Federal Appeals Court Affirms Texas Limits on Mail Voting and Assistance
A federal appeals court on Aug. 12 overturned a lower court ruling and restored nine provisions of Texas’s 2021 election law, largely because the...
DOJ Charges Former SPLC Employee Suspected of Funding White Supremacist Groups
Federal prosecutors charged a former financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Aug. 11 with three felony conspiracy counts for allegedly...
Trump Issues Memo to Help Combat Foreign Criminal Networks
President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that empowers federal law enforcement to use cyber tools against transnational criminal organizations operating overseas and...
State Department Launches Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force
The Department of State on Wednesday announced the existence of a task force that has already revoked hundreds of visas from foreign nationals accused...
Treasury Proposes Tax-Free Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts
The Department of the Treasury on Aug. 11 issued guidance on employer contributions to Trump Accounts, proposing rules for how companies can run a...
David Crowley Defeats Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin Gubernatorial Primary
MILWAUKEE—A candidate aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America has been defeated in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary, a major upset in a race the...
White House Ends TikTok Ban on Government Devices
The White House has allowed executive branch employees to use TikTok on their government devices. The Office of Management and Budget on Aug. 10...
Trump Says Leavitt Leaving Her Post as White House Press Secretary at End of Month
WASHINGTON—Karoline Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary in history, will depart her role at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced...
US Airstrikes in Yemen Killed 153 Civilians, Injured 243: Pentagon
The Department of War told Congress on Aug. 10 that U.S. airstrikes against the Iran-aligned Houthi terrorist group in Yemen killed 153 civilians and...