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The Treasury Department plans to launch a public website, fraud.gov, for Americans to report suspected waste and fraud in federal programs, taking effect immediately before any public comment.
Privacy experts warn of data risk
Source: FedScoop
June 22, 2026
The Supreme Court refuses to let a Texas death row inmate present intellectual-disability evidence that could bar his execution, though state prosecutors backed his appeal.
State's own IQ test supports claim
Source: The Texas Tribune
June 22, 2026
A federal judge refuses to disqualify acting Attorney General Blanche and U.S. Attorney Pirro from prosecuting the Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect, despite their statements that they could have been victims.
Pirro's Trump friendship deemed no conflict
Source: The Hill
June 22, 2026
Trump says five people were arrested for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, offering no evidence, as a law professor says the bystanders merely witnessed damage his own botched renovation caused.
$15 million no-bid paint job so far
Source: NOTUS
June 22, 2026
A one-year Republican ban on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood expires July 5 with no extension, after the Senate parliamentarian capped it at one year and the GOP concedes it lacks the votes.
51 clinics closed during the ban
Source: The Independent
June 22, 2026
The Senate passes a bipartisan housing affordability bill 85 to 5, restricting large companies from buying single-family homes and waiving some environmental reviews for new construction.
Heads to the House this week
Source: The Hill
June 22, 2026
