ST. LOUIS — Mayor Cara Spencer signed Executive Order 98 on July 2, 2026, establishing a nightly curfew for minors aged 17 and under in the Downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods. The restriction runs from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., taking effect July 3 and continuing through September 8, 2026,...
Saudi Arabia’s refusal to provide access to its bases and airspace derailed a major U.S. military initiative in the Strait of Hormuz in May 2026, according to a June 30, 2026 Wall Street Journal report confirmed by regional intelligence officials. The mission, known as Operation Project Freedom, was launched by...
United States. President Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social late Wednesday in which he appears as a doctor diagnosing multiple Hollywood figures with 'Trump Derangement Syndrome.' The 90-second clip recreates voices and images of celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Rosie O'Donnell, Edward Norton and...
Denver: Gov. Jared Polis dismissed two members of Colorado's Executive Clemency Advisory Board on Wednesday after they publicly disclosed that the board had twice voted against commuting former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters' sentence, which Polis commuted on June 1. The terminations followed the members' June 18 op-ed criticizing the...
Washington: The Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials approved a two‑year salary schedule in March 2025 and applied cost‑of‑living adjustments of 3% on July 1, 2025 and 2% on Wednesday, producing combined raises that amount to 7% this year for Gov. Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown and...
Lansing — Michigan lawmakers missed a self-imposed July 1 deadline and continued negotiating a new state budget this week, as Republican-led House and Democratic-led Senate leaders worked past the deadline Thursday and into Friday to finalize an approximately $84 billion spending plan and attached policy measures for schools, universities and...
Stony Brook, New York. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday awarded more than $2 million to New York State to fund infrastructure upgrades at the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University, a 350-bed facility serving veterans, spouses, widows and Gold Star parents. The grant will...
Bullard, Texas. Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday endorsed banning new artificial intelligence data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods during a campaign stop in Bullard, saying developers must bring their own money, power and water, and signaling he will push lawmakers to eliminate the industry's state sales tax exemption. In Austin, Abbott's...
The U.S. House of Representatives halted all legislative business and began an early recess on June 30, 2026, after conservative hardliners blocked progress on the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The rebellion centers on demands to advance the SAVE America Act, a strict voter identification and election...
MEDORA, North Dakota. President Donald Trump traveled to Medora on Wednesday to dedicate the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, ride the Freedom250 train, and board a refurbished Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that the administration described as a replacement presidential aircraft. Event organizers said Trump signed at the library and was...
