Key Events (10)
President Trump celebrated NATO allies' commitment to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP during a summit in The Hague. Trump received significant praise from European leaders during the visit, positioning himself as a peacemaker on the global stage.
Trump publicly called for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's corruption trial to be cancelled, characterizing it as a 'witch hunt.' Netanyahu thanked Trump for the intervention, while critics accused the U.S. president of interfering in Israel's judicial system.
H&M's CEO Daniel Erveér reported that clothing prices are rising in the U.S. as Trump's tariffs take effect, citing a 'fast-moving situation' as the administration has changed tariff rules multiple times.
Trump administration officials, including National Security Advisor Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director, cited 'new intelligence' claiming that Iran's nuclear sites were 'destroyed' in recent U.S. strikes. This contradicts earlier leaked classified reports and raises concerns about intelligence being tailored to political narratives.
Trump's Justice Department sued the entire bench of Maryland federal judges over an order restricting deportations that requires a one-day legal review period before deportations can be carried out.
The Trump administration directed the State Department to end nearly all overseas pro-democracy programs, affecting nearly $1.3 billion in grants. Only two of the programs awarded under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor would be preserved.
Cancer experts warned that Trump administration plans to slash nearly $2.7 billion from the National Cancer Institute would result in more deaths from cancer due to reduced research spending.
Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin criticized her party for failing to act cohesively, saying Democrats have lost their 'alpha energy.' Her comments came after Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's surprise primary victory in New York City's mayoral race.
The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood by allowing them to block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid funds.
Kenneth Chesebro, an architect of the plan to use fake slates of pro-Trump electors to overturn the 2020 election, was permanently disbarred from practicing law in New York after previously being indefinitely barred from the profession.