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US and Iranian negotiators held nuclear talks in Geneva with Omani mediation, with both sides claiming progress but no deal reached. The Omani foreign minister said talks would reconvene next week in Vienna, though both sides remain far apart on uranium enrichment issues.
FBI Director Kash Patel fired FBI officials linked to the Trump documents case investigation at Mar-a-Lago. The dismissals followed revelations that the FBI had subpoenaed records of Patel and Susie Wiles before Trump's return to office.
The Trump administration withheld $259 million in Medicaid funds from Minnesota, with Vice President JD Vance stating the move was part of a 'war on fraud.' Minnesota Governor Tim Walz disputed this, saying the withholding 'has nothing to do with fraud.'
A federal judge in Oregon rejected the Trump administration's bid to overturn a Biden-era agreement protecting endangered salmon populations from hydropower dams. The ruling sided with environmental protections over the administration's preferred energy policies.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met unannounced with President Trump to discuss a 12,000-unit housing project. The meeting resulted in the apparent release of Columbia student Ellie Aghayeva, who had been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents at a residence hall.
According to recently released Epstein files, an unsubstantiated claim stated that Trump abused a minor. The Department of Justice did not release accompanying FBI memos when millions of pages of files were uploaded beginning in December.
Cuban border guards killed four heavily armed exiles who attacked from a US-registered speedboat, a rare clash between the two nations. Cuba vowed to defend itself against what it characterized as 'terrorist aggression' as tensions escalate amid the US oil embargo.
The Department of Homeland Security awarded a $250,000 contract to a Trump-aligned consulting firm with ties to Corey Lewandowski after demanding partisan loyalty. The selection represented a departure from standard federal procurement guidelines.
Kansas revoked driver's licenses from transgender residents as part of a law requiring IDs to match 'sex at birth.' The law also includes a bathroom ban provision for transgender people in public buildings.
First Lady Melania Trump is scheduled to lead a UN Security Council session on 'children, technology and education in conflict' in New York next month. The appointment marks a significant diplomatic role for the First Lady.