The U.S.-Iran ceasefire is actively collapsing — Trump threatened to bomb Kharg Island overnight as strikes continued on both sides — while SpaceX prepares its $1.78tn Wall Street debut and FISA 702 surveillance authority is hours from expiring.
SpaceX is set to launch the biggest stock market float in history on Friday, with analysts warning of a "major disconnect" on price and fears it is overvalued — yet the IPO could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. Both institutional and retail investors are watching whether the satellite-broadband and AI data center pivot justifies the $1.78tn ask.
Federal prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter, who still faces separate charges in Minnesota state court for the killing.
A measure to temporarily extend the key surveillance law fell well short of the two-thirds majority required, amid fury over Bill Pulte's involvement in federal housing oversight. The authority is now set to lapse Saturday unless emergency action is taken.
Military commanders do not typically signal future operations publicly, but Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth have been announcing Iran strikes ahead of time — a break from doctrine that critics say jeopardizes mission success and personnel safety.
The Justice Department, which once avoided involvement in state elections, is now pressing forward with fraud claims in California as President Trump revives unfounded assertions that elections cannot be trusted — raising alarm about federal interference in midterm races.
Bezos has returned to the CEO role and tapped JPMorgan and BlackRock to fund what he's calling an "artificial general engineer" — physical-world AI focused on construction and manufacturing, a direct bet that the next trillion-dollar vertical is beyond software.
Trump warned overnight the U.S. would take control of Iran's oil and gas infrastructure and launch further strikes, as both sides accused the other of breaching a fragile ceasefire. Three Indian nationals were reported killed in an earlier U.S. strike on an oil tanker, and Iran has targeted military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain — where thousands of U.S. troops are stationed.
John Healey quit, saying Keir Starmer was "unable" and the Treasury "unwilling" to provide the essential defence budget — a serious blow to the Labour government that opponents are already calling the moment Starmer's premiership began "falling apart." The resignation comes as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies pressure on NATO allies to rearm.
European Central Bank policymakers aren't ruling out a second consecutive rate increase at their July meeting, according to people familiar with the deliberations — a hawkish shift that would squeeze European mortgage holders and corporate borrowers heading into a fragile economic summer.
Hazmat crews and emergency medical teams descended on the Pentagon after an air-quality alert triggered a partial shelter-in-place order at the Defense Department's headquarters, with firefighters on scene for the "hazardous materials incident." Cause not yet confirmed.
A Toronto police officer was shot dead raiding an apartment allegedly connected to the March attack on the U.S. consulate — the suspect, 19, remains at large. The killing underscores ongoing threat-environment fallout from the consulate incident.
Lawyers say nearly two dozen women who fled Iran are slated to be deported to the Central African Republic — a country the U.S. State Department itself advises travelers to avoid entirely — in what critics describe as a legally and morally unprecedented deportation arrangement.
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