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Pete Hegseth Forces Out Gen. Christopher Donahue, the Officer Widely Seen as the Next Army Chief
Gen. Christopher Donahue, top prospect for Army chief, relinquishes command July 2 after Hegseth blocked his extension.
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Eric Adams’ Former Chief of Staff Frank Carone Charged in $120K Migrant-Shelter Bribery Scheme
Frank Carone, former chief of staff to ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams, was arrested and charged in a 13-count federal indictment alleging he took roughly $120,000 in bribes to steer a migrant-shelter hotel contract. He and three co-defendants pleaded not guilty.
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Pentagon Reverses Hegseth’s Optional Flu Shot Policy After 275 Recruits Fall Sick at Boot Camp
The Pentagon has restored mandatory flu vaccinations at all military boot camps after a Lackland outbreak sickened 275 recruits, two months after the shot was made optional.
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Judge Tosses Abrego Garcia Smuggling Case Over “Vindictive” Prosecution – Now the DOJ Is Appealing
A federal judge dismissed the human-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia over a "presumption of vindictiveness." Now the Justice Department is appealing to the 6th Circuit.
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Federal Judge Blocks ICE From Arresting Immigrants at Courthouses Nationwide, Calling the Policy ‘Arbitrary and Capricious’
A federal judge issued a nationwide order blocking ICE from arresting immigrants at immigration courthouses, ruling the policy 'arbitrary and capricious' and a violation of federal law.
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Sean Penn Will Direct a New Drama About a Police Officer Who Defended the Capitol on Jan. 6
Sean Penn has signed on to write and direct a Warner Bros. drama about a police officer who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, with Bradley Cooper in talks to star.
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Supreme Court Shuts the Courthouse Door on Victims Suing U.S. Companies That Help Dictators Persecute Them
In a 6-3 ruling in Cisco Systems v. Doe, the Supreme Court barred new lawsuits under the Alien Tort Statute, making it far harder to hold U.S. companies liable for enabling human rights abuses abroad.
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Appeals Court Clears Trump to Fast-Track Deportations Nationwide
A divided 2-1 D.C. Circuit panel lifted a block on the Trump administration's expanded fast-track deportations, letting officers remove people nationwide without a hearing or a judge.
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Lead Defendant Gets 100 Years, Seven Others Get 30 to 70 in Armed July 4th Attack on a Texas ICE Detention Center
Eight people were sentenced in federal court in Texas for the armed July 4, 2025 attack on the Prairieland ICE detention center in Alvarado. Lead defendant Benjamin Song received 100 years; the others got 30 to 70 years.
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Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Administration Lawsuit Over LA Sanctuary City Ordinance
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging Los Angeles' sanctuary city ordinance, ruling it governs only city personnel and resources, not the federal government.
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Since 2019, a Federal Law Has Made the Worst Animal Cruelty a Federal Crime
Signed in November 2019, the bipartisan PACT Act made malicious animal cruelty and 'crush videos' a federal felony punishable by up to seven years in prison.
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Gov. Spanberger Signs Law Stripping Guns From Convicted Dating-Partner Abusers, Closing Virginia’s ‘Boyfriend Loophole’
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed HB19/SB160 barring people convicted of abusing a dating partner from owning guns, closing Virginia's 'boyfriend loophole' effective July 1, 2026.
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