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Missouri Officials Near Deadline to Verify Signatures on Referendum Targeting New Congressional Map
County clerks were due to finish checking more than 305,000 signatures by July 27, leaving Secretary of State Denny Hoskins until August 4 to certify or reject a veto referendum on Missouri's 2025 congressional map.
Three Dead, Four Wounded in Shooting at Seattle's Bite of Seattle Festival; One Suspect in Custody
Police say two people appear to have fired at each other Sunday evening at Seattle Center; one man surrendered, a second is being sought, and no charges have been announced.
Appeals Court Ruling Voiding New Jersey's Semiautomatic Rifle and Magazine Bans Set to Take Effect in Early August, Not July 31 as First Announced
State Police initially told licensed dealers the Third Circuit's July 17 decision would take effect July 31, but the Attorney General's office has since said the ruling actually becomes effective around August 7 — seven days after the deadline to seek rehearing — with the court's formal mandate not expected until August 10, and state officials have not said whether they will appeal.
U.S. Imposes 10% and 12.5% Tariffs on 60 Economies, Citing Their Forced-Labor Import Rules
The new Section 301 duties took effect July 24 as an earlier emergency tariff expired, and trading partners, economists and legal analysts are contesting both the evidence and the authority behind them.
Appeals Court Declines to Lift Injunction on Trump Mail-Ballot and Citizenship-Data Order in 23 States and D.C.
A 2-1 First Circuit panel refused to pause a June district court injunction against Executive Order 14399 while the Justice Department appeals, leaving the order unenforceable in the suing jurisdictions through the November midterms.
Federal Panel Declines to Block Tennessee's New Congressional Map Before Aug. 6 Primary
A three-judge court denied a preliminary injunction in an ACLU-backed suit arguing the redrawn map, which splits Tennessee's only majority-Black district, discriminates against Black voters in Memphis; the case continues.
West Virginia Asks Trump Administration for Expedited Federal Disaster Declaration After Deadly Flash Floods
Gov. Patrick Morrisey requested a fast-tracked federal disaster declaration for seven counties after flash flooding killed two people and damaged about 1,000 homes and businesses; a separate West Virginia request from June is still pending.
Fourth Circuit Rules 2-1 That Georgetown Fellow Badar Khan Suri May Stay Out of Detention During Immigration Case
The appeals court held that a federal district judge had power to hear Khan Suri's habeas petition and release him, deepening a split among appeals courts over where noncitizens can bring free-speech claims about their detention.
About 90 Million People Under Heat Alerts as Heat Dome Shifts Into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Forecasters put heat index values as high as 110 to 115 degrees in parts of the East, while officials, utilities and advocacy groups disagree over what is driving the danger and who is failing to prepare for it.
Protests Over Two Fatal ICE Shootings Continue as House Democrats Hold Houston Field Hearing
Demonstrators rallied outside a Border Patrol station in Indio, California, on the same day Congressional Hispanic Caucus members convened a Houston forum on the July 7 killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, with federal agencies declining to attend.