Donald Trump drove the day’s political agenda on several fronts, complicating Middle East diplomacy by declaring that any U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal will hinge on Riyadh normalizing relations with Israel and joining the Abraham Accords. The move inserts a major new condition into what had been touted as a landmark agreement and collides with Saudi insistence that progress toward Palestinian statehood come first. At home, Congress again signaled unease with Trump’s foreign policy, as the House narrowly passed a war powers resolution aimed at restricting further military action against Iran, even as the Senate blocked a similar effort. Republicans also escalated another long-running battle: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department over alleged false statements to Congress. In Britain, the political mood was more practical, with ministers announcing a 20% business rates cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues.