Border-region lawmakers told Border Report Live on June 29 they’ll coordinate with federal agencies as new barrier plans and enforcement surges reshape Texas border communities.

Illinois now treats AI-generated deepfakes and unauthorized digital replicas as school cyberbullying, effective July 1, 2026; districts can update policies and seek grants.

Mayor Mamdani signed Emergency Executive Order No. 2.35 on June 29, 2026, extending the city's asylum‑response emergency for 30 days and directing DSS and DHS to speed a phase‑out plan.

A Yolo County judge declined another hospital restoration for Michael Lopez and has referred his case to California’s CARE Court, setting a Sept. 4 status hearing. The court directed evaluations to serve as a petition and left Lopez on own‑recognizance release under conditions.

UT System President Randy Boyd outlined 90‑credit, three‑year bachelor’s degrees as targeted, workforce‑focused pathways. The approach would be piloted under the UT strategic plan with accreditor review required.

The Pentagon told Congress it will not privatize or close 178 commissaries, preserving the roughly 24% savings for military families and keeping San Antonio stores public.

The Supreme Court ruled June 30 that states may bar transgender girls from girls' and women's school sports, upholding Idaho and West Virginia laws and sending cases back to lower courts.

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Black Americans report never flying the U.S. flag, and views about Old Glory split sharply by race, age and party.

Lawmakers' draft budget includes millions for PFAS testing and mitigation around fire stations, funding tests, temporary water and gear‑cleaning pilots to protect firefighters.

Sen. Ted Budd and several North Carolina lawmakers say they may block the White House’s $87.6B supplemental unless Congress adds new Helene recovery money. Gov. Josh Stein has asked for roughly $10–$10.2B to finish rebuilding western North Carolina.

Business groups and lawmakers are clashing over a proposed ban that would bar some defense contractors from buybacks and dividends without a Pentagon waiver.

Massachusetts joined a multistate legal challenge Monday to block CMS’s new 80‑hour‑a‑month Medicaid work rule, arguing tighter exemptions and paperwork threaten MassHealth coverage.

Defense attorneys told reporters that wealthy clients were told $1–2 million could buy a presidential pardon, prompting watchdog and congressional scrutiny.