The morning brought extraordinary scenes of USAID workers clearing offices under federal guard with 15-minute deadlines, while the Supreme Court halted a lower court order to restart foreign aid payments. The administration proceeded to cut 90% of USAID contracts.
By afternoon, details emerged of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and wife's deaths under suspicious circumstances in their Santa Fe home, with evidence of mummification and scattered pills drawing investigative attention.
Evening coverage centered on Trump-Starmer talks, where the British PM's offers of military support for Ukraine contrasted with Trump's expressed confidence in Putin. The Pentagon ordered removal of transgender troops within 60 days, while state officials reported unpreparedness for Education Department dissolution. A judge's late-night order attempting to block federal workforce cuts highlighted ongoing institutional resistance to DOGE initiatives.