Today’s Lead News Stories

Ukrainian president says he has received no ‘unequivocal answer’ from European allies about how they would defend Ukraine if Russia attacked again. What we know on day 1,415

Federal prosecutors are slamming Luigi Mangione’s lawyers for making what the government said were “meritless” and “misleading” claims about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ties to a lobbying firm and her decision to seek the death penalty against Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Pratt, who lost home in Palisades fire and has been vocal critic of city leaders, says system is ‘fundamentally broken’

Renee Nicole Good, 37, identified as woman fatally shot by ICE agent in Minneapolis. Trump defends shooting as self-defence whilst local officials demand federal accountability.

The boy’s 14-year-old brother had to paddle him back to shore in an inner tube after the incident

The Michigan parents were on the hook for up to $15,000 worth of damage

Governor readies national guard as Minneapolis mayor and others denounce immigration agent killing woman during raid

Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request from the U.S. Justice Department to turn over detailed voter information

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years

The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money

A federal ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis after officials claimed she 'weaponised her vehicle'; local leaders and witnesses dispute the self-defence narrative amid widespread protest and calls for investigation.