Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled the Living Wage for All Act, a plan to phase the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour and end subminimum wages.

A federal judge in Alexandria has refused to close a suit over the DOJ’s $1.8B "Anti‑Weaponization Fund," saying unsworn assurances weren’t enough. The court ordered the litigation to move forward after officials declined to file a sworn declaration that the program was dead.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the administration to rescind Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, putting hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation.

A Boston federal judge has blocked President Trump’s order to tighten mail-in voting and create a federal absentee list, pausing a contentious push ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A White House executive order plus a VA-DOJ guardianship agreement have advocates warning that court-ordered guardianships could sweep unhoused veterans into involuntary care.

A Trump‑appointed St. Louis judge wrote that prosecutors may be able to seek the death penalty in child‑sex cases, challenging a 2008 Supreme Court limit.

House members on Capitol Hill welcomed Taiwan’s parliamentary speaker Han Kuo-Yu in a bipartisan reception as the White House weighs a $14 billion arms package for Taipei.

CENTCOM says a June 19 strike killed senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al‑‘Ulaywi; Sen. Ted Budd praised the operation on X.

The Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s 2023 "express‑consent" law in a 6–3 ruling, meaning licensed carriers may carry in stores and hotels unless owners bar guns. The decision forces businesses and lawmakers to decide how to post and enforce bans.

A bipartisan nonprofit led by Gina Raimondo and Eric Holcomb will pilot state programs and private funds to help workers adapt as AI reshapes jobs.

Eli Lilly has suspended 340B discounts for some hospital pharmacies after they didn’t submit claims‑level data, touching off protests from hospital groups and state officials.

Major veterans groups pulled or softened support for a sweeping benefits package after sponsors proposed paying for gains by tightening VA ratings for tinnitus and sleep apnea.

Three ICC judges sued in Manhattan, saying U.S. sanctions froze accounts and cut services and asking a federal judge to rein in the measures. The complaint argues the penalties exceeded legal authority and harmed their work and daily lives.