The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated Shira Perlmutter as the Register of Copyrights, ruling 2-1 in her favor as she contests President Trump's attempt to remove her from the legislative branch role within the Library of Congress. This decision overturns previous district court defeats for Perlmutter, according to a report at 1:46 PM UTC. Separately, newly released emails show Dr. Anthony Fauci directing colleagues to "delete this after you read it" dating back to February 2020, with Senator Rand Paul announcing Fauci will testify before him following this revelation, as reported at 1:36 PM UTC. President Trump's stance on tariffs has been validated, with an admission that consumers are bearing less of the burden than anticipated, as reported by Eric L. Daugherty on X at an unspecified time within the reporting window. In other developments, Singapore is considered a critical defense partner in the Indo-Pacific, with Secretary of War Lloyd Austin speaking with Singapore's Ministry of Defence at the Pentagon yesterday, according to a post at 1:54 PM UTC. The U.S. Air Force's capabilities in any theater were highlighted by General Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who praised the "ingenuity, courage & extraordinary skill of the warriors who responded to the April 2024 Iranian missile & drone attacks against Israel" in a post at 1:29 PM UTC. Meanwhile, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu received a message from an individual identified as Homan stating, "We're coming. We're gonna be there tomorrow. We're gonna be there the next day. We're gonna be there next month. We're gonna be there next year. You're not stopping us from what we're doing," according to a report at 1:52 PM UTC. Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff expressed frustration with President Biden's farewell speech, with Harris noting that it took nearly nine minutes into the 11-minute address before Biden mentioned her, as detailed in a post at 1:25 PM UTC. In international affairs, debris from a Russian drone, identified as an AIM-120C-7 air-to-air missile, was found between the villages of Kodeniec, Wyhalew, and Wyrki in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, according to a post by Marcin Rogowski on X at an unspecified time within the reporting window. President Donald Trump demanded the death penalty for the killer of Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian woman, as reported by Eric L. Daugherty on X at 1:01 PM UTC. This call for justice occurs amidst reports of Russian drones violating Polish and NATO airspace, with Polish F16s, Dutch F35s, Italian AWACS, NATO Multi Role Tanker Transport, and German Patriots involved in the defense, though the NATO response did not mention U.S. military assistance, according to Jen Griffin of Fox News on X. Mike Pence stated on X at 12:31 PM UTC that renewed military support for Ukraine and allies in Eastern Europe, along with harsh sanctions on Russia, are necessary in response to the "barbaric attack on Ukraine and the egregious and unprecedented violation of Polish and NATO airspace by Russian drones," with Keir Starmer echoing this sentiment on X this morning. On the domestic political front, a poll cited by Dave Weigel on X suggests Brad Lander could lead Representative Dan Goldman by 18 points if Lander challenges him in a primary in a progressive New York district. Separately, former Vice President Mike Pence's memoir excerpt, released earlier today, details his criticism of President Joe Biden's re-election bid, calling it "reckless." The excerpt also touches on his feelings of being "constantly undercut" by Biden's team. Congressman Tim Burchett posted on X yesterday that he delivered a custom "Burchett Board" skateboard to former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, fulfilling a promise made when they served in Congress together.
