Trump Awards Fighter Jet Contract to Boeing; Police Say No Indication of Foul Play in Heathrow Fire

President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing the contract to build the U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter jet. The Next Generation Air Dominance program will replace Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor with a crewed aircraft built to enter combat alongside drones. As the 47th president, Trump said the new jet will be called the F-47. Meanwhile, the president has denied a New York Times report claiming that Elon Musk was due to be briefed by the Pentagon on Friday about the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China.

British police say there is no indication so far of foul play related to a blaze at an electrical substation that led to the closure of London’s Heathrow Airport, though counterterrorism detectives are leading the investigation into its cause.

Topics in this episode include:

1. Trump Signs Order to Dismantle Department of Education
2. Judge: DOJ Response on Deportations ‘Woefully Insufficient’
3. Judge Blocks Deportation of Georgetown Researcher
4. Judge Temporarily Blocks DOGE Access to Social Security Data
5. Heathrow Closed All Day After Electrical Substation Fire
6. Heathrow Shutdown: US Travelers Face Travel Disruption
7. Ukraine Still in Talks With US About Minerals Deal
8. Russia Reportedly Attacks Odesa as Czech Leader Visits City
9. Germany Approves Huge Defense and Borrowing Package
10. Israel Orders Troops to Advance Deeper Into Gaza
11. US Sanctions Chinese ‘Teapot’ Refiners for First Time
12. Japan Looks to Strengthen US Alliance
13. EU Delays Tariffs on US Whiskey Amid Trade Talks
14. Top Russian Official to Meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
15. US Senator in Beijing to Meet CCP Officials
16. China’s Restaurants Failing in Deflation-Hit Economy
17. NCAA Tournament: Day 1 Highlights
18. NCAA Tournament: Day 2 Schedule
19. Ovechkin Scores No. 888, Now 7 Behind Gretzky
20. Taiwan International Orchid Show Draws Floral Enthusiasts

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