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USAID shutdown halted by federal judge  BBC.com Judge finds Elon Musk and DOGE’s shutdown of USAID likely unconstitutional  CBS News Federal judge blocks Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in US military – live  The Guardian US Elon Musk’s Role in Dismantling USAID

Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission  NASA NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown  NASA (.gov) NASA astronauts return on SpaceX capsule after nine months  NBC News Health impacts of 9 months in space as 2 NASA astronauts return

The Memo: Roberts rebukes Trump in latest twist of White House battle with judiciary  The Hill House Republicans move swiftly to impeach judge targeted by Trump  Axios Bloomberg Law: Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump  Bloomberg Chief justice pushes back against calls to impeach

President Trump and Russian President Putin agreed to a limited ceasefire in Ukraine. It came after they spoke for more than two hours on a call and agreed that Russia and Ukraine should stop attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure

Israel resumed hitting Gaza with airstrikes, shattering the fragile ceasefire there. For perspectives on the developments in Gaza, Geoff Bennett spoke with Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Hussein Ibish, a senior

It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief could be temporary.

President Trump called for the impeachment of the judge who ordered a halt to the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. The threat comes after Judge James Boasberg also scolded the administration for failing to answer questions about the deportations.

President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia held a lengthy phone call on Tuesday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. This is part of Trump’s efforts to end the Russia’s war in Ukraine and while he didn’t get

Putin agrees to pause attacks on some Ukraine targets after Trump call  CNN

The dismissal of the Federal Trade Commission members Tuesday potentially will allow President Donald Trump to fill their slots on the independent corporate regulator with officials more sympathetic to his administration.