A federal contract funding legal representation for about 24,000 unaccompanied migrant children expired Friday. Advocates and prosecutors warn the lapse, coupled with faster immigration proceedings, could increase deportations of minors without lawyers.
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An F-35 fighter jet crashed Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, sparking a field fire. The pilot ejected, was recovered and was being taken to a medical facility, officials said.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposed major Colorado River water cuts for California, Arizona and Nevada while sparing four Upper Basin states for now. The temporary 10-year framework comes as Lake Powell and Lake Mead sit at record lows and states remain deadlocked over long-term management.
Trump defended a proposed $1.8 billion Justice Department fund for his supporters as Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general remains stalled. Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are demanding written assurances before backing the nomination.
Two men detained during the search for Nancy Guthrie have filed a notice of claim seeking $3.25 million from Pima County officials. The filing alleges wrongful arrest, reputational harm and property damage as the kidnapping investigation passes six months.
TSA officers found five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs wrapped in paper towels inside a checked suitcase at Gulf Shores International Airport. The inert artifacts were returned to Fort Morgan, and the fort declined to press charges, according to CBS News.
Election officials in California, Nevada and Pennsylvania are demanding that DHS explain how it identified alleged noncitizens on voter rolls without access to states’ unredacted voter data. DHS has not publicly detailed its methodology, and New Jersey’s own review found far fewer cases than the federal claim.
The State Department said it took full responsibility after a map used at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro mislabeled African countries. Reuters reported the image contained a watermark indicating it was made with OpenAI tools.