CMS has begun rulemaking to raise Medicare outpatient reimbursements for Hawai‘i hospitals, a change senators estimate will bring roughly $17 million a year to the state.

BLM opened a short comment window on a draft EA that could revoke the 10‑mile Chaco withdrawal and reopen roughly 336,000 acres to leasing. Tribes, lawmakers and preservation groups say the review is too rushed.

A report says Rep. Anna Paulina Luna allegedly tipped off a MAGA influencer about JD Vance, prompting a Polymarket bet and renewed scrutiny of prediction‑market trades.

Dozens gathered in Southeast D.C. to protest plans for a new ICE headquarters at St. Elizabeths, intensifying a months‑long fight over federal development on the campus.

The State Department is reportedly weighing a plan that could require some overseas green‑card applicants to post refundable bonds — possibly up to $100,000 — to show they won’t rely on public benefits.

Two U.S. service members were killed and a third is missing after Iranian missiles and drones struck a Jordanian air base, CENTCOM says.

Senate Democrats reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act this week — a sweeping plan to deschedule marijuana, fund expungements and funnel tax revenue into community reinvestment. The filing restarts a national debate over rescheduling vs. full descheduling.

NorthStar will dismantle the ex‑USS Enterprise after winning a $418.5M contract; the Mobile teardown, following a court‑ordered rebid, is expected to wrap by September 2030.

A White House teleprompter operator allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on President Trump’s speeches and is in talks with federal regulators over the trades.

Twenty states, including California and New York, filed a brief defending D.C.’s authority to discipline Jeffrey Clark and urged a judge to dismiss DOJ’s suit seeking to halt sanctions.

A Boston judge barred the administration from using an OMB clause to cancel billions in awarded grants, a major win for 23 states and at‑risk programs.

Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to deputize vetted "digital privateers" to disrupt foreign cybercriminals and seize assets, reviving a centuries‑old authority and sparking legal debate.

An en banc 3rd Circuit panel ruled 10–5 that New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and 10‑round magazines violates the Second Amendment. The decision raises the prospect of a Supreme Court showdown.