Jack Smith, the special counsel who secured Donald Trump’s indictment for mishandling classified documents and obstructing the subsequent investigation, said he has “tons of evidence” the president is guilty.

The White House lowered flags to half-staff on Tuesday following the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney, while President Donald Trump and his administration remained silent about the Republican politician's passing.

President Trump and administration officials indicated the fallout could intensify in the coming days, even as he has kept himself at a remove from the crisis.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled that the USDA needs to use $5.25bn (£4bn) in emergency funds to make at least partial payments to Americans on Snap. Snap costs about $8bn per month. The judges both said the Trump administration could use the money set aside for contingencies to provide the benefits.

President Trump castigated Jewish voters who support New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, branding the democratic socialist as antisemitic. “Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani,

Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed the President's claims on X as "the ramblings of an old man that knows he’s about to LOSE."