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House Appropriations Republicans Release $1.072 Trillion FY2027 Pentagon Spending Bill
Dispatch Washington · June 12, 2026 House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their fiscal year 2027 Defense Appropriations bill on June 10, 2026, setting a total discretionary allocation of $1.072 trillion…
Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Ban Cases in Term’s Final Move
The Supreme Court agreed June 30 to decide whether the Second Amendment protects AR-15-style rifles, consolidating Illinois and Connecticut ban challenges for a 2027 ruling.
China Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Into South Pacific, Prompting Allied Protests
Dispatch Washington · July 6, 2026 The People's Liberation Army Navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the South Pacific on July 7, 2026, drawing formal…
Hamas Dissolves Gaza Governing Body, but Disarmament Question Remains Open
Dispatch Washington · July 6, 2026 Hamas announced on July 6, 2026, the formal dissolution of its de facto governing body in Gaza, the "Government Emergency Committee," and declared its…
Trump Arrives in Ankara Pressing NATO on Spending, Iran, and Ukraine
Dispatch Washington · July 6, 2026 President Donald Trump departed Washington Monday evening for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, arriving with unresolved disputes over allied defense spending and the…
Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Cases, Setting Stage for Semiautomatic Rifle Ruling
The Supreme Court will decide whether the Second Amendment protects AR-15-style rifles, granting cert in two consolidated state ban cases on June 30, 2026.
Supreme Court Takes Up Apple-Epic Contempt Fight Over Injunction Standard
The Supreme Court granted cert in Apple v. Epic Games to decide whether civil contempt requires a clear textual violation of an injunction or can rest on its spirit.
Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Ban Cases for Fall 2026 Term
The Supreme Court agreed June 30 to decide whether the Second Amendment protects AR-15-style rifles, granting cert in two state assault-weapons ban cases for fall 2026 argument.
Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Registration Case
The Supreme Court agreed on June 29 to hear a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee to Arizona’s requirement that voters provide…
House Republicans Sink NDAA Rule for Second Week Over Elections Bill Standoff
Dispatch Washington · July 1, 2026 Fourteen House Republicans joined Democrats on June 30, 2026, to defeat a procedural rule, 198-224, that would have opened floor debate on the fiscal…