State AGs join legal fight against Trump’s wind farm freeze
Nineteen attorneys general say the Pentagon's stalled reviews have frozen more than 155 onshore wind projects nationwide since August 2025, including five in Washington state alone.
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Cyclosporiasis outbreak surges to over 4,173 confirmed cases
Investigators have traced 1,644 cases to Taylor Farms shredded lettuce from Mexico, while Michigan alone reports over 7,100 cases and 102 hospitalizations.
As vote on Blanche for attorney general nears, ex-DOJ staffers warn against confirmation
Epstein survivors say Blanche's committee vote hinges on Sens. Tillis and Cornyn, both spurned by Trump, after a private meeting they called deflection and gaslighting.
US House approves joint measure to curb Congress’ stock trading, require voter ID
Democrats call it a fake stock ban that could still let lawmakers trade, while the ID rules would require mail voters to attach photocopies of ID.
Food assistance advocates ask Congress to delay GOP megabill shift of SNAP costs to states
Advocates say 4.5 million people, including 1.5 million children, have already lost SNAP benefits, with states like Alabama weighing cuts to the program entirely.
Leading Dem on US House education panel, advocates blast student loan changes
Advocates say nearly 40% of borrowers facing new graduate loan caps have poor or no credit, likely forcing them toward private lenders without a cosigner.
Onetime acting FEMA chief fired by Trump now on track to be confirmed to head agency
Hamilton, ousted in 2025 after opposing FEMA's elimination, cleared committee 8-4 while disclosing a $350,000 bonus from a private emergency-response firm.
ICE arrests reach new high
ICE data show less than a third of June detainees had criminal convictions, as fatal traffic stops continue and courts release thousands on bond.
Feds have a new teen pregnancy prevention plan: Fertility and ‘reproductive goals’
The overhaul cancels evidence-based programs serving 1,200 NYC teens and could open funding to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, critics say.
Brennan Center report predicts mass voter challenges likely in midterm elections
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has threatened to prosecute election officials in four states over unverified noncitizen voter claims ahead of November.
‘Urgent requirements’ for US military funding cited by GOP as Hegseth estimates war cost
Sen. Patty Murray says Democrats may reject the $70 billion Iran war request, calling it a rubber stamp with no exit strategy.
Number of women seeking a governor’s seat hits an all-time high
Rutgers researchers note women still make up just 25% of gubernatorial candidates, even as Blackburn, Klobuchar and Haaland eye historic firsts.
Republicans in US House approve stopgap spending bill ahead of Oct. 1 deadline
DeLauro says the bill lets DHS shift billions to Border Patrol without reform, while Senate leaders Collins and Murray plan to rework it before Oct. 1.
Private investment in youth sports draws state, federal scrutiny
Michigan and Texas attorneys general are probing hockey rink consolidators as Congress weighs a bill banning predatory private equity in youth sports.
ICE officers to wear body cameras at traffic stops, White House border czar says
The policy shift follows fatal ICE shootings of two immigrants in Texas and Maine this month, part of 22 shootings and six deaths since Trump took office.
Trump proposal will turn federal grants into a system of political favors, Democrats warn
Even Republican Sen. Susan Collins wants OMB to withdraw parts of the rule, warning it could harm rural communities and biomedical research funding.
US Education Department veterans blast Trump plan to transfer programs
Former officials from both parties warn moving special education and civil rights enforcement to HHS and Justice would leave disabled students without accountability.
Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says
Defense lawyers for David Hearn say draining the pool before they could examine it undermines his defense, prompting a warning from the judge but no dismissal.
Canadian hockey sticks, wine and cement subject to new Trump tariffs
Trump invoked a dormant 1930 tariff law never before enforced, after his prior Canada tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court and $166 billion had to be refunded.
FDA: Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce sample produced a false positive for cyclospora
The FDA says the false positive does not change the data behind Taylor Farms' recall, as the outbreak has sickened over 1,600 people in five states including Ohio.
