Key Events (11)
President Trump lashed out at oil companies including ExxonMobil and Chevron for 'making too much money' from the Iran war, demanding they reduce fuel prices. Despite his public criticism, energy markets responded with minimal reaction.
Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 12-10 party-line vote after he formally rescinded Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund that had been designed to compensate political allies, addressing concerns from Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
A federal judge dismissed Trump administration efforts to force Colorado to turn over voter data ahead of midterms, marking the 20th consecutive court loss for the DOJ in its voter roll challenge campaign against multiple states.
A federal appeals court ruled that the EPA likely acted unlawfully in attempting to cancel Biden-era clean energy grants worth billions, dealing a blow to Trump administration efforts to dismantle the climate grant program.
A federal judge blocked New York's ban on ICE officers wearing masks during deportations while allowing the state's law prohibiting police cooperation with ICE to remain in effect, creating a complex legal framework around immigration enforcement.
Qatar reported continued US-Iran mediation efforts but no direct talks planned, as Trump claimed negotiations were underway while Tehran denied the assertion. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested a Hormuz deal could be reached 'by tomorrow,' but negotiations remained in preliminary stages.
U.S. states, including 25 states in one lawsuit, sued to block new tariffs imposed on dozens of trading partners. States claim the duties are a pretext to circumvent Supreme Court rulings that previously invalidated Trump's tariff authority.
Contractors building the border wall in drought-stricken New Mexico were ordered to stop drilling wells after ranchers warned that pumping groundwater needed for concrete could threaten livestock and water supply.
A second immigrant, 41-year-old Edwin Lopez-Cornejo from El Salvador, died in ICE custody at Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. His family claims medical negligence was responsible, and the facility is now under scrutiny for the second death in eight months.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro publicly clashed with President Trump in the Oval Office, telling him that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had misled him with a 'self-serving cover story' regarding the Reflecting Pool vandalism case where charges were dropped.
An armed man carrying armor-piercing bullets was arrested near Trump's California golf course shortly before the president was scheduled to host a fundraising dinner, marking another security incident.