Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett asked Congress for more Supreme Court security funding, citing swatting, threats and expanded protection needs. The court is seeking $228.4 million, including new money for police, visitor screening and cybersecurity.
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Trump’s proposed 20% fee on cargo crossing the Strait of Hormuz could cost large vessels tens of millions of dollars per trip. Shipping experts, companies and the U.N. maritime agency say mandatory tolls through an international strait have no legal basis.
Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a one-year pause on permits for new hyperscale data centers in New York, citing concerns over energy costs, water use and environmental impacts. Supporters called the moratorium a needed safeguard, while construction groups warned it could drive projects and jobs to other states.
The United States is reinstating a blockade on Iranian shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran trade strikes and competing claims of control. Experts warn restoring normal tanker traffic could require a much larger U.S. naval presence or ground forces.
Hungary’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok, a figure associated with former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The measure is part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s broader effort to reshape institutions after his party’s landslide election win.
The United States launched a third straight night of strikes on Iran as a naval blockade of Iranian ports was set to begin. President Donald Trump also called for a 20% charge on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing objections from Iran and international shipping officials.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to fill his Senate seat. Graham’s death also temporarily narrows Republicans’ Senate margin and affects key committee work.
British counterterrorism police arrested 12 people over an alleged extreme right-wing threat to the UK Ijtima Islamic gathering in Suffolk. Police said about 15,000 attendees safely left after the event ended early as a precaution.