WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to open an immediate investigation into major energy companies for alleged fuel price manipulation. In posts on Truth Social on Wednesday morning, he accused large oil firms of failing to pass on sharply lower crude...
Acting Director of National Intelligence William “Bill” Pulte has initiated substantial personnel reductions at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shortly after assuming the role on June 19, 2026, following Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation. According to multiple intelligence sources and internal agency logs, Pulte dismissed six political appointees...
Lansing election officials prepared 22,000 absentee ballots weeks before the August primary as volunteers and clerks processed mail ballots and drop-box logistics. This week Michigan jurisdictions, including Detroit, began mailing absentee ballots — Detroit expects about 99,000 — while local offices activated early-voting options expanded by 2018 and 2022 reforms. Monona...
Manila — The Supreme Court this week struck down a Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) rule that barred secondary beneficiaries from survivorship benefits for members who had rendered at least three but less than 15 years of service. Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting of the SC Third Division...
Geary County, Kansas: Local authorities enacted temporary moratoria this month on new data center and related energy storage developments, with Geary County approving a one-year hold at its June 22 meeting. Other municipalities, including Peosta, Fort Payne, and Carbondale, similarly placed six-month or one-year pauses to allow study before permitting...
Washington, United States – A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration plan that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in five states from using their benefits to buy candy and sugary drinks. The halted policy sought to prevent millions of low-income Americans from purchasing products that...
Maryland: Voters cast ballots this week in state primaries across Maryland, New York and Utah while Colorado's primary is scheduled for June 30; mail ballots were distributed in early June and drop boxes and polling places were operational. Adrian Boafo won the Democratic primary in Maryland's 5th District on Tuesday,...
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump on Monday, June 22, 2026, signed two executive orders to speed U.S. quantum computing development and mandate a government-wide transition to post-quantum cryptography. Executive Order 14409, “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks,” sets the first enforceable federal deadlines for upgrading encryption. All federal...
Columbia, South Carolina. Voters returned to the polls Tuesday for a Republican gubernatorial runoff between Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson after no candidate secured a majority in the June 9 primary; President Donald Trump had initially endorsed Evette and then announced on Friday he would endorse...
Atlanta, Georgia. State lawmakers this week adjusted rules on vote tabulation by voting to delay a planned July 1 ban on QR-code-based counting and to retain the existing QR-code system for the upcoming midterm elections. The special session called by Governor Brian Kemp produced a Senate amendment that briefly required...
