FEMA approved nearly $97M for Florida recovery work — utilities, beaches and cleanup — even as DHS funding disputes and court fights keep some payouts in limbo.

Alameda County public defenders wore black in Oakland, saying surging caseloads and chronic underfunding have hollowed out the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

A Florida asylum seeker says ICE arrested him at a Miami interview and held him for months in two detention sites before a federal judge ordered a bond hearing. He was freed after posting $15,000.

A magistrate recommended dismissing a challenge to permits for two DeepRock injection wells near Marietta — a move that could let the company drill despite local water‑safety concerns.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro unveiled the Protecting Victims Amendment Act of 2026, a proposal to bolster privacy and accountability for domestic violence survivors in D.C.

The JFK Library Foundation will honor Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Minnesota’s Twin Cities at a May 31 Profile in Courage gala, citing a defense of institutional independence. The choice lands amid DOJ scrutiny and local protests in Minneapolis.

City Manager Kim Tolbert ordered a freeze on most hiring, nonessential spending and travel after a memo warned of a multimillion‑dollar general‑fund shortfall.

A business‑led effort led by Matt Donegan makes the case that targeted wildfire mitigation — home hardening, grid upgrades and forest restoration — can protect communities and boost Oregon’s competitiveness. The analysis aims to show where limited dollars do the most economic good.

A national advocacy group sued Missouri State, saying its bias policy chills speech; the university disbanded its Bias Response Team and says the move predates the suit.

A Queens judge paused a court fight over alleged forged petition signatures that could remove Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar from the June primary, sending key questions to the Board of Elections.

DOJ moved to dismiss its appeal, preserving a preliminary injunction that keeps ATF’s "engaged in the business" rule blocked for the states that sued while the case returns to district court.

President Trump will speak at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington this Saturday amid an open letter from hundreds of journalists and protests at private events.

El Paso voters must register by April 27 to be eligible for the May 26 primary runoffs. Find office hours, where to get forms and who can vote in the runoffs.