- Democrats dial up pressure on Hegseth as confirmation battle nears (washingtonpost.com)
- Ernst, Under MAGA Pressure, Signals Backing for Hegseth’s Pentagon Bid (nytimes.com)Pete Hegseth Said He “Would Smother” a Baby to Protect Himself (meidasnews.com)
- Emmanuel Macron to address French nation as pressure grows to name new PM (theguardian.com)
- Musk appears to pressure Trump on Cabinet and tariffs, raising eyebrows (washingtonpost.com)
