A bipartisan coalition including Paris Hilton and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez pressed the House to pass the DEFIANCE Act, which would let victims sue over nonconsensual AI deepfakes.

Social Circle leaders and neighbors have mobilized after news that DHS may convert a million‑plus warehouse into an ICE detention hub, raising infrastructure and legal fights. Local officials are demanding transparency and several counties have already moved to block similar projects.

Kennedy told 60 Minutes he will act on a citizens petition to re‑evaluate GRAS ingredients in ultraprocessed foods, but he stopped short of promising new federal rules.

Senator Ted Cruz questioned the relevance of media ownership rules, considering the challenges that traditional broadcasters face from digital competitors, during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing.

Rep. Greg Steube asked the DOJ to investigate states that don’t offer religious exemptions to vaccine mandates, naming New York, California, Maine and Connecticut.

The District Government announces modified services for Presidents Day, with some closures and essential services like shelters and crisis lines remaining operational.

The U.S. Senate Committee approved eight bipartisan measures including the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act and improvements to broadband mapping, aviation safety, cloud research infrastructure, and Coast Guard leadership.

Senator Ted Cruz urges the House to pass the ROTOR Act on the anniversary of a fatal aviation disaster, highlighting technology that could have prevented the collision.

Senators request a DOJ investigation into potential misuse of Obamacare subsidies, possibly due to fraudulent enrollment by brokers and agents, following the expansion of ACA subsidies under Biden's American Rescue Plan.

A federal judge in D.C. granted a defense request to move Trayon White’s bribery trial to September, extending a case that has unsettled Ward 8 politics. The decision gives both sides more time to sort discovery.

Social Security is expanding its electronic records partnership with eHealth Exchange under TEFCA to speed disability claim decisions and shorten waits for benefits. The agency says the change should cut time spent gathering medical evidence.

Federal civil‑rights investigators have opened a compliance review of Indiana University’s scholarship awards after a DOJ letter requested student demographics and selection records.

A San Francisco judge signaled she will bar USDA from forcing states to hand over detailed SNAP records, a decision with privacy and budget impacts for millions of recipients.