New York City introduced a pied-à-terre tax on second homes worth over $1 million, sparking debate between critics who say it targets the wealthy and experts who view it as equitable revenue generation.

Former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton contribute essays to a 250th-anniversary presidential history project that avoids direct mention of Donald Trump but addresses contemporary concerns about executive power.

The National Indian Gaming Commission lacks a chairperson, preventing it from enforcing regulations and approving management agreements in the $46 billion tribal gambling industry.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy announced support for Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, likely securing confirmation despite opposition from two GOP senators over concerns regarding Trump-related settlement provisions.

A federal judge approved the Trump administration’s effort to end temporary protected status for South Sudanese nationals in the U.S., following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed similar protections to be stripped from Haitian and Syrian immigrants.

Mark Cruz, a Klamath Tribes citizen, was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Indian Health Service, which provides healthcare to approximately 2.8 million Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

The Senate passed a government funding bill with bipartisan support to prevent a shutdown through the November midterm elections, though House approval remains pending.

Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation Maine logger, became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and will challenge five-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins in a race that could affect chamber control.

Conservative legal activists and Elon Musk’s AI company are challenging the constitutional validity of citizen suits, a decades-old enforcement mechanism allowing private groups and local governments to sue over violations of major federal laws.

Darline Graham, appointed to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate, faces skepticism from Republican voters despite endorsements from President Trump and party leadership over her limited political experience.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it will equip all field officers with body cameras by end of August, though the agency retains discretion over public release of footage.

Trump signed two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship, weeks after the Supreme Court ruled his prior attempt to end the practice unconstitutional.