The U.S. federal government enters shutdown after Congress fails to pass funding—750,000 federal employees furloughed, critical services disrupted amid partisan stalemate.
A former Marine killed four and wounded eight in a Michigan Mormon church attack before dying in a shootout. Hate toward Mormons is suspected as a motive.
President Trump has dispatched U.S. troops to Portland to safeguard ICE sites, authorizing “full force.” Oregon officials and legal analysts condemn the action as unconstitutional overreach.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ruled that Medals of Honor awarded for the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre will remain, reigniting anger over America’s reckoning with its violent past.
Trump admits his bond with Putin is “worthless” in ending the Ukraine war, credits Macron on past conflicts, and calls on NATO and EU to step up amid Russian airspace violations.