The Education Department on July 23, 2026 rescinded long-standing rules that permitted statistical disparities in school discipline to serve as evidence of racial discrimination under federal civil rights law. The...
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has shed more than 200 employees since June 1, 2026, according to data the office shared with Congress this week and described to congressional aides. The ODNI, which...
The Defense Department on July 23, 2026 changed the casualty figure on its website for U.S. service members killed during the war with Iran, lowering the total from 18 to 14. Three military officials told The New York...
President Trump said on July 23, 2026 that a newly signed U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear cooperation agreement is "totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining" the Abraham Accords, the framework normalizing relations between...
A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states asked a federal judge on July 23, 2026 to block the Department of Homeland Security from withholding certain disaster-preparedness funds until states adopt election practices...
The Trump administration dropped its effort to subpoena a list of Jewish employees at the University of Pennsylvania, according to a court filing reported by Politico on July 23, 2026. The Equal Employment Opportunity...
On July 23, 2026, the House of Representatives approved a concurrent resolution by a vote of 214 to 208 directing President Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities against Iran. The measure, led by Rep...
On July 23, 2026, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies, invoking Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 over what his office called their failure to enforce bans on...
On July 23, 2026, the Justice Department told a federal court it would withdraw subpoenas issued to three New York Times journalists that sought to compel them to identify confidential sources. According to The New York...
The Department of Homeland Security has sharply expanded its use of civil fines to pressure undocumented immigrants with final removal orders to leave the United States, The New York Times reported on July 22, 2026. More...