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Justice Department Subpoenas Four New York Times Reporters in Leak Probe Tied to Air Force One Story
Prosecutors in Manhattan are compelling four journalists to testify before a grand jury investigating who leaked security details about the Qatari-donated presidential plane.
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law After Trump Declines to Sign or Veto It
A broad bipartisan housing bill took effect automatically at midnight July 11 after the president withheld his signature to press the Senate to pass a separate voter-eligibility measure.
Interior and Commerce Departments Finalize Rule Removing Habitat Destruction From Endangered Species Act's Definition of 'Harm'
The Trump administration says it is restoring the law's original text and easing permitting burdens; environmental groups say it strips the strongest protection for the places imperiled species live and vow to sue.
Trump Removes Election Assistance Commission's Remaining Members, Leaving Agency Without a Quorum Before 2026 Midterms
The president fired the bipartisan election-support agency's two Democratic commissioners and accepted its Republican member's resignation, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling that expanded presidential removal power.
Mass General Brigham Locks Out Brigham and Women's Nurses for Four Days After One-Day Strike
Roughly 4,500 Massachusetts Nurses Association members walked out July 8 over pay and health-insurance costs; the hospital's five-day replacement contract has extended the work stoppage to July 13.
Federal Judge in Ohio Orders USCIS to Resume Processing Stalled Immigration Applications for 25 Foreign Nationals
U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley granted a preliminary injunction finding the Trump administration's nationality-based pause on green card, work permit and travel-document adjudications likely violated federal administrative law.
CDC Reports Earliest, Highest Early-Season West Nile Count Since 2004; Four Deaths in Arizona
Federal data show 48 human West Nile cases across 23 states through June 30, most of them the severe neuroinvasive form; officials and analysts disagree over what is driving the early spike.
Federal Judge Quashes DOJ Subpoena for Personal Data of 2020 Fulton County Election Workers
A Trump-appointed judge blocked the Justice Department's demand for names, addresses and phone numbers of Georgia poll workers, calling it 'staggering'; the DOJ says it may appeal.
Support Columns Buckle at Former Pfizer Tower in Midtown Manhattan, Forcing Evacuations
Two structural columns bent on the 21st floor of a 1970s office building being converted to apartments at 235 East 42nd Street; nearby blocks and a school were evacuated with no injuries reported as crews shored up the structure.
House Republican Hardliners Freeze Floor Over Border Bill, Testing Speaker Johnson's Narrow Majority
A group led by Freedom Caucus members stalled House action after Speaker Mike Johnson declined to bring a border-policy bill to the floor before the July 4 recess, exposing a split between hardline and pragmatic Republicans.
ICE Raises Daily Arrest Target to About 2,000, Detaining Roughly 10,000 Over Five Days After White House Push
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roughly doubled its arrest pace in late June 2026 following a White House directive for sustained, nationwide enforcement, a shift funded by the newly enacted Secure America Act.
Slow-Moving Storm Floods New York-New Jersey Corridor; Partial Roof Collapse at New Jersey BJ's Store
Heavy rain over the tri-state region on July 6, 2026 caused flash flooding, a partial roof collapse at an Ocean Township, N.J. wholesale club with no reported injuries, and hundreds of flight cancellations at area airports.