Trump administration blocked from deploying National Guard to LA
A judge's order that Trump return control of California's National Guard will not go into effect immediately.
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Senate G.O.P. Includes Expanded Fund for Radiation Victims in Policy Bill
The provision, long advocated by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, would revive and broaden a law for compensating those who developed serious illnesses from government-caused nuclear contamination.
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State Dept. Official Posts, Then Deletes, Attack on Colleague About NATO
Christopher Landau, the deputy secretary of state, criticized the U.S. ambassador to NATO in a reply to a routine social media post about meetings with foreign diplomats.
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Trump Withdraws From Agreement With Tribes to Protect Salmon
The Biden administration had brokered a 10-year truce in an extended legal battle with Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest over dams that had prevented fish from spawning.
US reviewing Aukus submarine pact as part of ‘America First’ agenda
It comes as Australia faces pressure from the White House to dramatically lift its military spending.
US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq as Iran tensions rise
Talks between the US and Iran appear to have reached an impasse, increasing tensions in the Middle East.
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Defense Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Ask Judge to Release Him Pretrial
The request came as lawyers in Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s separate civil case were poised to ask a different judge to hold the Trump administration in contempt for sidestepping one of her orders.
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David Hogg to Exit DNC After Backlash to His Primary Plan
Mr. Hogg said he would not run again for vice chair after the party voted for a new election. Democrats have been furious at his plan to challenge the party’s sitting lawmakers in primary races.