Christine Drazan’s nonprofit paid her family consulting firm $96,000 while its filings showed no conflict-of-interest policy. The arrangement is now surfacing in Oregon’s governor’s race.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is under fire from MAGA hardliners after calling for immigration reform and visa changes to address labor shortages.

A North-Central Indiana fair-housing group is asking federal regulators to examine First Federal Savings Bank’s lending patterns, citing stark racial and income-based gaps.

Five federal workers are challenging the Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care coverage, arguing the policy violates Title VII. The case could affect tens of thousands of people enrolled in federal health plans.

Sixteen Oregon Democrats want a comprehensive audit of OPERF, citing concerns about private equity, fees and a decade-long gap since the last broad review.

A Los Angeles carpenters union has switched from Karen Bass to Nithya Raman, exposing a new crack in the mayor’s labor coalition.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has cleared the Mayor’s Fund’s business-heavy advisory board, removing executives from Blackstone, Citigroup and major real estate groups.

Louisiana more than doubled its inspector general budget, with $3 million set aside for consultants hunting government waste. The bigger question is whether the administration will show taxpayers exactly what those savings produce.

Gov. Maura Healey’s new Massachusetts plan puts primary care, nursing recruitment and surprise billing under the cost-cutting microscope.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-López is suing after Illinois officials removed him from the 4th District ballot over challenged petition signatures. The case takes aim at the state’s independent-candidate rules.

Maura Healey agrees to two debates, including WCVB’s election-cycle finale, as Republicans continue fighting over their own matchup.

The State Department plans to close five overseas missions spanning Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon and Grenada. The move would shrink America’s diplomatic footprint as the administration pushes a broader government downsizing.

Orange County is skipping automatic paper sample ballots for the August primary, sending voters to QR codes, online tools or a phone request instead.