UPDATE: Cassidy backs Todd Blanche for AG, appearing to clear way for confirmation
The Louisiana senator’s decision gives President Donald Trump’s pick the last expected vote he needs to be approved by the full Senate.
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Justice Department’s $3B ‘BIDEN’ grants come with immigration catch
Federal officials are distributing the grants in what they portray as an effort to help jurisdictions recoup money lost because of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
Senate panel votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress
The panel voted 8-7 to hold Fauci in contempt after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify in a hearing before a Senate committee last week.
License plate camera systems have given some rogue officers a tool for stalking
Flock’s sprawling network of artificial-intelligence roadside cameras record passing license plates, creating a mappable database that officers can search to track individuals.
ICE expanding its arrests at airports to new targets, lawyers say
While Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers had previously detained people with deportation orders at airports, the targeting of people who entered the country legally but now have expired visas is a new development.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballots
The Supreme Court appeal is part of a push by President Donald Trump and his allies to put fresh limits on voting ahead of the pivotal elections where control of both the House and the Senate is at stake.
Police vetted dubious allegations only after Buttigieg was separated from children
A spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Child Services, said the agency followed “established procedures” when notifying officials in Michigan about the allegations.
Violent crime dropping dramatically, but reasons aren’t obvious
By the end of 2026, the murder rate could plummet to its lowest nationwide in more than a century, according to a new midyear crime trends report.
Education Dept. eliminates tool used to prove racial discrimination
The move follows years of conservative complaints about “disparate impact analysis,” which incorporates use of data to show discrimination.
Democrats demand probe into ouster of IRS lawyer who reportedly clashed with White House
A dozen Senate Democrats demanded an investigation into a report that a top IRS tax lawyer was forced out of his job after telling the White House it could not pressure the tax agency to go after specific taxpayers.
Doctors fear Medicaid changes will force them to decide who’s too sick to work
Starting Jan. 1 in most of the country, some enrollees — mainly adults without dependents — must prove they’re working or performing other qualifying activities 80 hours a month.
One of sci-fi’s most difficult questions about AI is becoming real
As the AI industry moves from selling chatbots to providing agents that can complete complex tasks autonomously over long periods of time, the question of who should be held responsible when something goes wrong is becoming more urgent.
Supreme Court lets Texas enforce law that restricts app purchases by children
The high court’s brief, unsigned order allows the law to be enforced while a challenge to it plays out in lower court.
Supreme Court’s dramatic moves expected to reshape elections — and give GOP midterm boost
The conservative majority says the series of decisions helps correct an election system that has run afoul of the Constitution.
Analysis: Supreme Court expanded Trump’s power but was unwilling to go as far as he wanted
Legal experts said President Trump’s wins and losses at the Supreme Court reflect a divide in conservative ideology.
Supreme Court says police need warrant to obtain Google location data
In a vote that scrambled ideological lines, the majority found that a request by police officers for Google to turn over a robbery suspect’s location history constituted a search protected by the Constitution.
Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted
In an close ruling, the justices turned aside a challenge by Republicans and Libertarians, who argued federal law preempts a statute that allows the counting of such ballots that arrive up to five days after polls close.
Analysis: Why Trump has been attacking the Supreme Court, with 3 key rulings ahead
Justices are preparing to rule on three signature President Trump initiatives: limiting birthright citizenship, firing the heads of independent agencies and reshaping the Federal Reserve.
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund
The fund is still being challenged in court despite Justice Department officials claiming the effort is dead.
WSJ says Trump libel suit must be tossed ‘once and for all’
Trump “has now had every opportunity to plead a defamation claim,” lawyers for the newspaper said.