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Vice President JD Vance announced that Iran has agreed to allow UN nuclear inspectors to return to the country as part of ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland. Iran also agreed to measures including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and accepting U.S. sanctions relief on oil exports.
President Trump made threatening statements toward Iran, including warnings that Iran 'won't have a country' if it closes the Strait of Hormuz, despite Vice President Vance's concurrent efforts to negotiate a nuclear deal in Switzerland.
Abelardo de la Espriella, a Trump-endorsed lawyer and far-right candidate, won Colombia's razor-tight presidential runoff election, narrowly defeating his leftist opponent who alleged vote-counting irregularities. De la Espriella has vowed to wage war against drug traffickers.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation after weeks of internal party turmoil and pressure from Labour colleagues, particularly following Andy Burnham's parliamentary election victory. Starmer served as PM for less than two years following Labour's historic 2024 election landslide.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan housing affordability bill aimed at boosting housing supply and preventing investors from buying up homes. The bill, called the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, now heads to the House for consideration.
A federal judge blocked Trump administration subpoenas targeting Minnesota Democratic officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, that were related to immigration operations. The judge ruled the subpoenas were issued for unlawful reasons.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's provision of federal citizenship data to states for voter roll purging violated federal laws prohibiting disclosure of such information.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan died at age 100 from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Greenspan served as Fed chair for 18.5 years and presided over the U.S. economic boom, though his reputation was reassessed following the 2008 financial crisis.
President Trump claimed that 'vandals' were responsible for algae blooms and peeling paint on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, rejecting responsibility for problems with his $14-16 million renovation project. He ordered the pool to be drained again for further repairs.
The Trump administration's Interior Department proposed to relax regulations governing oil and gas drilling on public lands, lowering costs and weakening environmental protections for fossil fuel companies operating on federal property.