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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson delivers remarks during an enrollment ceremony for H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 3. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images BOSSIER CITY, La. — The sweeping megabill pushed through Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson could have some of its deepest consequences …

The Department of Justice building is seen on July 18 in Washington, D.C. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday turned away a lawsuit the Justice Department filed against the entire federal court bench in the state of Maryland, reasoning that the lawsuit went against precedent and the rule of …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party. The current map, adopted in 2021, divides Salt Lake County — the state’s population center and a Democratic …

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia  The White House (.gov) ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  The White House (.gov) The symbolism of Trump’s National Guard pizza party photo-op  MSNBC News Trump Enlists More Agencies in His Crackdown on Washington, D.C.  The New York Times …

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Crime Emergency.  Two weeks ago, I declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia to address the rampant violence and disorder that have undermined the proper and safe functioning of the Federal Government, and …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the dean of Texas’ congressional delegation, announced Thursday he would not run for reelection to …

As California pushes to eclipse Texas’ gerrymandering effort to secure more Republican-held seats in the House of Representatives at midterm elections, the first draft of the newly drawn congressional maps became public Friday.  This came a day after Governor Gavin Newsom held a news conference in LA’s Little Tokyo to announce a special election in November to ask for voters’ …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas released two years of grades for school districts on Friday, closing a lengthy legal battle over the …

           WASHINGTON – Sean Charles Dunn, 37, was charged in a criminal complaint yesterday in U.S. District Court in connection with an alleged assault on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer that included shouted verbal insults and a thrown wrapped sandwich, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.            Dunn, who had …

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Shane Daley, age 40, of Galway, New York, was charged with cyberstalking and arrested today for sending harassing and threatening voicemail messages to a family member of murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A criminal complaint alleges that between December 4 and 7, 2024, beginning just hours after Thompson’s murder in midtown Manhattan, Daley placed multiple calls to …