Former FBI Director James Comey faced Secret Service investigation over a deleted "86 47" Instagram post interpreted as threatening President Trump. House conservatives, defying Trump and Speaker Johnson, blocked the "big, beautiful bill" intended to extend tax cuts and overhaul spending, a significant legislative setback.
Russia-Ukraine peace talks convened in Turkey for the first time since 2022 but yielded little progress beyond a prisoner exchange agreement. Russia demanded Ukrainian troop withdrawals, which Ukraine's allies deemed unacceptable.
The Supreme Court maintained its block on Alien Enemies Act deportations, ruling the Trump administration failed to provide sufficient due process for Venezuelan detainees.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial continued with defense attorneys attempting to discredit Cassie Ventura's testimony by revealing her alleged mental illness and confronting her with past text messages.