Ex-Wisconsin judge fined $5,000, spared prison in ICE obstruction case

A former Wisconsin judge will soon learn her sentence for felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers.

• Jul 8

Kentucky governor requests update on Mitch McConnell's health

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear formally requested an update from Sen. Mitch McConnell amid a weekslong hospitalization that has prompted growing speculation about his health.

• Jul 8

Trump says U.S. will grant Ukraine's request to license Patriot defense system

"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

• Jul 8

Trump hails "unity" at NATO summit, despite recent tensions

President Trump concluded the NATO summit with a press conference touting the "tremendous love" exhibited by the allies.

• Jul 8

DOJ threatens criminal action against states that allow noncitizens to vote

The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent letters to election officials in all 50 states threatening criminal action if they knowingly allow non-U.S. citizens to vote.

• Jul 8

U.S. rescinds waiver permitting Iranian oil sales after Iranian attacks on tankers

The Trump administration has revoked a waiver that allowed Iranian oil sales, a key source of revenue for the regime, after Iran attacked three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Jul 7

Fetterman tells those who backed Platner to "sit it out" on a possible replacement

Sen. John Fetterman condemned his colleagues who continued backing Graham Platner amid a string of scandals.

• Jul 7

U.S. launches strikes against Iran over attacks on 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has over the past two days attacked three commercial vessels that were traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

• Jul 7

Judge rejects DOJ's attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot have access to personal information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County.

• Jul 7

How Democrats could pick a new Maine Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner

Maine Democrats are facing a ticking clock to find a new candidate to go up against GOP Sen. Susan Collins this fall, after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following a sexual assault allegation.

• Jul 10

Senate GOP leaders say they've talked with McConnell by phone

The top Republicans in the Senate spoke with the Kentucky Republican by phone this week, according to their spokespeople.

• Jul 7

Prosecutors in LA announce charges against Indian syndicate "Bishnoi"

An indictment announced in Los Angeles accuses Lawrence Bishnoi and another defendant of ordering the killing of "H.S.N." — the apparent initials for Hardeep Singh Nijjar​, who was gunned down​ on June 18, 2023, near a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia​.

• Jul 7

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he encouraged Graham Platner to step aside

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he spoke with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner and recommended that he exit the Senate race.

• Jul 7

Rahm Emanuel expected to say Israel needs "significant changes" in speech

Rahm Emanuel​ is viewed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate and has been a longtime defender of Israel.

• Jul 7

U.K. far-right leader Nigel Farage resigns as lawmaker in risky gamble

Populist British lawmaker Nigel Farage has resigned amid a financial scandal, but says he'll run in a snap election to reclaim his seat.

• Jul 7

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