Vance declares the Iran war in a new phase of economic pressure as Tehran calls the threats cover for US military failure.
Volunteer flight tracker documents the 5,000th shackled detainee flown from Minneapolis since November, with records more accurate than any public government count.
Appeals court rules Indiana cannot punish Planned Parenthood for telling minors where abortion is legal, calling referrals protected First Amendment speech.
Appeals court bars DHS immigration enforcement at 1,400 houses of worship after finding the policy already cut attendance at Quaker, Sikh, and Baptist congregations.
Judge blocks HHS from converting the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program to abstinence-only teaching after it canceled 53 evidence-based grants worth $67 million.
Idaho probation officers compile a list of foreign-born people for ICE using intake forms alone, emailing agents when targets arrive for required check-ins.
Missouri judge rules citizens cannot force a referendum on the state’s gerrymandered congressional map, rejecting a petition signed by over 300,000 voters.
Kennedy Center board votes to restore Trump’s name in September and close for renovations, telling the judge who ordered both undone in court filings.
Trump nominates Heidi Overton, a 37-year-old White House aide who urged the FDA to restrict abortion medication, to lead the agency.
Stars and Stripes publisher retires after 19 years citing fundamental differences with Hegseth’s Pentagon, months after it fired the paper’s editorial independence ombudsman.
Trump signs the granite of his new $5 million helipad, paid by Marine One maker Sikorsky, saying guests could have cocktails there before ballroom events.
Gross national debt tops $40 trillion, growing $2T in 10 months, as debt held by the public nears the World War II record share of GDP.
Farmers Branch, Texas, turns code enforcement into assistance, matching residents facing violations with volunteers for repairs and yard work.
Trump declares economic warfare on Iran and threatens any country offering a lifeline, a day after saying no talks are underway or scheduled.
National Park Service installs Flock license plate readers in Yosemite, extending warrantless-search camera networks into public lands as rangers object.
Appeals court unanimously upholds EPA’s hazardous designation for 2 forever chemicals, keeping polluters liable for Superfund cleanup over industry objections.
Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro orders data centers to win local approval and ends their expedited permitting, reversing his embrace of an industry now facing bipartisan backlash.
Rubio sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane and a senior trial lawyer as the State Department pursues its declared campaign to dismantle the court.
Judge Dolly Gee orders independent monitoring of children in immigration detention after finding families denied soap, held in freezing cells, and delayed medical care.
Reflecting Pool contractor returns to fix the failed liner as new Park Service signs still blame vandals for damage DOJ attributed to botched installation.
DOJ whistleblowers tell Congress the university antisemitism probes worked backward from predetermined findings, with attorneys pressured after finding no violations at Brown.
Judge allows paint tests on the granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building while weighing whether Trump illegally seized GSA authority over the project.
Ninth Circuit rules Nevada US Attorney Chattah was unlawfully appointed, ending the maneuver that kept her in office a year past her interim term.
Rep. Pingree says the man ICE killed in Maine had no final removal order and wasn’t the intended target, contradicting the agency’s account.
Raleigh Jane English gets more than six years in prison for a confessed plot to assassinate Treasury Secretary Bessent on his confirmation day.
Minnesota sues Texas Governor Abbott for refusing to extradite the ICE agent charged with shooting a man during Operation Metro Surge.
DOJ appeals the dismissal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s smuggling charges after a judge ruled the prosecution punished him for fighting deportation.
Disney sues the FCC and Chair Carr to halt the early license review of all eight ABC stations, calling it retaliation for speech Trump dislikes.
USDA moves to rescind the 2001 roadless rule protecting tens of millions of forest acres from road construction, logging, and mining.
San Diego County bans ICE and Border Patrol from its firearm training ranges after agents logged 3,350 hours since 2024 under agreements never publicly disclosed.
Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 US deportees, most of whom won court protection after judges found they risked torture at home.
Trump pauses 50% Canadian tariffs for three days after announcing a trade deal with terms neither government has detailed.
Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal federal records about COVID origins research using his private email.
Connecticut launches its first state-funded mobile methadone units, investing $4 million in settlement funds to reach rural corners where treatment is hours away by bus.
Trump says no Iran talks are underway or scheduled nearly six months into a war he predicted would last six weeks.
Energy Secretary Wright issues a 6th emergency order keeping Michigan’s Campbell coal plant open, 15 months past its planned retirement.
EPA quietly stops publishing cancer risk estimates from air pollution after 2 decades, leaving raw emissions data the public cannot interpret alone.
Texas families ask the Supreme Court to strike the state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in every public school classroom.
4 states seeking up to $1.4 trillion take Meta to federal trial over claims it deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children.
Trump votes by mail in Florida’s primary for the second time this year while calling mail voting cheating and ordering restrictions on it.
Official White House account tells CNN’s Kristen Holmes her children will someday be “sickened and embarrassed” after she asked Trump to respond to Ossoff criticism.
USS Benfold drifted 4 days in the South China Sea in July without power, toilets, or air conditioning before being towed to the Philippines.
Justice Department creates a process for people with felony convictions to apply for restored gun rights, reviving a program Congress defunded in the 1990s.
Voting rights coalition sues New Hampshire to restore school-issued IDs for registering and voting, arguing the repeal deliberately targets young voters.
Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit a record 4.2% as MMR coverage falls to 92.4%, well below the threshold needed to prevent measles outbreaks.
ICE proposes subsidizing $500,000 liability insurance policies for local officers deputized to make immigration arrests, removing a hurdle keeping police departments from joining.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s rehearing request in the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case, making the $5 million verdict final and unchallengeable.
CBP pauses all construction on its $1.7 billion border project in Big Bend National Park as bulldozers clear a route near Santa Elena Canyon.
Judge permanently blocks the FBI headquarters move within Washington, ruling the administration illegally diverted over $1 billion Congress appropriated for the Greenbelt, Maryland site.
Salt Lake City launches a federally funded stabilization program reimbursing small businesses up to $3,500 for vandalism and property crime repairs.
