Today's five.

A man who wrote a book criticizing his former boss is now pleading guilty to mishandling the classified material he put in it — which is quite a journey. John Bolton, indicted last year on 18 counts related to his diaries, reached a deal to plead guilty to a single count of retaining national defense information. The $2.25 million fine is real; the prison time, apparently, is not. He changed his plea from not guilty in October. The hearing is June 26. Of the original 18 counts, 17 are just gone.

A bipartisan House majority voted 215-208 to end the war in Iran, with four Republicans breaking ranks — which is the part Trump's team seems most upset about. The vote doesn't immediately stop anything; there are still hurdles before Congress can actually force the issue. But three months in, the strategic question nobody's answered is what winning looks like. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz closure has cut off roughly 20% of global oil supply, added $15 billion in costs to airlines, and helped finish off Spirit. The Bulwark asked how this ends. Nobody in the administration appears to have filed an answer.

The best way to deal with a concert that lost most of its performers is, apparently, to rebrand it as the "rally to end all rallies." Trump announced a June 24th event in Washington after the Great American State Fair's musical lineup collapsed — most artists dropped out or said they never agreed to perform in the first place. The Examiner covered the new performer announcements; the Independent Journal Review focused on what the event replaces. The 16-day America 250 festival on the National Mall is still scheduled. The rally is not the festival. The rally is better than the festival. Trump would like you to know that.

The Knicks are in the Finals for the first time at home since 1999, and apparently that's enough to get a president to Madison Square Garden. Trump confirmed Thursday he's attending at least one game — probably Game 3 — at the invitation of owner James Dolan, who has donated to his campaigns, a detail CBS noted and others didn't linger on. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was "thrilled" and vouched for Trump's Knicks credentials, citing draft appearances from the pre-politics era. Silver called it a chance to emphasize common ground. MSG has hosted stranger reunions.

Rick Scott wrote a letter to a Florida stadium authority asking them to cancel Kanye West concerts, which is a thing a U.S. senator spent time doing this week. The letter urges the Tampa Sports Authority to "carefully review" its decision to host West at Raymond James Stadium on June 26 and 28. Scott's argument rests on West's well-documented antisemitic remarks. The Sports Authority hasn't responded publicly. The shows are still on the calendar. Whether a federal senator has any actual leverage over a local stadium board is, generously, unclear.