President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are in a highly public break, with Trump threatening to cut government contracts tied to Musk’s companies after Musk attacked the spending bill and said Trump would have lost without him. NBC News also reports Trump is ordering a broad inquiry into whether Biden aides used an autopen to sign documents, framing it as a cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline. The White House is separately moving ahead with a new travel ban covering 12 countries, adding to the day’s political turmoil.
NBC News reports Trump is directing an inquiry into whether Biden aides used autopen signatures on official documents. The administration says the effort is tied to claims that aides concealed Biden’s cognitive decline.
READ FULL STORY ›NBC News says the White House has launched a sweeping travel ban affecting 12 countries. The move is being pushed alongside other major domestic and foreign-policy actions.
READ FULL STORY ›ABC News reports a 15-hour standoff at a bank in downtown Bakersfield, California, ended when authorities killed the suspect. Officials said all remaining hostages were rescued unharmed.
READ FULL STORY ›NBC News says about 30 million people are facing an extreme heat wave stretching from Texas to California. The report warns of triple-digit temperatures and dangerous heat-related illness risk.
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