--- title: Morning Must Reads: July15 description: The Iran nuclear agreement has ignited a firestorm of controversy in Washington, largely along party lines, but its future appears clear: it is more than... canonical: https://time.com/3958455/morning-must-reads-july-15-2/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-15T11:57:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T19:55:54.395Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: July15 og:description: The Iran nuclear agreement has ignited a firestorm of controversy in Washington, largely along party lines, but its future appears clear: it is more than... og:url: https://time.com/3958455/morning-must-reads-july-15-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: July15 twitter:description: The Iran nuclear agreement has ignited a firestorm of controversy in Washington, largely along party lines, but its future appears clear: it is more than... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: July 15 (15 Jul 2015) by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jul 15, 2015 11:57 AM UTC  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jul 15, 2015 11:57 AM UTC The Iran nuclear agreement has ignited a firestorm of controversy in Washington, largely along party lines, but its future appears clear: it is more than likely to take effect, as Republicans in Congress don’t have the votes to override a presidential veto of a bill to kill the deal. GOP presidential candidates spent most of Tuesday criticizing the agreement and one-upping each other on their rhetoric about the dangers it poses for America and its allies. Democrats, including **Hillary Clinton**, celebrated the agreement, but took care to note that it does not end the challenges from Iran. **Donald Trump** has risen to the top of some Republican primary polling, but his campaign and business career are intertwined. Former Maryland Gov. **Martin O’Malley** pushed for sweeping new protections for those in the U.S. illegally Tuesday, going further than either President **Barack Obama** or Clinton has in calling for reform. And today will see a flood of campaign finance report filings with the Federal Election Commission, providing the first glimpses at the inner-workings of the 2016 presidential campaigns. Here are your must-reads: **Must Reads** [What to Know About the Iran Nuclear Deal ](http://time.com/3957305/iran-nuclear-deal-obama/?xid=newsletter-brief)TIME’s Michael Scherer breaks it down [Obama’s Leap of Faith on Iran ](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-us.html?emc=edit%5Fth%5F20150715&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=55003713)The deal is a gamble that the relationship with Iran can be reset over the terms of the deal \[New York Times\] [For Donald Trump, Business is Politics ](http://time.com/3957783/donald-trump-real-estate-campaign/)At his Virginia winery, Trump \[TIME\] [Martin O’Malley Pledges to Go Further Than Obama on Immigration ](http://time.com/3957649/martin-omalley-immigration/)The Democratic long-shot has a new policy proposal, TIME’s Sam Frizell reports [Groups Backed by Secret Donors Take the Lead in Shaping 2016 Elections ](http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/groups-backed-by-secret-donors-take-the-lead-in-shaping-2016-elections/2015/07/14/e56a2572-2a3e-11e5-a5ea-cf74396e59ec%5Fstory.html)Non-profit groups that operate to back candidates \[Washington Post\] [Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton ](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/magazine/re-re-re-reintroducing-hillary-clinton.html?nlid=55003713)The unending battle to show the “real Hillary” \[New York Times Magazine\] [Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Pitch: Obama, But Better ](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clintons-2016-pitch-obama-but-better-120120.html#ixzz3fwZda7A0)Embracing and refining her 2008 rival’s policies \[Politico\] **Sound Off** “I have had a lifelong commitment to the Scouts and support the previous membership policy because it protected children and advanced Scout values.” — Wisconsin Gov. [Scott Walker](http://www.ijreview.com/2015/07/368322-scott-walker-none-pleased-boy-scouts-expected-change-policy/) to IJReview on the Boy Scouts of America’s National Executive Committee vote last week to overturn a ban on gay adults serving as troop leaders. “Sometimes it helps to have a terrible reputation.” — [Donald Trump](http://time.com/3957783/donald-trump-real-estate-campaign/) on his record as a negotiator proceeding him. **Bits and Bites** [Iran Nuclear Deal Ignites Fierce Debate](http://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-nuclear-deal-ignites-fierce-debate-1436915812) \[Wall Street Journal\] [Why a Plan to Give You More Cell Phone Options Could Backfire](http://time.com/3957939/fcc-airwaves-auction/) \[Center for Public Integrity\] [Republican Presidential Contenders Slam Planned Parenthood Over Video](http://time.com/3958197/planned-parenthood-republican-video-candidates/) \[TIME\] [Bernie Sanders gets his say on Clinton’s day in Capitol](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/eddca299823549c5a2f7ea7a90e4e476/bernie-sanders-gets-his-say-clintons-day-capitol) \[Associated Press\] [GOP Congresswomen Have Some Advice for Their Party’s 2016 Candidates](http://time.com/3958099/republican-congresswomen-2016/) \[TIME\] [Outfoxed: Voters Forum to be first for GOP](http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150715/NEWS0605/150719512) \[Union Leader\] [Mitt Romney aides joining Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign](http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/07/14/mitt-romney-aides-joining-jeb-bush-campaign/bL6GWBJcysVNipzW7Xzn3L/story.html) \[Boston Globe\] [Christian Employers Dealt Setback on Birth-Control Cases](http://www.wsj.com/articles/christian-employers-dealt-setback-on-birth-control-cases-1436908738) \[Wall Street Journal\] [Charleston massacre, flag debate put Haley in 2016 spotlight](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b5dc7baa2b014050863aa78b38a9b0a7/charleston-massacre-flag-debate-put-haley-2016-spotlight) \[Associated Press\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3958455/morning-must-reads-july-15-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3958455/morning-must-reads-july-15-2/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: July 15 (15 Jul 2015)","datePublished":"2015-07-15T11:57:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:55:54.395Z","description":"The Iran nuclear agreement has ignited a firestorm of controversy in Washington, largely along party lines, but its future appears clear: it is more than...","url":"https://time.com/3958455/morning-must-reads-july-15-2/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zeke Miller","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3958455/morning-must-reads-july-15-2/","name":"Morning Must Reads: July 15 (15 Jul 2015)"}}]}] ```