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A judge blocked Trump administration officials from withholding $5 billion in EV charging infrastructure funds that were awarded to 14 states under Biden's national EV infrastructure scheme. Trump officials had ordered states not to spend the allocated funds.
NATO leaders agreed to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, with Trump hailing the move as a 'big win' for his long-standing push for increased European military spending. Trump reaffirmed his commitment to the military alliance at the summit.
Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth admitted doubts about the extent of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from recent U.S. strikes, with Trump calling intelligence 'inconclusive' while Hegseth described the harm as 'moderate to severe.' This contradicted Trump's earlier claims that Iran's nuclear capabilities were 'obliterated.'
A federal appeals court hearing for Trump official Emil Bove included allegations from a whistleblower that he had suggested prosecutors ignore judges' orders related to immigration. Bove denied the claims at the hearing.
Attorney General Pam Bondi denied awareness of reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents wore masks during raids to hide their identities, despite video evidence of the practice being presented at a hearing.
Iran's parliament approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), making it more difficult to verify the extent of damage inflicted on Iran's three key nuclear sites by U.S. and Israeli bombing.
The Trump administration is pushing nations around the world, including some at war, to accept expulsion of foreign nationals who are not citizens of those countries as part of its mass deportation program.
A federal court ruled that ABC unlawfully terminated journalist Antoinette Lattouf after an 'orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists.' Lattouf was taken off air three days into a five-day contract in December 2023 after sharing a Gaza-related post on social media.
A member of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisory panel withdrew over conflict of interest after a review revealed involvement in multiple private healthcare firms. A separate report noted policy chaos from the RFK Jr.-influenced CDC vaccine panel, with several newly appointed members critical of immunizations.
Trump said he may send additional Patriot missile systems to Ukraine during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit, though neither the White House nor Zelensky provided details about the encounter.