Dirk Kempthorne, the former Boise mayor, governor and U.S. interior secretary, has died at 74. Family and state officials remembered his long career and service to Idaho.

A new monument for women is coming to the National Mall, and organizers have launched a nationwide call for ideas.

Letitia James joined a 37‑state coalition backing Massachusetts’ suit that calls Kalshi’s sports markets illegal wagers disguised as event contracts.

A D.C. Superior Court default judgment orders Women in H.E.E.L.S. and its founder to repay roughly $60,500 after the Attorney General accused the group of misusing Cure the Streets grant funds.

Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez joined Mayor Michelle Wu and Rep. Ayanna Pressley in Roxbury to demand stronger federal support for child care as the White House advances a defense‑heavy FY2027 budget.

Gov. Tate Reeves will call a special session to redraw Mississippi’s Supreme Court map — but only after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Louisiana v. Callais.

California AG Rob Bonta joined 23 attorneys general in asking a federal judge to permanently block Executive Order 14399, which would shift control of mail voting to federal agencies.

A coalition of ethanol producers, farmers and fuel retailers wants Congress to let gas stations sell E15 year‑round, pitching cheaper pumps as prices climb. Refiners warn of new costs and legal fights.

The Justice Department rescinded the 2021 execution pause and told the Bureau of Prisons to readopt a pentobarbital protocol while authorizing firing‑squad executions.

President Trump warned he may slap a "big tariff" on the UK over its digital services tax, reviving a trade fight that could raise costs for companies and markets.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro unveiled the Protecting Victims Amendment Act of 2026, a proposal to bolster privacy and accountability for domestic violence survivors in D.C.

The JFK Library Foundation will honor Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Minnesota’s Twin Cities at a May 31 Profile in Courage gala, citing a defense of institutional independence. The choice lands amid DOJ scrutiny and local protests in Minneapolis.

DOJ moved to dismiss its appeal, preserving a preliminary injunction that keeps ATF’s "engaged in the business" rule blocked for the states that sued while the case returns to district court.