Trump declares on Truth Social that British Prime Minister Starmer “will resign,” faulting his immigration and energy record as UK media reports his Monday exit.
Secretary of State Rubio orders a Colombian asylum-seeker detained for criticizing a Trump-endorsed candidate in Colombia’s election, calling his advocacy a threat to U.S. foreign policy.
A Trump-appointed judge orders the Milwaukee mosque president freed from ICE detention, finding his arrest may have been retaliation for his pro-Palestinian advocacy.
The Kennedy Center refuses to book any performances despite a court order to stay open, telling the judge it will decide on closing at a mid-July board vote.
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to restore climate change and Wabanaki Nations signs removed from Acadia and other national parks, ruling the removals rewrote history “with a white-out pen.”
A federal appeals court grants the Trump administration’s appeal to strip Philadelphia’s President’s House slavery exhibits, undoing a February order that had forced their restoration.
A federal appeals court lets Ohio enforce its 2023 law requiring parental consent before children under 16 use social media, reversing a block in place since 2024.
The FTC and four states sue the leading transgender-health provider group, alleging it falsely marketed gender-affirming care for minors as medically necessary.
Anthropic sends staff to Washington to get the export controls lifted after they forced it to shut down its two most powerful AI models.
Homeland Security says foreign influencers need work visas to make money posting from the World Cup, threatening FIFA’s deals with dozens of TikTok and YouTube creators.
Anthropic’s investor Amazon triggers Friday’s White House takedown of the AI firm’s new Fable model, calling it a security threat days after launch.
Fourteen Republican attorneys general ask the EPA to regulate the abortion pill mifepristone as a water contaminant, a claim environmental scientists say has no evidence.
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to restore displays about slavery and climate it stripped from national parks, ruling the removals unlawful censorship.
Crews begin prying Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center after two courts reject the board’s last-ditch bid to keep it past a judge’s deadline.
Commerce Department imposes export controls on Anthropic’s two newest AI models, forcing the company to shut them off for all users days after launch.
FCC proposes requiring telecoms to collect government ID numbers and addresses from every phone customer, effectively ending anonymous burner phones in the U.S.
Activists move their “Trump and Epstein Memorial Reading Room,” displaying all 3.5 million pages of the released DOJ files, to downtown Washington for the president’s birthday.
Judge dismisses the Trump Kennedy Center’s lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd, ruling it retaliation for his objection to Trump’s name.
American Diabetes Association has state troopers remove five doctors from its conference for handing out an editorial from its own journal criticizing Trump’s research cuts.
Senator Rick Scott urges the taxpayer-funded Tampa Sports Authority to cancel two Kanye West concerts over the rapper’s antisemitism.
Trump’s presidential library says it cannot find a single Twitter direct message from his first term, despite evidence he sent them.
The National Science Foundation suspends $21 million in UC Berkeley grants over undisclosed foreign funding from allied nations that several researchers say they never received.
Federal judge blocks the National Park Service from revoking a DC anti-Trump protest permit over an “86 47” flag, finding no evidence the speech threatens the president.
Pentagon bars journalists from its press office by reclassifying the room as a secure facility for handling classified material, calling the move uncontroversial.
White House launches a space-themed website mocking immigrants as extraterrestrials that lists more than 700 locations where arrests were made of people born in the United States.
New York criminalizes blocking entry to houses of worship and authorizes 50-foot no-protest zones after synagogue demonstrations.
OPM proposes requiring all federal employees to sign NDA barring disclosure of internal information after leaks exposed controversial layoff and performance management plans.
Supreme Court reverses ruling that would have let immigration judges challenge DOJ rules requiring permission for public speeches on immigration.
Ball State pays $225K to settle health director’s ACLU suit, fourth Kirk-speech payout this year after Indiana AG Rokita amplified private post.
NIAID scientists at NIH barred from speaking with WHO during active U.S. hantavirus and Congo Ebola outbreaks, four months after Trump’s WHO withdrawal.
Justice Department deletes press releases documenting Jan. 6 prosecutions from its website, calling the official record of insurrection charges ‘partisan propaganda.’
White House orders all federal agencies to auto-install its official app on every government phone, pushing Trump policy statements, social media feeds, and a “text President Trump” button to millions of employees.
OMB orders agencies to report all federal spending on 49 nonprofits doing DEI, LGBTQ+, immigration, civil rights, environmental and humanitarian work, including funding under active litigation.
Official White House Instagram posts AI video of Trump throwing Stephen Colbert into a dumpster on the Ed Sullivan stage one day after the Late Show finale.
Louisiana House committee advances new congressional map eliminating second majority-Black district three weeks after Supreme Court’s Callais ruling, hiding voided ballot counts from disclosure.
CFPB deletes 1,700 pre-Vought pages including medical debt and solar loan consumer advisories as Russell Vought seeks to cut staff from 1,174 to 556.
Florida pays $485,000 to biologist fired over Kirk parody, second First Amendment payout this week after Tennessee’s $835,000.
Federal judge orders White House staff to comply with 1978 Presidential Records Act, rejecting DOJ memo declaring the post-Watergate law unconstitutional.
Tennessee retired officer wins $835,000 settlement after Perry County jailed him 37 days for Facebook meme about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
New York Times sues Pentagon for second time in five months over Hegseth rule requiring escorts for journalists in the building.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s sanctions against UN expert on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese, finding likely First Amendment violation over her criticism of Israel.
Acting AG Blanche warns reporters of subpoenas after Trump slid him a list of Iran war stories with “Treason” sticky note.
Defense Secretary Hegseth calls for second investigation into Senator Kelly over depleted munitions warning, days after appeals court signaled rejection of first retaliation effort.
ABC accuses FCC of First Amendment violations over The View probe and unprecedented early review of broadcast licenses.
Iranian strikes damage 228 buildings and equipment at 15 US military bases since February, far more than officials disclosed, after US asked commercial satellite firms to withhold imagery.
VA opened internal investigations into employees who attended vigils for Border Patrol shooting victim Alex Pretti, including union leader photographed in news coverage.
FDA withdraws publication of COVID and shingles vaccine safety studies, citing conclusions HHS says exceeded the data.
DHS used 1930s customs law to demand Google hand over a Canadian man’s location and activity after he criticized ICE killings online.
House votes 235-191 to extend warrantless foreign surveillance authority Section 702 for three years without requiring warrants for searches of Americans’ communications.
