Treasury Begins Issuing $500 “Obamacare Refund” Checks to Nearly 1 Million Americans Across 30 States
The administration announced automatic disbursements to unsubsidized marketplace enrollees, accompanied by a letter from President Trump, drawing criticism from budget hawks and triggering consumer scam alerts. WASHINGTON — The Department…
Bipartisan Coalition of 45 State Attorneys General Demands Full Funding for Supreme Court Security Amid 57% Threat Surge
Citing escalating violence and personal intimidation targeting federal jurists, the unprecedented national coalition petitioned congressional appropriators for emergency protective details and command posts. WASHINGTON — Demonstrating rare and overwhelming national…
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Major Challenge to Policy Denying Bond Hearings to Detained Migrants
The justices granted certiorari to resolve an irreconcilable federal appeals court split over whether federal immigration statutes permit indefinite detention without individual judicial review. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court of…
Federal Judge Strikes Down $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee in Second Major Nationwide Legal Defeat for Administration
The Northern District of California vacated agency policies enforcing the six-figure fee on high-skilled technology visas, ruling the administration bypassed mandatory notice-and-comment rulemaking. SAN FRANCISCO — In a significant legal…
White House Bars CNN From Air Force One and Traveling Press Pool Despite Federal Court Injunction
The administration removed the network from the Air Force One rotation for trips to Texas and Oklahoma, escalating a high-profile constitutional dispute over presidential press access. WASHINGTON — The contentious…
Supreme Court 6-3 Grants Emergency Stay Allowing Administration to Resume Third-Country Deportations
The high court's conservative majority paused a Boston federal judge's nationwide injunction, clearing immigration authorities to remove noncitizens to third-party nations while fast-tracking arguments for December. WASHINGTON — In a…
Trump Signs “Super Intelligence” Executive Order Mandating Federal Agencies Replace AI Terminology Across Government
The directive orders all departments to officially adopt "Super Intelligence" in formal documents, establishing a national imperative for American computational and defense supremacy. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on September…
Energy Department Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve for 40 Million Barrels as Inventory Drops to 44-Year Low
The emergency crude exchange taps underground salt caverns in Texas as national stockpiles sink to levels unseen since 1982, sparking intense Capitol Hill debate over national security readiness. WASHINGTON —…
Senate Rejects Resolution Mandating State Department Human Rights Review on West Bank in Tight 47-51 Vote
A rare cross-party vote saw Senator John Fetterman join Republicans to kill the measure, while Senator Rand Paul broke ranks to back mandatory executive branch oversight. WASHINGTON — The United…
Trump Unveils America.gov as Unified AI-Powered Portal for Federal Citizen Services
The new platform aims to replace thousands of fractured agency websites with a single conversational interface, integrating generative models to modernize federal interactions. WASHINGTON — In a sweeping effort to…