Thursday briefing: Pete Hegseth's defiant speech; Elon Musk; Russia strikes Ukraine; wildfire smoke; NFL draft; and more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had Signal installed on a Pentagon computer.
Elon Musk had a White House shouting match with the nation's top financial official.
Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine.
Trump aides are looking at shrinking some national monuments for mining and oil.
Smoke from a wildfire in New Jersey is blowing toward New York.
The NFL draft starts tonight and the Tennessee Titans are on the clock.
A 17th-century letter could rewrite the history of William Shakespeare's marriage.
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