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Supreme Court justices push Congress to boost security funding: “Threats have come very close”

Reporter USJuly 14, 2026

Washington — Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett urged Congress on Tuesday to provide additional funding to enhance protection for the justices as they face a rise in threats, with Kagan warning that the “threats have come very close” for some members of the high court. Kagan and Barrett made a rare […]

Defense watchdog finds new 155mm artillery plant failed to produce parts in 2 years since it was built, hindering production goals

Reporter USJuly 14, 2026

A Pentagon watchdog report found that in the roughly two years since it was built, an ammunition plant in Mesquite, Texas, has not produced any parts for 155mm artillery rounds, hindering the Army’s goal to help backfill stocks of ammunition provided to Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022. In a report released Monday, the Defense […]

E. Jean Carroll receives .62 million sex abuse, defamation payment from Trump after years-long wait

E. Jean Carroll receives $5.62 million sex abuse, defamation payment from Trump after years-long wait

Reporter USJuly 14, 2026

Three years after a jury concluded President Trump should pay $5 million in damages to the writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation, she has at last been paid. For Carroll, it’s a wait that began long before her federal civil lawsuit went to trial in 2023. The writer first went public with […]

Trump says Reflecting Pool has been drained for repairs

Reporter USJuly 14, 2026

Washington — President Trump said late Monday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained for repairs, after weeks of railing against alleged vandals. “We drained the beautiful ‘Reflecting Pool’ today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth social. […]

Gaining full control of Strait of Hormuz has proven exceptionally hard for U.S. Here’s why.

Reporter USJuly 14, 2026

Washington — President Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months, turning to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to negotiations and threats to destroy a “whole civilization.” But restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor to prewar flows likely will require a […]

Facing funding losses, states call out big businesses with employees on Medicaid

Reporter USJuly 14, 2026

As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce a new Medicaid work requirement, some state lawmakers are turning the tables by pushing to publicly name the largest companies that have employees enrolled in the government program covering low-income and disabled people. California lawmakers seek to revive an expired law that would require […]

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