Daily brief
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologized to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson, a former Labour Party member linked to the financier, as ambassador to the United States. Separately, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in an interview it was 'dumb' of him to spend time with Epstein and that he regrets the association. The chairman of the Paul Weiss law firm, Brad Karp, has resigned following the release of emails related to Epstein.
The Washington Post has laid off a third of its staff under owner Jeff Bezos.
A US agency is investigating Nike over alleged discrimination in its diversity programs.
US Senator J.D. Vance has visited Italy for talks regarding the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
A Minneapolis group held singing protests urging ICE agents to quit their jobs, as a poll finds two-thirds of Americans say ICE has 'gone too far' in immigration enforcement.