Louisiana becomes fourth Republican-led state to legally redefine natural gas as green energy, potentially redirecting clean energy funds to fossil fuel projects.
19-year-old “Big Balls” Coristine returns to government as a special government employee working on Social Security website after resigning, using same classification as Elon Musk for agency access.
House Democrats warn against Trump’s Office of Special Counsel pick who called for martial law and associates with white supremacists, saying he wants to purge federal workers.
State Department plans layoffs of 1,900 employees as early as Friday despite federal judge’s order barring workforce cuts.
TN GOP congressman calls for denaturalization and deportation of NYC Democratic mayoral winner over rap lyrics allegedly supporting charity leaders convicted of funneling money to Hamas.
House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Harvard over alleged Ivy League tuition price-fixing after university provides fewer than 400 documents, lowest among peers.
Justice Department launches civil rights investigation into University of California hiring practices, alleging discrimination for considering race and sex in faculty diversity efforts.
Justice Department demands University of Virginia president resign to resolve civil rights investigation, threatening hundreds of millions in federal funding over DEI programs.
ICE arrests 30 people at North Carolina fire equipment company accused of providing fraudulent Social Security Numbers to undocumented workers.
Iranian retaliatory attacks force DHS to restore counter-terrorism funding to five cities with Democratic mayors that had been withheld for months.
Harvard Medical School cancer researcher indicted on federal smuggling charges after government filed criminal case while she fought deportation over undeclared frog embryos.
Trump administration plans to deport Abrego Garcia to third country after federal criminal trial because they cannot legally return him to El Salvador where he faces persecution.
U.S. economy shrank 0.5% in Trump’s first months, worse than initial estimates, as tariff fears drove massive import surge.
IRS watchdog warns taxpayers will face delays and poor service after Trump cuts 26% of workforce, potentially reducing revenue collection by $159 billion.
Senate parliamentarian blocks $250 billion in Medicaid cuts from Trump’s signature bill, jeopardizing July 4th deadline and tax cut funding.
Retired Reagan-appointed Justice Kennedy warns democracy and freedom “at risk” as federal judges face over 400 threats this year following Trump’s attacks.
Teacher tells Palestinian American student to “go back to your country” after refusing to stand for Pledge of Allegiance, prompting federal lawsuit.
RFK Jr. and Oklahoma governor announce SNAP waiver to ban soda, candy, and baked goods purchases for poor families at health event.
RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine committee votes against flu vaccines containing thimerosal after his office removed CDC safety report from agency website.
Supreme Court eliminates Medicaid patients’ right to sue over provider restrictions, allowing South Carolina to defund Planned Parenthood in state facing healthcare deserts.
Trump administration secretly offered Iran up to $30 billion for nuclear energy program in White House meeting one day before launching military strikes on nuclear sites.
DHS Sec. Noem claims Guatemala and Honduras will grant refugee status to asylum-seekers, but Guatemala clarifies it will only serve as temporary transit back to origin countries.
National Guard brothers escort mom to Chicago ICE contractor check-in as Reps. Krishnamoorthi and Jackson are rebuffed at the door.
Eric Trump pursues licensing deal to brand Tel Aviv’s tallest hotel Trump Tower days after U.S. airstrikes backing Israel against Iran, drawing Emoluments Clause scrutiny over profiting during active conflict.
Trump Mobile scrubs ‘made in USA’ claim from T1 phone listing, fueling doubts the Trump-branded handset will actually be American-built.
Trump demands CNN fire reporter Natasha Bertrand, calling her a “dog,” after Pentagon assessment story disputed his Iran nuclear strike claims.
Kari Lake tells House panel slashing 600 VOA jobs and folding outlet into State Dept will push Trump’s “America First” message,
HUD chief Scott Turner, with GSA approval, will evict 1,800 NSF staff from Alexandria HQ without relocation plan to advance Trump’s efficiency agenda.
Judge blocks Trump order stripping collective bargaining rights from a million federal workers, citing plausible First Amendment retaliation against union speech.
Federal judge blocks Labor Department’s shutdown of 120 Job Corps sites, ruling agency can’t “do as it pleases” when Congress funded program.
Justice Department sues Minnesota over college tuition program, claiming state treats U.S. citizens as “second-class” by giving undocumented immigrants in-state rates.
Cudahy vice mayor appears to call on street gangs to organize against ICE, prompting DHS condemnation and FBI visit to 23,000-resident city.
DeSantis proposes second immigration detention center at Florida National Guard base as “Alligator Alcatraz” construction begins.
Military expected to announce two new border zones allowing troops to detain migrants, expanding circumvention of Posse Comitatus Act.
Federal judge calls Trump’s $200 financial reporting rule “arbitrary and capricious,” blocking it for El Paso money service businesses facing closure.
Judge keeps Abrego Garcia jailed while Justice Department and ICE clash over whether to prosecute him for 2022 human smuggling charges filed after his mistaken deportation or deport him again.
Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking immigrant deportations, calling it “egregious overreach.”
Trump appeals court nominee Bove denies to Senate that he told Justice Dept. lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations after whistleblower complaint.
Trump considers naming Fed chair replacement by September to undermine Powell’s final year over slow pace of rate cuts.
Gabbard and CIA Director Ratcliffe claim “new intelligence” shows Iran nuclear facilities destroyed after initial assessment found strikes only delayed program by months.
Trump administration limits classified information sharing with Congress days after Iran strikes as first delayed briefing finally scheduled for Thursday.
Christian and other faith leaders sue Texas education agency over law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms.
Education Secretary McMahon gives California 10 days to strip transgender athletes of awards and ban them from competition or lose federal funding.
EEOC fires administrative judge after month-long suspension for calling Trump’s gender identity order “unethical” and demanding acting chair resign.
RFK Jr.’s vaccine-skeptic appointees cancel planned COVID-19 booster vote and question vaccine safety data in chaotic first CDC meeting.
RFK Jr. halts U.S. funding to global vaccine alliance Gavi, claiming group “ignores the science” on vaccine safety.
Trump threatens to double Spain’s trade costs after country refuses to meet NATO’s new 5% defense spending target.
Trump demands Israel cancel Netanyahu’s corruption trial, calling it a “witch hunt” against his longtime ally.
Trump announces Iran talks for next week but claims bombing damage makes nuclear agreement unnecessary.
