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Trump Orders Lake Ontario Renamed 'Lake America' as Canada Trade War Escalates
An executive order gives the Interior Department 30 days to scrub "Lake Ontario" from federal use, reviving the naming tactic Trump used on the Gulf of Mexico — as 50 percent tariffs take effect on both sides of the border.
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Judge Presses DOJ Over Bid to Put Trump's Name Back on Kennedy Center
At an emergency hearing, a federal judge pressed Justice Department lawyers on plans to rename the Kennedy Center's plaza for President Trump, hours after the board warned the building could eventually need to be demolished if the plan is blocked.
ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting Freed After Texas Judge Won't Force Extradition
A federal judge in Texas declined to compel Governor Greg Abbott to extradite ICE agent Christian Castro to face assault charges in Minnesota, and Castro walked free from a Brownsville jail Thursday as the two states' governments remain locked in a constitutional standoff.
States Sue Again as Courts Clear the Way for Trump's Mail-Ballot Rules
A Supreme Court stay and a federal judge's reversal cleared the last legal obstacles this week to a Trump executive order restricting mail-in ballots, prompting 24 states and Pennsylvania's governor to file a new lawsuit against the Postal Service just days before the first midterm ballots are due to go out.
Treasury Sanctions Palestine Action, Pro-Palestinian Network in Widening Terrorism Crackdown
The action against a UK protest group, a Palestinian solidarity network and an Italian technology collective extends a year-long campaign that began with the administration's designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Trump declares national emergency over foreign equipment in the power grid
A new executive order revives and expands a shelved 2020 directive, giving the Energy Department broad new power to restrict foreign-made transformers, inverters and control systems from the U.S. bulk-power system.
Federal judge blocks Ohio's proof-of-citizenship rule for voter registration at BMV offices
A federal judge in Cleveland ruled Ohio's new requirement that BMV customers produce citizenship documents before registering to vote likely violates federal law, freezing the rule seven weeks before the state's registration deadline for the midterms.
Trump-backed Darline Graham wins South Carolina Senate runoff, will face Democrat in November
Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday's Republican runoff to claim the nomination for the seat once held by her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.
State Department to revoke up to 200,000 visas from asylum seekers
The State Department is preparing what officials describe as the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history, targeting tourist and business visa holders who later applied for asylum, in a move immigration lawyers say will draw legal challenges.
DHS acknowledges its noncitizen voter-roll numbers were inflated, internal calls show
In private calls with Nevada and Pennsylvania officials, Department of Homeland Security staff conceded that the sweeping noncitizen-voter figures Secretary Markwayne Mullin touted publicly this summer have not held up under manual review, according to internal communications reviewed by NPR.
Al Green Files Fifth Impeachment Resolution Against Trump Over ICE, Border Patrol Killings
The outgoing Texas Democrat's resolution names four people killed in 2026 immigration enforcement operations, but faces the same fate as his four prior attempts in a Republican-controlled House.
Trump directed DOJ to settle Live Nation antitrust case, Wall Street Journal reports
New Wall Street Journal reporting says President Trump personally told a senior Justice Department official to "settle it" with Live Nation days before a landmark antitrust trial, after the concert giant's CEO raised Kennedy Center ticketing in the Oval Office. The department calls the account "categorically false."
Newsom pushes lawmakers to cap utility wildfire liability before he leaves office
With California's legislative session ending Aug. 31, the governor is asking lawmakers to limit what PG&E, Edison and SDG&E must pay after future wildfires, drawing fire from survivors' groups and insurers who call it a giveaway to the state's utility monopolies.
Trump threatens to double tariffs on Canadian autos as trade war with Ottawa deepens
President Trump said Monday the United States will raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and auto parts to 50 percent on January 1, 2027, three days after collapsed trade talks triggered a first round of steep duties on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods.
Supreme Court lets White House ballroom construction resume while legal fight continues
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay Friday freezing a lower-court injunction that had halted above-ground work on President Trump's 90,000-square-foot ballroom, without ruling on whether the project itself is lawful.
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets impeachment witness Alex Vindman in Florida Senate primary
State Rep. Angie Nixon defeated the far better-funded Alexander Vindman for the Democratic nomination in Florida's special Senate election, setting up a November matchup with Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.
National debt tops $40 trillion, arriving months ahead of forecasters' expectations
Treasury data showed federal debt crossing $40 trillion on August 18, doubling in less than a decade and pushing net interest costs above $1 trillion a year.