The Swedish pop star called a White House TikTok pairing her hit with ICE arrests ‘dehumanizing’ and said the song is about connection, not division. Reporting says the track was later pulled from the clip while the video remained up.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who voted to confirm Pete Hegseth, said Thursday the defense secretary needs to leave — by impeachment or the ‘most expedient’ path of presidential replacement — after Rep. Thomas Massie’s articles and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s exit.
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of 48 F-35As and related gear to Saudi Arabia at an estimated $24.3 billion. Reporting cites DIA/intel concerns that Chinese access could expose sensitive systems.
Newly unredacted summary-judgment papers in the New York Times’ copyright suit quote Microsoft’s Brent Hecht and OpenAI leaders warning of a ‘doom loop’ and an ‘existential threat’ to publishers — while allegedly bypassing paywalls.
Chair Paul Atkins’ SEC issued a five-year conditional exemption so tokenized securities venues can trade certain NMS stock tokens — same shareholder rights required, issuers get a 30-day veto — days after Clarity stalled.
Jeffery Lee was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. CT by lethal injection at Holman — after nitrogen gas was blocked in June, Gov. Kay Ivey denied clemency, and the Supreme Court refused a Thursday stay.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. headlined CHD’s D.C. conference — his first as secretary — pledging White House backing for vaccine skeptics amid the worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades.
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