Two American aircraft went down over Iran with one crew member still missing, marking a dangerous escalation in a conflict that already has Americans deeply skeptical. President Trump's new budget doubles down on the war path: $1.5 trillion for defense while cutting domestic programs by 10 percent to rebuild weapons stockpiles.

The Justice Department settled its monopoly case against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, ending years of antitrust battles. Meanwhile, Anthropic bought biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million as AI companies race into healthcare and drug development.

New research shows people are abandoning critical thinking when using AI chatbots, accepting wrong answers without question in what scientists call "cognitive surrender." Federal courts keep blocking congressional subpoenas for Fed Chair Powell's testimony, setting up a Supreme Court fight over executive independence.

Watch whether more American casualties force a policy reckoning or push Trump toward even bigger military spending.