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Twelve states filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Trump’s tariffs. They argued it unlawfully undermines Congress’ constitutional authority to regulate foreign commerce.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that would create an organization similar to DOGE for the state. Abbott said the “Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office” would aim to make state government less costly and more efficient.

Several Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy Tuesday toward Maryland parents who are seeking to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed classroom materials. One education expert said the case could lead to a ruling that expands parental rights in public schools nationwide.  “This looks pretty promising for the parent petitioners in this case,” said Sarah Parshall … Read more

NBC Nightly News’ Lester Holt spoke exclusively with Harvard President Alan Garber. The interview was Garber’s first since Harvard sued the Trump administration over frozen federal research funding. Garber took a lead role among educators in pushing back on the administration’s efforts to bring sweeping change to top U.S. universities.

Florida Rep. Byron Donalds vowed to Fox News that he is “not going to be intimidated by any of these protesters” after he was captured on video shutting down a woman yelling about Israel during a town hall he hosted this week.  Footage showed the individual being escorted away by security at Estero High School … Read more

A Democrat in the House of Representatives’ progressive “Squad” is arguing that the Trump administration could soon jail people in the U.S. for a variety of non-criminal reasons, seemingly regardless of their legal status. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., made the comments after visiting college students Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil. Both are being held at … Read more

ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) partnered with a special law enforcement unit of the government of Mexico to arrest a criminal boss affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel known simply as “440.” This comes after the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration said last year that the U.S. is facing the “most dangerous and deadly drug … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Bicameral lawmakers are putting forward a bill Wednesday to strengthen penalties against illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes. The Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by Unnaturalized Emigrants (BE GONE) Act will codify key parts of President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” border crackdown. It is also timed in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, according to … Read more

The state of California plans to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detainer after an illegal immigrant convicted of vehicular manslaughter was set to be released on July 19 – over six years before his full sentence is up. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office announced he would be brought into federal custody ahead of … Read more

Students traumatized by Parkland and Florida university shootings urge lawmakers not to roll back restrictions Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting – and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University – are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake … Read more