The NTSB released findings on the 2025 D.C. midair collision, identifying systemic failures that made it the deadliest U.S. civil aviation disaster in over two decades (NTSB). Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the U.S. military raid that ousted Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro during a Senate hearing (AP).

In tech developments, China is drafting rules to regulate purchases of Nvidia H200 chips while the U.S. announced a 25% tariff on AI chip imports (Reuters). OpenAI signed a $10 billion computing agreement with Cerebras, and database firm ClickHouse reached a $15 billion valuation (NYT).