Rep. Scott Peters unveiled a bill to redirect unspent immigration-enforcement funds so TSA, Coast Guard and FEMA stay funded during the DHS shutdown.

A mayoral task force recommends scrapping shared alley recycling dumpsters, expanding drop‑off sites and rolling out cart service — and it suggests raising fees to pay for it.

DOE rescinded a policy and dropped its appeal, preserving a court victory that protects state energy funding and avoids cuts to staffing and services.

Jared Taylor, a white nationalist, will speak at Salisbury University on April 29 after a March postponement. Organizers face a roughly $3,500 security fee and widespread criticism.

A 244‑page opinion filed April 2 voids key Leandro orders and hands funding authority back to lawmakers.

South Korea’s Cheongung‑II air‑defense system delivered a high‑success combat debut in the Iran‑UAE strikes, accelerating demand for Korean air‑defense exports and shifting procurement calculations.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief arguing medical decisions must remain with licensed physicians, not corporate owners. The move targets private equity‑linked management agreements as lawmakers tighten oversight.

A community‑compiled map and hotline show more than 100 public ICE sightings across Phoenix, concentrated in central Phoenix and the West Valley. Organizers are training volunteers to verify and post only confirmed alerts.

The Islamic Society of Milwaukee says ICE agents detained its president Monday, moved him through a Chicago processing center and later to an Indiana detention facility. The mosque is demanding his release and answers.

Three recent polls give Democrats a plurality on North Carolina’s legislative ballot, even as Republicans keep a Senate supermajority and near‑control of the House.

A UC Berkeley poll finds two‑thirds of California voters say democracy is at risk and about two‑thirds back a state Voting Rights Act, with wide partisan splits.

A three‑judge court Republicans said would speed cases has instead delayed a long‑planned hearing in Utah’s abortion trigger lawsuit amid a constitutional challenge. Procedural fights over the new panels have put the ban’s fate on hold.

Fort Worth will pay $510,000 to settle and end its Will Rogers concessions contract with Craft Culinary Concepts; the city will also relinquish up to $305,000 in disputed claims.