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DOJ arrests 276 in global crypto scam center takedown
Global scam crackdown saves victims an estimated $562 million
DOJ arrests 276 in global crypto scam center takedown
Global scam crackdown saves victims an estimated $562 million
CBO scores China currency accountability bill at under $500K
House bill would block U.S. IMF voting if China manipulates exchange rates
CBO scores China currency accountability bill at under $500K
House bill would block U.S. IMF voting if China manipulates exchange rates
CBO examines federal rural housing credit programs
USDA loan programs reach households that private markets can't serve
CBO examines federal rural housing credit programs
USDA loan programs reach households that private markets can't serve
House hearing examines First Amendment on college campuses
Witnesses split on who poses the greater campus free speech risk
House hearing examines First Amendment on college campuses
Witnesses split on who poses the greater campus free speech risk
Interior budget seeks $2.3B cut and Forest Service transfer
NPS cut 26% while $10B D.C. beautification fund draws Senate fire
Interior budget seeks $2.3B cut and Forest Service transfer
NPS cut 26% while $10B D.C. beautification fund draws Senate fire
Pentagon puts Iran war cost at $25B as Hegseth battles Congress
First public cost accounting revealed as sixty-day War Powers deadline nears
Pentagon puts Iran war cost at $25B as Hegseth battles Congress
First public cost accounting revealed as sixty-day War Powers deadline nears
HUD indefinitely delays HOME tenant protections and subsidy rules
Fourth delay since 2025 leaves 1,200 jurisdictions without updated subsidy rules
HUD indefinitely delays HOME tenant protections and subsidy rules
Fourth delay since 2025 leaves 1,200 jurisdictions without updated subsidy rules
Congress grills Zeldin over plan to cut EPA budget in half
Bipartisan senators reject plan to cut state environmental grants by 83%
Congress grills Zeldin over plan to cut EPA budget in half
Bipartisan senators reject plan to cut state environmental grants by 83%
Senate blocks CRA bid to restore Colorado haze cleanup plan
46-52 vote leaves coal plants open under reversed state clean air plan
Senate blocks CRA bid to restore Colorado haze cleanup plan
46-52 vote leaves coal plants open under reversed state clean air plan
Senate blocks vote to restore automatic 540-day work permits
47-50 vote leaves thousands of legal workers without authorization
Senate blocks vote to restore automatic 540-day work permits
47-50 vote leaves thousands of legal workers without authorization
DOJ and ATF release 34 gun rule changes after 14-month review
Pistol brace rule repealed; NFA forms go digital after 14-month review
DOJ and ATF release 34 gun rule changes after 14-month review
Pistol brace rule repealed; NFA forms go digital after 14-month review
Fed holds at 3.5–3.75% with 4 dissents, most since October 1992
Powell's likely final meeting ends with Iran war inflation and rate split
Fed holds at 3.5–3.75% with 4 dissents, most since October 1992
Powell's likely final meeting ends with Iran war inflation and rate split
House delays farm bill after E15 and pesticide revolt
GOP rebels forced a two-hour procedural standoff before leadership retreat
House delays farm bill after E15 and pesticide revolt
GOP rebels forced a two-hour procedural standoff before leadership retreat
House passes 3-year FISA 702 renewal 235-191, Senate next
Bipartisan vote includes warrant safeguards but no backdoor search protection
House passes 3-year FISA 702 renewal 235-191, Senate next
Bipartisan vote includes warrant safeguards but no backdoor search protection
SCOTUS rules 9-0 for NJ pregnancy center in donor privacy case
Ruling opens federal courts to groups facing state investigative subpoenas
SCOTUS rules 9-0 for NJ pregnancy center in donor privacy case
Ruling opens federal courts to groups facing state investigative subpoenas
SCOTUS guts VRA Section 2, opens redistricting to GOP
Ruling could cost Democrats up to 19 House seats by 2028
SCOTUS guts VRA Section 2, opens redistricting to GOP
Ruling could cost Democrats up to 19 House seats by 2028
DOGE cuts $2.5 billion in USDA grants for rural aid and research
The Department of Government Efficiency eliminates $2.5 billion in funding for rural development and global food aid
DOGE cuts $2.5 billion in USDA grants for rural aid and research
The Department of Government Efficiency eliminates $2.5 billion in funding for rural development and global food aid
Supreme Court weighs ending TPS for 356,000 Haitians and Syrians
More than 350,000 Haitians face immediate deportation if the Supreme Court allows Trump to end their protected status
Supreme Court weighs ending TPS for 356,000 Haitians and Syrians
More than 350,000 Haitians face immediate deportation if the Supreme Court allows Trump to end their protected status

Trump judge rules mass ICE detention without bond hearings illegal
Non-criminal immigrants in NY, CT, VT win bond hearing rights after 3-0 ruling

Trump judge rules mass ICE detention without bond hearings illegal
Non-criminal immigrants in NY, CT, VT win bond hearing rights after 3-0 ruling
FCC orders early license review for ABC stations following Jimmy Kimmel joke
Carr accelerated renewals two days after Trump publicly called for Kimmel firing
FCC orders early license review for ABC stations following Jimmy Kimmel joke
Carr accelerated renewals two days after Trump publicly called for Kimmel firing