Key Events (10)
Trump threatened to 'blow up' Iran's South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar facilities, escalating military rhetoric in the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated there is no timeframe for ending the conflict and suggested Thursday would bring the 'largest strike package yet.'
Israel's strike on Iran's South Pars gasfield exposed rifts with the US, with Trump claiming he did not know about the attack and told Netanyahu not to proceed. Oman's foreign minister claimed Israel convinced Trump into making a 'grave miscalculation' by waging war on Iran.
The Trump administration is deporting parents without their children in violation of its own policies, according to a study finding that dozens of individuals were not given the opportunity to arrange care for their children before being deported. A 19-year-old from Mexico became the youngest person to die in ICE detention during Trump's second term.
US states filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump EPA's decision to repeal an endangerment finding that ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health. The lawsuit argues the rescission was illegal.
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic war powers resolution designed to check Trump's authority on Iran by a vote of 53-47. Democrats vowed to bring the measure up 'again and again and again.'
Oil and gas prices jumped after Iran and Israel attacked gasfields, with state-run QatarEnergy reporting that an Iranian attack wiped out 17% of its LNG capacity for up to five years. The US spent $11.3 billion on bombs in the first six days of the joint attack on Iran.
Trump's handpicked arts commission approved a gold coin featuring his face, a step many of America's founders opposed to prevent government officials from appearing like kings. The commission also delayed a vote on a planned 33,000-square-foot White House visitor screening center due to design concerns.
Denmark reportedly prepared for a potential US attack on Greenland by flying blood bags and explosives to the territory, amid Trump's threats to acquire the island. Trump has previously stated he expects to have the 'honour of taking' Greenland.
The Federal Reserve is expected to lower capital requirements for major banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase by 4.8%, a move industry observers characterize as allowing banks to 'declare mission accomplished.'
Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing on Epstein after Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to commit to honoring a subpoena to testify under oath, with lawmakers calling the briefing 'outrageous fake.'