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Justice Department Subpoenaed Phone Records of Times Reporters and Some Relatives in Air Force One Leak Probe
Federal prosecutors seeking the sources behind New York Times stories on the Qatari-donated presidential jet subpoenaed reporters and, in some cases, their spouses and a parent; the Times has moved to quash the subpoenas.
Trump Says Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested in U.S. After Mamdani Cites ICC Warrant
New York's mayor says the city is reviewing whether it could act on an International Criminal Court warrant if Israel's prime minister visits for the U.N. in September; President Trump and legal experts say it cannot.
Two Men Killed in Separate ICE Vehicle Stops Spark Nationwide Protests
The deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine, and a reversed federal pause on ICE traffic stops, have driven demonstrations in dozens of U.S. cities.
Republican House Campaign Arm Adds Seven Democrat-Held Seats to 2026 Target List, All in Redrawn Districts
The NRCC's target list now covers 36 Democratic seats in states that recently changed their congressional maps, while Democrats say the same map fights have opened Republican seats to challenge.
U.S. Raises National Wildfire Preparedness to Its Top Level as Dozens of Large Fires Burn
Federal fire managers moved the country to Preparedness Level 5 on July 18 amid roughly 74 large fires, reviving a partisan fight over Forest Service cuts, a firefighting reorganization, and climate change.
CDC Director Nominee Erica Schwartz Questioned by Senators on Vaccine Policy and Independence From HHS Secretary Kennedy
At her July 15 confirmation hearing, Dr. Erica Schwartz praised vaccines but declined to say whether she would resist political direction from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Justice Department Appeals Court Order to Release More Unredacted Epstein Records
A federal judge ordered the DOJ to unredact additional Epstein files or justify each redaction; the department declined by the deadline, defended its redactions as victim protection, and is appealing.
FBI Reportedly Shifted Probes of ICE Shootings to ICE's Own Investigative Unit; Justice Department and DHS Deny Any Change
News reports citing anonymous sources say the FBI told managers it would stop investigating assaults and shootings involving immigration officers, moving that work to ICE's Homeland Security Investigations; the Justice Department and DHS say oversight has not changed.
Rhode Island Judge Declines to Pause His Order Requiring USCIS to Resume Immigration Processing for 39 Countries
U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. denied the government's request to halt his ruling while it appeals, leaving in place an order that USCIS restart asylum, green-card and naturalization cases for nationals of dozens of countries.
House Republicans Introduce Stopgap Bill to Fund Government Through December 4
The continuing resolution, unveiled July 17, would extend current spending past the September 30 deadline and past November's midterm elections while full-year appropriations remain unfinished.
ICE on Pace for Record Monthly Arrests in July, Averaging More Than 1,400 a Day
Federal data and news reports show immigration arrests running at their highest level of the Trump administration, sharpening disputes over who is being detained and how.
Interior Department Finalizes Rule Ending Automatic Endangered Species Act Protections for Newly Listed Threatened Species
The July 17, 2026 rule replaces a default "blanket" shield with species-by-species plans and lets regulators weigh economic costs in habitat decisions; conservation groups have sued the administration over a related Endangered Species Act rule change and say they plan to challenge this rule in court as well.