Iran said it attacked U.S.-linked bases in Bahrain and Kuwait and hit two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after renewed U.S. strikes inside Iran. The escalation comes as negotiations remain stalled over sanctions, frozen assets, uranium stockpiles and fighting involving Israel and Hezbollah.
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Jonathan Rinderknecht’s federal trial began with prosecutors alleging he deliberately set a New Year’s Day fire that later became the deadly Palisades Fire. His defense says he called 911 repeatedly and is being scapegoated for failures to fully extinguish the initial blaze.
Federal agents searched GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove facility after a methyl methacrylate tank overheated in May, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate. The company says it is cooperating as federal and local criminal investigations proceed.
The U.S. military carried out new strikes on multiple targets in Iran after President Trump vowed to hit the country “hard.” CENTCOM called the strikes self-defense and said they responded to Iran’s “unwarranted and continued aggression.”
Trump is expected to press defense industry leaders to speed weapons production as the war with Iran strains U.S. missile stockpiles. Officials and experts have warned that replenishing key systems could take years.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Cuba against acquiring weapons capable of reaching Guantánamo Bay or the U.S. mainland. Cuba has rejected reports about drone plans and accused Washington of creating pretexts for aggression.
Brad Lander’s federal trial began in Manhattan over his arrest during an attempted inspection of immigrant holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza. Prosecutors say the case concerns elevator obstruction; Lander and his attorneys say it stems from political dissent over ICE detention conditions.
President Trump signed the Secure America Act, a nearly $70 billion package funding ICE, Customs and Border Protection and other Homeland Security operations through the rest of his presidency. The bill passed narrowly after months of Democratic opposition and internal Republican disputes.