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States Must Report Illegal Immigrants to Feds or Risk Losing Federal Welfare Funding: DOJ

A new Office of Legal Counsel opinion reversed a 1998 interpretation of a welfare-reform law that narrowed states' requirement to report illegal immigrants.

September 2, 2026BY Troy Myers

Court Rules Illinois’s In-State Tuition Benefits for Illegal Immigrants ‘Unconstitutional and Invalid’

The ruling stops Illinois from ‘putting illegal aliens ahead of American citizens,’ U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft said.

July 27, 2026BY Naveen Athrappully

More Than 148,000 Mail Ballots Rejected in California’s Primary Election, Data Show

The rejection figure and rate represents an increase from the previous statewide primary election.

July 24, 2026BY Jack Phillips

Judge Rules Trump Admin Cannot Cancel Grants Over New Policy Priorities

The ruling limits agencies’ use of an Office of Management and Budget termination clause but does not restore ...

July 18, 2026BY Tom Ozimek

DHS Finds 278,000 Noncitizens on Voter Rolls, White House Says

The White House said the actual number could be higher because some states did not share their voter ...

July 17, 2026BY Aldgra Fredly

Politicians Speak Out Against Potential Orange County ICE Facility

A federal warehouse lease led some locals to suspect Immigration and Customs Enforcement involvement.

July 10, 2026BY Oliver Mantyk

California Challenges EPA Plan for Congressional Review of State’s Stricter Vehicle Emissions Standards

In its challenge, California called the requirement for congressional review under the CRA 'illegal.'

June 23, 2026BY Melanie Sun

Federal Regulator Sues Minnesota Over State Ban on Prediction Markets

‘This Minnesota law turns lawful operators and participants in prediction markets into felons overnight,’ CFTC Chairman Michael Selig ...

May 21, 2026BY Melanie Sun

Federal Judge Blocks Certain Provisions of Texas Immigration Law

The judge said the Texas law ‘could open the door to each state passing its own version of ...

May 15, 2026BY Aldgra Fredly

Justice Department Sues New Mexico, Albuquerque for Obstructing Federal Immigration Enforcement

The lawsuit raises issue with a state law and a city ordinance designed to limit local cooperation with ...

May 9, 2026BY Ryan Morgan

Justice Department Sues Denver Over Ban on AR-15 Rifles

A complaint filed Tuesday came after the city's mayor refused to repeal the decades-long ban.

May 5, 2026BY Jack Phillips

Connecticut Governor Signs Law Decoupling Vaccine Guidance From CDC

The legislation also makes clear no religious exemptions to vaccine mandates are allowed in the state.

April 29, 2026BY Zachary Stieber

Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Requesting Arizona Voter Data

'The Court will dismiss the Attorney General’s claim with prejudice because amendment would be legally futile,' the judge ...

April 29, 2026BY Jack Phillips

Dr. Oz Says Anti-Fraud Effort Coming to ‘All 50 States’

‘We’re asking the states to own that problem ... red and blue, all of them,’ he says.

April 21, 2026BY Jack Phillips

Judge Rejects Federal Government Bid to Block Hawaii Climate Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor cited a ‘longstanding’ policy against federal intervention in the procedures of state courts.

April 16, 2026BY Chris Summers

Virginia Governor Pushes Amendments on Gun Legislation Amid DOJ Warning

Gov. Abigail Spanberger said gun prohibitions, other new gun laws are to enhance public safety, not restrict Second ...

April 14, 2026BY Michael Clements

Local Minnesota Officials Probing Federal Agents for Alleged ‘Felonious Conduct’

Two top Ramsey County law enforcement leaders say they are searching for the truth about troubling incidents during ...

April 13, 2026BY Janice Hisle

Texas to Face $700 Million in Federal Penalties for SNAP Errors Through 2027

Internal estimates for fiscal year 2025 reveal that nearly $1 out of every $11 issued via SNAP in ...

April 11, 2026BY Sylvia Xu

Newsom Signs Order Requiring AI Companies to Prevent Misuse

The order also directs the state’s chief information security officer to review any companies designated by the federal ...

March 31, 2026BY Aldgra Fredly

Federal Education Department to Downsize Washington Headquarters, Citing Cost Savings

The relocation is aimed at cutting costs while transferring space to the Energy Department, reducing federal building footprint.

March 27, 2026BY Naveen Athrappully

New Jersey and Roxbury Township Sue Trump Admin Over Incoming Immigration Detention Facility

The lawsuit filed on March 20 argued that a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, is not fit for ...

March 20, 2026BY Jacki Thrapp

Justice Department Moves Forward With Collection of Complete Voter Rolls

About a dozen states have provided the data voluntarily. Although some of the lawsuits have been dismissed, criminal ...

March 10, 2026BY Petr Svab

Minnesota Sues Federal Government Over Medicaid Funding Freeze

The state accused the government of weaponizing the Medicaid program as ‘political punishment.’

March 4, 2026BY Aldgra Fredly

Columbia Student Detained by ICE Released After Mamdani–Trump Meeting

The New York City mayor says Trump agreed to free Elmina Aghayeva hours after she was detained in ...

February 27, 2026BY Kimberly Hayek

Federal Judge Rules IRS Illegally Shared Taxpayer Data With ICE

The ruling comes after an IRS official issued a sworn statement that tens of thousands of taxpayers' data ...

February 27, 2026BY Jack Phillips

Hochul Demands Trump Administration Refund $13.5 Billion in Tariff Payments to New Yorkers

The New York governor sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after the Supreme Court invalidated ...

February 26, 2026BY Chase Smith

Hudson River Tunnel Project to Pause as Democrats Call on Trump to Restore Funding

The GDC said construction will be suspended at 5 p.m. Friday unless federal payments resume, as New Jersey ...

February 6, 2026BY Chase Smith

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