Cynda Rader submitted her resignation to city officials on Wednesday, saying colleagues and constituents’ views weren’t being respected. The council will appoint a temporary replacement under city rules.

City officials confirmed on July 18 that Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams is under investigation; the city gave few details and no charges have been announced.

A report says Rep. Anna Paulina Luna allegedly tipped off a MAGA influencer about JD Vance, prompting a Polymarket bet and renewed scrutiny of prediction‑market trades.

A Deadline Detroit roundtable mixed local election complaints with a national push for the SAVE America Act, prompting Michigan officials to warn about the bill's real-world costs.

Hundreds gathered at Copley Square Saturday to protest ICE after recent fatal enforcement encounters and joined a nationwide day of action calling for accountability.

Jackson County held a closed meeting after Chairman Manny Abarca accused a legislative aide of offering campaign money to sway a housing vote; the staffer is now on leave and the sheriff has been notified.

Dozens gathered in Southeast D.C. to protest plans for a new ICE headquarters at St. Elizabeths, intensifying a months‑long fight over federal development on the campus.

The State Department is reportedly weighing a plan that could require some overseas green‑card applicants to post refundable bonds — possibly up to $100,000 — to show they won’t rely on public benefits.

Two U.S. service members were killed and a third is missing after Iranian missiles and drones struck a Jordanian air base, CENTCOM says.

Longtime Graton Rancheria chairman Greg Sarris will step down this year after 34 years leading the tribe’s economic and civic rise in Sonoma County.

AB 126 tightens charter audits, bans enrollment incentives and forces authorizers to inspect resource centers — a policy push linked to the A3 fraud that rocked San Diego.

Beth Bourne filed to run for the Davis school board, bringing her national profile and recent controversies into a local election. The race now looks likely to be closely watched.

Two new state laws require schools to adopt heat‑safety protocols and encourage heat‑illness lessons, but auditors warn stalled CalSHAPE funds could leave upgrades unfunded.