Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from withholding $34 million in anti-terror transit funding from New York City, calling the sanctuary city-based decision “arbitrary, capricious, and a blatant violation of the law.”
Trump refiles defamation lawsuit against New York Times seeking $15 billion after judge threw out original 85-page complaint as “tedious and burdensome,” ordering a rewrite under 40 pages.
Trump says he will meet Putin in Budapest after call where Putin objected to supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, then Trump questioned whether the U.S. can spare them.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm her son Moore Capito as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of West Virginia, with ethics watchdog citing a growing trend of senators voting for relatives.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling it unlawful because it overrides congressional requirements that fees be based on government processing costs.
Federal judge lifts travel restrictions for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, allowing nationwide travel as he awaits deportation for his Columbia University pro-Palestine protests.
Two people arrested in July 4 shooting outside Texas immigration detention center now face terrorism charges under Trump’s designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
U.S. prosecutors charge Smartmatic with foreign corruption for conspiring to pay over $1 million in bribes to a Filipino election official to secure $182 million in voting machine contracts.
Defense Secretary Hegseth announces that Southcom commander Adm. Alvin Holsey is retiring after one year leading operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, giving no explanation about military strikes off Venezuela.
Trump announces deal with German drugmaker to slash IVF medication prices in exchange for relief from planned pharmaceutical tariffs and encourages employers to offer fertility benefits.
Trump threatens to “go in and kill” Hamas members if ceasefire violations continue, then clarifies U.S. troops would not be involved and others would act “under our auspices.”
Trinidad and Tobago police investigate reports that two citizens were killed in the fifth U.S. strike on alleged drug boats off Venezuela, bringing total deaths to 27.
Former national security adviser John Bolton indicted on 18 charges for mishandling classified documents, the third Trump critic indicted on criminal charges in 21 days.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller lists Arlington home for $3.75 million after activists wrote chalk protest messages on sidewalk criticizing his immigration policies.
Oklahoma’s new School Superintendent reverses predecessor’s mandate requiring Bibles in every classroom and biblical instruction, saying he has “no plans to distribute Bibles” and will dismiss lawsuit.
Pennsylvania’s Fulton County faces over $1 million in fines after Republican commissioners allowed third-party access to voting machines to aid Trump’s stolen election claims, including after state Supreme Court barred such access.
Trump administration plans to install allies at IRS to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups and major Democratic donors including George Soros, who Trump wants charged under RICO, Wall Street Journal reports.
House Democrats march to Speaker Mike Johnson’s office demanding he swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva while keeping Congress out of session during shutdown.
Trump says Gateway Tunnel funding Schumer “worked 20 years to get” is “terminated,” along with Second Avenue Subway extension, targeting billions in NY area infrastructure projects.
Trump administration targets Office of Population Affairs for mass layoffs, threatening $300 million Title X family planning program that provides contraception and health services to millions of low-income women.
Two Maryland teenagers who attacked ex-DOGE staffer Edward Coristine, giving him a concussion and broken nose in attempted carjacking, sentenced to probation with no jail time after pleading guilty to simple assault.
15 Democratic governors form public health alliance breaking with Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after federal vaccine guidance changes alarmed medical experts.
Trump administration rushes Medicare Advantage provider directory to launch for open enrollment despite frequent errors and contradictory information that could mislead seniors about which doctors accept their insurance.
House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Rep. Cory Mills a “faithful colleague” after judge grants restraining order barring Mills from coming within 500 feet of ex-girlfriend and finds his testimony untruthful.
Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses after at least nine people arrested by federal immigration agents since July and clients began avoiding court out of fear.
Federal judge blocks Texas law restricting campus protests, saying court cannot trust universities to enforce policies constitutionally, after law banned non-students from demonstrations and imposed 10 pm to 8 am curfew.
SC Election Commission chairman says fired director Howard Knapp falsified documents and misrepresented $32 million ballot scanner contract as $28 million, now under SLED investigation for wiretapping and misconduct.
Brown University rejects Trump administration compact requiring five-year tuition freeze and 15% cap on international students, citing restrictions on academic freedom and research funding based on political criteria.
NY man convicted of illegal straw donor scheme after recruiting people to donate to Trump’s 2019 campaign then reimbursing them with cash to secure Mar-a-Lago photo op tickets.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withholds $40 million from California over English language enforcement for truckers despite state conducting 34,000 inspections that found only one English violation.
Trump threatens to move World Cup matches from Boston eight months before tournament, claiming parts of city “taken over” by unrest and criticizing Mayor Michelle Wu.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says U.S. is working to provide $20 billion in additional financing for Argentina to help Trump ally Javier Milei before Oct. 26 midterms, bringing total aid to $40 billion.
Federal judge blocks Trump from firing workers during shutdown, calling cuts politically motivated and carried out with “very much ready, fire, aim” approach that “has a human cost.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane broadcasts emergency signal and makes unscheduled landing in the UK after cracked windshield 30 minutes into flight from NATO meeting.
Trump publicly confirms he authorized CIA lethal covert action in Venezuela and refuses to rule out targeting President Nicolás Maduro, an unprecedented acknowledgment of typically secret operations.
ICE detains parents of U.S. Marine at Camp Pendleton gate while visiting pregnant daughter who lives on base with her Marine husband, then deports father despite pending green card application.
Trump hosts dinner at the White House for wealthy donors funding his $200 million ballroom and refuses to release attendee list.
Vice President JD Vance dismisses racist texts from Republican officials ages 24 to 35, including “I love Hitler” and calling rape “epic,” as “what kids do.”
Pentagon press corps walks out after refusing to sign Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s guidelines that would allow retaliation against journalists for asking sources for information.
Supreme Court hears case Wednesday on Louisiana redistricting threatening to strike down last major Voting Rights Act provision protecting minority voters from being shut out of congressional district drawing.
Trump threatens tariffs on Spain for refusing to boost NATO defense spending to 5%, calling move disrespectful as only country among 32-nation alliance not committing to new target.
Trump threatens to forcibly disarm Hamas if group refuses, saying it will happen quickly and perhaps violently, amid questions about group’s role after ceasefire deal.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to seat Adelita Grijalva three weeks after special election win with 70% of vote.
Trump doubles down on threat to withhold federal money from New York if Zohran Mamdani wins City Hall, calling assemblymember a communist who would squander taxpayer money.
Trump threatens to terminate cooking oil business with China in retaliation for soybean snub after Beijing stopped buying US soybeans in May despite importing $12.8 billion worth in 2024.
Young Republican National Federation demands resignations of state leaders after leaked Telegram chats show 28,000 racist, sexist, antisemitic messages over seven months praising Hitler.
Army announces Janus Program to place small nuclear microreactors on U.S. bases worldwide, following Trump executive order requiring reactor operation by September 30, 2028.
EPA canceled $20 million Alaska flood protection grant five months before catastrophic flooding hit Kipnuk, where Lee Zeldin called it wasteful DEI grant despite community’s vulnerability.
Trump calls Time magazine cover photo worst of all time in Truth Social post, criticizing low angle that made hair disappear and created floating crown effect.
Federal officials reject Navajo company’s $186,000 bid for 167 million tons of Montana coal, less than a penny per ton, for failing to meet fair market value requirements.
