John F. Kennedy assassination Documents that were previously sealed and withheld from the public pertaining to the John F. Kennedy assassination are released.
Efforts to repeal Obamacare The Senate votes against the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 amendment.
U.S. sanctions The U.S. House of Representatives votes in favor of economic sanctions against Russia for its interference in the 2016 U.S. election, and against Iran and North Korea for their weapons programs.
Iran–United States relations The United States Navy says the USS "Thunderbolt" fired a warning shot at an Iranian patrol boat after it came within 150 yards of the U.S. ship.
Jordan–United States relations Jordanian authorities release a video of a Jordanian Air Force sergeant shooting United States soldiers.
Journal of the American Medical Association A study, published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association", finds that 99 percent of the brains donated for scientific research by deceased National Football League players show signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the disease identified in autopsies of numerous NFL players who have committed suicide, and the subject of the 2015 movie "Concussion".
Alternative fuel vehicles Following a similar move in France, the United Kingdom is to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 in order to reduce air pollution. A new tax will also be levied on diesel car drivers in 2020.
Adobe Systems Adobe Systems announces it will stop updating and distributing its multimedia software platform Flash by the end of 2020.
Microsoft Amid a public backlash, Microsoft reneges on its decision to end its Paint program and states that it will be placed on its app store rather than bundled with future editions of Windows.
War in Donbass Kurt Volker, U.S. special representative for Ukraine, says in a BBC News interview that the White House is considering arming Ukrainian government forces fighting Pro-Russian militants with defensive weapons.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli government says it will remove metal detectors and some cameras recently installed at the entrances to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem that resulted in a wave of protests and some deaths. Instead, less obtrusive surveillance means will be used.