Politics today is defined by sharp reversals and hard lines. President Trump has paused the U.S. naval escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz almost as soon as it began, betting that a brief halt could help seal a broader agreement with Iran even as he insists the blockade pressure remains and warns Tehran that failure to accept a deal will bring bombing “at a much higher level.” In Washington, another controversy is moving behind closed doors, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick facing House investigators over his reported ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Abroad, North Korea has taken a quieter but potentially historic step, rewriting its constitution to erase language about reunification with the South and formally define its own territory, underscoring a more permanent division on the peninsula. And in media and politics alike, the death of CNN founder Ted Turner at 87 marks the passing of a figure who transformed modern news itself.