U.S.
Senate Confirms 74 Trump Nominees in a Single 51-47 Vote, Including FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton
The Senate cleared a bloc of 74 executive nominees on Aug. 7, hours before its five-week recess, using a 2025 rules change that lets a majority confirm unlimited nominees in one vote.
Boston Judge Rejects Bid to Keep Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese Nationals; Work Permits Set to Expire Aug. 10
U.S. District Judge Patti Saris ruled Aug. 7 that the Department of Homeland Security may end the 2011 TPS designation for South Sudan, and plaintiffs have appealed to the First Circuit.
U.S. Formally Transmits Quiboloy Extradition Request to Philippine Justice Department
The Philippine foreign ministry says it received the U.S. request in July 2026 and has endorsed it to the Justice Department, which must decide whether to take it to court while Quiboloy is already on trial in two Philippine cases.
ICE Reported About 51,000 Immigration Arrests in July 2026, the Highest Monthly Total in Agency Data
DHS-sourced figures show roughly 51,000 arrests in July, including a small number made at U.S. airports using TSA passenger data, a tactic immigration lawyers say has swept up people with valid work permits.
Justice Department and FBI Seize 13 Web Domains They Say Chinese Agents Used to Recruit U.S. Clearance Holders
Federal prosecutors obtained court warrants to take down fake consulting sites; no one has been publicly charged, and China's government rejects the accusation.
New Mexico Sues Justice Department for Unredacted Epstein Records in Zorro Ranch Probe
State Attorney General Raúl Torrez says federal officials have withheld files his criminal investigation needs; the Justice Department says victim-privacy rules and court orders bar the disclosure it is being asked for.
CMS Says It Has Removed 1,076 California Hospices From Medicare Billing
Federal officials say the terminations cut California's enrolled hospice count by roughly half; the industry says legitimate providers are being swept up with the fraudulent ones.
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary; Haley Stevens Concedes Narrow Race
Unofficial returns show El-Sayed edging Stevens by about one to two points in a primary that drew record turnout and more than $40 million in outside spending, setting up a November race against Republican Mike Rogers.
Federal Judge Temporarily Exempts Catholic Health Providers From Parts of New York's Aid-in-Dying Law
In an order the state agreed to, a federal court in New York barred enforcement of the Medical Aid in Dying Act against four orders of Catholic sisters, a diocese and affiliated facilities while their First Amendment lawsuit proceeds; the law took effect statewide on August 5.
Capital One Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump Organization Suit Over 2021 Account Closures
In a July 31 court filing, the bank said an anti-money-laundering review drove the closures; the Trump plaintiffs say that explanation is a cover story for political retaliation.
Seventh and Ninth Circuits Rule Against Trump Administration's No-Bond Detention Policy, Deepening Split Among Appeals Courts
Two more federal appeals courts held on July 30, 2026 that immigrants arrested inside the United States may seek bond hearings, while the Fifth and Eighth Circuits have read the same statute the other way.