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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service screened more than 885 million federal payments under a new verification process designed to identify payments associated with deceased individuals before disbursement
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A motion unsealed Monday says the Trump administration sought phone records from New York Times journalists and some relatives while pursuing the sources of reporting about a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
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Authorities say Andrew Arrabaca set off fireworks, started a fire and fired an airsoft rifle outside 26 Federal Plaza, injuring three people before officers subdued him.
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President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods under Section 338 of the 1930 Trade Act, with the duties scheduled to begin in 30 days.
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The Justice Department is examining whether Harvard’s China-based financial aid programs discriminate against American students by restricting scholarships according to national origin.
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Matter of Herrera-Nunez directs noncitizens seeking a BIA stay while a motion is pending to generally ask DHS first, but it does not automatically change the process for reopening in absentia orders in Immigration Court.
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Eric Zhu surrendered to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons after receiving a 57-month sentence in a $3.2 million Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback case involving Prime Life Adult Day Care LLC.
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The Department of Homeland Security said ICE arrested 15 people over the weekend, citing convictions for murder, sexual assault, rape, drug offenses and other crimes.
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The White House says three Section 338 proclamations impose additional 50% tariffs on specified Canadian goods, effective 30 days after signing.
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A July 20 proclamation invokes Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, alleging Canada gives EU dairy commerce more favorable treatment than U.S. commerce under cheese tariff-rate quotas.
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A July 20, 2026, proclamation invokes Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and imposes an additional 50 percent duty on certain Canadian products beginning August 19.
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A July 20 proclamation invokes Tariff Act Section 338 to impose an additional 50 percent duty on certain Canadian products, effective August 19, 2026.
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The Justice Department is examining whether Harvard’s China-based financial aid programs exclude American-citizen students in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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A July 20, 2026 proclamation establishes an investment incentive program tied to new U.S. primary-aluminum production and modifies the existing Section 232 tariff regime.
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A July 20, 2026, proclamation directs the Commerce Department to create an incentive program tied to investment in U.S. aluminum smelters and approved onshoring plans.
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Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi Daniel Leon, and Hanoch “Nuke” Goldstein agreed to pay $16.5 million and accept restrictions resolving Federal Trade Commission charges concerning representations about Celsius customer deposits.
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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division found that the University of California San Diego School of Medicine used race and racial proxies in admissions, violating Title VI and the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair
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An executive order dated July 20, 2026, directs the Department of War to tighten waivers, map critical supply chains, and qualify domestic alternatives.
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The July 20, 2026 fact sheet outlines an Executive Order intended to strengthen U.S. defense supply chains, expand supply-chain mapping, and support domestic sources of critical materials and components.
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DHS said ICE lodged a detainer for Axel Eduardo Chavez-Marroquin after his arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of James Randell “Randy” Witten in Utah.
