US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed a malfunctioning router during routine telecommunications upgrades for triggering a nationwide air traffic control shutdown, prompting a demand for a $50 billion federal funding package.

A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration overstepped its authority when it withheld $73.5 million in New York highway funds.

Nvidia faces upcoming congressional oversight hearings after leadership changes and scrutiny regarding national security and export controls.

The Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration bid to block the counting of 20,000 California mail-in ballots questioned by the Justice Department.

The Justice Department has unsealed a criminal information charging former FBI Director James Comey with transmitting national-defence information, marking the third time the Trump administration has attempted to bring a federal case against him.

A federal judge has declared the Trump administration's 2025 termination of former assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey unlawful, challenging presidential firing powers.

The Trump administration has appealed a federal court order requiring the State Department to revive the stalled Diversity Visa lottery program.

The Supreme Court has lifted a lower-court injunction, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to resume deportations of migrants to third countries pending a December hearing.

The Trump administration is reportedly weighing a comprehensive overhaul of Head Start that would dismantle federal quality benchmarks and leave oversight to state and local authorities.

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a block on the Department of Homeland Security's SAVE database, allowing states to use it for voter citizenship checks.

The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to enforce new mail-in voting restrictions for the upcoming midterm elections, preserving existing voting procedures.

The Department of Homeland Security has revived a rule requiring employers to pay $103,265 for each new cap-subject H-1B visa petition. This proposal has reignited debate among tech firms, immigration lawyers, and labor groups.

The Department of Homeland Security posted a draft rule to permanently establish a six-figure fee for new H-1B visas, pressing ahead despite a federal judge's ruling.

The Trump administration escalated its campaign against the International Criminal Court by imposing financial and travel restrictions on ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior lawyer Abdoulaye Seye.

Human rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Trump administration executive order that imposes sanctions on individuals connected to the International Criminal Court.

The Trump administration has issued a formal notice giving Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook until August 26 to respond to resurrected mortgage fraud allegations in a renewed ouster attempt.

A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration improperly terminated a clean-energy initiative launched under President Biden, finding that the administration failed to follow required procedures.

Twenty-five U.S. states have filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade challenging the Trump administration's new forced-labor tariffs, arguing they are an illegal workaround to replace struck-down import taxes.

Tech leaders from Meta, Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are meeting with the White House to review a new voluntary AI safety-testing regime.

Katy Perry has sharply criticized the White House after her song 'Firework' soundtracked an unauthorized TikTok video featuring military strikes.