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DOJ Finds Decades of Sexual Misconduct at California Women’s Prisons
Prisoners made more than 375 allegations of staff sexual misconduct at the state’s two women’s prisons between January 2023 and June 2025.
Trade Court Upholds Trump’s Shutdown of $800 De Minimis Duty Exemption
The court said the president acted lawfully in ending the longstanding duty-free exemption for low value imports.
FBI Operation Summer Heat Results in More Than 4,000 Arrests
Officials seized more than 2,500 weapons and confiscated more than 7,260 pounds of cocaine as part of the operation.
US Creates Multinational Attack Drone Task Force for the Middle East
The U.S. Central Command said it had begun consulting with and inviting regional partners into the drone warfare task force.
More Than $82 Million Generated in 3rd Gulf of America Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf is estimated to contain about 26.9 billion barrels of undiscovered oil.
University of Michigan College to Use Pass or No-Credit Grades for Freshmen ‘to Curb Mental Health Crisis’
The pilot program seeks to make transition into university easier and support student mental health by recording only pass or no-credit.
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Cooling Energy, Food Costs Keep US Wholesale Inflation Unchanged in July
U.S. producer prices could provide relief for the inflation-fighting Federal Reserve.
State Department Launches Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force
The activity of visa holders worldwide is under review, the department stated.
US Federal Government Sued by Human Rights Watch Over ICC Sanctions
A legal complaint filed in New York states that the Trump administration’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court are an ‘unlawful abuse of power.’
Treasury Department Ends Ownership Reporting for US Small Businesses
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he was ‘eliminating a burdensome reporting requirement for millions of law-abiding business owners.’
Supreme Court Sets November Arguments in Religious Liberty, Prison Medical Care, and Agency Power Cases
Arguments will probe the scope of free exercise protections, lawsuits against federal officers, and limits on in-house agency tribunals.
White House Ends TikTok Ban on Government Devices
The Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum to heads of executive departments and agencies, stating, ‘TikTok may be used on government devices.’
Trump Outlines Strategies Against Iran, Says US Controls Iran’s Money
President Donald Trump said that Iran’s economic situation is not sustainable and that the United States has total control of the regime’s money.
In South Carolina, Some GOP Senate Hopefuls Depart from Graham Example
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and businessman Mark Lynch are among the candidates seeking a little distance from the late senator.
Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver, Allowing Foreign Ships to Haul Goods Between US Ports
The 90-day extension will ease transport of energy and agricultural goods, a response to supply disruptions during the Iran war.
Trump Says Iran Must Pay Compensation for US Soldiers Killed or Wounded
The money would be ‘for all of the people’ that Iran has ‘killed and gravely wounded’ with its ‘roadside bombs and many conflicts,’ he said.
Pentagon Asks Industry Leaders to Report Plans to Boost Weapons Production
The deputy defense secretary is working hard to fix the department’s ‘broken, antiquated, and immensely complex acquisitions system,’ a Pentagon spokesman said.
If They Were Human, They’d Be Arrested. Experts Respond to Rogue AI Breach.
One expert compared the OpenAI model hack to a dystopian thought experiment in which a machine eventually destroys humanity.
