Amish Shah defeated Marlene Galán-Woods in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District despite national party support for Galán-Woods. Shah will face Republican Jay Feely in a competitive seat now held by GOP Rep. David Schweikert.
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A Madison police officer fatally shot a man during an arrest struggle after police said he produced a knife and injured an officer. The shooting, captured on cellphone video, sparked protests and will be investigated by Wisconsin state authorities.
The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill in a near-party-line vote, sending it to an uncertain future in the Senate. Lawmakers also advanced a budget blueprint with more than $70 billion for the Iran war and a stock-trading bill for members of Congress.
The House approved a GOP budget blueprint that would allow up to $95 billion in spending for the Iran war, farm aid and parts of President Trump’s SAVE America Act. The plan faces Senate hurdles over reconciliation rules, war powers concerns and objections to the lack of spending offsets.
President Trump attended a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for four U.S. Army soldiers killed in Iranian attacks in Jordan and Iraq. The Pentagon is investigating the Jordan attack, and Trump said the findings will be shared.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are set to go on trial in New York on June 1, 2027, after pleading not guilty to U.S. drug and weapons-related charges. Maduro’s defense plans to argue he is protected by sovereign immunity and challenge the legality of his capture.
The Pentagon identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad of New York as the third U.S. service member believed killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan. Her death brings the number of U.S. service members killed since the war began to 18.
New ICE data show more than 43,000 people were booked into immigration detention in June, the highest monthly total since President Trump returned to office. The detained population rose again in July, including a sharp increase among people without criminal records.