GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin says U.S. citizen children should be deported with undocumented parents after Supreme Court allows Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in some states.
Conservative appeals court to hear challenge to Trump’s use of 1798 wartime law for Venezuelan deportations after most federal courts rule president violated Alien Enemies Act.
Trump urges Senate Republicans to overrule nonpartisan parliamentarian after she strikes down Medicaid cuts, dismissing her as “unelected Senate Staffer” who shouldn’t hurt GOP bill.
Senate parliamentarian strikes down several healthcare cuts in Trump’s megabill including Alaska Medicaid carveouts, nursing home staffing protections and drug price provisions, but approves anti-immigrant restrictions to help fund tax cuts.
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis announces retirement day after Trump threatens primary challenge over opposition to Medicaid cuts, saying independent-thinking lawmakers are becoming “endangered species.”
Trump claims “very wealthy” TikTok buyers will be announced in two weeks while continuing to suspend enforcement of federal law requiring TikTok sale through executive orders.
Senate Republicans add new taxes on wind and solar projects while tightening renewable energy credit requirements in updated Trump megabill draft hours before voting begins.
Canada rescinds digital services tax after Trump ends trade talks, abandoning $2 billion in revenue from Amazon, Google and Meta to resume negotiations by July 21st.
Trump threatens tariffs up to 50% on most countries after July 9th following his failure to deliver promised 90 trade deals in 90 days, saying administration will tell nations they must pay to “shop in the United States.”
Trump threatens to suspend billions in military aid to Israel unless Netanyahu’s corruption trial is canceled, calling bribery and fraud charges a “witch hunt” interfering with negotiations.
International nuclear watchdog chief says Iran strikes caused “severe” damage but country retains capability to restart nuclear program, contradicting Trump’s claims of total obliteration.
Intercepted Iranian communications downplay damage from Trump’s nuclear strikes despite president’s repeated claims that attacks completely obliterated the country’s weapons program.
Senate Republicans postpone overnight voting on Trump’s $4 trillion package until Monday after Democrats force 16-hour reading of 940-page bill and threaten marathon amendment session.
About 1,000 protesters denounce DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center as “inhumane” for being built in the Everglades on land indigenous groups call sacred.
Kari Lake forced to rescind Voice of America termination notices eight days after issuing them following union challenges over legal violations in her dismantling of U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Trump says he will meet with potential GOP primary challengers to oppose Tillis after North Carolina senator votes against “big, beautiful bill” over Medicaid cuts.
Every major Louisiana health system warns Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise that Senate GOP Medicaid cuts would cause “historic devastation” and slash $4 billion from the state.
Appeals court allows Trump and DOGE to proceed with hostile takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace even though judge found they used “brute force” to seize headquarters.
WaPo Exclusive: Trump administration releases three-time felon who drunkenly fired shots in neighborhood to testify against Kilmar Abrego García who has no criminal record.
G7 issues nonbinding statement to exclude US corporations from global minimum tax after Trump threatens “revenge tax” of up to 20 percent on countries with unfair policies.
Roberts warns anti-judge rhetoric leads to violence but refuses to name Trump despite his attacks calling federal judges “Communists” and demanding their impeachment.
Biden and Harris attend funeral for Minnesota House leader Melissa Hortman and husband Mark killed in politically motivated assassination while Trump golfs in Virginia.
Senate Republicans advance Trump’s tax cuts after midnight bill release that would strip health insurance from 11 million and food assistance from millions more while offering tax cuts to top earners.
Fighting Back Resource: Guide by attorney Qasim Rashid provides ICE raid protection strategies and organizing tactics.
Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million over misleadingly edited Trump video, matching their Dominion settlement for false election claims.
DOGE gains approval authority over Defense Department IT and consulting contracts exceeding $1 million in expanded oversight role.
Trump administration bypasses public comment to finalize rule allowing agencies to fire probationary federal employees for any reason.
Supreme Court’s conservative majority rules parents can remove children from classes with LGBTQ books in 6-3 decision.
Harvard Kennedy School creates backup campus in Canada for students blocked by Trump’s international student crackdown.
UVA President Jim Ryan resigns after Trump DOJ threatens university funding to settle diversity practices probe.
Trump officials plan to resettle 1,000 White South Africans by September while blocking court-ordered refugees from travel ban countries.
Trump administration ends deportation protection for 521,000 Haitians days after declaring Haiti unsafe for Americans amid gang violence.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia stays jailed as Justice Dept. agrees to delay release order over fears Trump administration might deport him before trial.
Judge permanently blocks Trump’s order punishing Susman Godfrey for defending Dominion Voting Systems and promoting racial diversity.
Supreme Court’s 6 to 3 decision voids nationwide injunctions, clearing Trump’s bid to deny birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants in most of the United States.
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.
Trump terminates U.S. trade talks with Canada and threatens tariffs within seven days after Ottawa imposes retroactive digital services tax on American tech giants.
Trump threatens renewed strikes if evidence shows Iran has resumed uranium enrichment, pressing Tehran to grant inspectors access.
Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei resurfaces days after a ceasefire, warning the U.S. of retaliation and downplaying joint U.S. and Israeli strikes that heavily damaged Iran’s nuclear sites.
