefire with Iran and set a course for 60 days of negotiations to end the war completely.

G7 leaders worked to put Ukraine back on the agenda and obtained President Trump's sign-off on a new push for peace in Ukraine. The text of the MOU with Iran was released during the week of the G7 summit. " He returned to the White House on Thursday for a Medal of Honor ceremony.

President Trump posted on social media on Wednesday that he was delaying Jay Clayton's nomination to become director of national intelligence, hours before the scheduled confirmation hearing. He stated he would not approve the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless the SAVE America Act, mandating photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote, was included.

Vice President JD Vance stated that consumers were already seeing benefits from the Iran deal, with gas prices falling and oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

Vice President JD Vance confirmed he would be leading the next phase of negotiations with Iran, slated to start Friday in Switzerland. A pool of reporters scheduled to travel with Vice President JD Vance to Switzerland was told on Thursday evening that they would not be flying that night. President Trump is scheduled to spend the weekend at Camp David.