House Majority Leader Steve Scalise secures release of Iranian New Orleans resident after 47-year community member’s ICE detention sparked bipartisan outcry.
Competing diplomatic efforts by Marco Rubio and Richard Grenell derail Venezuela prisoner swap deals as 250 migrants remain detained in El Salvador.
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s $800 million grant cancellations for violence programs despite calling the action “shameful.”
Elon Musk and MAGA influencers turn on Attorney General Pam Bondi after Trump administration withholds Epstein files despite finding no client list.
Supreme Court lifts lower court block on Trump’s mass federal worker layoffs at 22 agencies after Justice Department seeks emergency relief from reorganization injunction.
Trump suggests federal takeover of New York City and Washington D.C. during Cabinet meeting while attacking democratic socialist NYC mayoral candidate.
Trump announces 50% tariff on copper imports starting in August and plans 200% pharmaceutical tariff for later implementation as part of expanding trade pressure campaign.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says “no amnesty” for migrants and cites 34 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients as available workforce replacements.
Army ends most ceremonial horse programs and adopts out 141 animals to save $2 million annually while keeping funeral caisson horses at Arlington National Cemetery and Joint Base San Antonio.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s team demands access to CIA and NSA emails to use AI screening for intelligence officials opposing Trump administration agenda.
Health Secretary RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from serving as vaccine advisors and required Republican or independent registration for CDC committee, lawsuit alleges.
Trump admits Putin throws “bullshit” at him and is “killing too many people” during televised cabinet meeting while considering sanctions on Russian oil after failing to end Ukraine war in promised timeframe.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces ban on Chinese farmland purchases despite China owning just 0.0003 percent of U.S. agricultural land and declining holdings since 2021.
Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman discharged from hospital to rehabilitation facility nearly a month after surviving nine gunshot wounds in attack that killed House DFL leader Melissa Hortman.
Phoenix billboard depicts Trump as shirtless “Swamp King” surrounded by a MAGA alligator and Tesla with swastika.
GSA directs agencies to eliminate 332 federal websites including CDC vaccine tracking site and State Dept’s Palestinian Affairs office following Trump administration streamlining order.
IRS says pastors can endorse political candidates from pulpit to their congregations without losing tax-exempt status, seeking religious carve-out from Johnson Amendment prohibiting all tax-exempt organizations from political endorsements.
TSA quietly phases out shoe removal requirement at multiple airports ending 19-year-old security rule implemented after 2001 shoe bombing attempt.
Health Dept emails staff “whistle-blower questionnaire” asking them to report discrimination caused by Biden-era DEI policies and identify employees who refused to implement them.
Education Department releases draft proposal to strip student loan forgiveness from organizations serving immigrants and transgender youth by defining them as “illegal activities.”
Federal trial begins challenging Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists as university groups argue administration violates First Amendment through deportation threats.
Judge compares DOJ explanations on illegal Abrego Garcia deportation to “nailing jello to a wall” as administration contradicts itself on timeline and future plans, orders government witness for Thursday.
Trump ends 27-year deportation protections for 76,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans despite federal courts blocking similar TPS terminations for Venezuelans and Haitians.
Biden’s former doctor requests postponement of House GOP deposition over mental acuity probe citing unprecedented violation of doctor-patient privilege.
Trump delays July tariff deadline to August 1 while threatening up to 40% levies in letters to 14 countries but says new deadline is “firm but not 100% firm.”
VA abandons plan for 80,000 layoffs after signing $700,000 contract to implement mass reductions, will cut 30,000 through attrition following bipartisan pushback.
Federal agents deploy 90 National Guard troops and armored vehicles at LA’s MacArthur Park during children’s day camp but make no arrests before departing after Mayor Bass arrives at scene.
El Salvador tells UN that Trump administration controls Venezuelan migrants at CECOT prison contradicting claims they lost jurisdiction over deportees.
Trump administration abandons plan to rewrite Biden asbestos ban after public outcry including Hillary Clinton’s “Make Asbestos Great Again” criticism.
RFK Jr. promotes Medicaid/Medicare meal company as health solution despite offerings being ultraprocessed foods he routinely criticizes.
Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood defunding in Trump megabill hours after lawsuit filed, marking first successful challenge to legislation.
Medical groups sue Health Dept and RFK Jr. for unlawful vaccine changes after cutting COVID recommendations and firing entire CDC advisory panel.
Trump lifts terrorist designation from former al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham after Syrian group overthrew Assad and took power.
Trump announces more Ukraine weapons shipments days after halting aid following disappointing call with Putin where he made no progress.
Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize during White House dinner celebrating Iran bombings while discussing Gaza ceasefire proposal.
Border Patrol officers kill Michigan man shooting at McAllen station three days after masked gunmen shot police officer at North Texas ICE facility.
Presidential approval hits 10 points underwater as data shows president failing on every single key issue from economy to immigration.
OPM quietly retreats from requiring federal job applicants to write about favorite Trump policies after legal challenge over politicized hiring.
WSJ Exclusive: Columbia University board discusses deal with Trump administration to restore $400 million in federal funding canceled over antisemitism claims.
Masked attackers in body armor shoot Texas police officer outside ICE detention facility in coordinated assault as Justice Department threatens crackdown.
Trump’s FBI Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino contradict their own previous conspiracy theories, stating Epstein had no client list and committed suicide.
KY Governor Beshear calls Trump’s megabill “attack on rural America” as 35 state hospitals risk closure and 200,000 Kentuckians lose Medicaid coverage.
National Economic Council Director Hassett dismisses concerns over 12 million Americans losing Medicaid coverage, saying “best way to get insurance is to get a job.”
Treasury Secretary Bessent threatens tariffs will jump from 10% to 49% on August 1 after postponing July 9 deadline to pressure countries into trade deals.
Trump threatens additional 10% tariffs on countries aligning with BRICS after bloc criticizes US trade policies at Rio summit.
BRICS nations condemn tariff increases without naming Trump, prompting immediate threat of additional 10% tariffs on bloc-aligned countries.
Organizers plan July 17th national protests against Trump administration at courthouses and community spaces, invoking John Lewis’s “good trouble” legacy.
Musk announces unregistered America Party following administration exit, budget fight, and Trump threats of retaliation against billionaire’s government subsidies.
Trump administration completes exile and imprisonment of 8 men to war-torn South Sudan after Supreme Court overruled lower court protections.
Green resigns from Congress after voting for Trump’s megabill, citing vague anti-China business venture while shrinking GOP’s narrow House majority further.
