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ICE Promises Body Cameras on Every Officer — But Keeps the Off Switch
ICE Promises Body Cameras on Every Officer — But Keeps the Off Switch U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Saturday it expects to have every field officer and agent equipped with a body camera by the end of August, an expansion Acting Director David Venturella said would create an unprecedented visual record of the agency’s…
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Feds Pull Funding for Fentanyl Test Strips as Overdose Fears Mount
Feds Pull Funding for Fentanyl Test Strips as Overdose Fears Mount Federal funds can no longer be used to distribute drug test strips to the public after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration banned the practice this spring, also restricting other harm-reduction programs including needle exchanges and overdose-prevention hotlines. The Trump administration told…
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Trump’s Own Lawyer Now Runs the DOJ After a 50-49 Nail-Biter
Trump’s Own Lawyer Now Runs the DOJ After a 50-49 Nail-Biter The Senate voted 50-49 in the early hours of Saturday to confirm Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former personal criminal defense attorney, as U.S. attorney general, capping a bruising confirmation fight that came down to a single vote taken around 4:31 a.m. The path cleared…
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Senate Averts a Shutdown With Another Can Kicked to December
Senate Averts a Shutdown With Another Can Kicked to December The Senate passed a continuing resolution 90-6 on Saturday, extending federal government funding through Dec. 11 and averting a shutdown ahead of the fall. The stopgap gives lawmakers roughly ten additional weeks to negotiate full-year fiscal 2027 appropriations bills and extends funding for surface transportation…
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Voter ID Bill Dies Again as Senate Bolts for Five-Week Recess
Voter ID Bill Dies Again as Senate Bolts for Five-Week Recess A standalone voter-ID measure tied to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act failed in the Senate on Saturday by a vote of 52-46, short of the 60 votes needed to advance, with every Democrat present voting no. The bill would have required documented…
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Court Blocks Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom, Sets Up Supreme Court Fight
Court Blocks Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom, Sets Up Supreme Court Fight A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Trump administration lacks the authority to unilaterally build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom on the White House grounds, finding the $400 million project requires congressional authorization. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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US Economy Sheds 23,000 Jobs as Unemployment Falls for the Wrong Reason
US Economy Sheds 23,000 Jobs as Unemployment Falls for the Wrong Reason The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the U.S. economy lost 23,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, a sharp reversal that stunned economists who had forecast gains of roughly 83,000 to 95,000 jobs. Government employment fell by more than 50,000 positions and…
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Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Punting Shutdown Fight Past the Midterms
Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Punting Shutdown Fight Past the Midterms The Senate voted 90-6 early Saturday to pass a short-term funding bill that keeps federal agencies funded through Dec. 11 at existing levels, removing the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections while both parties negotiate a full-year deal [1]. The bill…
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Trump’s Personal Lawyer Confirmed as Attorney General by a Single Vote
Trump’s Personal Lawyer Confirmed as Attorney General by a Single Vote The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former personal defense attorney, as U.S. attorney general by a 50-49 vote at roughly 4:31 a.m. Saturday, capping weeks of uncertainty over his nomination. Blanche has run the Justice Department on an acting basis since April, when…
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Senate Passes Sweeping Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill Named for Lindsey Graham
Senate Passes Sweeping Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill Named for Lindsey Graham The Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by an 86-11 vote on Friday, sending to the House a measure renamed in honor of the South Carolina Republican after his sudden death last month, which provided the final push…