Wheels off the MAGA bus collide with Iran talks and Capitol Hill chaos

Heather Cox Richardson argues that diplomacy and politics are spiraling: Trump’s claims of a sweeping Iran deal clash with Iranian officials, as the Strait of Hormuz tensions resurface, while domestic wrangling—Johnson’s weakness, a bipartisan push on Haitian TPS, renewed debates over FISA 702, and midterm redistricting—signals a fraught path to November, with polling showing waning support for Trump and Washington’s governance growing more chaotic.