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Republican Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress after monthslong absence, announces depression diagnosis
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on June 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey arrived back on Capitol Hill [Read More…]
Supreme Court rolls back federal limits on campaign finance
The U.S Supreme Court is seen on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. . (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rolled back longstanding limits on the amount of money [Read More…]
Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender girls in girls’ sports
The U.S. Supreme Court building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state bans on transgender girls from participating in girls’ and women’s competitive sports, reversing [Read More…]
Sen. Ruben Gallego under investigation for suspected campaign finance violations
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) talks to reporters as he heads for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on June 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego [Read More…]
Supreme Court limits use of ‘geofence warrants’ amid cellphone data privacy concerns
The U.S Supreme Court is seen on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday limited law enforcement’s use of sprawling “geofence warrants” that track a suspect [Read More…]
SCOTUS rebuffs GOP bid to block counting of late-arriving mail ballots
Cherry blossoms at the Supreme Court on a windy morning in Washington, D.C. (John Baggaley/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In a ruling with direct bearing on the midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday narrowly upheld [Read More…]
Supreme Court blocks Trump, for now, from firing Fed Board member Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Policy Forum at Stanford University in Stanford, California, US, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. : David Paul Morris/Bloomberg [Read More…]
In major blow to independent agencies, Supreme Court upholds Trump firing of FTC commissioner
The U.S. Supreme Court building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg (WASHINGTON) — In a landmark decision that could transform the federal government, the Supreme Court has voted to allow President Donald Trump [Read More…]
Supreme Court allows counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots
Cherry blossoms at the Supreme Court on a windy morning in Washington, D.C. (John Baggaley/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday, in a 5-4 decision, upheld state laws that allow the counting of [Read More…]
Gavin Newsom proposes national ‘billionaires’ tax’ after opposing state’s wealth tax initiative
Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at Networth and Chill podcast at the Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW on March 15, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Vox Media) (CALIFORNIA) — As [Read More…]
What to know about birthright citizenship ahead of Supreme Court’s ruling
A light rain falls outside of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the release of new opinions on June 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court [Read More…]
Supreme Court lets Trump turn away asylum seekers at the border
A light rain falls outside of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the release of new opinions on June 23, 2026, in Washington, DC. As it nears the end of the 2025-2026 term, the court [Read More…]
Judge blocks part of Trump’s proposed mail-in voting restrictions
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge Thursday morning blocked part [Read More…]
Supreme Court allows cancellation of TPS for Haitians, Syrians, as attorneys warn of impact on thousands
S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The [Read More…]
US Park Police seek to ID person in Reflecting Pool vandalism investigation
National Park Service employees and contractors use vacuums to remove green algae from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Park [Read More…]
Supreme Court rolls back limits on carrying guns on private property open to public
Cherry blossoms at the Supreme Court on a windy morning in Washington, D.C. (John Baggaley/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law that prohibits the carry of a firearm [Read More…]
Supreme Court allows Trump administration’s cancellation of TPS for Haitians, Syrians
S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The [Read More…]
In reversal, Senate votes to block war powers resolution, delivering Trump a win
U.S. Capitol (ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Hours after President Donald Trump blasted Sen. Bill Cassidy for supporting a war powers resolution that narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday, Cassidy helped to deliver Trump a [Read More…]
Postal Service says it will not deliver ballots if states refuse to turn over voter lists under Trump proposal
Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky and chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
Top Oversight Dem demands info from Reflecting Pool contractors overseeing renovation
A U.S. Army National Guard troop stands watch at the Lincoln Memorial on June 08, 2026, in Washington, DC. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been partially re-filled after the bottom of it was repainted as [Read More…]