Justice Department fires three prosecutors overseeing Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, as AG Pam Bondi deepens Trump team’s purge of lawyers tied to the prosecutions.
Senate GOP rushes near-1,000-page domestic package to Saturday vote without Finance text, leaving Thune pressuring colleagues to approve a bill they still haven’t seen.
Trump says the next Fed chair must cut rates to 1 percent, calling current chair Jerome Powell “stupid” and urging him to resign for keeping borrowing costs high.
WaPo Exclusive: White House strips DOGE of control over grants.gov after Musk’s exit, restoring agencies’ authority to post billions in awards and averting impoundment delays.
Army policy ending permanent shaving waivers could discharge soldiers with razor-bump condition, disproportionately targeting Black troops as Hegseth moves to restore stricter grooming standards.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renames USNS Harvey Milk after Medal of Honor sailor Oscar V. Peterson, saying the Pentagon is removing politics from ship names.
Senate defeats Tim Kaine’s war-powers resolution 53-47, with Rand Paul siding with Democrats, leaving Trump free to strike Iran again without new congressional authorization.
Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling keeps ACA preventive-care coverage intact and confirms HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can override the task force deciding which services insurers must cover.
Defense Department to stop sharing microwave satellite data over cybersecurity risks, hobbling forecasters’ ability to track rapidly intensifying hurricanes ahead of peak season.
Rwanda and DR Congo sign U.S.-brokered Washington peace deal pledging armed-group disarmament, amid reports Kinshasa offered mineral access for American support.
