Overview
- President Donald Trump attended a remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon on Friday, where military leaders gathered for a dawn flag unfurling to honor the 184 people killed when Flight 77 struck the building.
- Vice President J.D. Vance and several former presidents were present at the Ground Zero ceremony in New York, where relatives read victims’ names and the memorial added a seventh moment of silence for those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top Pentagon officials participated in the morning observance and watched the giant American flag unfurled outside the building during a downpour.
- The release of long-withheld municipal air-quality and internal records has renewed focus on toxic exposures, with advocates and health programs saying the documents could affect future benefit claims and legal actions for responders and residents.
- Local and national remembrances continued across the country with wreath-layings, vigils, volunteer projects and the Tribute in Light, and coverage will likely track how the records reshape debates over care, benefits and official accountability.