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Bipartisan Bill Would Let Epstein Survivors and State Officials Sue DOJ Over Files Release
Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna introduced legislation that would give victims, state attorneys general and members of Congress the power to sue the Justice Department over how it has handled the original Epstein Files Transparency Act.
FBI Reportedly Told to Hand Off ICE Confrontation Probes to DHS; Justice Department and DHS Deny Any Change
The New York Times reported that FBI agents were told to stop investigating clashes with immigration officers, shifting cases to an ICE arm; the Justice Department and DHS say nothing has changed.
House Adopts $95 Billion Budget Blueprint to Start Reconciliation on Iran War Funding and Voter-ID Grants
The 216-214 vote instructs House committees to draft a bill of up to $95 billion, most of it for the Iran war and defense, plus money to push states toward voter-ID and proof-of-citizenship rules.
ICE Reports Record June Detention Bookings; July Arrest Pace Disputed
Federal data shows more than 43,000 people booked into ICE detention in June, the most of Trump's second term; sides disagree over who is being arrested and at what cost.
House Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill That Would Rename the Pentagon 'Department of War'; Senate Stalled Over Iran War
The FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act cleared the House 216-212 with a troop pay raise and a U.S.-Israel defense provision, while Senate Democrats have blocked their own version over President Trump's military action against Iran.
House Passes Bill to Restrict Stock Trading by Members of Congress, With Voter ID Rider Attached
The Stop Insider Trading Act cleared the House 232-198 on July 22, 2026; a photo-ID voting provision added before the vote splits the parties and clouds its path in the Senate.
House Passes Two-Month Stopgap Funding Bill 220-205; Measure Heads to Divided Senate
The Republican-led House voted mostly along party lines to keep the government open at current levels through December 4, months ahead of the September 30 deadline, sending the bill to a Senate where it needs Democratic votes to pass.
Hegseth, Caine Testify to Senate on Iran War Costs as Pentagon Seeks Tens of Billions More
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put the Iran war's cost so far at $37.5 billion and asked the Senate for roughly $67 billion more, while Democrats questioned the request and internal Pentagon estimates ran higher.
West Health-Gallup Survey Reports 24% of U.S. Workers Stay in Jobs to Keep Health Insurance
A nonprofit-funded survey finds self-reported "job lock" among employer-insured workers rose to about 23 million adults, up from 16% in 2021, as debate turns to how to fix it.
Boston Judge Temporarily Halts New Limits on Work Permits for TPS Holders and Asylum Seekers
U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton paused USCIS policies that would have cut work authorization tied to a 2025 law, with a longer-term decision due by August 5.
Maduro Appears in New York Federal Court for Pretrial Hearing as Sides Propose 2027 Drug-Trafficking Trial
The former Venezuelan president, captured in a January U.S. military operation and held in New York since, returned to court as prosecutors and his lawyers proposed a June 2027 trial; Washington now backs an interim government in Caracas.