President Trump said Sunday the UFC fight at the White House that's part of celebrations marking 250 years since the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence will take place on June 14.
The big picture: Trump didn't mention it during his speech at a celebration of the Navy's 250th anniversary in Norfolk, Virginia, which revealed for the first time the date of the "America250" event and that it would be "at the White House on the grounds," but June 14 is also his 80th birthday.
President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he thinks the negotiations on the implementation of his plan to release all remaining hostages held by Hamas and end the war in Gaza will be successfully concluded within the next few days.
Why it matters: Trump and his team are pushing hard for both Israel and Hamas to move forward with the implementation of the deal without delay, U.S. officials say.
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl pushback from MAGA influencers is the latest chapter in a long history of Latino artists facing heat on America's most significant sports events.
The big picture: These flashpoints underscore how Latino performers frequently bear the weight of cultural politics, identity debates, andrepresentation battles on some of the country's most prominent stages.
America's pullback from the global information war has left an opportunity for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to ramp up investments in state-backed propaganda.
Why it matters: A domestic political agenda to cut government spending and prioritize free speech has led to the gutting of several U.S. programs that for decades slowed China's ability to spread its communist agenda.
U.S. sanctions and national security concerns have pushed China to double down on its own technology industry, while America continues to be heavily reliant on Chinese consumer apps.
Why it matters: Today, six of the top 100 most downloaded apps in the U.S. are based in China or Hong Kong, per Apptopia, up from three in 2021.
The majority of downloads for ByteDance-owned apps in the U.S. this year haven't been of the main TikTok app, according to data from Apptopia.
Why it matters: President Trump's latest executive order outlining an agreement to sell TikTok's U.S. arm does reference other ByteDance-owned apps, but it's unclear how data and content security measures would carry over for those entities.
In just over a decade, China has proven it can sustain its box office with domestic productions and compete with Hollywood globally.
Why it matters: The strategy has reshaped the global movie business and could grow even more complicated as the Trump administration threatens new tariffs on foreign films.
China's digital ad industry continues to expand globally, fueled by mobile platforms that are innovating in live shopping and short-form entertainment.
Why it matters: China is no longer just a massive domestic market, given how its platforms are shaping the future of global ad formats and retail media.
The surprise ascendance of DeepSeek is forcing the U.S. to reckon with a narrowing tech advantage over China.
Why it matters: "We are in a new form of Cold War, and that war will be won by the country that can develop and maintain the greatest lead in artificial intelligence," Robin Feldman, director of the AI Law and Innovation Institute at UC Law, tells Axios.
