North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has elevated his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, to the international stage by bringing her to an official diplomatic event at the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang. The appearance marks what experts are calling her first formal role in diplomacy, reinforcing long-standing speculation that she is being groomed to succeed her father.
A federal judge has removed New York City’s authority over Rikers Island, placing the troubled jail under the control of an outside official. The decision follows years of escalating violence, dysfunction, and the city's failure to implement mandated reforms.
After a grueling 17-hour hearing, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and border security legislation, dubbed the “big, beautiful” bill. The session, marked by bipartisan fatigue, saw lawmakers from both parties caught on camera dozing off during deliberations.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) signed a bill into law that allows the state to use millions of dollars to cover the cost of an abortion for those uninsured and underinsured.
A boy from Maryland became the first patient in the world to receive a live heart valve transplant through a partial heart transplant, replacing an artificial heart valve.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a bill that would have required public schools to honor President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
