Today in One Sentence. The Trump administration removed about 760,000 people from Affordable Care Act coverage, claiming they were improperly enrolled or didn’t exist; Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran; Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins she “should not be here covering me”at the United Nations, days after banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House; Sen. John Curtis called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden; Trump renamed artificial intelligence “super intelligence” for U.S. government documents days after saying he’s creating an “AI Force”; 29% of American approve of Trump’s handling of foreign affairs; 55% of voters say Trump’s policies have hurt the economy; and 32% of American approve of the job Trump is doing – a record low.

1/ The Trump administration removed about 760,000 people from Affordable Care Act coverage, claiming they were improperly enrolled or didn’t exist. Another roughly 419,000 enrollees will face additional eligibility verification. JD Vance said that canceling their federal subsidies would save $2.2 billion. The administration also imposed a six-month moratorium on new insurance brokers selling ACA plans. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, meanwhile, said the enrollees facing additional verification had “something about their story that was a little bit different than what we expected from the 100 percent fraud story,” adding: “We’re giving them another chance.” (Associated Press / Washington Post / Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal / New York Times / The Hill)

2/ Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran, claiming that he faces “a big decision” between allowing Iran to “rebuild and create a far greater country” or doing it “quickly.” Hours later, however, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials held a “very good” and “very productive” three-hour meeting about ending the nearly seven-month war, and that another meeting was planned “in the very near future.” Iranian state television confirmed that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and that Iran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz included lifting the U.S. naval blockade, releasing frozen Iranian assets, and ending the war on all fronts. Trump later described Iran’s choice as “potential greatness or obliteration.” (Associated Press / New York Times / Washington Post / Bloomberg / NBC News / Wall Street Journal / Axios / CNN / Politico)

3/ Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins she “should not be here covering me”at the United Nations, days after banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. Collins was credentialed by the United Nations, and had asked about polling that shows two-thirds of Americans don’t think the U.S. is winning the war with Iran. Trump said he was “surprised” and claimed that the network had said it wouldn’t cover him. Collins, however, denied that, saying CNN “never said we were not going to cover the president.” CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued Trump and other administration officials Monday, alleging the White House ban violates the First Amendment and due process. (Deadline / Washington Post / CNBC / Axios / The Hill)

4/ Sen. John Curtis called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden. The Republican senator called for an investigation into whether presidential family relationships have been used for personal financial benefit after the disclosure that a Russian oligarch paid for Trump Jr.’s post-wedding celebrations in the Bahamas. Curtis also cited Trump Jr.’s cryptocurrency ventures, international real estate deals, prediction-market ties, and reported defense investments. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden, who previously testified for more than seven hours, said he’d testify again without a subpoena: “I’ll sit next to Don Jr. and testify any time, any place.” (Associated Press / Washington Post / Wall Street Journal / CNN / Axios / NBC News / CBS News / ABC News)

5/ Trump renamed artificial intelligence “super intelligence” for U.S. government documents days after saying he’s creating an “AI Force.” During his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump claimed “artificial” makes the technology “sound fake,” adding: “From this point forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the world’s, will be changed to use the much more accurate term ‘super’ as opposed to ‘artificial.’” It’s unclear when or how the change will be implemented. Trump also rejected efforts to slow AI development. “I’m not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution,” Trump said, while repeating his claim that AI safety warnings are a hoax. “We will only encourage super intelligence,” Trump added. (Axios / Washington Post / Reuters)

  • “The scientific, technical term is BS.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed an AI safety “notification mechanism” with China is just an open line of communication with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. (Politico)

poll/ 29% of American approve of Trump’s handling of foreign affairs, while 71% disapprove. 70% say the Iran war has hurt American interests, 76% say it hasn’t been worth the costs, and 78% say that he is not doing enough to end the war. (CNN)

poll/ 55% of voters say Trump’s policies have hurt the economy. 43% say their vote for Congress in the midterms is to signal opposition to Trump, while 27% say their vote will signal support for him. (NBC News)

poll/ 32% of American approve of the job Trump is doing – a record low – while 66% disapprove. Among Republicans, Trump’s approval rating dropped to 73% from 82% a week earlier. (Reuters)