Following a ruling today by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on the Kennedy Center, in which he stated the rebranding of the institution that honors President John F. Kennedy as the “Trump-Kennedy Center” violated the clear language of federal law and sidestepped Congress, ordering the name be change within two weeks back to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. President Donald J. Trump has published a several-paragraph-long statement attacking Judge Cooper and Democrats, while stating that he will be working with Congress to transfer the “failing institution” back under the control of the House and Senate.

According to a release from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), at the direction of SOUTHCOM Commander General Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that was operated by a designated terrorist organization. Per the release, the vessel was operating in known narco-trafficking routes. 3 narco-terrorists were killed in the strike.

It is likely not a coincidence that today, May 29, is the birthday of President John F. Kennedy.

After over half of the artists meant to perform pulled out of the event, President Donald J. Trump has now said that he is considering canceling the planned series of concerts on Washington’s National Mall commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the United States. Instead, Trump states that he, calling himself the “Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar,” as well as the “Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!),” has ordered his representatives to look into replacing the concerts with a speech and what he calls an “AMERICA IS BACK Rally”.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that yesterday, May 29, forces operating in the Gulf of Oman, enforcing blockade measures against Iran, fired on and disabled a Gambia-flagged cargo vessel, identified as the M/V LIAN STAR, after it refused several warnings and continued sailing towards an Iranian port in the Gulf. According to CENTCOM, a U.S. military aircraft, likely an AH-64E Apache, disabled the vessel by firing an AGM-114 “Hellfire” Air-to-Surface Missile into the engine room of the Lian Star.

Dashcam footage from Boston captured the unexplained explosion being reported over the last hour throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Another video of the explosion, possibly from a meteor entering and burning up in atmosphere, heard earlier throughout Boston and other areas of Eastern Massachusetts.

Flash density appears to confirm that the unknown explosion heard earlier in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island was caused by a meteor reentry to the east of Boston.

The U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle that was shot down last month over Southwestern Iran, spurring a dangerous rescue mission in which several other aircraft were damaged and destroyed, was probably struck by a Chinese-made shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile, possibly an FN-6, three people with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.

According to a report from Bloomberg, five U.S. personnel were injured in an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, that also damaged one MQ-9 "Reaper" and destroyed another one. According to the report, the missiles were intercepted, and it was the falling debris that injured the personnel and damaged the aircraft. The personnel suffered minor injuries and are a mix of service members and contractors.

The Ministry of Defense of Oman issued an alert earlier today following the sighting of a suspected naval mine within the territorial waters of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz advising all mariners to keep a safe distance from suspicious objects and report them to authorities.

Photo posted earlier by President Trump appears to show a rendering of the “Drone Port” being planned for the roof of the White House Ballroom, which Trump has previously said will “Protect Washington”.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump in a post moments ago on TruthSocial: “Someone should explain to the Pope that the Mayor of Chicago is useless, and that Iran cannot have a Nuclear Weapon! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Russian forces have begun to paint their logistics vehicles with “zebra patterns” in an attempt to confuse loitering munitions and one-way attack drones, as both both the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Main Directorate of Intelligence step up attacks on Russian logistics lines behind the front in Western Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump asked for several amendments to the deal his envoys reached with their Iranian counterparts during a Situation Room Meeting on Friday, strengthen several points, particularly around Iran’s nuclear material, according to a senior administration official and a second source briefed on the issue who spoke to Axios.

NASA has now confirmed that the unknown explosion heard Saturday afternoon over Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other parts of the Northeastern United States, was indeed caused by the entry and burn up of a meteor, which broke up at an altitude of 40 miles over Northeastern Massachusetts. According to NASA, the energy released at breakup is estimated to have been equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

The U.S. Air Force lifted the operational pause for the T-38 "Talon" that was implemented on May 20th following the May 12th crash of a T-38 from Columbus Air Force Base, MS. During the pause, Air Force officials finalized inspection procedures that will allow the aircraft to safely return to flight. The T-38 is slated to begin retirement next year as the T-7A "Red Hawk" enters active service.

According to CBS’s Margaret Brennan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told them that past Russo-Ukrainian peace talks processes have been put on hold due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East, as the U.S. strategic focus is currently honed in on the turbulent region. President Zelensky also told CBS that he hopes White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Envoy Jared Kushner will be able to visit Kyiv in the coming weeks. However, at the time of writing, no dates for future negotiations have been set.