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Sep 21 · 4 min read ·US Policy

An ICE Agent Shot a DoorDash Driver in Austin

DHS calls him a removable "illegal alien." His lawyer says he had a work permit and entered legally.

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Sep 21 · 4 min read ·US Policy

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico Sue Trump Over White House Ban

The outlets are suing over Friday's press ban. The administration says the president decides who covers him.

Sep 20 · 3 min read ·US Policy

A Trump-Backed Republican Breaks With Him on Immigration

Rep. María Elvira Salazar says ICE enforcement "has gone too far." Trump says she's gone soft.

Sep 18 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Trump Says He's Banning 3 News Outlets

He is barring CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House. Press-freedom lawyers call it unconstitutional.

Sep 18 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Pennsylvania Will Only Take CDC Help If It Counts the Dead

The state asked for emergency federal help with its measles outbreak. Then it attached a condition.

Sep 17 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Scientists Sue NIH Over Its Grant Keyword List

Researchers say a 235-term screening list cost them grants. NIH's director says no such list exists.

Sep 16 · 3 min read ·US Policy

House Limits Trump's Iran War Powers a Third Time

Seven Republicans crossed over this time, up from four last vote. One of them filed to impeach the defense secretary the same day.

Sep 15 · 4 min read ·US Policy

CDC Rebukes Pennsylvania After a Third Measles Death

A 40-year-old woman died Saturday. The CDC's response was to say Pennsylvania never asked for help.

Sep 15 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Mail-Ballot Rule For Midterms

A 7-2 ruling keeps mail ballots flowing under the old rules; two justices say the case took too long to decide.

Sep 14 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Judge Rules FEMA Workforce Cuts Unlawful

A federal judge says DHS broke the law when it moved to cut FEMA's staff in half. The agency says it's ready for hurricane season anyway.

Sep 13 · 4 min read ·US Policy

A Surrogate Takes Her Fight to the Nation's Top Court

McKenna West refused to abort the baby she was carrying. Now she wants the Supreme Court to give her a say in his care.

Sep 11 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Mamdani Attended 9/11 Ceremony Amid a 110,000-Name Petition

He showed up anyway and shook Giuliani's hand. The fight over why he'd been asked to skip it just kept going.

Sep 11 · 3 min read ·US Policy

FDA Won't Name the Grower Behind a Lettuce Outbreak

It took 10 weeks to say the food was romaine, then closed the case without naming who grew it.

Sep 11 · 5 min read ·US Policy

SCOTUS Blocks Missouri Map as Judges Face Impeachment Threat

The Supreme Court blocked Missouri's new GOP map hours after state lawmakers threatened to impeach justices over a contempt case against the secretary of state.

Sep 10 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Widow Sues 21 Air, Amazon Over Deadly Miami Crash

Her lawsuit calls it preventable negligence. The airline, the airport, and federal investigators don't agree on what "preventable" even means here.

Sep 10 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Fetterman Showed Up — On Video — at the GOP Convention

He praised Trump and backed a Republican ally on camera. His own party isn't happy.

Sep 9 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Mamdani Released 170,000 Pages on 9/11's Toxic Air

New Ground Zero records show officials called the air safe before they'd finished testing it indoors. Critics say the timing is the real story — it comes just days before the anniversary.

Sep 9 · 4 min read ·US Policy

CDC, Pennsylvania Fight Over the State's Measles Deaths

Two infants died, and a coroner confirmed one died of measles. The federal tally still says nobody did.

Sep 9 · 4 min read ·US Policy

A Judge Could Block Illinois's Aid-in-Dying Law by Saturday

Two separate lawsuits are racing a Sept. 12 deadline, for opposite reasons.

Sep 8 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Smithsonian's Bunch to Resign Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

Bunch says the decision was his. The Trump administration says its pressure worked.