Today's five.

The U.S. just handed Saudi Arabia nuclear options it spent years insisting Iran could never have, which is either a masterstroke of diplomacy or a spectacular own goal — possibly both. The deal, announced Wednesday, allows for uranium enrichment in the kingdom and skips the usual precondition of Saudi-Israeli normalization. Then, the next day, Trump posted that normalization is actually required. Time led with the landmark agreement; BBC led with what America gave up to get it. Congress can still block it. Saudi Arabia hasn't said much. The Iran nuclear talks, meanwhile, are ongoing.

A federal judge didn't even have to rule — the DOJ just folded. The Justice Department withdrew subpoenas against three New York Times reporters Thursday, mid-hearing, after Judge Arun Subramanian made clear he found the government's legal work sloppy and its case unpersuasive. The subpoenas were targeting journalists who reported security vulnerabilities in Trump's Qatar-donated Air Force One jet. The Las Vegas Review-Journal noted the DOJ explicitly admitted legal errors. The judge pointed out that subpoenaing reporters is supposed to be a last resort — a requirement the government apparently hadn't bothered to meet first.

A billionaire handed the President of the United States a World Series ring and the president said "wow, ooh, that looks good" — and honestly, that's the whole story. The LA Dodgers made their White House visit Thursday to mark back-to-back championships, and the main takeaway depends entirely on which outlet you read: Washington Examiner led with the baseball legacy; The Daily Beast led with the jewelry. Trump praised the team's "historic journey." The Dodgers got their ceremony. Mark Walter got a photo with the president. Nobody left empty-handed.

Congressional primaries are where democracy is most honest about itself: a handful of people in a community center deciding who gets to lose in November, or occasionally win something real. The District 24 candidates made their case to Little Haiti voters on Wednesday, which means the neighborhood got a moment of attention it likely earned by being a swing-worthy demographic. NBC 6 covered it. No other outlets apparently found it worth the drive. Local races are where the actual texture of representation gets decided, which is exactly why nobody outside the district is watching.

Describing your own vote as "a waste of time" is a bold way to govern, but here we are. Tampa City Council blocked a state review of the Rays stadium district plan — a procedural step that apparently wasn't worth taking. The twist: the land-use process they stopped runs separately from the actual financing negotiations, which are still ongoing. So the project isn't dead. It's just doing two things at once and the Council opted out of one of them. Whether that matters depends on which process ends up mattering.