U.S.
Federal Judge in Ohio Orders USCIS to Resume Deciding Frozen Green Card and Work Permit Applications, Setting a 30-Day Deadline
In Doe v. Edlow, U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley granted a preliminary injunction requiring the agency to adjudicate the plaintiffs' stalled applications and to decide pending work-permit forms within 30 days; the government is expected to appeal.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71; South Carolina Faces Rapid Succession and a Reshuffled November Race
The four-term Republican and Trump ally died Saturday night after what his office called a brief, sudden illness, leaving Gov. Henry McMaster to name an interim successor and state Republicans to pick a new nominee before the Nov. 3 election.
Record Rainfall Floods Southeast Missouri; One Dead, Hundreds Rescued Including a Children's Camp
A 1-in-1,000-year rain event on the Black River drove more than 350 water rescues and the helicopter airlift of about 200 campers and staff, as the governor declared a state of emergency.
CDC and FDA Investigate Two Separate Multistate Foodborne Outbreaks Tied to Frozen Blueberries and Soft Cheese
Federal and state health officials are tracking an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled frozen blueberries and a listeria outbreak linked to soft cheese that has caused at least one death, as the investigations unfold alongside cuts to U.S. food-safety staffing and disease surveillance.
Justice Department Subpoenas Four New York Times Reporters in Leak Probe Tied to Air Force One Story
Prosecutors in Manhattan are compelling four journalists to testify before a grand jury investigating who leaked security details about the Qatari-donated presidential plane.
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law After Trump Declines to Sign or Veto It
A broad bipartisan housing bill took effect automatically at midnight July 11 after the president withheld his signature to press the Senate to pass a separate voter-eligibility measure.
Interior and Commerce Departments Finalize Rule Removing Habitat Destruction From Endangered Species Act's Definition of 'Harm'
The Trump administration says it is restoring the law's original text and easing permitting burdens; environmental groups say it strips the strongest protection for the places imperiled species live and vow to sue.
Trump Removes Election Assistance Commission's Remaining Members, Leaving Agency Without a Quorum Before 2026 Midterms
The president fired the bipartisan election-support agency's two Democratic commissioners and accepted its Republican member's resignation, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling that expanded presidential removal power.
Mass General Brigham Locks Out Brigham and Women's Nurses for Four Days After One-Day Strike
Roughly 4,500 Massachusetts Nurses Association members walked out July 8 over pay and health-insurance costs; the hospital's five-day replacement contract has extended the work stoppage to July 13.
Federal Judge in Ohio Orders USCIS to Resume Processing Stalled Immigration Applications for 25 Foreign Nationals
U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley granted a preliminary injunction finding the Trump administration's nationality-based pause on green card, work permit and travel-document adjudications likely violated federal administrative law.