Chinese AI company DeepSeek triggered a $1 trillion tech stock selloff, with Nvidia and Microsoft shares particularly affected. The market reaction was characterized as a "Sputnik moment" in the AI race.
Colombia's complete reversal on deportation flights, after Trump's tariff threat, led to widespread coverage of the administration's "cooperation or else" approach to foreign policy. The immigration enforcement operation expanded nationwide, with nearly 1,000 arrests reported.
New Defense Secretary Hegseth's first day at the Pentagon brought immediate policy changes: orders to ban transgender service members, eliminate DEI programs, and reinstate troops discharged over COVID vaccine refusal. The Justice Department fired over a dozen officials from Jack Smith's former prosecution team.
Palestinians returning to northern Gaza received extensive coverage, though Israeli forces reportedly fired on returnees in both Gaza and Lebanon.