Closing summary This concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day. Here are the latest developments:
A federal judge tossed out criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James, ruling that the White House aide installed as prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, was unlawfully appointed.
The Pentagon has said it’s investigating Democratic senator Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that reminded US troops they can refuse unlawful orders.
US and Ukrainian diplomats discussed a US peace plan for an end to the war in Ukraine started by Russia that appears to match a Kremlin wishlist.
Donald Trump signed an executive order “to begin the process of designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations”.
Democrats, and retired Republican congressman Ron Paul, rallied in support of Kelly, after the retired former navy pilot and astronaut was threatened with court-martial by the Pentagon. “Secretary Hegseth,” Kelly’s fellow Arizona senator Reuben Galllego said, “fuck you”.
Maria Salazar, a Republican congresswoman from Miami, told Fox Business that Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, understands “that we’re about to go in”, and the prime reason is “oil”.
In an interview with Megyn Kelly, Erika Kirk said that her late husband Charlie told her before his death that his political organization, Turning Point USA, should support JD Vance in the 2028 presidential election. Kirk said: “One of the last few conversations we had was how intentional he was about supporting JD for ’28.”