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.

DHS confirmed a cyber incident in a legacy information‑sharing environment and says it has isolated systems and launched forensics. Lawmakers are pressing for answers.

Schumer urged a two‑year pause to SNAP cuts he says would shove millions onto county budgets and strain food pantries across Western New York.

HHS abruptly canceled Wisconsin’s $1.16M-a-year teen pregnancy prevention grant, pausing programs that had reached nearly 1,000 young people and prompting talks of legal action.

A ceremony honoring National Guard members at Meridian Hill Park was met by loud protests, underscoring renewed debate over the Guard's role and cost in D.C.

CAIR condemned Rep. Derrick Van Orden for repeated anti‑Muslim posts and urged Wisconsin leaders to repudiate his remarks as he heads into a tight re‑election fight.

Weekly initial jobless claims eased to 215,000 last week, signaling low layoffs even as hiring cooled. The four‑week average slipped to about 222,000.

Lulu Gribbin’s 2024 shark attack helped push a new federal law allowing geotargeted cellphone alerts after local shark bites.

SF Fed chief Mary Daly called policy "slightly restrictive" and left the Fed's next move undecided as markets weigh AI-driven demand and slowing jobs.

The White House paused duties on Moroccan phosphate to lower fertilizer costs, but Oklahoma co‑ops say savings may not show up on farms until fall.

The FTC warns some AI 'bias' fixes could themselves breach consumer law and has opened a public comment period through July 31.

The Justice Department filed suits Wednesday to block new gun restrictions in Virginia and California and warned it will challenge similar laws after a recent Supreme Court decision. Federal officials say the moves put the government on a fast legal track to test how far states can regulate commonly used firearms.

Sen. Brian Schatz filed the AI Labeling Act to force visible and machine‑readable labels on AI‑made images, audio, video and chatbots. Backers say it will make deepfakes and voice‑cloning scams easier to spot.