US senators grill Blanche over ‘slush fund’ deal as he seeks attorney general confirmation My latest for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Trump presses ICE to continue traffic stops despite fatal shootings www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

The @penncapital-star.com's @wdownard.bsky.social recently wrote about the lack of studies on this issue.

Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy begins confirmation hearing for CDC nominee and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response nominee saying he plans to focus on vaccines. But he also brings up Ebola and Cyclosporiasis during opening statement.

House Republicans release budget resolution that, once approved by both chambers, would clear the way for a third party-line bill. docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/...

After 2 deadly shootings, ICE reportedly ordered to end vehicle enforcement stops www.newsfromthestates.com/article/afte...

ICYMI: I asked county election officials in WA & ID what they think of the SAVE America Act. Of the 9 who replied, 8—most Republicans—shared serious concerns. Even the 1 who supports the bill said "it would be a disaster" for many states. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

House hearing with two Supreme Court justices begins with Chairman Dave Joyce telling lawmakers the hearing isn't intended "to revisit the court's opinions, talk about financial disclosures of the justices, or any other issues not related to the court's budget request."

Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller is now in two different legal battles with his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend related to allegations of domestic violence. Story by @ohiocapitaljournal.com ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/14/o...

SC governor appoints Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister to fulfill his term scdailygazette.com/2026/07/13/s... by @jmholdman.bsky.social

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster: "It's my honor to ask his little sister, Darline Graham, to finish his work for him now."

Feds turn over evidence in killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti by immigration agents minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/13/f...

Judge blasts Trump for using the presidency to ‘manipulate’ courts in IRS case My latest for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...

ICE agents involved in Biddeford shooting, lawmaker and local authorities confirm via @mainemorningstar.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/07/13/i...

NEW: Judge in Trump IRS case finds the president and plaintiffs "acted in bad faith" when swiftly dismissing the lawsuit and establishing the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" settlement fund, refers Trump attorney to the Florida bar for review. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

After US Sen Lindsey Graham's death, Trump recommends Graham’s sister to fill out term www.newsfromthestates.com/article/afte...

With Graham Platner’s withdrawal Wednesday from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, at least seven Democrats are vying to replace him. mainemorningstar.com/2026/07/09/5...

Republicans are campaigning to keep control of Congress for another two years, but their message about being the “grown-ups” in the room keeps getting overshadowed by public feuds www.newsfromthestates.com/article/repu...

DC Superior Court judge releases David Hearn on his own recognizance and sets a status hearing in the reflecting pool destruction of property case for Aug. 5.

The Maine Democratic Party will hold a first-of-its-kind convention to choose Graham Platner’s replacement in the race for U.S. Senate, it announced Wednesday evening, around the same time Platner dropped out after being accused of sexual assault. mainemorningstar.com/2026/07/08/m...

Trump faces looming deadline to sign popular bipartisan housing package. Story for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Beshear asks McConnell to update Kentuckians about his health after June hospitalization kentuckylantern.com/briefs/beshe...

With control of US Senate in play, national Dems rush to dump Maine’s Platner. Story for @statesnewsroom.com

A woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her. The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”

America's 250th birthday celebrated, despite extreme heat and canceled events On the ground today in Washington, D.C., for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/amer...

House Ethics Committee says it doesn't have information about settlement payments for sexual harassment or sexual abuse by lawmakers. But it calls on the Committee and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to release any info it may have.

Republicans celebrated last year when they barred Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood for one year, but that section of the "big," beautiful" law is set to expire July 4. Here's a look at the impact it had and the chances for another ban www.newsfromthestates.com/article/medi...

Journalism job alert - "States Newsroom is seeking a creative and experienced audience expert to lead social media strategy, with a focus on short-form video production, for our national brand and state newsrooms." statesnewsroom.com/staff-openin...

BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order www.newsfromthestates.com/article/brea...

White House budget director Russ Vought testifies before House panel that the agency has not spent much of the additional funding it got in the OBBBA.

Still working through this complicated case, but here is what we know now:

Trump says he doesn't know what he will do with the housing bill the Senate and House approved with broadly bipartisan votes.

US Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Arizona’s Gallego www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Former Oklahoma trooper nominated by Trump to head up ICE www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

NEW: States may accept mailed ballots after Election Day, US Supreme Court rules First pass on this story for @statesnewsroom.com, updates to come... www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

State courts cannot find liability for labeling shortcomings in pesticides and related products because such products are covered by federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision backing Monsanto. via @fischler.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

NEW: A federal judge has blocked major portions of Trump's executive order that attempts to restrict voting by mail www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians & 6,000 Syrians www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration’s efforts to curb asylum claims at southern border www.newsfromthestates.com/article/supr...

Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, aid to farmers and more www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Cassidy says he and Trump got into an exchange during the meeting over the Iran war and senators not getting a briefing. “I'm not going to be bullied when I feel like I'm asking a question the American people need to know. And so at that point it began to escalate.”

NEW: USPS won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday My latest for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...

Hawley on Senate Republicans meeting with Trump - “Without speaking for him, I think it's safe to say that what he posted this morning is what he talked about and what he's been saying publicly.”

Q: Buying a home is unattainable for so many Americans, is this election legislation more important to you than resolving the housing crisis? Trump: Every election is important. We're doing very well. They want a lot of communists to come in ... And this country is not going to have communists.

Thune on Trump's decision to cancel signing ceremony for broadly bipartisan housing bill that was scheduled for later today -- "I guess I would say, at this point, I don't have any observation."

Bipartisan affordable housing bill heads to Trump’s desk. Story for @statesnewsroom.com:

Trump administration in court win allowed to conduct nationwide fast-track deportations www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Senate Approps Chair Susan Collins says the administration should send up a formal supplemental spending request for the Iran war and suggests that include emergency spending for the California wildfires and other natural disasters.

Thune -- "The idea that at some point 10 Democrats are all of a sudden going to flip and vote for the Save America Act, is it's just not realistic."

As Trump’s immigration dragnet grows, so do complaints of detention center conditions Story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...