• HEARING BACKFIRES: A Republican senator's attempt to catch Jack Smith in a lie backfired, and it involves Caitlin Clark.
• HEGSETH CUTS: The defense secretary is set to announce a 20% cut to general and admiral positions, according to two U.S. officials.
• IRAQ OUT: The last American troops are set to leave Iraq, the Pentagon said.
• TRUMP & AI LEADERS: The president said tech leaders he met with at the White House on Tuesday had signed a "constitution" to police themselves.
• CORNELL DOE'S STATEMENT: ABC News has obtained the statement Jane Doe gave campus police after an alleged sexual assault at a frat house in 2024.
• SCOTUS DEPORTATION: The court is letting the Trump administration keep deporting migrants to countries they have no ties to, without warning them first.
• 'AMERICAN IDOL' VERDICT: A former contestant has been convicted of murdering his wife.
• MOTHER CHARGED: Police say she left her four children home alone to go on a 3-day cruise to the Bahamas.
• POPE LEO LETTER: The White Sox got a little divine support from Pope Leo.
• CAITLIN CLARK HISTORY: She became the first WNBA player to record double digit points and assists in the first half of a playoff game.
• THE END OF THE PENNY: Congress has passed a bill ending its production.
• AMELIA EARHART: A team from Purdue University is headed to a remote Pacific island to investigate an object that could be her lost aircraft.
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