Key Events (10)
The Trump administration conducted a military attack on Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, who appeared in US court and pleaded not guilty. The operation sparked global condemnation, with Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain denouncing it as a 'crime of aggression' at a UN meeting.
Trump administration officials, including Stephen Miller, stated that military force remains 'always an option' for acquiring Greenland, with Secretary of State Rubio informing lawmakers of plans to purchase the territory. Denmark's Prime Minister and Greenland's leaders rejected the assertions, with the Danish PM warning a US attack would end NATO.
Trump officials filed lawsuits against California cities Petaluma and Morgan Hill over laws restricting fossil fuel use, continuing the administration's attack on state environmental policies.
The Trump administration escalated immigration enforcement in Minnesota by deploying an additional 2,000 ICE and homeland security agents to target immigrant populations in the state.
On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack, Democrats held a hearing examining its impact while Republicans remained largely silent. Trump has continued to promote conspiracy theories denying the election integrity, which could affect this year's midterms.
The Trump administration agreed to be exempted from the OECD's global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals, watering down a landmark 2021 agreement that had set a minimum global corporate tax rate of 15%.
Wyoming's Supreme Court struck down near-total abortion bans in a 4-1 ruling, determining that laws including restrictions on abortion pills violated a state constitutional amendment protecting healthcare choices.
The death of Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa at age 65 reduced the House Republican majority to 218-213, further tightening GOP control for passing bills in Congress.
UK and France signed a trilateral declaration of intent after a 'coalition of the willing' summit in Paris committing to deploy troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire agreement, with plans to establish military hubs.
An appeals court upheld a lower court's April judgment prohibiting the Trump administration from drastically cutting funding to the National Institutes of Health, blocking proposed medical research funding cuts.