TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Pentagon officials defend success of U.S. strikes on Iran amid intel leak, rebuking press' coverage of attack
General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday released video of the tests of the type of "bunker-buster" bombs that were dropped on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend as he and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to illustrate the severity of the strikes amid the leak of an initial intelligence report.
Trump back in Washington after NATO summit; president says U.S. and Iran will meet next week
President Donald Trump held a news conference today at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, where leaders announced that they have agreed to increase their defense spending target to 5% of their gross domestic products by 2035.
Global Impact
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei issues claims of victory over Israel, "a big slap in the face" to the U.S.
"I offer my congratulations on the victory over the fallacious Zionist regime," a message posted Thursday on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's X account declared. Another post added the bold claim that Israel's government "was practically knocked out and crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic."
Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal action over falling debris and contamination from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket launches across the border in the United States.
Economic Pulse
Trump administration moves to count crypto as a federal mortgage asset
In a landmark shift for the U.S. housing finance system, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has issued a directive ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to formally consider cryptocurrency as an asset in single-family mortgage loan risk assessments.
Trump Tax Bill Hits $250 Billion Health Care Roadblock in Senate
A Republican plan to cut $250 billion in Medicaid and other health care spending hit a procedural roadblock in the Senate Thursday, complicating efforts to pass Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package.
Quick Takes
Aaron Sorkin is officially working on a sequel to The Social Network.
Kim Kardashian has a passion for fashion, and she’s ready to show it off on the big screen.
The world's oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time.
With a pair of bears on the loose, police were called and a firearms unit dispatched to the wildlife park in southwest England.
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