American forces are deploying powerful infrared lasers against Iranian drones and cruise missiles, combining lower engagement costs with speed of light strikes and surprisingly familiar Xbox controls for the soldiers operating them.
Judge Jeannette Vargas dismissed Letitia James’ multistate challenge over DOGE access to Treasury systems, finding the central claims moot after the Treasury team disbanded and rejecting separate payment claims that identified no frozen or canceled federal funds.
Scott Jennings confronted CNN’s Greenland panic by pointing to Denmark’s prime minister’s United Nations speech and arguing that President Trump’s deal succeeded despite nearly two years of warnings about damaged relations, a weakened Europe, and a weakened NATO.
Gavin Newsom used his UN appearance to attack Trump and praise California’s climate agenda while leaving out the deficit, utility rate increases, unpaid energy bills, and costly failures shadowing his record at home.
Senate Republicans and female athletes condemned male participation in women’s sports, promoted inexpensive saliva based sex screening, and accused Democrats and the NCAA of sacrificing fairness, privacy, and opportunity for women and girls.
Trump welcomed Xi Jinping for a rare state visit featuring military spectacle, a state dinner, and planned talks that could cover trade, artificial intelligence, detained individuals, and China’s increasingly competitive technological ambitions.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new policy removes NYPD officers from 311 encampment responses, leaving social services teams to assess sites and offer shelter while police remain assigned to sweeps and 911 public safety calls.
Newsom's admission that California's beach closures were "insane in hindsight" unleashed fierce criticism from figures who say the governor was warned from the beginning, while renewed scrutiny follows other pandemic restrictions and prolonged school closures.