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Canada and the United States Enter a New 50% Tariff Phase
The United States and Canada moved deeper into a trade war after negotiations failed and a 50% U.S. tariff took effect on a range of Canadian goods.
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Federal Judge Vacates Visa-Processing Suspension for 75 Countries
A federal judge in New York vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant-visa processing for nationals of 75 countries.
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Chief Justice Lets White House Ballroom Work Continue Temporarily
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed construction on President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project to continue while the Supreme Court reviews the dispute.
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Beef Import Plan Aims at Prices and Draws Rancher Resistance
President Trump announced a temporary increase in tariff-free beef imports and said imported ground beef would be sold 25% below current market prices.
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U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Goods Jump to 50% After Talks Fail
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods early Saturday after negotiations failed to produce a deal, opening a new phase in the two countries' trade conflict.
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Eight Die in Alaska Charter Crash as Investigators Focus on a Foggy Approach
All eight people aboard a charter aircraft died near the Cape Newenham radar site in western Alaska, where federal investigators began examining a second approach made in heavy fog.
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Pentagon Removes Stars and Stripes Leaders After Editor Draws a Censorship Red Line
The Pentagon removed three senior Stars and Stripes employees, including editor in chief Erik Slavin, who said he was accused of insubordination after objecting publicly to hypothetical military censorship.
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Chief Justice Temporarily Lets White House Ballroom Construction Continue
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary administrative stay allowing aboveground construction of the White House ballroom project to continue while the Supreme Court reviews a dispute over congressional approval.
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The $40 Trillion Debt Milestone Meets the Bond Market
The gross U.S. national debt reached $40 trillion while investors demanded higher yields on long-term government bonds, joining a fiscal milestone to borrowing conditions that reach mortgages, companies and the federal budget.
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Omaha Schools Ask Police to Remove Electric-Shock Gloves
Omaha's public school district asked city police officers assigned to most middle and high schools to stop carrying gloves designed to deliver electric shocks, and the department agreed.
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Indiana Communities Endure a Ninth Day Without Power
Tens of thousands of customers in northwest Indiana were still without electricity nine days after a destructive storm, as utilities and relief groups worked through extensive damage.
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New CDC Director Confronts Program and Staffing Gaps
New CDC Director Erica Schwartz met with employees who described staffing shortages, burnout and programs funded by Congress that lacked enough personnel to operate as intended.
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U.S.-Canada Trade Deal Leaves Key Terms Unclear
The United States and Canada said they were close to a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% tariffs, while important terms remained undisclosed.
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Treasury Doubles Down on Long-Term Bond Buybacks
The Treasury Department said it would at least double planned buybacks of longer-term government debt after a sharp rise in yields.
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Trump Nominates Heidi Overton to Lead FDA
President Trump selected Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House health aide, as his nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
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Invited Media Detained at Vandenberg Space Force Base
Security personnel briefly detained invited journalists and military members at gunpoint after a communications breakdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Donalds and Jolly Advance in Florida Governor Race
Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly advanced from Florida's primaries, setting the November contest for governor.
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Senator Seeks Pledge to Keep Military Out of Midterms
Sen. Elissa Slotkin pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine for a public commitment that the military will remain outside midterm election politics.
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ABC Sues FCC Over Early Broadcast License Reviews
ABC and parent Disney asked a federal court to halt the FCC's early review of eight local broadcast licenses.
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Administration Moves to End National Forest Roadless Rule
The Trump administration advanced a plan to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule covering tens of millions of acres of national forest land.
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U.S. and Canada Race to Avert 50% Tariffs
U.S. and Canadian officials held last-minute talks aimed at preventing a 50% tariff on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods.
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Supreme Court Again Rejects Challenge to Carroll Verdict
The Supreme Court declined another request from President Donald Trump to overturn the $5 million verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll.
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Judge Blocks FBI Headquarters Move to D.C. Office Building
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters into the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington.
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Contentious Big Bend Border Project Temporarily Paused
The Trump administration temporarily paused a disputed border-construction project in Big Bend National Park.
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Indiana Flooding Death Toll Reaches Seven as Recovery Begins
Days of severe weather and record-setting flooding killed at least seven people in Indiana as rivers receded and communities began assessing damage.
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Lake Powell Falls to Record Low, Nearing Hydropower Threshold
Lake Powell dropped to 3,519.91 feet, a record low that compounds the Colorado River’s water-allocation and hydropower crisis.
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Kentucky Park Shooting Kills One and Wounds Four
Gunfire at a downtown Lexington park left one person dead and four wounded, including children aged four and 14.
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Lala Weakens but Leaves Hawaii Flooding, Outages and Lost Homes
Lala weakened to a tropical storm west of Hawaii after extreme rain, wind and waves damaged homes, roads, utilities and hospitals across the islands.
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Hurricane Lala Skirts Hawaii but Leaves Flooding, Outages and Damage
Hurricane Lala passed south of Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall, but wind and rain flooded roads, swelled waterways and knocked out power.
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Indiana Flooding Kills Five and Forces Hundreds From Their Homes
Severe storms and record flooding in Indiana killed at least five people and forced large-scale rescues and evacuations.
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Nineteen-Year-Old Arrested After Virginia State University Shooting
Police arrested a 19-year-old after an overnight shooting at Virginia State University wounded five people, one critically.
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Hate-Crime Charges Filed After Manhattan Synagogue Disruption
New York police filed hate-crime charges against a man accused of disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue and striking two people.
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Berkshire Hathaway Adds Alphabet and Homebuilder Stakes
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a major addition to its Alphabet holding and new investments in homebuilders in a regulatory filing.
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Six Dead After Two Shootings in Michigan
Police reported a six-person death toll across two shooting scenes and said the suspected shooter was among the dead.
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Soldier's Wife Is Removed From Deportation Flight and Released
The woman was taken off a flight before departure and returned to her family while legal and administrative questions remained active.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow White House Ballroom Work
The administration sought relief from restrictions that had stopped or limited work while litigation continued.
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Retail Sales Fall as Households Pull Back
The government data showed a broad enough pullback to raise questions about momentum in the consumer-driven economy.
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Major Heat Wave Expands Across the United States
Forecasters described a broad heat dome capable of producing hazardous daytime highs and limited overnight relief.
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Trump Orders the Navy to Plan a Return to Steam Catapults
A White House directive asks the Navy to reverse central systems on its newest carriers, a change AP reports would likely cost billions and require more sailors and maintenance.
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Kennedy Center Board Votes for a Two-Year Closure and Trump Inscription
A board dominated by Trump allies approved a prolonged closure for renovations and a new facade inscription, while outdoor programming may continue.
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Wholesale Inflation Slows as Gas and Food Costs Ease
The producer price index cooled from June as gas and food costs fell, while core wholesale prices increased modestly during the month.
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Federal Government Issues a Permit for the Line 5 Great Lakes Tunnel
The permit describes the project as not contrary to the public interest and moves the tunnel closer to construction, without ending other disputes over Line 5.
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Trump Vaccine Order Calls for Childhood Shots to Be Spaced Out
The order directs health officials to revise recommendations and plan for separate MMR vaccines, even though those products are not currently available in the United States.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Will Leave at Month’s End
President Donald Trump announced that Leavitt will leave her post and become an outside adviser, without naming a successor.
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Minnesota Man Accused of Killing Three Relatives, Including Two at a Daycare
Investigators are reconstructing a sequence of family killings and a chase while identifying what happened at the daycare and before police located the suspect.
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Wisconsin’s Razor-Thin Democratic Primary Sets Up a Polarized Governor’s Race
The close primary exposed divisions inside the Democratic coalition and establishes a competitive November choice over the state’s direction.
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July Was the Hottest Month on Record for the Contiguous United States
Record warmth spread across every contiguous state, with unusually high overnight temperatures adding to heat stress and limiting recovery.
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Lawsuit Challenges Paid Early Access to Trump Policy Posts
A federal case seeks to stop Trump Media from selling Wall Street firms advance access to posts that may move markets or announce policy.
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Severe Storms Leave More Than 500,000 Without Power in the Midwest
A broad severe-weather outbreak knocked out power around Chicago and northwest Indiana, disrupted flights and sent 16 Ohio prisoners to hospitals after a lightning incident.
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ICE Moves Toward Buying Thousands of Electric Shock Gloves
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to acquire wearable devices that can deliver painful electrical shocks, potentially through a rapid no-bid process.
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Three States Prepare Executions on the Same Day
Three executions were set for the same day as attorneys and prison systems confronted case-specific legal, medical and procedural issues.
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Federal Judge Again Blocks Trump Mail-Voting Directives
Judge Indira Talwani blocked provisions in a second executive order after previously ruling against related election directives, leaving appeals and a separate Washington case unresolved.
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July Inflation Report Is Expected to Show Price Pressure Easing Slowly
The government’s July consumer-price report was due Wednesday, with forecasters looking for modest monthly inflation and a year-over-year rate still above the Federal Reserve’s target.
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Trump Orders a Return to Separately Timed Childhood Vaccines
President Trump directed federal agencies to promote separate measles, mumps and rubella shots and appointments, drawing objections from pediatric and public-health specialists.
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Wisconsin and Minnesota Vote in High-Stakes Primaries
Primary voters in Wisconsin and Minnesota went to the polls Tuesday in contests that will shape competitive gubernatorial and Senate races.
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Washington Guard Deployment Extends Into 2029
The National Guard mission in Washington has become a multiyear deployment that the Pentagon estimates will cost about $1.4 billion from 2027 through early 2029.
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Lower 48 Records Its Hottest July
The contiguous United States averaged 76.89 F in July, about one-eighth of a degree above the previous record from 1936.
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Pentagon Orders Plans to Accelerate Missile Production
The Pentagon asked defense companies for rapid production plans while the administration’s $1.5 trillion funding request remains stalled and interceptor inventories face wartime demand.
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New York Harbor Capsize Kills Mother and Infant
A 22-foot boat overturned in New York Harbor, killing a 27-year-old woman and her 5-month-old child and opening Coast Guard and criminal investigations.
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Tribal Gaming Regulator Vacancy Stalls Enforcement and Approvals
The White House has not nominated a commission chair, leaving key violation notices, gaming ordinances and management contracts without a functioning approval path.
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Wisconsin and Minnesota Primaries Put Democratic Factions to a Test
Progressive and establishment-backed candidates are closing statewide primary campaigns over electability, policy and party direction in two consequential Midwestern races.
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U.S. Employers Cut 23,000 Jobs as Mortgage Rates Rise Again
A weak July employment report and another increase in mortgage rates put new pressure on the U.S. economic outlook, although weekly unemployment claims remained low.
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ICE Orders Body Cameras for Field Officers by Month’s End
Immigration and Customs Enforcement directed field officers and agents to use body cameras by the end of August, creating a larger record of enforcement encounters while retaining substantial control over release.
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Citizen-Suit Challenges Put Environmental Enforcement in Court
A coordinated set of federal cases is testing whether citizens and advocacy groups can continue bringing environmental enforcement suits when government agencies do not act.
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Lake Mead Falls to a Record Low as Colorado River Talks Stall
Lake Mead reached a record low while Colorado River states remained divided over long-term allocation rules, tightening the connection between physical water loss and an unresolved legal negotiation.
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Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general, elevating a former defense lawyer for President Trump who had already served as the department's second-ranking official.
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Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Prevent a Shutdown
The Senate approved a stopgap government-funding bill, moving Congress closer to averting a lapse while leaving broader appropriations decisions unresolved.
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Appeals Court Blocks White House Ballroom Project Without Congress
A federal appeals court said the White House ballroom project cannot proceed without congressional authorization, preserving a lower-court halt.
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Senate Passes Long-Delayed Russia Sanctions Bill
The Senate passed a Russia sanctions bill associated with the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, moving the proposal to its next legislative stage.
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Trump Tries a Narrower Route Around the Birthright Citizenship Ruling
President Donald Trump signed two immigration actions Thursday that seek narrower limits on birthright citizenship and a stronger federal response to commercial birth tourism. The actions follow a June Supreme Court ruling that rejected his earlier, broader attempt.
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Senate Panel Refers Fauci Contempt Vote Toward Justice Department
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted Thursday to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt after he declined to answer many questions at an earlier hearing. Chairman Rand Paul said he would refer the matter directly to the Justice Department.
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Offshore Wind Lease Buybacks Approach Four Billion Dollars
The Trump administration's latest offshore wind lease buyback brought the total value of federal agreements to end planned projects to nearly $4 billion, according to the Associated Press. The administration has prioritized fossil fuels and moved to curtail wind development.
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Spokane Arson Suspect Accused of Planning Wildfire for Weeks
A man charged with starting one of the Spokane-area wildfires told investigators he planned the act for weeks and researched weather conditions, police said. The fires have destroyed hundreds of buildings around the eastern Washington city.
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FEMA Workforce Losses Draw New Watchdog Warning
A Government Accountability Office review found that more than 4,300 employees separated from FEMA in fiscal 2025, a 55 percent increase from the prior year. The watchdog said the agency did not adequately plan for the operational effects before the 2026 hurricane season.
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Appeals Court Revives Twenty Billion Dollar Clean Energy Fund
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Trump administration likely violated federal law when it terminated grants under the $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Access to the money remained paused briefly while the EPA considered a Supreme Court request.
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Todd Blanche Nomination Advances to Full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on a 12-10 party-line vote after two Republican holdouts received written confirmation that the Justice Department would not create a $1.8 billion compensation fund. His confirmation prospects on the Senate floor remained uncertain.
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Twenty Five States Challenge New Tariffs in Federal Court
A coalition of 25 states sued over new tariffs imposed on 59 countries and the European Union. The administration says Section 301 permits the measures because trading partners failed to curb forced-labor imports; the states say the near-global structure repackages tariffs invalidated under a different statute.
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Michigan Democratic Senate Primary Remains Too Close to Call
Michigan's Democratic Senate primary remained unresolved early Wednesday, with Abdul El-Sayed narrowly leading Haley Stevens while election officials counted remaining ballots. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November for the seat being vacated by Gary Peters.
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Missouri Election Chief Rejects Referendum on Trump-Backed House Map
Missouri's secretary of state rejected a petition drive seeking a statewide vote on a Trump-backed congressional map. Organizers said they submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures and would challenge the decision in court.
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Armed Man Arrested After Monitoring Security at Trump Golf Course
Authorities arrested a man who they said monitored security preparations near a Trump golf course before a presidential fundraiser. Ammunition was found with him and a firearm was recovered from a vehicle, while investigators had not publicly established a motive.
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Cyclosporiasis Investigation Expands to Fifteen States
The largest known U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak reportedly expanded from nine to fifteen states. Arkansas confirmed it was being added, while federal officials continued investigating multiple outbreaks and a recalled lettuce product.
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Water-System Cyberattacks Spread Across Multiple States as Federal Investigators Trace the Intrusions
Federal and state investigators are examining cyberattacks involving water-system technology in multiple states. Michigan confirmed activity affecting nine systems after Minnesota disclosed related incidents; officials emphasized that a confirmed intrusion did not necessarily mean drinking-water service was disrupted.
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Twenty-Five States Sue Over Trump Administration’s Replacement Tariffs
A coalition of 25 states sued the Trump administration over its latest import taxes, challenging the legal basis for double-digit tariffs imposed under Section 301 after an earlier emergency-powers tariff program was invalidated.
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Michigan Reports First U.S. Deaths Linked to the Cyclospora Outbreak
Michigan health officials reported two deaths connected to the cyclospora outbreak, the first U.S. deaths confirmed in association with the parasite. Federal investigators have linked part of the broader outbreak to lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in nine states.
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House Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Representative Chuck Edwards
The House Ethics Committee recommended censure of North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards after finding that his conduct toward two young female aides was persistently unprofessional and inappropriate. Edwards denied intending sexual or romantic advances.
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Arson Suspect Arrested as Spokane Wildfires Leave 67,000 Evacuated
Authorities arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, the largest of three destructive fires around Spokane. The fires forced roughly 67,000 evacuations and destroyed at least 700 structures.
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Senate Reaches Election-Season Funding Deal
The agreement still required legislative passage and presidential action before the existing deadline.
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Blanche Rescinds $1.8 Billion Fund Before AG Vote
The order said no board members, payments or approved claims had been established before the reversal.
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Spokane-Area Fires Force 60,000 Evacuations
Officials reported 60,000 people under evacuation orders or warnings as crews worked without a confirmed injury or missing-person report.
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Former Representative Kay Granger Dies at 83
Granger was the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House and retired after her final term.
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Capital One Cites Anti-Money-Laundering Concerns in Trump Account Closures
The documents reported compliance concerns; they did not establish that a court had found criminal wrongdoing by the organization.
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Idaho Restaurant Shooting Kills Three and Injures Seven
Officials said some of the wounded were in critical condition and that the threat to the community had ended.
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Spokane Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Washington declared a state of emergency as high heat, strong winds and a particularly dangerous red-flag alert complicated the response.
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Western Heat Wave Nears City Records
Las Vegas reached 115 degrees Fahrenheit, one degree below its daily record, as alerts urged residents to limit exposure.
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Michigan Court Orders New Review of Line 5 Tunnel Permit
The 6-1 decision returns a central approval to the Michigan Public Service Commission and adds uncertainty to the project schedule.
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U.S. Growth Slows as Mortgage Rates Reach a One-Year High
Consumer spending increased, but imports weighed on growth and borrowing costs added pressure for prospective homebuyers.
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Administration Ends Medicare Drug Subsidy Program
The change shifts more premium risk back to prescription-drug plans and beneficiaries as insurers set future bids.
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Federal Colorado River Proposal Spreads Cuts Across Three Lower-Basin States
The proposal starts another public and legal phase rather than settling how the basin will divide chronic shortages.
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Authorities Release Early Ransom Note in Nancy Guthrie Case
The release adds a public evidence item to the search while leaving the note’s author and the circumstances of Guthrie’s disappearance unresolved.
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F-35B Crashes Near San Diego Base After Pilot Ejects
The crash triggered a military investigation and a ground response but no reported death.
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U.S. Growth Slows to 1.5% While Consumer Spending Holds
Consumer spending accelerated, but a surge in imports connected partly to AI investment reduced the headline growth measure.
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Medicare Drug Subsidy Will End Before 2027 Rates Arrive
Federal officials say most increases should be under $10 a month, but final costs vary by plan and will not be known until fall enrollment information is released.
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Seattle Police Chief Resigns After Festival-Shooting Response
Officers responded quickly at the scene, but officials did not provide a substantive public update for nearly five hours and the mayor retracted an inaccurate custody statement.
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Georgia Father Sentenced for Son’s School-Shooting Weapon Access
The case is among a small number in which prosecutors have held a parent criminally responsible for enabling a child’s gun violence.
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Fed Holds Rates as Three Officials Seek a Hike
The central bank left rates unchanged but recorded the largest bloc in favor of a hike during the current policy cycle.
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Fauci Invokes the Fifth as Senate Panel Plans Contempt Vote
The hearing revived disputes over pandemic origins, Fauci's prior testimony and documents drawn from his government diary.
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Wisconsin Appeals Court Restores Act 10
The decision preserved the status quo while reopening a fight that has shaped Wisconsin politics and public employment for 15 years.
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Comey Defense Alleges Investigators Omitted Key Facts
New defense filings challenge the warrants, grand-jury process and surveillance used in a prosecution that the government says concerns a threat against President Trump.
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Kentucky Governor Tells McConnell to Demonstrate Capacity or Resign
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked Sen. Mitch McConnell to address constituents directly and demonstrate that he can serve, or leave office.
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Florida Executes Two Men in One Day, Including an 80-Year-Old
Florida executed James Aren Duckett and 80-year-old William Occhicone on Tuesday in the same death chamber.
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Georgia Teen Receives Life Without Parole for Apalachee School Killings
Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to killing two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in 2024.
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eBay Will Pay Nearly $50 Million to Couple Targeted in Harassment Campaign
eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Ina and David Steiner, who were targeted with threats, surveillance and disturbing deliveries by former company employees.
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McConnell Remains in Rehabilitation and Is Not Cleared to Return
Sen. Mitch McConnell's office released a physician's update saying he had not been medically cleared to leave rehabilitation or resume Senate work more than six weeks after his hospitalization.
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Administration Asks Supreme Court to Restore Mail-Ballot Order
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of an executive order that would condition mail-ballot delivery on a new federal citizenship list while litigation continues.
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Court Filing Says Clean-Energy Grants Were Cut by State Politics
Federal lawyers said in a court filing that hundreds of clean-energy grants were included in an October cancellation notice based on the political identity of the recipient's state.
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Trump Defends Tariffs at a Michigan Auto Test Center
President Trump used a visit to General Motors' Milford Proving Ground to promote his trade program, presenting tariffs as an industrial revival even as the state's cross-border economy absorbed higher costs.
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Seattle Festival Shooting Kills Three
Three people were killed and four were wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, when gunfire erupted at the Bite of Seattle food festival beneath the Space Needle.
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Heat Wave Holds Across the Central and Southern U.S.
A large heat dome kept dangerous temperatures over the central and southern United States, extending health and infrastructure risks across multiple states.
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Nuclear Regulators Propose Ending ALARA Rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed eliminating the ALARA radiation-safety principle while retaining legal dose caps and raising one modeled emissions standard.
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U.S. Measles Cases Reach a 35-Year High
The United States recorded more measles cases in 2026 than in all of 2025, making this the country's worst year for the disease since 1991.
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Forced-Labor Tariffs Replace Expiring Levies
The Trump administration imposed new tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on imports from sixty economies, citing forced-labor enforcement as temporary global duties expired.
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Grocery Prices Rise Faster Than They Fall
American households are revising grocery lists and shopping routines after food prices recorded their sharpest increase in fifty years, with many categories staying elevated even when upstream costs ease.
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Oregon Fire Threatens Town as Firefighter Deaths Rise
An Oregon wildfire threatened a town as officials reported the fourth firefighter death connected to this season’s western fires, including a delayed death from injuries suffered in Colorado.
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Cyclospora Outbreak Expands to Four More States
A cyclospora outbreak associated with lettuce served at Taco Bell locations expanded to four more states as health agencies continued tracing the produce supply chain.
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New Forced-Labor Tariffs Cover 60 Countries
The Trump administration imposed new 10% and 12.5% tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners, saying the countries had not done enough to block forced-labor goods from supply chains.
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Madison Fatal Police Shooting Had No Body-Camera Footage
Authorities investigating the fatal Madison, Wisconsin, police shooting said the officers involved were not equipped with body cameras, a material gap in the evidence available to reconstruct the encounter.
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Administration Rewrites Rules for Higher Education
The Trump administration is moving from campus-by-campus investigations toward rewriting federal higher-education rules that would apply broadly to colleges and universities.
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AP Finds Families Separated Again After Landmark Settlement
An Associated Press investigation found that the federal government separated dozens of children from parents for a second time despite a legal settlement intended to prevent renewed family separation.
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House Passes a $95 Billion Package on a 216–214 Vote
The House adopted a $95 billion package containing about $60 billion for the Pentagon, $13 billion for other national-security uses, $12 billion in farm aid and $10 billion tied to voting changes.
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Amish Shah Wins Arizona House Primary
Former state lawmaker and emergency physician Amish Shah won the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, defeating the candidate backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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Andy Biggs Wins Arizona’s Republican Governor Primary
Rep. Andy Biggs won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor, setting up a general election against incumbent Katie Hobbs.
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Independent Nolan Wells Autopsy Remains Undetermined
An independent preliminary autopsy commissioned by Nolan Wells’ family listed his cause and manner of death as undetermined, adding evidence without resolving the death.
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Trump Account Deposits Show an Uneven Launch
The new federal child-investment program has activated millions of accounts and begun sending $1,000 Treasury deposits to eligible babies, while a small number of families report delays and support problems.
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Pentagon Details the Iran War’s Cost and Wounded
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Iran campaign had wounded roughly 500 U.S. personnel and described a multibillion-dollar military cost, moving the public record beyond earlier, more limited tallies.
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Federal Officials Defer Medicaid Payments in Two States
The Trump administration moved to defer more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota during fraud reviews, prompting state objections about the legal basis and risk to care systems.
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EEOC Ends a Long-Running Workforce Data Program
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is ending a federal workforce-data collection that employers and researchers have used to identify demographic patterns in employment.
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Court Hears Appeal Over Access to Biden Recordings
A federal appeals court is considering whether recordings from former special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with Joe Biden must be released in a case brought by the Heritage Foundation.
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Tropical Storm Bertha Threatens the Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Bertha formed in the Gulf of Mexico and prompted warnings across parts of the northern Gulf Coast as emergency officials prepared for rainfall and flooding.
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Trump Imposes a 50% Tariff on Most Canadian Goods
President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on most Canadian imports, opening a new legal and economic confrontation with the United States’ largest trading partner while war-related energy costs are already pressuring consumers.
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Justice Department Sought Reporters’ Family Phone Records
The Justice Department sought phone records for New York Times journalists and several relatives while investigating sources for reporting on a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet, according to a motion unsealed Monday.
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Justice Department Activates an Unused Deportation Court
The Justice Department filed the first petition ever presented to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, asking a secretive five-judge body created in 1996 to authorize removal of an unnamed person.
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Military Supply-Chain Order Tightens Domestic Waivers
A new executive order directs military contractors to document why domestic materials are unavailable when seeking waivers, adding a compliance mechanism to the administration’s effort to increase U.S. production for defense supply chains.
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Threatened Species Lose Automatic Federal Protections
The Interior Department ended the automatic extension of many Endangered Species Act protections to newly listed threatened animals, shifting future safeguards to species-specific rulemaking.
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Utah Flash Flood Kills a Family of Five
A flash flood at Sunglow Campground in southern Utah killed Provo fire captain Spencer Long, his wife Katrina and three of their sons, while a daughter survived, authorities said.
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New York Legionnaires’ Outbreak Kills Two
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has infected 72 people and killed two, health officials said, as the city inspected cooling towers and reported a sustained decline in new cases.
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Lettuce Recall Reaches 27 States
Taylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce products distributed across 27 states as investigators traced cyclospora illnesses and tried to distinguish linked product clusters from other summer cases.
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Boxer Hannah Rapp Killed While Cycling
Professional boxer Hannah Rapp was killed while cycling in Brazos County, Texas, and authorities charged 31-year-old Charles Medina with manslaughter after alleging his vehicle passed her and then reversed.
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JD and Usha Vance Welcome a Baby Boy
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance announced the birth of a baby boy, a rare family milestone for a sitting vice president and the first such birth in more than a century and a half.
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Ralph Norman Enters South Carolina’s Senate Race
Representative Ralph Norman said he will run for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina, adding a declared candidate to the rapid succession process following Senator Lindsey Graham’s death.
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Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across the United States
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushed across the Midwest and East, worsening air quality and reaching Washington as shifting winds transported fine particles far from the fires.
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Taylor Farms Expands Lettuce Recall to 27 States
Taylor Farms expanded a recall of iceberg lettuce shipped to 27 states amid cyclospora cases, widening a targeted food-safety response while investigators continued to separate distinct outbreaks.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate Are Arrested in Miami
Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami by the U.S. Marshals Service, opening an extradition process tied to allegations in Britain while other cases involving the brothers remain unresolved.
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Father and Son Arrested After Forest Service Workers Are Held at Gunpoint
A father and son were arrested after two U.S. Forest Service employees were held at gunpoint in California, according to authorities, bringing a dangerous encounter involving public workers into federal custody and investigation.
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Trump Backs Darline Graham Nordone for Her Brother’s Senate Ballot
Six days after Lindsey Graham’s death, the political succession shifted again as President Trump urged Graham’s sister to seek a full term and potential rivals kept their options open.
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Smoke, Fire and Floods Converge in a U.S. Summer Weather Threat
A compound weather pattern is stressing health services and emergency agencies because smoke, heat and flooding require different protective actions and can overlap.
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Shredded Lettuce Is Linked to a Five-State Cyclospora Outbreak
The investigation produced a concrete food link for one multistate cluster, but it does not explain every reported cyclospora case across the country.
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Appeals Court Strikes Down New Jersey’s Assault-Rifle Ban
A federal appeals court held New Jersey’s restrictions unconstitutional, setting up further review in a legal landscape already divided across states and circuits.
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Judge Blocks Federal Grant Cancellations Based on Disfavored Causes
A federal judge ruled that agencies cannot cancel grants simply because their subjects fall outside the administration’s preferred agenda, preserving awards while the dispute continues.
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ICE Officer’s Record Draws Scrutiny After Maine Shooting
AP’s examination shifts attention from a single use-of-force account to screening, supervision and what the agency knew before the shooting.
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Administration Revives a Public-Benefits Test for Green Cards
The change renews a policy fight over whether benefit use predicts self-sufficiency or deters eligible families from basic services.
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Trump Escalates Election Attacks in a Primetime Address
The address moved campaign-style election accusations into an official presidential setting months before voting.
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Administration Races to Rebuild Its Tariff Wall After Supreme Court Loss
The response will determine how much of the trade agenda survives judicial limits and how quickly importers face new costs.
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Wildfire Smoke Spreads Unhealthy Air from the Midwest to the East Coast
The episode combined a large geographic footprint with health guidance to reduce outdoor exposure.
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Trump Fires Court-Appointed Seattle U.S. Attorney
President Donald Trump fired Roger Rogoff shortly after federal judges appointed him U.S. attorney for western Washington, creating a fresh confrontation over judicial authority and Justice Department staffing.
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Pentagon Orders Annual Testosterone Screening for Older Troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered annual testosterone screening for troops age 30 and older, with testing available voluntarily to younger service members.
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Trump Tells ICE to Continue Traffic Stops After Deadly Encounters
President Trump told immigration agents to continue traffic stops after officials considered suspending them following a cluster of deadly enforcement encounters.
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House Republicans Assemble $95 Billion Iran, Farm and Election Package
House Republicans advanced a roughly $95 billion package combining Iran-war spending, aid for farmers and domestic priorities as lawmakers prepared for the midterm campaign.
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FEMA Disaster Approval Data Show a Growing Partisan Gap
An Associated Press analysis of federal disaster declarations found a widening approval gap between requests from Republican and Democratic governors.
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House Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The House approved legislation that would end twice-yearly clock changes and keep the United States on daylight saving time throughout the year.
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Supreme Court Justices Describe Rising Threats in Rare House Testimony
Supreme Court justices appeared before a House panel in an unusual public session focused on security threats, institutional operations and public confidence.
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Trump Plans Prime-Time Address on Election Rules
President Trump scheduled a prime-time address to make the case for changes to election administration ahead of the fall campaign.
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One Dead and Three Missing After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz
A pontoon boat carrying 20 people sank near Alcatraz Island, leaving one person dead and three missing after a large overnight rescue.
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Florida Man Dies While Fleeing Immigration Agents
A Florida man fleeing immigration agents was struck and killed by a vehicle, adding another fatality to a week of deadly encounters around enforcement actions.
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Darline Graham Nordone Chosen to Complete Her Brother's Senate Term
Darline Graham Nordone, the late senator's sister and a figure long present in his public life, was appointed to serve the remaining months of Lindsey Graham's Senate term.
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Judge Voids Trump IRS Agreement and Refers Lawyer for Possible Discipline
A federal judge voided the agreement resolving President Trump's lawsuit over leaked tax returns and sent one attorney's conduct to disciplinary authorities.
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ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Driver in Maine as Investigations Begin
An ICE officer shot and killed a motorist during an enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine, prompting federal and local investigations and competing accounts of the danger officers faced.
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Minnesota Prosecutors Receive Evidence in Two Federal-Shooting Cases
Hennepin County prosecutors said they obtained key federal evidence needed to investigate two fatal shootings during immigration-enforcement protests earlier this year.
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Graham's Sister Chosen to Hold His Senate Seat Until January
Darline Graham Nordone was appointed to serve the remaining months of her brother Lindsey Graham's Senate term, giving South Carolina interim representation as candidates prepare for an August special primary and November election.
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Judge Dismisses Remaining Proud Boys Seditious-Conspiracy Case
A federal judge dismissed the remaining Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy case, closing another part of the January 6 prosecution record after broad clemency.
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Election Agency Firings Followed Months of White House Workarounds
The White House spent months exploring ways to bypass the Election Assistance Commission before President Trump removed its remaining members, Reuters reported.
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Judge Voids Trump IRS Settlement and Refers Lawyer for Discipline
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams voided the agreement resolving President Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit and referred an attorney for possible discipline after finding the case was used to obtain benefits rather than resolve a genuine adversarial dispute.
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Heat Dome Spreads Dangerous Temperatures Across U.S.
A powerful dome of high pressure is producing triple-digit highs and unusually warm nights before shifting farther east.
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Times Reporters Subpoenaed Over Air Force One Coverage
Federal subpoenas delivered to reporters' homes intensified a leak investigation and renewed a dispute over press freedom and national security.
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Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 After Sudden Illness
Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening after what his office called a brief and sudden illness, prompting tributes from U.S. and international leaders.
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Election Commission Ouster Tests the Boundaries of Presidential Control
President Donald Trump removed the remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, opening a new legal and operational test over presidential control of an agency Congress designed to be bipartisan.
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Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law Without Trump's Signature
A sweeping bipartisan housing measure is taking effect without President Trump's signature after he declined to sign it as leverage for a separate election bill.
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Houston ICE Shooting Accounts Diverge as Body-Camera Gap Draws Scrutiny
Witness accounts now conflict with the Department of Homeland Security's description of a fatal Houston ICE shooting, and the involved officers were not wearing body cameras.
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ICE Shooting in Houston Draws Mexico Legal Pressure
AP reported that Mexico plans to request criminal charges connected to deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE custody or enforcement operations, including the Houston shooting.
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White House UFC Plot Indictment Raises Event Security Questions
AP reported that federal prosecutors charged eight men in alleged murder and terrorism conspiracies tied to a planned attack on the White House UFC show.
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Fed Minutes Show Inflation Split and AI Cost Pressure
AP reported that Fed minutes showed policymakers split over the future path of inflation, with AI investment emerging as one cost pressure.
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Deere Settlement Tests Right-to-Repair Enforcement
The FTC and five states reached a settlement with Deere that could turn right-to-repair from a consumer slogan into an enforceable agricultural rule.
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Memphis Task Force Shooting Raises Transparency Pressure
AP reported that a member of the Memphis Safe Task Force fatally shot a person during a drug warrant operation, the second such fatal shooting in four days.
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White House UFC Plot Indictment Shows Domestic Security Risk
AP reported that eight men were indicted over an alleged plan involving drones and sniper fire aimed at a UFC cage-fighting event at the White House.
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Iranian Asylum Lawsuit Tests Immigration Policy During Wartime
The complaint says disclosures through diplomatic intermediaries endangered people seeking protection; Homeland Security denies sharing asylum records.
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Medicare Drug Proposal Reopens the 340B Fight
Hospitals warn the proposed 340B reimbursement change could reduce revenue used to support care for low-income patients.
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New ICE Facility Puts Family Deportation Logistics Under Scrutiny
AP reported that the Trump administration plans a 528-bed ICE holding facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, for families and unaccompanied children. Advocates and lawmakers have raised concerns about oversight, duration of stays, and contractor history.
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Supreme Court Term Extends the Fight Over Race and Power
AP described a Supreme Court term with major rulings on birthright citizenship, voting rights, immigration protections, and presidential authority. The immediate opinions are over, but agency and state implementation disputes are only beginning.
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National Guard Shooting in Memphis Draws State Investigation
A fatal shooting by National Guard members in Memphis is now under state investigation, adding scrutiny to the use of military personnel in local crime enforcement.
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Reflecting Pool Repair Fight Keeps America 250 Project Under Scrutiny
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool controversy now combines alleged vandalism, repair work, no-bid contracting questions, and anniversary symbolism.
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New Jersey heat deaths sharpen the holiday-weather toll
AP reported at least 19 suspected heat-related deaths in New Jersey as severe heat gave way to thunderstorms and broad outages. The update adds a public-health toll to earlier holiday storm reporting that included fatal boating conditions in Wisconsin and power disruptions across several states.
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White House Smithsonian report escalates fight over public history
AP reported that a White House Domestic Policy Council report branded Smithsonian leadership, especially at the National Museum of American History, as ideologically captured and untrustworthy. The Smithsonian had not immediately responded, while Secretary Lonnie Bunch defended a public-history approach grounded in the idea of a more perfect union.