President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to temporarily pause asylum requests at the southern border once daily encounters exceed 2,500. The shutdown begins immediately as the threshold has already been reached.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered their opening statements in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial. The prosecution's first witness, an FBI agent, testified about Mr. Biden's drug use.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the work of the Justice Department. He refused to turn over audio tapes of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Mr. Garland also slammed allegations that the Justice Department is being weaponized against former President Donald Trump.

FBI director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on his agency's 2025 budget request. The hearing focused on current threats to U.S. national security, including terrorism, cyberattacks, and the Chinese Communist Party.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third five-year term in the general election, but his party failed to win a majority in parliament on its own, and it will likely have to work with other parties in the coalition.