The morning headlines focused on federal investigations tracing payments from Matt Gaetz to women, leading to his evening withdrawal as Trump's attorney general nominee. Pam Bondi emerged as the replacement pick before midnight. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over alleged Gaza war crimes, generating responses from multiple nations. The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Gaza cease-fire. Russia's claimed ICBM strike on Dnipro evolved throughout the day, with Putin later clarifying it was a new intermediate-range missile system. Moscow threatened to attack US bases in Poland with "advanced weapons." The Justice Department moved to break up Google, specifically targeting Chrome browser divestiture. The Illinois Supreme Court's unexpected reversal of Jussie Smollett's conviction and Brazilian police indicting Bolsonaro for coup plotting rounded out significant developments.