A Washington Post report published on June 30, 2026, details how White House officials secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million to Virginia-based Clark Construction for a new East Wing ballroom. The agreement was routed through the Executive Residence, a White House office that is legally exempt...
Construction of a new helipad on the White House South Lawn has begun without a public announcement from the Trump administration, according to a recent report. Work reportedly started Monday night behind security fencing near the South Portico, with crews operating after dark. The helipad is intended to address operational...
Tampa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $117.6 billion fiscal 2027 budget Monday at Hillsborough Community College, issuing approximately $810 million in line-item vetoes and rejecting a $750 million transfer. The enacted plan increases K‑12 allocations, sets aside $1.5 billion for teacher pay and designates funds for Everglades restoration...
Delaware — As the General Assembly met June 30, legislators sought final-session votes on measures including House Bill 444, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which passed the House and awaited Senate committee review, alongside bills on energy drink sales at schools and increased oversight of gun dealers during the...
House Republican leaders are considering using the Senate’s budget reconciliation process to advance former President Donald Trump’s signature voting proposal, the Save America Act, without needing 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. After a White House meeting with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are exploring whether key provisions...
Washington, D.C. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to the U.S. Capitol this week and delivered a floor speech explaining a months-long absence from the House after missing more than 100 votes since March 5; he said doctors treated him during a hospital stay and that the diagnosis was depression. His disclosure...
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a Republican-backed challenge to invalidate mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, allowing 14 states to keep counting ballots postmarked by Election Day but delivered later. The case originated in Mississippi and was supported by the Republican National Committee, raising concerns that states would...
Washington — On June 30, incumbent Colorado Democrats faced progressive primary challenges as voters prepared to decide intra-party nominations. Representative Diana DeGette was challenged by Melat Kiros, and Senator John Hickenlooper was challenged by state Senator Julie Gonzales; reporting identified challengers' positions on Israel and immigration enforcement ahead of the...
United States. The U.S. Supreme Court this week cleared the way for the Department of Homeland Security to move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haitian and Syrian nationals, a decision that removes lower-court injunctions and allows the administration to resume administrative steps toward ending those protections. This...
The United States is preparing for its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, with two separate, politically divided federal celebrations developing on opposite coasts. On the East Coast, the Trump administration’s "Freedom 250" committee is organizing a large National Mall event in Washington, D.C., framed heavily around President Donald Trump,...
