The US and Saudi Arabia near a historic security pact that would also outline a potential path to diplomatic ties between the kingdom and Israel bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

I love that a beekeeper saved a baseball game last night, threw out a first pitch, amped up the crowd, and did postgame interviews. Make him the MLB commissioner.

Elon Musk has upended a deal the White House saluted early last year to open Tesla’s chargers to other automakers, dealing a blow to President Joe Biden’s EV agenda. trib.al/pLcek1y

President Joe Biden desperately needs Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and faces an increasingly grim scenario if negotiations collapse bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Biden’s administration is taking a key step towards reclassifying weed as a less severe drug, though it remains unclear if the change will ultimately be enacted. (Confirming AP scoop)

Story with Tiffany Kary and Riley Ray Griffin:

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ICYMI: Trump's informal economic advisers are jockeying for influence + floating a wide range of ideas on the dollar, taxes, the Fed. It's infuriating top campaign aides + Trump has yet to sign off on them -- w/Saleha Mohsin, Catarina Saraiva: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

White House staffing news: Rob Friedlander is the new NEC chief of staff and Michael Kikukawa is being named a senior communications adviser.

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NEW: The White House is considering banning Russian uranium imports using executive power as legislative efforts stall.
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NEW: The TikTok divest-or-ban law has made the already daunting task of breaking through the app’s blackbox even more challenging for Joe Biden.

Hear from influencers on the frontlines + about Biden’s digital strategy: tinyurl.com/2r5an82n

Biden tells Howard Stern he will debate Trump:

'I am, somewhere. I don't know when. I'm happy to debate him'

.Douglas Emhoff spoke to Jewish leaders at Columbia this wk. Recgonized free speech rights but said hate speech & calls for violence against Jews is unacceptable, per WH official. He said no student should feel unsafe on campus & offered support on behalf of admin, per official

The US and 17 other nations pressed Hamas to release their citizens who are missing or held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in a bid to revive cease-fire talks bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Biden spent over an hour with Abigail.
'She played in the Oval Office. She crawled through the door in the resolute desk,' a senior administration official said. 'She went outside and was on the swing set and playing on the playground we have on the South Lawn.'

Biden asks building trades workers about when Trump suggested “injecting bleach” to cure Covid (4 yrs ago this week). “He missed it, it all went to his hair,” Biden jokes

Update:

The President will deliver remarks on H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental. These remarks in the State Dining Room will be open to pre-credentialed media.

EDT

10:50 AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental

Honorary starter and six time Masters Champion Jack Nicklaus reacts after hitting his tee shot on the 1st tee at Augusta National Golf Club.

VP Kamala Harris and the second gentleman at state dinner for Japan at the White House. via Hadriana Lowenkron

.⁦Kristi Yamaguchi⁩ at the White House state dinner.