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CMS Says It Has Removed 1,076 California Hospices From Medicare Billing
Federal officials say the terminations cut California's enrolled hospice count by roughly half; the industry says legitimate providers are being swept up with the fraudulent ones.
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary; Haley Stevens Concedes Narrow Race
Unofficial returns show El-Sayed edging Stevens by about one to two points in a primary that drew record turnout and more than $40 million in outside spending, setting up a November race against Republican Mike Rogers.
Federal Judge Temporarily Exempts Catholic Health Providers From Parts of New York's Aid-in-Dying Law
In an order the state agreed to, a federal court in New York barred enforcement of the Medical Aid in Dying Act against four orders of Catholic sisters, a diocese and affiliated facilities while their First Amendment lawsuit proceeds; the law took effect statewide on August 5.
Capital One Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump Organization Suit Over 2021 Account Closures
In a July 31 court filing, the bank said an anti-money-laundering review drove the closures; the Trump plaintiffs say that explanation is a cover story for political retaliation.
Seventh and Ninth Circuits Rule Against Trump Administration's No-Bond Detention Policy, Deepening Split Among Appeals Courts
Two more federal appeals courts held on July 30, 2026 that immigrants arrested inside the United States may seek bond hearings, while the Fifth and Eighth Circuits have read the same statute the other way.
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Schedules Hearing on AI-Driven "Surveillance Pricing"
A panel chaired by Sen. Josh Hawley is set to examine how companies use personal data and AI to set individual prices, as states pass bans and the FTC's own inquiry sits shelved.
Appeals Court Clears Way for About $23 Billion in Student Loan Cancellation Under Sweet Settlement
The Ninth Circuit rejected the Education Department's bid to delay relief, triggering automatic loan discharges for roughly 450,000 borrowers who said their schools misled them.
ICE and TSA Confirm Data-Sharing Deal Behind Immigration Arrests at U.S. Airports
A 16-page May 2025 agreement, released after a FOIA lawsuit, lets ICE use TSA passenger data to find travelers on domestic flights; officials call it lawful inter-agency work, while lawmakers and privacy lawyers say it repurposes an anti-terrorism system.
Louisiana Opens State Criminal Investigation Into Anthony Fauci, Joining Alabama and Florida
Attorney General Liz Murrill said her office will examine whether Fauci committed any state-law offenses, days after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times at a Senate hearing and after a senator released 1,141 pages of his COVID-era diaries.
Democrats Push Some Senate Nominees to Quit in Red States, Backing Independents Instead, as Aug. 11 Primaries Near
Democratic nominees have withdrawn in Idaho and stayed out in Nebraska to give independent candidates one-on-one races against Republicans, while nominees in Montana and South Dakota have declined to step aside.
DHS Secretary Mullin Accuses Newsom and Other Democrats of Coaching Immigrants to Resist ICE; Offers Enforcement Trade to Cooperating States
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says "Know Your Rights" campaigns run by Democratic officials teach immigrants to evade federal agents, while offering to pull ICE back from neighborhood arrests in states that hand over jail inmates.