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President Trump extended a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely at the request of Pakistan's leaders, reversing his earlier threats to resume bombing. The U.S. military blockade of Iranian ports continues, and Iran maintains separate blockades, with Iranian forces seizing two ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid allegations of ceasefire breaches.
Virginia voters approved new congressional maps that could help Democrats win four additional House seats, though a Virginia court blocked the voter-approved maps one day later, leading the state attorney general to vow an appeal. The Democratic win represents a setback for Trump's earlier gerrymandering efforts.
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on 11 federal fraud charges related to payments made to informants in extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, with the indictment announced by DOJ official Todd Blanche.
The Trump administration is negotiating a deal to provide up to $500 million in federal loans to rescue Spirit Airlines, which is in its second bankruptcy in two years amid rising fuel costs from the Iran war.
RFK Jr., Trump's health secretary, faced intense Senate questioning over a measles outbreak and flu deaths. He claimed to have had nothing to do with the measles outbreak and stated his support for measles and MMR vaccines.
Trump's approval ratings slipped to the mid-30s according to Reuters-Ipsos, AP-NORC, and NBC polls, with voters expressing concerns about the economy, the Iran war, and immigration ahead of the midterms.
Pentagon announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his post, marking another departure of a top defense leader. This comes a week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Army's top officer.
Trump's FCC is weighing whether to require new ratings flags for television shows with trans or non-binary 'programming,' with a statement saying disclosure is needed for children's programs that include 'gender identity issues.'
An American Lung Association report warned that nearly half of U.S. children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, with the findings coming amid the Trump EPA's extensive rollback of environmental protections.
A federal immigration agent was charged with assault and criminal mischief in Colorado after video showed Nicholas Rice grabbing a woman by the hair, placing her in a chokehold, and shoving her to the ground.