Washington's pitch to use AI models and tariff-backed price supports for critical minerals ran into G7 resistance and exposed a split in industry over price controls versus incentives.

Senate Republicans on the Armed Services Committee voted down two Elissa Slotkin amendments that would have barred Pentagon funds from seizing ballots or sending troops to polls. Democrats criticized the party-line votes amid recent federal demands for state voter data and seized election records.

ACLU and allies filed a FOIA lawsuit in San Francisco seeking DHS records about alleged retaliation against people who film immigration enforcement. The groups say agencies have refused to produce responsive documents.

Rep. Brett Guthrie and GOP colleagues asked the FBI and White House science advisers to probe alleged foreign influence in anti‑data‑center campaigns. The request focuses national attention on local fights over siting and grid impacts.

The D.C. Board of Elections approved Lïa Lake Kuduk's request to appear under her chosen name on the June 16 Democratic primary ballot, creating a local precedent.

Aubrey Bettencourt, a third‑generation Hanford grower and former NRCS chief, has been nominated to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. Her confirmation would shape water allocations across the West.

Senior DOJ officials ordered career prosecutors to halt a criminal Clean Water Act probe into the Justice family’s coal companies as civil litigation continues.

The Justice Department sued Virginia, saying SB352/HB1482 unlawfully restricts federal officers from covering their faces and could jeopardize their safety. The suit asks a court to block enforcement.

A D.C. judge ordered the DOE to reinstate $82.1M for 11 canceled clean‑energy grants after plaintiffs argued the cuts were politically targeted. The decision could restore funding for projects in five states.

President Trump has nominated James M. McDonald, a Sullivan & Cromwell partner and former SDNY prosecutor, to lead Manhattan's Southern District of New York pending Senate confirmation.

The Frederick County Board of Education narrowly approved a $1.01B operating budget for fiscal 2027, advancing the district's spending plan to county officials.

Rep. Andre Carson filed the Summer Meals for Kids Act to fold Summer EBT into the school lunch program after Indiana opted out, warning hundreds of Hoosier children could lose summer groceries.

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Val Hoyle reintroduced the DASH Act, a sweeping plan to expand affordable housing, speed down‑payment help and offer tax incentives for builders and landlords.