Trump Vows Support for Hegseth Amid Leadership Doubts; Thailand School Shooting Claims Six Lives
President Trump publicly reaffirmed his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth despite internal concerns about his wartime leadership and the unpopularity of the Iran conflict. In Thailand, a student killed his grandparents and five others at a school near Bangkok, marking the country's deadliest mass killing since 2022. Meanwhile, Tennessee GOP primaries saw Rep. Andy Ogles defeated and Sen. Marsha Blackburn secure the gubernatorial nomination, while economists anticipate a modest jobs report amid inflationary pressures from the ongoing war.