The Federal Reserve had plans for interest rate cuts this year, but these are now in doubt due to an unexpected stronger than anticipated inflation rate. The Consumer Price Index climbed 3.8 percent on an annual basis after excluding food and fuel prices, which is higher than expected.

The U.S. and Japan have agreed to enhance cooperation in various areas, including creating an expanded defense architecture with Australia, participating in military exercises with Britain, and taking a Japanese astronaut to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.

Donald Trump criticized Arizona's strict abortion law, calling it too severe, while also defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Trump believes that the issue of abortion should be left to individual states to decide. He also stated he would not sign a national abortion ban if elected president again.

The FISA reauthorization bill was defeated in the House, marking the fourth time in Speaker Mike Johnson's tenure that a rule vote has been defeated. FISA allows the U.S. government to use electronic surveillance, physical searches, and other methods surveil foreign powers and perceived agents of foreign powers.