- 3 Virginia Sheriff’s Deputies Shot While Executing Search Warrant
By The Associated Press
GRETNA, Virginia—Three sheriff’s deputies injured in gunfire while executing warrants in southern Virginia on Wednesday were “shaken up” but doing well, ...
- Trump Signs Order Easing ‘Restrictive’ Space Industry Rules
By Melanie Sun
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 13 to ease regulations for the commercial space industry and enhance “American greatness ...
- Federal Agents, Troops to Start 24/7 Patrol in Washington: White House
By Jacob Burg
President Donald Trump will direct federal agents to patrol Washington around the clock, seven days a week, the White House announced on ...
- Bullish Crypto Exchange Soars in NYSE Debut, Market Cap Briefly Tops $92 Billion
By Austin Alonzo
Shares of cryptocurrency-exchange operator Bullish surged in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange, more than doubling in value and briefly ...
- Federal Policing Takes Effect in Washington—What to Know
By Joseph Lord
On Aug. 12, National Guard troops arrived in Washington after President Donald Trump federalized policing, citing a scourge of crime in the ...
- Mexico Extradites 26 Alleged Cartel Members to US
By Aldgra Fredly
Mexico extradited 26 alleged cartel members to the United States on Aug. 12, including high-ranking members of violent cartels labeled as foreign ...
- How the Federal Settlements With Elite Universities Are Unfolding
By Aaron Gifford
Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, four universities have reached settlements with the federal government following investigations into their diversity, ...
- Uvalde School District Releases Records Related to 2022 Robb Elementary Shooting
By Aldgra Fredly
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District on Monday released records related to the May 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 children and ...
- DC Locals Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Police Takeover
By Stacy Robinson
WASHINGTON—Residents of the nation’s capital showed various reactions to President Donald Trump’s plan to federalize the local police force.
Early on Aug. 11, ...
- Trump Places DC Police Under Federal Control, Orders National Guard to Washington
By Jackson Richman
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 11 that he will activate hundreds of National Guard troops to be in the nation’s capital ...
- Environmental Protection Agency Terminates Contracts With Unionized Employees
By Melanie Sun
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ending all contracts with unionized employees, a union president said on Aug. 8.
Justin Chen, president of ...
- Commerce Department Threatens to Take Ownership of Harvard Patents
By Naveen Athrappully
The federal government is looking into Harvard University’s patent rights, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an Aug. 8 letter to Harvard ...
