•The U.S. is in talks to acquire ownership stakes in more than a dozen Venezuelan oil fields, aiming to boost reserves as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls to a 40-year low.
•Sen. Ted Cruz calls for free and fair Venezuelan elections by 2027 while endorsing President Trump's oil agreement as mutually reinforcing goals.
•President Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
•Artemis II completes a historic far-side lunar flyby, coming within about 4,067 miles of the Moon, as Trump touts plans for a nuclear-powered interplanetary spaceship.
•The Trump administration pauses immigrant visa interviews worldwide to roll out a public-charge screening initiative, delaying appointments amid the broader crackdown.
•A federal judge rules that using immigration law to revoke visas and deport noncitizens over pro-Palestinian advocacy is unconstitutional, marking judicial pushback against the crackdown.