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Spokane-Area Fires Reported at 5% to 13% Containment as Two New Fires Draw Level 3 Evacuation Orders
Officials say the Old Trails, Autumn Lane and Fairview fires have burned more than 10,000 acres and destroyed at least 700 structures near Spokane, Washington, while two smaller new fires, the Charles and Sparrow, triggered fresh evacuation orders west of the city.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Votes 8-5 to Hold Fauci in Contempt, Refers Matter to the Justice Department
The party-line vote on August 6 followed Fauci's repeated use of the Fifth Amendment at a July 29 hearing on COVID-19's origins; Chairman Rand Paul is sending the referral to prosecutors without a full Senate vote.
Senate Appropriations Leaders Release Stopgap Funding Bill Through Dec. 11; Senate Votes 89-4 to Advance It
Sens. Susan Collins and Patty Murray unveiled a continuing resolution that would fund the government past the November midterms, but the House is in recess until Aug. 31 and has passed a different version.
Renewed Flooding Across Texas Hill Country Collapses Uvalde County Bridge; State Reports 2 Deaths and Hundreds of Rescues
Record and near-record river crests hit the same region devastated by the July 2025 floods, testing warning systems installed in the past year.
Preliminary Hearing Ends in Tyler Robinson Case; Judge to Rule September 1 on Whether Charlie Kirk Killing Goes to Trial
After a five-day hearing in Utah, a judge set September 1 to decide whether the capital murder case against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk should proceed to trial.
Record Heat Across Eastern U.S. on July 4 Cancels D.C. Parade and Pushes Power Grid to Record Demand
As roughly 160 million Americans faced heat alerts, Washington canceled its Independence Day parade and the Energy Department invoked emergency powers over the region's largest grid, reigniting a dispute over climate change and energy policy.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Executive Order Limiting Birthright Citizenship in 6-3 Ruling
In Trump v. Barbara, the justices held that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause covers nearly all children born on U.S. soil, invalidating Executive Order 14160; Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority, and three justices dissented.
Senate Passes Non-Binding Iran War Powers Resolution 50-48; Two of Four GOP Dissenters Reverse Within 24 Hours After Trump's Capitol Confrontation
The first concurrent resolution on the Iran conflict to clear both chambers since operations began was undercut within a day after President Trump confronted dissenting Republicans and two of them changed their votes.
Trump Withholds Signature on Bipartisan Housing Bill, Pressing Senate to Pass Proof-of-Citizenship Voting Measure
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed both chambers with near-unanimous margins but sits unsigned as Trump ties it to the SAVE Act, a voting-overhaul bill that Senate Republicans say cannot clear the 60-vote threshold needed to end a filibuster.
Supreme Court Leaves Block on Federal Prison Policy Ending Hormone Therapy for Transgender Inmates in Place; Thomas and Alito Would Have Granted Stay
The unsigned, unexplained order keeps a judge's injunction in effect while a class-action lawsuit continues. It does not decide whether the Bureau of Prisons policy is lawful.
Justice Department Charges 28 Green-Card Holders in California Voter Registration Cases; Says All 28 Were on Its List of 20,000 Likely Noncitizen Registrants
Federal agents arrested 11 people Monday in what the department calls 'Operation Protect the Vote.' Prosecutors say 21 of the 28 are suspected of actually voting. California officials call the cases a tiny fraction of the state's 23 million registered voters.
N.C. 12 Closes on Pea Island After Ocean Overwash on Oct. 19; Hatteras Island Visitor Evacuation Stays in Effect
The National Weather Service forecasts coastal flooding through at least Tuesday, with 2 to 4 feet of water possible in vulnerable oceanside spots on Hatteras and Ocracoke. The closure comes 11 days after the road fully reopened from a September storm.