U.S. President Donald J. Trump said on Friday that national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are “highly overrated” and that he will continue extending the deadline for the popular video-sharing platform until it is purchased by a company or group based in United States, in violation of the ban approved last year by Congress. This statement by the President follows last week’s announcement that the White House had created its own account on TikTok.

For the third time in the past week, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked an Ilyushin Il-20M “Coot-A” Special Mission Electronic Signals Intelligence Aircraft with the Russian Air Force operating earlier today within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). In response, NORAD scrambled an E-3 “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, a KC-135 “Stratotanker” Aerial-Refueling Tanker, and a pair of F-16 “Fighting Falcons” to intercept, visually identify, and monitor the Il-20M.

Beginning Sunday, the roughly 2,500 Airmen and Soldiers with the District of Columbia National Guard, as well as several other Republican-led states that have deployed their own respective National Guards to Washington, D.C. as part of President Trump’s D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, will be armed with their service-weapons while patrolling the Nation’s Capital, according to Maj. Michael A. Maxwell, the Spokesman for Joint Task Force - D.C. (JTF-DC). Maxwell emphasized that Guardsmen would operate under established rules for the use of force, employing it “only as a last resort and solely in response to an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm.”

Footage showing the second strike earlier today on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, which appeared to target search-and-rescue and medical workers that had responded to the first strike on the hospital.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump attempts to defend last week’s deal with Intel, which saw the government receive a 10% ownership stake in the multinational tech corporation. The deal has since received immense pushback from both Conservatives and Liberals who have referred to it as Socialist/Communist-like, with Trump calling those who disagree with the decision “stupid.”

U.K. Secretary of State David Lammy states that he is “horrified” by today’s attack by Israel against Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, renewing calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The accounts on here who regularly talk about Israel and Gaza that are defending and/or attempting to justify today’s strike and “double tap” against rescue workers at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, should tell you all you need to know about them.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump today signed an Executive Order which he claims mandates a one-year prison sentence for those who burn the American Flag, in direct violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution and upheld by Texas v Johnson. Despite claims by President Trump that the order imposes a prison sentence for flag burning, the actual order makes no mention of a prison sentence and only directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to look at cases where people burned flags and see if they can be charged with other crimes like disturbing the peace or breaking environmental laws, in an attempt to circumvent the First Amendment.

In a statement earlier by the Spokesman for the Israel Defense Force, Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the IDF claims responsibility for a series of strikes earlier today on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, which resulted in the death of roughly two dozen civilians, including a number of journalists and rescue workers who were killed in an apparent “double tap” on the hospital by the Israeli Air Force.

Attached is the full transcript of the statement:

“Earlier today, IDF troops carried out a strike in the area of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. We are aware of reports that harm was caused to civilians, including journalists. I would like to be clear from the start - the IDF does not intentionally target civilians. The IDF makes every effort to mitigate harm to civilians, while ensuring the safety of our troops. Any incident that raises concern in this regard is addressed by the relevant mechanisms in the IDF.”

“We are operating in an extremely complex reality. Hamas terrorists deliberately use civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, as shields. They have even operated from the Nasser hospital itself. Hamas began this war, created impossible fighting conditions — and is preventing its end by still holding
50 hostages.”

“Having said that, as a professional military, committed to international law, we are obligated to investigate our operations thoroughly and professionally. The Chief of the General Staff has instructed that an inquiry be conducted immediately — to understand the circumstances of what happened and how it happened. Reporting from an active warzone carries immense risk, especially in a war with a terrorist organization such as Hamas, who cynically hides behind the civilian population. As always, we will present our findings as transparently as possible. We regret any harm to uninvolved individuals and are committed to continue fighting Hamas, while taking all the necessary precautions.”

U.S. President Donald J. Trump greets South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House, hours after accusing South Korea of raiding churches and a joint military base as part of an investigation into supporters of Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was arrested and ousted earlier this year for a failed coup against the government in December 2024.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump states that he has made an agreement with China that will allow 600,000 Chinese students into the United States.

U.S. President Trump condemns today’s series of strikes by Israel on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, which killed a number of journalists and rescue workers, stating that he is “not happy” about it.

Senior advisor to President Trump and Director of U.S. National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, stated earlier today during an interview with CNBC that the government will take ownership stakes in more companies, similar to last week’s deal with the multinational tech corporation Intel. Hassett referred to the deal as a “down payment” on the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund for the United States.

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has announced the completion of a comprehensive inspection of roughly 8,000 SIG Sauer M18 Modular Handgun Systems, after the handgun was suspended from service on July 21 following the death of Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, a Security Forces Airman, who died from an M18 gunshot at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. Lovan’s death was initially reported as a misfire involving his M18, though this has since been proven false, with another Airman being arrested on charges of making a false official statement, obstruction of justice, and involuntary manslaughter, in relation to death of Lovan. The inspection revealed that just under 200 M18s were found to have some amount of wear on key firing mechanisms, though none were found to be responsible for any misfires, with the M18 being returned to active service throughout AFGSC.

On Monday, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, 75, one of the leaders and founders of the Sinaloa Cartel, pled guilty in the Federal District Court in Brooklyn on charges of drug trafficking and racketeer, with him expected to spend the remainder of his life within a federal prison in the United States. Zambada had been wanted by both the FBI and DEA for years, until July 2024, when he was tricked and kidnapped by Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of his former business partner Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who flew him to El Paso, Texas, where they were both captured and arrested by the federal agents as part of a reported plea deal between the U.S. Department of Justice and the “El Chapo” Family.