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justice.gov
A Texas businessman, a Kentucky doctor, and a Kentucky woman were sentenced for a scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid more than $4.8 million through addiction treatment facilities.
home.treasury.gov
OFAC removed 84 individuals and entities from the SDN List, updated identifying information for 22 entries, and resolved 18 sets of duplicate entries.
ftc.gov
The FTC alleged Elite Events and its operators used unlawful tactics to bypass ticket limits for more than 2,400 events and resell tickets at a profit.
ofac.treasury.gov
OFAC announced updates to several sanctions lists on July 27, 2026, including the consolidation of 18 duplicate entries and deletions from the SDN List.
apnews.com
The Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform is giving Republicans an opening to portray Democrats as extremists, even as progressive candidates differ over the group’s full agenda.
news.un.org
The process to select the next United Nations Secretary-General is underway, with seven candidates nominated and the Security Council’s permanent members holding decisive influence.
dhs.gov
The Department of Homeland Security said ICE lodged a detainer for Rolando Sanchez Velazquez after his arrest on abduction and assault and battery charges.
justice.gov
Former Guatemalan mayor Romeo Ramos Cruz pleaded guilty to conspiring to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States after his extradition from Guatemala.
uscis.gov
An interim final rule allows USCIS to refer asylum applications to Immigration Judges without first interviewing the alien, as the agency seeks to reduce the asylum backlog.
justice.gov
The June bulletin lists federal environmental crime cases involving wildlife trafficking, emissions fraud, hazardous waste, water testing, and animal fighting.
justice.gov
Elaine Escoe was returned to South Florida after Jamaican authorities captured her following her alleged flight from federal charges tied to COVID-19 relief funds.
dhs.gov
An interim final rule allows USCIS to refer asylum applications to Immigration Judges without first interviewing the alien, with the stated goal of reducing the asylum backlog.
scotusblog.com
SCOTUSblog and Johns Hopkins University will convene an afternoon program on the Supreme Court at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16.
dhs.gov
An interim final rule allows USCIS to refer asylum applications to Immigration Judges without first interviewing the alien, with the stated aim of shortening adjudication times and reducing the asylum backlog.
scotusblog.com
Small businesses and a Vernon Hills toy manufacturer have sued over the Trump administration’s latest tariffs, while courts address disputes involving TPS and mail voting.
apnews.com
The Trump administration imposed tariffs on more than 60 countries under Section 301, citing forced-labor import prohibitions while critics question the evidence and purpose.
apnews.com
Israel’s prime minister says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is fomenting hate after Mamdani called for federal action on an ICC arrest warrant.
oag.ca.gov
The First Circuit declined to pause a district court order blocking key provisions of Executive Order No. 14399 while an appeal proceeds.
oag.ca.gov
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 22 other attorneys general in urging the Fifth Circuit to reject Louisiana’s request to reinstate an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.
oag.ca.gov
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition urging the First Circuit to uphold a ruling blocking the federal government’s freeze and termination of more than $2 billion in Harvard research grants.
