A report says F.B.I. field managers were told to stop investigating alleged assaults by immigration agents; DOJ and DHS have publicly denied a change. Local killings in Houston and Maine have sharpened scrutiny.

CMS has begun rulemaking to raise Medicare outpatient reimbursements for Hawai‘i hospitals, a change senators estimate will bring roughly $17 million a year to the state.

BLM opened a short comment window on a draft EA that could revoke the 10‑mile Chaco withdrawal and reopen roughly 336,000 acres to leasing. Tribes, lawmakers and preservation groups say the review is too rushed.

A report says Rep. Anna Paulina Luna allegedly tipped off a MAGA influencer about JD Vance, prompting a Polymarket bet and renewed scrutiny of prediction‑market trades.

Dozens gathered in Southeast D.C. to protest plans for a new ICE headquarters at St. Elizabeths, intensifying a months‑long fight over federal development on the campus.

The State Department is reportedly weighing a plan that could require some overseas green‑card applicants to post refundable bonds — possibly up to $100,000 — to show they won’t rely on public benefits.

Two U.S. service members were killed and a third is missing after Iranian missiles and drones struck a Jordanian air base, CENTCOM says.

Senate Democrats reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act this week — a sweeping plan to deschedule marijuana, fund expungements and funnel tax revenue into community reinvestment. The filing restarts a national debate over rescheduling vs. full descheduling.

NorthStar will dismantle the ex‑USS Enterprise after winning a $418.5M contract; the Mobile teardown, following a court‑ordered rebid, is expected to wrap by September 2030.

A White House teleprompter operator allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on President Trump’s speeches and is in talks with federal regulators over the trades.

Twenty states, including California and New York, filed a brief defending D.C.’s authority to discipline Jeffrey Clark and urged a judge to dismiss DOJ’s suit seeking to halt sanctions.

A Boston judge barred the administration from using an OMB clause to cancel billions in awarded grants, a major win for 23 states and at‑risk programs.

Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to deputize vetted "digital privateers" to disrupt foreign cybercriminals and seize assets, reviving a centuries‑old authority and sparking legal debate.