The legal showdown over Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is heating up around three home loans she took out in 2021, with allegations she designated multiple properties as primary residences to land cheaper mortgage terms. Trump has cited the claims as cause to remove her from the Fed board, the Justice Department has opened a criminal fraud probe, and Cook is fighting her firing in court. The Supreme Court has let her stay on the board for now while the lawsuit plays out.
The House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets is holding a hearing Tuesday morning digging into MKULTRA, the CIA's Cold War mind-control and human-experimentation program that ran from 1953 to 1973. Lawmakers say they'll examine why the government resisted declassifying the files and how that secrecy eroded public trust.
President Trump's own appointee, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, joined Chief Justice Roberts and the court's three liberals in a 5-4 decision letting states count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, and the conservative base is furious. Trump blasted the outcome as a "tremendous loss" and renewed his push for the SAVE Act's proof-of-citizenship requirement.
Seattle's Pride parade is drawing fierce criticism after marchers paraded fully nude through city streets with children present in the crowds. Critics are calling it indecent exposure and demanding accountability from organizers and the city.
American and Iranian delegations have arrived in Doha for technical talks, but the negotiations are off to a rocky beginning, with Tehran insisting it has not agreed to meet the US directly. The standoff leaves the region and the critical Strait of Hormuz balanced between war and a fragile peace.
Spain's socialist government is closing its mass amnesty window Tuesday with roughly 1.3 million illegal migrants having applied for legal residency and work permits, far above the half-million the Sánchez administration projected. Authorities now have up to three months to process every application, with critics warning of strain on basic services.
A small aircraft struck Beijing's tallest skyscraper, followed within a day by a fire less than two kilometers away in the Central Business District, and the back-to-back events have lit up Chinese social media with security questions. Residents are asking how a plane flew over the heart of the capital without tripping air-defense radar.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have built a wearable jacket using "AirGel" hydrogel technology that absorbs moisture from the air and releases it as drinkable water when heated by sunlight. The prototype produced 14 to 30 ounces depending on humidity, a big jump over conventional materials, with possible uses in disaster relief and outdoor gear.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman detailed the agency's lunar ambitions following the Artemis II crewed flight around the Moon, including a permanent base and "Moonfall drones" for scouting the surface. He framed the push against intensifying competition with China and predicted rapid advances in lunar exploration ahead.
The Mets' $765 million man, Juan Soto, charged a routine single in left field, let it skip past his glove, and turned it into an inside-the-park score for the Blue Jays' George Springer. Toronto edged New York 2-1 as the Mets' defensive woes dropped them to 35-50 on the season.
