CME swapped out Jenner & Block after the firm moved to withdraw from its D.C. lawsuit against the CFTC, and Zuckerman Spaeder’s Aitan Goelman has appeared for CME. The change comes as the case targets the agency’s approval of perpetual crypto futures.

Salem says new DHS/FEMA grant terms that bar DEI and demand immigration cooperation threaten more than $1M in storm-recovery funding and could stall urgent repairs.

Michael Alfonso, Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law, has Trump’s endorsement and seven-figure outside support, but longtime northern Wisconsin Republicans are publicly split.

A small lunchtime protest in Madison used a decommissioned ambulance to dramatize what organizers say are early harms from H.R.1 to BadgerCare and FoodShare.

Trump posted photos calling the Lincoln Reflecting Pool “crystal clear” and pushed for arrests as federal investigators move on alleged vandalism and NPS prepares repairs.

As DOGE sunsets, OMB says no final tally — leaving a disputed $215B claim, sweeping workforce cuts and a messy legal hangover for agencies and communities.

The Justice Department told a Brooklyn federal judge its May decision to abandon the Adani indictment was legally sound, listing jurisdictional and evidentiary reasons. The court has asked prosecutors for a fuller explanation by July 13.

Bill Archer, the Houston-born congressman who chaired the House Ways and Means Committee and founded the Archer Center, died July 4 at 98. He shaped tax policy and built a D.C. pipeline for UT students.

Trump told Axios that Netanyahu 'knows who the boss is' and the Israeli leader asked for a White House meeting; scheduling may hinge on the NATO summit.

President Trump pardoned 10 people convicted for disabling vehicle emissions controls as the Justice Department had earlier paused criminal 'defeat device' prosecutions.

After an Oval Office meeting with President Trump, Assemblyman Robert Smullen announced he will not continue on the Conservative Party line, ending his NY-21 bid. Anthony Constantino is now the GOP nominee.

The NRC has proposed removing the long‑standing ALARA safety expectation and replacing it with objective dose limits, a move that supporters call clarity and critics call a rollback. The agency will take public comment for 45 days.

The Supreme Court declined to pause an $800‑a‑day contempt fine against former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge after she refused to name a confidential source tied to 2017 reporting. The decision keeps a high‑profile press‑freedom fight alive.