President Donald Trump meets with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran. Days after insisting that a settlement was “largely negotiated,” he may find closing his war of choice to be unsatisfactory, putting off many critical issues to be resolved later. The Trump-endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn. The scandal-plagued Republican now faces Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in November, with control of the Senate an open question. And the 79-year-old president emerged from another medical exam saying “Everything checked out PERFECTLY,” dismissing concerns about his age and stamina.

President Donald Trump has again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba. The renewed threat Thursday takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro. Trump said previous U.S. presidents have considered intervening in Cuba for decades, but that “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters separately that the Trump administration wants to resolve differences with Cuba peacefully, but is doubtful the U.S. can reach a diplomatic resolution with the island’s current government. The Castro indictment has led many to believe that the administration is following the same playbook it did when it ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.