News Summary at 2:50 p.m. EDT

The latest AP news briefing at 2:50 p.m. EDT covered several developments. In Washington, President Donald Trump said he may withdraw and delay Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination unless GOP senators seeking concessions from the top prosecutor leave office. He said he would keep Blanche as acting attorney general until Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave next year and referenced written assurances tied to an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” related to a lawsuit involving the IRS. In Cairo, the U.S. and Iran traded missile barrages, while Jordan intercepted missiles and Kuwait reported a strike in northern Kuwait that killed one. A new AP-NORC poll found about two-thirds of U.S. adults say the Iran war hasn’t been worth fighting, and another report described widening Middle East fronts.