Live updates: White House pushes back as California officials fume over Trump’s Iran remark

President Trump is facing fierce backlash from California officials after suggesting Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego during a campaign rally speech Monday night in Nebraska.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) blasted the rhetoric as “deranged and dangerous.”

Trump’s Rapid Response account clarified his comments on X : “He was saying the U.S. is fighting to STOP Iran from having the ability to take out LA and San Diego with a nuclear weapon — which they would if they had the chance.”

Trump on Tuesday is set to visit Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore to speak at an event hosted by defense technology company Anduril Industries.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Monday there is “no clear path forward” to pass legislation to make daylight saving time year-round despite the push from Trump .

A flurry of midterm election debates also happens this week, with Maine Senate candidates and Iowa gubernatorial hopefuls among those taking the stage Tuesday night.

A federal appeals court in Boston will hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by groups against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule . The lawsuit is led by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups.

The number of recommended diseases to be vaccinated against dropped from 18 to 11 in January. A district court judge initially ruled in their favor and temporarily blocked the changes.