FBI and EPA warn utilities nationwide after cyberattacks degrade water systems in 7 states, some forcing boil-water notices and manual operations.
Maryland Gov. Moore, taking over the National Governors Association, says he is very concerned Trump will interfere in the midterm elections.
Trump publicly rebukes US Attorney Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool charges after her office admitted a rushed installation, not vandals, caused the damage.
More than 1,000 march against ICE in Fishers, Indiana, countering a secret-location rally keynoted by former Border Patrol commander Bovino.
California’s first-in-the-nation AI transparency law takes effect, requiring AI-generated content to carry embedded origin data users can trace.
Trump cancels the planned weekend bombing of Iran’s energy sites, claiming a rough deal framework, hours after the Saudi crown prince urged restraint.
All 14 GOP senators on Armed Services vote to kill expanded military IVF coverage, reversing course on the treatment Trump promised free for all.
Trump tells a right-wing radio host to bet that Greenland falls under U.S. control before he leaves office, dismissing the territory’s own stake as irrelevant.
Pentagon gives up command of the NATO group coordinating Ukraine military aid, ending the U.S. role in shaping Ukraine’s future military.
Trump administration moves to strip Head Start standards for class sizes, medical screenings and literacy after failing to block the program’s funding.
Trump appeals a ruling that his $10 billion IRS lawsuit was a bad-faith vehicle for taxpayer funds and audit immunity, hours after calling the fund dead.
Trump blames “grossly incompetent” Minnesota and its governor for water system cyberattacks that state and federal investigators trace to likely Iranian hackers.
Interior Dept. orders the largest Colorado River cuts ever for Arizona, California and Nevada, reducing supply by 3 million acre-feet over the coming decade.
ABC argues in an FCC filing that early license review of eight stations is retaliation for Trump coverage, warning every network faces the same choice.
Trump tells his Cabinet the $1.8 billion fund to compensate his prosecuted allies is dead, hours after posting that they deserve payment.
DOJ moves to drop charges against a former Olympian for Reflecting Pool damage Trump blamed on vandals without evidence, admitting the installation was botched.
Maine makes free community college permanent as new laws take effect, covering full tuition at all seven state community colleges.
U.S. plans its harshest bombing campaign yet on Iranian energy sites this weekend, bringing Israel back to combat for the first time since the truce.
Georgia father who gave his son the AR-15 used in the Apalachee school shooting gets 15 years on 27 counts.
OPM chief Kupor sold up to $3.5 million in Robinhood stock after publicly touting the company’s federal partnership he oversees.
Commerce Dept. quietly takes equity stakes in 7 more chip companies as a condition of $874 million in CHIPS Act funding.
Kennedy Center halts free public tours after 55 years, days after a volunteer guide criticized Trump’s overhaul in the New York Times.
State Department shows an AI-generated Africa map mislabeling all six countries it highlighted at a global AIDS conference before African partners.
24,000 unaccompanied immigrant children lose their lawyers Friday as the government lets the legal-aid contract lapse while owing $65 million.
Scouting America cuts jamboree spaces for gay youth, girls and scouts of color after Hegseth threatens its century-old Pentagon partnership.
Senate panel advances a CDC director nominee after nearly a year without one and a preparedness pick who repeated vaccine falsehoods.
State Department expands Trump-portrait passports nationwide, adding 250,000 books requiring in-person application at special events.
New Mexico’s attorney general sues the state’s own child welfare agency for telling a teen in its custody to walk alone into Mexico.
Economy slows to 1.5% growth as inflation holds at 3.7% and Americans’ savings rate hits a four-year low.
Kennedy launches an HHS cooking show promoting his sauerkraut-heavy diet as food prices rise and his agency sheds staff.
Trump floats withdrawing Blanche’s attorney general nomination until two GOP holdout senators leave office, keeping him in the job as acting.
DACA mother of 3 sues after DHS deports her despite valid status, then moves to revoke it for unauthorized travel.
Trump announces a historic Hamas disarmament deal that Hamas calls a draft and Israel had rejected hours earlier.
Ninth Circuit becomes the fifth appeals court to strike Trump’s no-bail detention of immigrants arrested away from the border.
Louisiana ends quarterly office visits for WIC families as new cards load food benefits remotely starting Aug. 1.
Senate rejects a bid to limit Trump’s war powers 49-50 as the Iran war spreads to Egypt for the first time.
ICE writes state law “shall not apply” into detention contracts for four states one day after a judge ruled a contract cannot override state oversight.
DOJ seeks its first-ever deportation through a secret-evidence terrorism court dormant since 1996, targeting an Afghan mother tied to a convicted Election Day plotter.
Interior Dept. asks Congress for $10 million more to cover Freedom 250 costs after promising private donors would fund events beyond the $150 million appropriated.
Fed holds rates steady for a fifth straight meeting as three officials dissent for a hike, an unusual split under Trump-installed Chair Warsh.
Musk’s X.AI sues to overturn Minnesota’s ban on AI nudification apps as free speech, a law the legislature passed with one dissenting vote.
Trump unveils a $20 billion Dulles Airport makeover nearly tripling the original budget, months after seeking to rename the airport for himself.
Grassley cancels the committee vote on acting Attorney General Blanche after two GOP senators demand written proof the $1.776 billion weaponization fund is dead.
Ex-White House adviser Fauci invokes the Fifth at a Senate COVID hearing, saying Chairman Paul called it solely to trap him into a false statement.
Federal judge permanently dismisses DOJ’s demand for New Jersey voters’ private data, the 17th district court to reject the administration’s requests.
Colorado awards $23.8 million to school meal programs in 131 districts, buying locally grown food and raising nutrition workers’ pay.
U.S. strikes dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran hours after Trump vows to hit back for an intercepted missile barrage on American forces.
Coordinated cyberattack knocks water utilities offline across more than 30 Minnesota communities, with one town warning residents its tower held limited reserves.
Arbitrator rules HHS illegally fired 5,000 probationary employees, finding the mass terminations a reduction in force masquerading as performance dismissals.
FDA official insists the food supply is safe as parasite infections hit 11,000 cases and the agency’s only named source tests negative.
