Cuban authorities have identified one of the four individuals killed in a maritime confrontation off the coast of Cuba as Michel Ortega Casanova, a U.S. citizen who had resided in the United States for more than 20 years.

According to his brother, Misael Ortega Casanova, Michel was a truck driver who left behind a wife, a pregnant daughter, their mother, and two sisters, one of whom remains in Cuba. Misael described his brother’s motivation as stemming from personal experiences of hardship in Cuba prior to emigrating.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly stated that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team helped identify spyware installed on computers and phones used by herself and other political appointees at DHS.

When Jennifer Bos saw President Donald Trump at a White House event, she did not expect to speak. But as he walked past, she called out to him, twice. What followed, she says, was a brief exchange that would come to define her view of his presidency.

The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California over allegations of anti-semitism and a hostile work environment towards political minorities on campus. The complaint alleges that the University of California created and maintained a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff at its UCLA campus in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A closed-door congressional deposition of Hillary Clinton was abruptly paused Thursday after a photograph of her mid-testimony began circulating online, triggering a dispute over House rules and media leaks.

Clinton had agreed to appear before the House Oversight Committee alongside former President Bill Clinton after Chairman James Comer (R-KY) moved to pursue criminal contempt proceedings. The deposition, focused on questions surrounding the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, was being conducted at a performing arts center near the Clintons’ home in Chappaqua, New York.

Senator Thom Tills (R-NC) is facing intense criticism on social media for hosting a dog parade on Capitol Hill as President Donald Trump and the vast majority of his base are urging lawmakers to pass a key election integrity bill.

Tillis hosted a dog costume parade, known as the “Doggi Gras Pawrade,” on Wednesday in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. The event, themed around Mardi Gras, featured dogs in costumes adorned with purple and green tutus, boas, sparkles, beads, and streamers. Dogs and their owners paraded through the space, with participants including members of Congress, congressional staff, reporters, and numerous canines.

A photo circulating online Thursday purports to show former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seated at a table and testifying under oath in a closed-door deposition related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The image was first shared by commentator Benny Johnson as the first image of Clinton answering questions about Epstein before a Republican-led congressional oversight committee. According to Johnson, the photo was provided by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO).

First lady Melania Trump is set to make history Monday when she takes the gavel at the United Nations Security Council, becoming the first sitting U.S. first lady to preside over the powerful body as America begins its monthlong presidency of the council.

Borge Brende, the longtime face of the World Economic Forum, said Thursday he is stepping down after an independent review examined his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The resignation lands less than a month after newly released Epstein files appeared to show Brende stayed in contact with the disgraced financier long after Epstein had already been convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) announced Thursday that an arrest had been made in connection with an attack on officers involving chunks of ice in Washington Square Park. The arrest comes despite attempts from newly-elected Mayor Zohan Mamdani’s attempts to downplay the incident as a “snowball fight.”

The Trump administration is freezing $259 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota, escalating its crackdown on what officials say is rampant fraud in the state’s public benefits system.

Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz announced Wednesday that the money will remain on hold until Minnesota takes what the administration considers meaningful steps to clean up the program.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to sit for a congressional deposition Thursday as lawmakers intensify their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful figures orbiting the convicted sex offender.

Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to follow on Friday, capping months of resistance that nearly landed both Clintons in contempt of Congress.