President Donald Trump said the United States is in talks with an Iranian leader and claimed Iran is eager to reach a deal to end their escalating conflict, now in its fourth week. He extended by five days a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, a move that briefly calmed global markets. Oil prices fell and stocks rose after his comments, though Iranian officials denied that any negotiations had taken place.

In New York, two pilots were killed when an Air Canada regional jet collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport. Dozens of passengers and crew were hospitalized, most of whom were later released. Air traffic control recordings suggest confusion as the fire truck crossed the runway during an earlier emergency.

The Supreme Court signaled skepticism toward state laws that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day, a position long championed by Trump. A ruling expected by late June could force changes in more than a dozen states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Other developments included the deployment of federal immigration officers to airport security checkpoints during a partial government shutdown, the Pentagon’s decision to remove media offices after a judge restored press access for The New York Times, a civil jury’s nearly sixty million dollar sexual assault verdict against Bill Cosby, and new reporting on Israel’s use of hacked Iranian surveillance cameras to track and kill Iran’s supreme leader.