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Senate Votes 86-12 to Advance Russia and Iran Sanctions Bill Named for the Late Sen. Lindsey Graham
The bill would let the president put tariffs of up to 100% on the biggest buyers of Russian oil and gas, and it has split senators over how much trade power Congress should hand the White House.
Deadline Passes Without Trump Administration Filing to Rehear Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling
The 25-day window under Supreme Court Rule 44 closed on July 27 with no rehearing petition on the docket in Trump v. Barbara, three weeks after Trump said he would seek one "IMMEDIATELY."
USCIS Issues Interim Rule Letting Asylum Officers Send Cases to Immigration Court Without an Interview
A Department of Homeland Security rule effective July 28, 2026 lets USCIS refer certain affirmative asylum applications straight to immigration judges, with the agency citing a 1.43 million-case backlog and immigration lawyers warning of lost due process.
Fauci Testifies Under Subpoena at Senate COVID-Origins Hearing After Paul Releases 1,100 Pages of His Diaries
Sen. Rand Paul's Homeland Security Committee questioned the former NIAID director on July 29 about pandemic origins and past testimony, days after the panel posted journal entries Paul says are Fauci's.
ICE Is Using TSA Airline Screening Data to Arrest Visa Overstayers at U.S. Airports, Reports Say
News reports and internal agency data show immigration agents making arrests at airports in at least nine states using traveler records from a TSA program built for terrorism screening; DHS says the sharing is lawful and not new, while lawyers and some senators say it breaks the program's original purpose.
Midwest Poultry Services Recalls More Than 1.5 Million Dozen Eggs During Multistate Salmonella Investigation
Federal agencies say recalled Texas-produced shell eggs are a likely source of a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that has sickened 98 people, with disagreement over why the recall took until July.
Federal Judge Orders Justice Department to Hand Over Unredacted Epstein Records for Private Court Review
Judge Emmet Sullivan set a Thursday afternoon deadline for the Justice Department to give him blacked-out Epstein files and proof that its redactions are what it says they are.
Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Nationals Ended July 27 After Supreme Court Limited Court Review
Deportation protections and work permits for an estimated 300,000 to 350,000 Haitians in the U.S. lapsed Monday, a month after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that federal courts may not review how the Homeland Security Secretary ends a country's TPS designation.
U.S. Wildfire Preparedness Set at Level 5 as Oregon Fire Closes 70 Miles of Interstate 84
Federal fire managers moved the national preparedness level to its top setting on July 18, and the Fox Fire in eastern Oregon forced evacuations and a daylong interstate closure — reopening a running argument over federal firefighting staffing and what is driving bigger fire seasons.
Trump Promotes Tariffs at Michigan GM Facility as State Jobs and Business Data Are Disputed
The president spoke at General Motors' Milford Proving Ground on July 27, 2026, arguing his trade policy revived U.S. auto manufacturing, while Michigan's governor and some state businesses say the levies have raised their costs.
Tornado Hits Wisconsin's Fox Cities; Preliminary EF-2 Rating, No Injuries Reported
A tornado tracked from near Appleton through Menasha before dissipating over Lake Winnebago on July 27, 2026, cutting power to tens of thousands and reviving a national argument over how much warning time forecasters can still deliver.
Federal Judge Sends FDA's 2023 Abortion Pill Rules Back for Review, Calling Them 'Arbitrary and Capricious'
A U.S. district judge in Virginia found the FDA did not adequately justify certification and paperwork rules for mifepristone, but left those rules in force while the agency reconsiders them.