Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry
The industry faces a shortage of up to 80,000 drivers after roughly 28,000 foreign-born truckers lost licenses under a March federal rule.
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Ohio cities brace for possible uptick of ICE activity after protected status ends for Haitians
Springfield leaders say ICE is now summoning Haitians to Cincinnati field offices for ankle monitors, while a respite network preps to shelter US citizen children.
TSA shares passengers’ personal information with immigration enforcement, documents show
The May 2025 agreement contradicts sworn testimony from a TSA official who told Congress passenger data was not being sent to ICE for enforcement.
Grassley postpones vote in US Senate panel on Blanche nomination for AG
Sens. Cornyn and Tillis demand written proof the Trump-IRS tax settlement was changed before backing Blanche, with a party-line panel vote hanging in balance.
Attempt to halt imminent deportations of Haitians and Syrians blocked in US Senate
Sen. Eric Schmitt blocked the bill, arguing TPS holders take American jobs, as ICE reportedly prepares to target Haitians this week despite State Department travel warnings.
Courts issue conflicting rulings on Trump executive order restricting vote-by-mail
The split rulings push the fight toward the Supreme Court, which must decide by Aug. 3 whether to hear the case ahead of the midterms.
Flap over noncitizens on state voter rolls seen as unlikely to boost SAVE America Act
Experts and Sen. Cornyn say the bill still lacks 60 Senate votes, even as Sherrill refuses to hand DOJ noncitizen voter data from a software error.
DHS removes interview requirement for asylum seekers, possibly speeding removals
USCIS estimates the rule could affect 444,000 pending applicants, while an immigration lawyers group warns it will worsen a 1.4 million case court backlog.
DeWine says deporting Haitians would send them 'back to hell,' calls Trump plan a mistake
ICE could begin arrests this week, DeWine says, even as a Republican-backed House bill to extend protections through 2029 sits stalled in the Senate.
Washington says goodbye to South Carolina US Sen. Lindsey Graham
Zelenskyy and Netanyahu attended as colleagues pushed a Russia sanctions bill now named for Graham, whose sister was sworn in to finish his term.
Reflecting Pool damaged before Olympian charged with felony touched it, witness says
Hearn's lawyers say a photo he took before touching the pool proves no damage, and want grand jury transcripts released to challenge the felony charge.
Administration asks US Supreme Court to uphold sweeping Trump order restricting vote-by-mail
The emergency appeal comes days after a federal appeals court sided with 23 states, setting up a Supreme Court showdown 99 days before the midterms.
Trump urges US Senate to hold off on August recess until SAVE America Act passes
Thune says the votes aren't there, and Schumer calls the voter ID bill dead on arrival, even as Trump also pushes to end the filibuster entirely.
As federal teen pregnancy prevention grants get cut, efforts in Ohio try to keep helping
HHS canceled 53 of 67 grants worth $68 million as Democracy Forward sues, while Ohio nonprofits and DeWine's faith-based office weigh how to fill the gap.
State AGs expand consumer work as prices rise and Trump guts federal protections
Bipartisan coalitions of state AGs won a Ticketmaster monopoly verdict and a $45 million CashApp settlement after Trump's CFPB dropped or scaled back both cases.
Trump imposes new host of tariffs on trading partners, alleging they use forced labor
Critics call the forced-labor justification predetermined, as Yale researchers estimate the new tariffs could cost households about $1,100 a year.
USDA union leaders rally against proposed DC downsizing
Union leaders say only 7% of polled Forest Service workers would relocate, warning firefighting response and rural aid could suffer as unions seek a court injunction.
‘It puts special education back 50 years.’ Ohio advocates concerned over recent federal changes.
About 14% of Ohio students receive special education services, and advocates warn shifting oversight to HHS could push a medical model over educational access.
US House and Senate split on ending Trump’s war in Iran, as gas prices rise
The Senate resolution failed 47-49 as two Republicans skipped the vote, while Hegseth put the war's cost so far at $37.5 billion with $67 billion more requested.
US Senate Judiciary holds over vote on Blanche nomination for AG as Grassley slams Dems
New Sen. Darline Graham's arrival restores a 12-10 GOP edge on the panel, as swing votes Tillis and Cornyn, both sidelined by Trump, remain undecided.
