After a Wisconsin judge mandated an Elections Commission to verify the U.S. citizenship of all registered voters and new registrants by February 2026, the state’s Department of Justice requested a stay on the order — arguing it would require significant changes to the registration system and could disrupt voter rights.
Read More Wisconsin’s DOJ seeks stay after judge orders U.S. citizenship verification for voter registrations
The U.S. Senate failed for the sixth time to pass a stopgap bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday, which has now entered its second week.
Read More Senate Vote to end govt shutdown fails for 6th time as shutdown enters second week
Federal authorities announced the arrest of a 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, in connection with the catastrophic Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this year — which claimed 12 lives and destroyed thousands of homes.
Read More Accused Palisades Fire arsonist arrested in Florida
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI has officially dismantled a public corruption unit, known as CR-15, in addition to firing a number of agents connected to previous misconduct involving surveillance of Republican senators — outed by a recent report by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Read More Patel shutters ‘corrupt’ FBI unit that previously spied on GOP senators, firing agents involved
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to allegedly making false statements to Congress in 2020 in regards to the bureau’s 2016 investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia.
Read More Fmr FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to charges stemming from 2020 congressional testimony
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would grant state firefighters pay raises months after the most expensive wildfires in state history took over Los Angeles.
Read More Newsom vetoes raises for state firefighters months after California’s most expensive inferno