Sen. Ted Budd says FEMA announced $103 million in public-assistance grants for 50 projects to clear debris, repair schools and fix roads after Hurricanes Helene and Florence.

Ferguson signed a Washington operating budget that pairs aid for low‑income households with agency cuts and a $1 billion draw from reserves.

A federal judge found Pembroke Pines’ demand for officers’ private texts invalid under Florida law, undercutting threats of criminal penalties as the federal case moves forward.

A federal judge granted qualified immunity to Starr County prosecutors and the sheriff in Lizelle Gonzalez’s suit over her 2022 abortion arrest, but county claims survive. The case will now move into discovery.

Thurston and Pierce sheriffs say SB 5974 hands state officials the power to unseat decertified sheriffs, tightening qualifications and raising constitutional and budget questions for counties.

Columbus City Schools would let teachers decide when students can use AI on assignments, while setting limits, data protections and academic-integrity rules.

Secretary Rubio's State Department has reworked the Foreign Service exam and recast A‑100 to emphasize U.S. history, logical reasoning and an 'America First' curriculum.

A $12.5M state patch for federal SNAP administrative cuts is being split evenly across counties, leaving Cuyahoga facing a roughly $7.5M shortfall and possible layoffs.

Tacoma’s City Council approved Hyun Kim’s contract and set his salary at $358,363.20 — higher than Washington’s governor and near the top of the city’s posted pay range.

A D.C. judge ruled the American Bar Association can press claims that the White House ran a policy to punish law firms, keeping a major test of presidential power alive. The decision preserves the ABA's bid to block enforcement of the orders.

A legislative panel wants to move power over lawyer discipline in North Carolina from bar‑run panels to elected officials, a shift critics say would politicize oversight.

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five bills that would have limited transgender youths’ access to care and sports, saying the measures were "Not approved" and defending LGBTQ Wisconsinites.

The Justice Department told the D.C. Circuit it wants to shrink the CFPB to roughly 556 workers, prompting sharp warnings from judges, unions and consumer advocates.