Rep. Melanie Stansbury blamed Washington gridlock for missing a scheduled vote on impeaching War Secretary Pete Hegseth, while acknowledging she should have arrived sooner and noting supporters lacked the votes needed to advance the effort.
The Washington Post tried to shame Marco Rubio over military aircraft travel to his son’s football games, but an aide cited government protocols and said the secretary remains unapologetic about attending family events whenever his duties permit.
Incoming New Jersey Rep. Adam Hamawy declined repeated opportunities to call Iran an adversary, blamed Washington and Israel for the war, and defended diplomacy during a pointed CNN interview that revived scrutiny of his past associations.
Rachel Maddow warned that Trump could expand immigration detention centers to imprison broader groups, prompting fierce responses from the White House and Elizabeth Pipko after a proposed Georgia facility was canceled amid local opposition.
New doorbell footage shows someone abandoning Zachariah Schuck’s car about 90 minutes after his final DoorDash delivery, while searches of the vehicle’s neighborhood and Vanport Bridge have failed to locate the missing father or his cellphone.
Ohio State University placed Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim suspension after video showed two men catching fire amid laughter, while police, university officials, and the fraternity organization examine an incident that left the pair receiving medical care.
Trump dismissed his attention grabbing offer to UFC boss Dana White as a joke, while questions remain about who will become his third White House press secretary this year following two recent departures.
Marco Rubio says Washington is pursuing an agreement allowing American troops to operate jointly in Venezuela as the Trump administration considers a broader military posture across the Western Hemisphere and reduces forces in parts of Europe.