Jay Jorgensen told senators he would not automatically recuse from cases involving the LDS Church, drawing scrutiny as Utah weighs confirmation of two new Supreme Court nominees.

D.C. children's legal groups say federal agents visited their offices seeking records without warrants; advocates call the visits intimidation and warn of a chilling effect.

Students and faculty pressed the Board of Regents over a proposed 3.8% tuition increase and budget cuts that could remove roughly 165 positions as regents prepare to vote.

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public warning to Judge Stephanie Boyd after finding her court livestreams and on‑the‑record comments violated judicial canons.

President Trump said a U.S. strike killed Hector "Niño Guerrero" Guerrero Flores, the alleged leader of Tren de Aragua. He was already charged in Manhattan and sanctioned by Treasury.

Kurt Schmoke, UBalt president since 2014 and a former Baltimore mayor, will retire next year as the university grapples with steep enrollment declines and leadership turnover.

Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Florida GOP’s debate thresholds that left Byron Donalds as the lone qualifier, warning the rules could alienate voters ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.

Gov. DeSantis signed six bills on June 12 that change public‑records rules, court reporting, child‑care data and create a new rental‑fraud crime. Most take effect July 1; the fraud law starts Oct. 1.

DOE issued a brief emergency order allowing Duke Energy to boost output this weekend to prevent blackouts as North Carolina endures extreme heat. The allowance is limited and timebound.

DeSantis ordered state offices closed July 2 and July 6, stretching Independence Day into a five‑day holiday for nearly 100,000 state workers as part of America 250.

A federal Student Athlete Act would cap eligibility at five years and curb transfers while forcing scholarship portability — a major shakeup for college rosters.

Commissioners are deadlocked over a roughly $23.4M gap in the Piney Point cleanup budget as the county weighs whether to keep operating the deep‑injection system.

A California nonprofit has warned it will sue FIFA, arguing a ban on Iran’s pre‑1979 "lion and sun" flag would violate state free‑speech protections at U.S. World Cup venues.