California senators demand Trump officials stop using Medicaid data for deportations after administration gave CMS 54-minute deadline to share millions of enrollees’ immigration status.
College student Caroline Dias Goncalves granted bond after ICE illegally used drug interdiction online chat to arrest merit scholarship recipient with no criminal record.
FL Attorney General Uthmeier held in civil contempt for defying federal court order halting immigration law, must now file biweekly reports or face fines.
Senate Democrats walk out of Judiciary Committee hearing on Biden mental fitness as Durbin accuses Republicans of ignoring oversight of Trump administration’s military deployments and Sen. Padilla handcuffing.
Harvard cancer researcher Kseniia Petrova appears in court after months in custody for allegedly smuggling frog embryos as federal investigator admits he can’t define “biological materials” central to charges.
Justice Dept. plans to cut two-thirds of inspectors monitoring gun dealers for illegal sales as part of Trump administration effort to “defang and downsize” ATF.
New data shows Medicare and Social Security stop paying full benefits in 8-9 years, earlier than projected, before accounting for Trump’s pending budget bill that would trigger additional Medicare cuts.
Federal Reserve keeps rates steady despite Trump calling Powell “stupid” and demanding cuts to reduce government’s $1.2 trillion annual debt interest costs.
Texas quietly defunds Abbott’s signature border wall program after spending $3 billion to build only 8% of planned structure full of gaps migrants easily walk around.
FL AG Uthmeier calls to “denaturalize and deport” MN Rep. Omar after she criticized Trump’s military parade.
EEOC Acting Chair Lucas tells senators agency will follow White House directives and defends dropping transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump executive order.
Trump administration ends Trevor Project’s specialized LGBTQ+ suicide prevention service through federal hotline, giving nonprofit 30 days notice to shut down program.
Supreme Court upholds state transgender care bans for minors in 6-3 ruling, with Sotomayor reading rare dissent comparing majority’s deference to past defenses of interracial marriage bans.
MT Gov. Gianforte vetoes community solar bill despite supermajority legislative support, citing cost concerns that advocates say contradict experience in 23 other states.
Michigan Attorney General Nessel and environmental groups file requests for rehearing of Energy Secretary Wright’s emergency order forcing coal plant to stay open.
Supreme Court allows Nuclear Regulatory Commission to override Texas and New Mexico governors’ opposition for temporary nuclear waste storage sites.
State Dept. contradicts Amb. Huckabee’s social media announcement of evacuation flights for Americans in Israel, saying it has no plans to assist departures.
Trump claims Iran proposed White House talks while threatening military strikes, but Tehran’s UN mission denies making any such proposal.
Trump extends TikTok deadline for third time, allowing app to continue operating despite law requiring divestment, after Beijing ordered ByteDance to pause deal over U.S. tariffs.
Trump Mobile yanks coverage map after using “Gulf of Mexico” instead of Trump’s preferred “Gulf of America,” breaking website links in hasty cover-up.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem taken to Washington hospital after allergic reaction, reported alert and recovering.
Senator Ted Cruz advocates overthrowing Iran’s government while admitting he doesn’t know the country’s population, seemingly contradicts White House denials of U.S. military involvement.
OPM orders agencies to limit high performance ratings and speed up removal of federal employees, creating new “accountability” metrics for supervisors to enforce discipline.
NYC Mayor Adams bans Daily News reporter from press conferences for asking questions, threatens to use taxpayer-funded security to enforce press exclusion.
Third ICE detainee captured after escape from Newark facility during riot over insufficient food, one remains at large with $25,000 FBI bounty.
LA Mayor Bass lifts downtown curfew imposed during immigration raid protests, citing need to adapt to “chaos coming from Washington.”
Toy companies ask Supreme Court for urgent review of Trump tariffs after lower courts ruled them unlawful but administration continues collecting billions from American businesses.
Retail sales plunge 0.9% in May as consumers pull back after March tariff-driven buying spree, exceeding economists’ worst expectations.
New CBO analysis finds Trump tax cuts would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over decade, contradicting Republican claims they would pay for themselves.
U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem closes through Friday as Trump weighs military strikes on Iran after claiming “complete control” of Iranian skies.
Trump claims “complete control of Iran’s skies” and demands “unconditional surrender” despite U.S. denials of involvement and no declared war.
Brain-dead Georgia woman kept on life support for four months under state abortion law gives birth before family can end treatment.
Federal judge expands injunction blocking Trump from restricting passport sex markers for transgender and nonbinary Americans, citing constitutional equal protection violations.
All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions” and “troubling disregard for scientific integrity” in JAMA editorial.
CDC announces at all-hands meeting it has reinstated one-third of employees fired in botched April reduction-in-force after lawsuit exposed “hopelessly error-ridden” data.
FDA offers expedited drug reviews to companies promoting vaguely-defined “national priorities,” giving officials unprecedented discretion over which pharmaceutical firms benefit.
Federal judge blocks Trump from unconstitutionally cutting congressionally-approved CDC funding to four Democratic cities.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler orders “Appeal to Heaven” flag associated with Christian nationalism and January 6 rioters flown above federal building before quietly removing it.
Trump refuses to call MN Gov. Tim Walz after two Democratic lawmakers were shot, calling outreach a “waste of time” and attacking his former vice presidential opponent as “whacked out.”
NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by masked ICE agents for escorting immigrant whose case was dismissed one week before primary, released hours later without charges.
American Bar Association sues Trump over executive orders coercing law firms to abandon clients and causes he dislikes, calling it “blizzard-like chill” on legal profession.
NAACP breaks 116-year tradition by not inviting sitting President Trump to convention, saying his mission is to “eliminate civil rights.”
Trump Organization launches $499 smartphone and $47.45 monthly plan referencing his presidency while critics raise ethics concerns about business profits during presidential term.
Trump administration resumes federal layoffs at National Archives, targeting 100 employees including staff at 13 presidential libraries despite warnings of service disruptions.
Trump orders Forest Service and Interior to merge wildfire programs during active fire season after 5,000 employees left agency through workforce cuts.
Judge postpones ruling on Trump’s unprecedented order barring international students from Harvard after university calls it “illegal retaliatory step.”
ICE awards no-bid detention contracts worth hundreds of millions to private prison firms citing “compelling urgency” as stocks surge for Trump-connected companies.
DHS reverses guidance protecting farms and hotels from ICE raids just days after Trump vowed to help farmers.
GAO finds Trump administration’s second violation of federal spending law after cutting library and museum funding by more than half despite congressional approval.
