The Supreme Court allowed Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to remain in office while her challenge to President Trump’s attempted firing proceeds. In a separate ruling, the court expanded Trump’s power to remove FTC commissioners and other independent agency officials.
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Trump has nominated former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead ICE, an agency that has lacked a Senate-confirmed director since 2017. The pick comes as ICE faces scrutiny over enforcement tactics and as Trump presses ahead with deportation efforts.
Louisiana Republicans are choosing between Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming in a Senate runoff after incumbent Bill Cassidy failed to advance. The race is another measure of Trump’s endorsement power in a solidly Republican state.
U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk called for independent investigations into deaths in U.S. immigration detention as DHS watchdogs launch inquiries into ICE custody deaths and use of force. DHS denies any spike in deaths, while Human Rights Watch says mortality is at its highest level in more than a decade.
Billionaire Leon Black is set to testify behind closed doors before House investigators examining Jeffrey Epstein’s network. Lawmakers are expected to question him about roughly $170 million in payments he made to Epstein between 2012 and 2017.
Trump’s push for the SAVE America Act has delayed a bipartisan housing bill and triggered a House conservative blockade of floor action. Senate Republican leaders say the elections bill does not have the votes to pass.
A federal judge blocked major parts of President Trump’s executive order directing the creation of federal voter citizenship lists and restricting Postal Service delivery of absentee ballots. The ruling says voter eligibility remains a power reserved to the states.