From The Courtyard to Capitol Hill Featuring Charles Gueli, Alexa Morris and Maritza Perez Medina

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Thanks, Eric.

President Trump used a primetime address to revive unfounded election grievances and release classified documents to justify pushing the Save America Act.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darlene Graham Nordone to temporarily fill the Senate seat left vacant by the sudden death of her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham.

ICE officials in Maine fatally shot an unauthorized immigrant worker, Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, who was not the target of their warrant.

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche faced bipartisan Senate scrutiny during his confirmation hearing.

CDC Director nominee Erica Schwartz frustrated senators by refusing to state whether she would defy Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccine science.

Shredded iceberg lettuce from a California supplier for Taco Bell is the suspected source of a massive multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak.

The U.S. House defeated an amendment to cut off $3.3 billion in annual aid to Israel, despite receiving support from 103 Democrats.

New York enacted a one-year moratorium on the construction of large new AI data centers to evaluate their strain on the power grid and local resources.

A federal appeals court ended a 1960s desegregation mandate for a Louisiana school district.

The New York Times is fighting federal grand jury subpoenas issued to three journalists who reported on security flaws in President Trump's new Qatari-donated Air Force One.

Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan urged Congress to approve a budget increase for court police to counter a sharp rise in threats against the justices.

The Trump administration finalized a rule imposing fixed time limits on visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors, and journalists.

And civil rights leaders announced an August 2026 March on Washington to protest recent court decisions weakening federal voting rights protections.

I am Grace Gee, and this has been a Moment of News.