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Senate holds high-stakes cloture vote on CLARITY Act crypto legislation, Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-ballot rules for midterms, McConnell returns to Senate floor after three-month absence

Supreme Court blocks Trump USPS mail-ballot rule ahead of midterms, LA Mayor Bass quits LAHSA board and skips congressional hearing, US Space Force confirms on-orbit weapons deployment

Senate CLARITY Act cloture vote set for Tuesday after Trump accepts crypto ethics deal, federal judges find 170+ wrongful deportations under ICE mass enforcement, Microsoft and AFT announce enforceable AI privacy standards for K-12 schools

Trump pledges $5,000 'Trump Dividend' checks if GOP wins midterms, Missouri redistricting fight reaches Supreme Court amid contempt proceedings, oil surges past $100 a barrel as US-Iran conflict escalates

Trump administration expands 287(g) immigration enforcement and targets sanctuary cities, federal courts clash over mail-in voting rules ahead of midterms, 7 million student loan borrowers face September 29 deadline as SAVE plan ends

Supreme Court ends TPS for Haitians and Syrians in sweeping 6-3 ruling, Trump pitches tariffs to replace income tax ahead of midterms, SAVE America Act stalls Senate and blocks other legislation

US and Iran trade strikes on tankers and military bases as oil hits $100 a barrel, dueling court orders paralyze Missouri's congressional map weeks before Election Day, mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy case after 11-1 jury split

Federal and state courts issue contradictory rulings on Missouri's congressional map, Republicans open unprecedented midterm convention in Dallas, New Hampshire Senate primary sets up Pappas vs. Sununu in November

Redistricting and voting rules disputes heat up across multiple states ahead of midterms, ICE breaks monthly arrest records for third straight month with historic deportation pace, H-1B visa applications plunge 38.5% amid sweeping Trump administration policy changes

Five killed in Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, gas prices hit record $4.14 Labor Day high amid Iran conflict, Trump posts map renaming New Mexico 'New America'

Trump files third SCOTUS emergency appeal on mail-in ballot rules, Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocks Republican congressional map, Trump administration expands immigration enforcement through banking system and state welfare agencies

Trump announces 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico plus higher rates on China, Senate holds confirmation hearings for cabinet nominees with questions on loyalty and policy, administration escalates immigration enforcement with new ICE directives and end to catch-and-release

Trump announces 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Canada sets September 8 retaliation deadline with $20B in counter-tariffs, Trump proposes 60%+ duties on Chinese imports

Trump privately weighs declaring Iran war over amid depleted reserves and GOP pressure, Congress passes stopgap funding through December to avoid shutdown, VP Vance holds first White House briefing in 42 days after press secretary departure

US launches new Hormuz strikes targeting rebuilt Iranian radar and Larak Island infrastructure, Iran retaliates with ballistic missiles and drones hitting US bases in Jordan and Bahrain, House passes anti-socialism resolution 220-192 triggering Democratic intraparty fallout

USPS whistleblower warns mail-ballot portal could fail millions of voters before midterms, Senate Republicans pass $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns amid Pentagon conflict with Pete Hegseth

US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in Strait of Hormuz as month-long lull ends, Trump announces sweeping Venezuela oil deal covering 65 billion barrels, Senate passes $70 billion immigration enforcement bill into law

Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America amid U.S.-Canada trade tensions, federal courts and Supreme Court clash over mail-in voting rules before midterms, Meta settles landmark teen social media addiction lawsuit for up to $18 billion

Global immigrant visa interviews paused indefinitely, Trump administration plans largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history, Virginia governor warns 300,000 could lose Medicaid

Supreme Court lifts injunction on Trump mail-voting order with midterms ten weeks away, State Department prepares record 200,000 visa revocations targeting asylum seekers, ICE announces 1,328 arrests in DC-area operation

Trump administration prepares sweeping Iran sanctions targeting China's oil purchases, Byron Donalds wins historic Florida GOP primary, FBI arrests man for online threats against Trump

Trump threatens allies over Iran ties as oil markets react, FBI raids Swalwell home in federal sexual assault probe, US national debt crosses $40 trillion milestone

Angie Nixon stuns Vindman in Florida Senate primary, Mary Peltola advances in Alaska, Disney sues FCC over broadcast license review, Trump pauses 50% Canada tariffs with Friday deadline looming

US-Iran ceasefire expires with no deal as Trump threatens to bomb mediator Oman and claim Strait of Hormuz, DNC passes dueling resolutions to abolish and reform ICE, Ossoff rally attack on Trump aide Natalie Harp backfires amid sexism accusations

Trump orders reduction of US-South Korea military exercises amid North Korea diplomacy and Iran tensions, GENIUS Act stablecoin regulation enters implementation phase, DOJ signals Supreme Court appeal in voter rolls battle after 22 court losses

DHS targets sanctuary cities with new enforcement push, FBI reports largest violent crime drop since 1937 at Trump Nassau rally, Florida's 13th Congressional District tightens ahead of August 18 primary

Iran alleged missile plot against Air Force One triggers secret decoy operation, Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries deliver split results for Democrats and Republicans, Senate leaves for recess without passing Trump-backed voter ID bill

Trump signs executive order narrowing childhood vaccine schedule, covert presidential extraction in Turkey revealed amid Iran threat, DOJ expands executive privilege to private advisers