Business groups and lawmakers are clashing over a proposed ban that would bar some defense contractors from buybacks and dividends without a Pentagon waiver.

Massachusetts joined a multistate legal challenge Monday to block CMS’s new 80‑hour‑a‑month Medicaid work rule, arguing tighter exemptions and paperwork threaten MassHealth coverage.

Defense attorneys told reporters that wealthy clients were told $1–2 million could buy a presidential pardon, prompting watchdog and congressional scrutiny.

The Soros family has poured roughly $100M into the 2026 midterms, mainly through Democracy PAC, changing the cash race as the DNC lags the RNC.

A D.C. judge temporarily forced the Education Department to treat many graduate nursing programs as “professional,” restoring higher federal loan access while litigation continues. Theology programs were shuffled in the process.

Newly released disclosures show Justice Sonia Sotomayor accepted $4,333 in concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment during an August 2025 trip to Puerto Rico.

The Justice Department sued Massachusetts on Monday, arguing the 2023 "High School Completers" law unlawfully extends in‑state tuition and state aid to some noncitizens.

President Trump named Keith Sonderling to lead the Labor Department; the nomination follows Lori Chavez‑DeRemer's April resignation and now faces Senate confirmation.

A Brennan Center report says Congress is overburdened and recommends expanding staff, modern committees and even a larger House to restore capacity.

A GAO audit found State and USAID can't account for roughly $1.2 billion in projects to counter Chinese influence, raising oversight and budget questions.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to Washington’s youth‑shelter rules that shift parental notification to the state when teens seek gender‑affirming care.

DOJ has opened applications for new grants that prioritize detention, prosecution and immigration enforcement; Nevada agencies are eligible and deadlines are near.

A Massachusetts federal judge has paused key parts of the Trump plan to dismantle the Education Department, a win Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford called “a line in the sand.”