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US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has submitted his resignation following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to media reports. The White House did not deny the report, and it is unclear whether the resignation has been accepted.
The US Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of overcharging advertisers by manipulating ad auctions, potentially netting $20bn since 2019. Amazon denies the claims.
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow President Trump to continue building a $400m ballroom at the White House, blocking lower court rulings that would have halted construction.
The U.S. SEC and FDA announced a Memorandum of Understanding to improve information sharing and regulatory cooperation, aiming to bolster market integrity and public health.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, has assured Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin that there are no plans to deploy federal troops or federalized National Guard to polling places during the November 2026 midterm elections, nor to seize election materials. The assurance comes amid Democratic concerns about potential military interference in elections.
Sony Music and Warner Music have filed a federal lawsuit in California against Anthropic, accusing the AI company of using copyrighted song lyrics and sheet music without permission to train its Claude AI models.
Prediction market Kalshi has permanently banned former US congressman George Santos for allegedly using non-public information to bet on his own attendance at Trump's State of the Union address, earning $17,839.57.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, and held a bilateral with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. European ministers threatened to boycott the group photo over Russia's inclusion, and Siluanov ultimately skipped it.
Lawyers for US singer D4vd have withdrawn from his murder case, and he will now be represented by a public defender. He pleaded not guilty to murder charges in Los Angeles court.
John Galliano has cancelled his upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York after criticism over his 2011 conviction for antisemitic remarks.