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A federal judge in Virginia extended a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund,' which was created to compensate alleged victims of a weaponized government. The ruling prevents the administration from operating the settlement fund.
A federal judge denied the Kennedy Center's request to pause a ruling requiring President Trump's name be removed from the building's exterior. An appeals panel also denied a last-ditch effort to halt the deadline, allowing the name removal to proceed as ordered.
Trump claimed the U.S. and Iran are on the verge of signing a peace deal that could be finalized within days, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and include negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. However, Iranian leadership has not confirmed the claim, and conflicting statements from both sides suggest negotiations remain uncertain.
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire as SpaceX completed its IPO with a valuation of $2.1 trillion, raising $75 billion in what analysts describe as the largest stock debut ever. The company plans to use the funds to support its Mars exploration mission.
The Trump administration suspended federal funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, citing misspending among its concerns. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass warned that the action could result in loss of life as homeless services face disruption.
Trump requested Congress to symbolically expunge his two impeachments from the historical record. The president, the first in U.S. history to be impeached twice, was impeached over abuse of power and incitement of insurrection.
A federal judge in Washington denied a lawsuit challenging a UFC event scheduled at the White House on Trump's birthday, finding the legal challenge arrived too late and failed to demonstrate irreversible harm. The UFC Freedom 250 event is set to proceed as planned.
The Trump administration issued waivers allowing border wall construction in Big Bend National Park in Texas, circumventing environmental protection laws. Environmental groups and local stakeholders protested the move despite declining border crossings.
The FBI conducted a raid on the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a voting rights group engaged in voter registration work, seizing phones and laptops. The action has raised concerns among voting rights advocates about potential pre-midterm government crackdowns.
The Trump administration released a cache of previously classified government records containing UFO footage and videos, including footage of colorful orb-like objects flying across the sky in seemingly impossible ways. The disclosure was intended to shed light on the government's examination of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).