Three journalists fired from Stars and Stripes, a Pentagon-funded military news outlet, sued the Department of Defense alleging their dismissals violated First Amendment rights and retaliated for critical reporting.

The Trump administration has begun constructing a border wall segment in Arizona on land belonging to the Tohono O’odham Nation despite the tribe’s legal challenges and claims of trespassing.

Civil rights groups are organizing a major march in Washington to protest voting rights restrictions and redistricting efforts that they say disproportionately affect Black voters ahead of midterm elections.

Three Democratic senators are calling for an investigation into allegations that a senior Trump administration official overseeing the Forest Service diverted wildfire resources to protect his own Idaho property.

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces pressure to clarify his inflation-fighting strategy and views on interest rate policy ahead of his speech at Jackson Hole.

A California judge suspended criminal proceedings against a man arrested with a loaded gun near Trump’s Los Angeles golf course, ordering a mental health evaluation instead.

North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards urged House colleagues to reject an Ethics Committee recommendation for his censure over alleged misconduct toward female staffers, arguing his actions were not sexual harassment.

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff criticized Republican challenger Mike Collins over a report that a former staffer shared racist imagery online, calling it disqualifying amid ongoing scrutiny of Collins’s associations.

Democrats have launched a congressional investigation into a venture capital firm whose assets surged dramatically after recruiting Donald Trump Jr as a partner, citing concerns over potential insider influence.

A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ $10 million from a Medicaid settlement, though it determined insufficient evidence existed for criminal charges.

A retired teacher named Dan J. Sullivan advanced from Alaska’s US Senate primary despite legal challenges, joining incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola in the general election.

The US and Canada are entering a trade war with tariffs set to begin on 8 September, threatening to raise prices on toilet paper, dairy, and other goods heavily traded between the nations.