Trump's travel ban from twelve countries dominated morning coverage, extending his immigration crackdown with additional restrictions on seven others and halting Harvard visas. The European Central Bank cut rates to 2%, providing mortgage relief as markets anticipated this would be the final reduction.
Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca walked free after twenty-nine years, having detonated the bomb that killed judge Falcone. His release sparked debate, with Falcone's sister defending the pentito laws her brother championed.
Serial killer Vasile Frumuzache confessed to murdering a second Romanian woman in 2024, transforming an isolated crime into a pattern. Police recovered the earlier victim's remains.
Prime Minister Meloni defended referendum abstention as democratic while opposing citizenship reform, as her party shifted toward supporting third mandates for regional governors.
The day's climax arrived with Musk's explosive confrontation with Trump. The tech billionaire claimed Trump appeared in unreleased Epstein files and openly supported impeachment. Trump threatened to cancel government contracts, calling Musk "crazy." Tesla lost $100 billion in market value.