Trump May Meet With Defense Industry Leaders Amid Munitions Supply Concerns: NBCPresident Donald Trump may soon meet with the leaders of some of the biggest defense companies amid concerns about the United States’ dwindling munitions supply, according to NBC News, which cited two anonymous sources familiar with the details of the gathering. Reuters similarly reported that the White House was set to hold a meeting with defense executives, citing anonymous sources. Trump is expected to press the leaders of these firms to ramp up weapons production as U.S. stockpiles have thinned, the sources told NBC. In April, The New York Times reported that the war in Iran had significantly depleted the U.S. military’s global munitions supply and left commands in Asia and Europe less prepared to face possible adversaries.The White House, meanwhile, sought to push back on aspects of the report. One White House official told NBC News that there was no meeting with defense leaders on the president’s schedule “at this time,” while a spokesperson claimed the U.S. had sufficient munitions “to serve all of President Trump’s strategic goals and beyond.”Read more from NBC News: Latest Live UpdatesTrump Was Furious Over Rare Iowa Electoral Setback: ReportPresident Donald Trump was furious over the defeat of Rep. Randy Feenstra, the candidate he endorsed in last week's Iowa GOP primary, according to Politico's Playbook."He's really angry about this Iowa endorsement — like really, really angry," one unnamed source told the outlet. "He's really angry that his consultants and people pushed him to do that."The result marked a rare electoral setback for the president, temporarily ending his streak of winning endorsements in Republican primaries.Ukraine Conflict Has Now Surpassed The Length Of World War IThe Ukraine war reached a grim milestone on Thursday, surpassing the length of World War I, The New York Times says.The war began on Feb. 24, 2022, with Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor and has continued to rage on with no end in sight as efforts to strike a peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv have stalled.A recent poll showed that nearly half of Ukrainians believe the war will end in 2027, which would mean the conflict could also outlast World War II, The Times noted.Read more at The New York Times.Bill Pulte Looked To Have Tulsi Gabbard Leave Her Job Earlier Than Planned: ReportBill Pulte, President Donald Trump's controversial pick to serve as acting director of national intelligence, called outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday and told her it was her last day serving in the position, according to Axios.Gabbard questioned Pulte's statement given she was planning to leave the office at the end of the month and told Pulte she would have to hear that from the White House or Trump himself, according to the report.Gabbard spoke to Trump later that day. The president did not request her immediate resignation and asked for her preferred departure date. Gabbard said June 19, per Axios.Following their call, Trump posted a Truth Social message announcing her new departure date.Trump's decision to appoint Pulte to one of the nation’s top intelligence posts has garnered criticism due to his lack of experience in the intelligence community.Read more at Axios:Knicks Complete Record Rally From 29 Points Down And Beat Spurs 107-106 For 3-1 NBA Finals LeadThe New York Knicks made a record comeback from 29 points down and moved to the brink of their first championship since 1973 by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 on Wednesday night.OG Anunoby tipped in the miss of Jalen Brunson’s long 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds remaining to complete the rally, giving the Knicks a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and three chances to win the title.Read more at The Associated Press:Iran Seeks Funds As U.S. Talks Edge To Interim Deal: ReutersEfforts to reach a preliminary deal between Iran and the U.S. have intensified, three Iranian sources and a European official told Reuters on Thursday, despite strikes launched by both sides, as they discuss a mechanism over releasing frozen Iranian funds.The sources said Iran and the United States were still exchanging messages over details of a memorandum of understanding amid the ongoing confrontation between Tehran and Washington.The Iranian sources said a political understanding had been reached, but some issues remained to be discussed in detail, including a mechanism for the release of tens of billions of dollars of Iranian oil revenues frozen in foreign banks."Iran wants $6 billion to $12 billion of its frozen funds to be released to Tehran, while Washington wants to release funds in stages for humanitarian goods and rejects returning funds to Iran outright," said one of the Iranian sources.For its own survival, the clerical establishment's priority is not a comprehensive settlement but a framework that can restore minimum breathing space for the establishment by unlocking its frozen assets and ending the war, the Iranian sources said.U.S. Launches Second Day Of Strikes On Iran And Tehran Fires Back At Gulf States And JordanThe United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations, and Iran responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.Read more at The Associated Press:NYT Analysis Suggests U.S. Strikes Hit Drinking Water Facility In IranA New York Times analysis of a satellite image and videos suggests that U.S. strikes hit a drinking-water facility in Iran early Wednesday, an act that could constitute a war crime if the military deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure.In its analysis, The Times found that strikes had destroyed what appeared to be a drinking-water facility near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday morning. Around that same time, U.S. Central Command said on X that U.S. forces "struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz with precision munitions from U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter jets."The Times noted that a photo taken of fragments purportedly recovered from the site, and shared by a semiofficial Iranian news agency, indicated that they were consistent with a precision-guided glide bomb. The damage to a neighboring building was also consistent with the same bomb.It was unclear if the U.S. military intentionally hit the facility or knew what it was, The Times said. Iranian state media also reported Wednesday that U.S. strikes had damaged water facilities, disrupting supplies for thousands of people. A U.S. Central Command spokesperson told The Times he knew about reports of damage at the facility but didn’t elaborate further. The Pentagon and Central Command did not immediately respond to a HuffPost request for comment. Read more from The Times: $60 Million And 7+ Federal Agencies Required To Stage Trump's UFC Fight At White HousePresident Donald Trump’s planned UFC fight on the White House’s South Lawn has required a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and at least $60 million, according to a legal filing that offers a glimpse into the preparations.The event is part of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, and is scheduled for the weekend with the main attraction — seven mixed martial arts matches — on Sunday.Read more from The Associated Press:Judge Declines To Block $1.8 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'A federal judge on Wednesday issued a warning to the Trump administration after the Justice Department said it would not proceed with the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” according to multiple reports.Although the controversial fund could have compensated Capitol riot defendants, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said last week that it was “not moving forward.” However, President Donald Trump seemed to indicate the opposite on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”“I give the Justice Department this warning: Don’t play possum with me,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said Wednesday.Read more at Politico: Abbott Proposes Regulations On Texas' Booming Data Center IndustryTexas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday proposed new regulations aimed at protecting residents from the rising energy costs and environmental damage caused by the construction of data centers in the state.“Data centers must operate in ways that reduce costs for residential electricity customers, do not drain water needed for our communities, and take into consideration the needs of our neighborhoods,” Abbott said in a statement.There's been a surge in artificial intelligence data centers constructed in Texas, which Abbott has pushed to make "the epicenter of AI development" despite concerns from residents impacted by the energy-intensive facilities. In a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Abbott directed that data centers must fully fund the costs of electric infrastructure and cannot pass them onto residents. He also directed them to take action to reduce residential ratepayers’ transmission costs by July 31.In his letter, Abbott also asked that the two organizations submit a memorandum to his office by July 17 identifying additional ways they can safeguard residential and small business ratepayers. The governor said he plans to work with the state's lawmakers to pass legislation that impose the regulations, including requiring data centers to use water-efficient cooling systems. See All Updates