House and Senate take different paths to avoid shutdown before midterms
Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, and lawmakers seem eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterm elections.
DOJ sues 2 Chinese companies over immersion water heaters that can burst into flames “within minutes”
The Justice Department is trying to force the two Chinese companies to recall immersion water heaters used for bathtubs and pools.
Trump attends dignified transfer of service members killed in Iranian attacks
President Trump attended a dignified transfer honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.
U.S. reaches deal with Saudis for nuclear energy commercial agreements
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are expected to sign a deal for U.S. companies to run nuclear power for the Saudis, potentially allowing the Saudis to enrich their own fuel…
Democrats probe DOJ finding that eases way for states to institutionalize mentally ill
Democrats in the Senate and House are investigating the origins of a DOJ legal opinion that would make it easier for states to keep people with mental illness in institutions,…
More people booked into ICE detention in June than in any month since crackdown began
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
Trump’s personnel agency says it will remove some identifying info as it sweeps up medical records
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
Judge temporarily blocks officials from deporting witness of deadly Houston ICE shooting
A federal judge in Texas temporarily barred immigration authorities from deporting one of the witnesses in the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
House passes short-term bill to punt government funding fight past midterm elections
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Trump ally Andy Biggs wins GOP nomination for Arizona governor, AP projects
Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Biggs will take on Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in November.