Key Events (10)
The United States and Israel launched ongoing military attacks on Iran, including strikes on oil infrastructure and targeting Iranian nuclear scientists. President Trump called Iranian leaders 'deranged scumbags' and made statements about threats to Iran's football team, though he later softened rhetoric about encouraging Iranian protesters to take over their government.
A survey found that seven in 10 Americans reported that Trump tariffs have cost them more money, with negative economic impacts felt across party lines. The Trump administration temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil amid the Iran conflict, drawing criticism from European leaders.
The Senate again failed to pass homeland security funding, with a vote of 51-46 as the partial government shutdown approached one month in duration. Democratic Senator John Fetterman broke with his party to support reopening the department.
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump administration demands for seven years of student application race data from colleges, after Democratic attorneys general sued to overturn the policy.
A federal judge blocked the Trump Justice Department from subpoenaing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with the judge criticizing the case for appearing to be motivated by the president's desire for vengeance.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed that his government is conducting talks with Trump officials aimed at 'finding solutions to the bilateral differences' between the countries amid the ongoing U.S. blockade.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revoked the visa of Trump adviser Darren Beattie in retaliation for the U.S. denying a visa to Brazil's health minister. Beattie had planned to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro and his son.
A UN human rights panel stated that Trump's 'racist hate speech' and migration crackdowns violate human rights, expressing concern over the 'dehumanising language' used by the president and U.S. political leaders to target migrants.
A suspect in a Michigan synagogue attack, identified as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, was killed after ramming a vehicle into the building. The FBI is treating the incident as a targeted act against the Jewish community, and the suspect had reportedly lost family members in an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon.
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration order to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals, stating the administration had been unprepared to defend the order in court.