Unions sue to block USDA's relocation of thousands of Washington-area employees, arguing it is a disguised mass layoff that Congress explicitly barred without its approval.

Source: Government Executive

July 7, 2026

Michigan cyclosporiasis cases quadruple to nearly 700 in six days as CDC investigates the parasitic intestinal illness across 18 states, with 20 hospitalized.

Source: The Guardian

July 7, 2026

Treasury Secretary Bessent scraps the decade-old plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill while his department designs a $250 note featuring Trump.

Source: The Hill

July 7, 2026

Florida prosecutors charge two sitting St. Johns County commissioners and three others with mailing fake voter guides bearing forged Republican Party endorsements before the 2024 election.

Source: WJXT Jacksonville

July 7, 2026

USDA officials pressured Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons on beef prices days before Trump claimed credit for cuts Walmart had already put on shelves June 29.

Source: The Wall Street Journal [gift link]

July 7, 2026

Appeals court rules Florida's Stop WOKE Act unconstitutional at state universities, with a Trump-appointed judge writing the state cannot puppeteer every professor it pays.

Source: The Florida Phoenix

July 7, 2026