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A federal judge ruled that President Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the venue for renovations. The judge determined that renaming the cultural institution would require an act of Congress.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from making payouts from a $1.776 billion settlement fund for the president's allies who claim they were victims of government weaponization. The judge blocked any transfers in or out of the fund pending further legal arguments in June.
President Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with advisers to make a final determination on extending an Iran ceasefire deal, sharing a draft agreement with Israel and other allies. However, Iran signaled that no agreement had been reached after the two-hour meeting.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before a House committee regarding the release of Jeffrey Epstein case files, admitting to redaction errors but defending the Justice Department's handling. She stated she delegated aspects of the effort to Todd Blanche.
The Treasury Department is preparing a $250 bill featuring President Trump's face, a proposal that would require changing federal law prohibiting living persons from appearing on U.S. currency. The plan has been described as one of Trump's latest vanity projects.
Tomato prices have increased 40% over the past year, the largest increase among Consumer Price Index-tracked products, attributed to crop yield issues and Trump administration policies including tariffs and the Iran war's impact on agricultural inputs.
A federal jury found an army veteran and two other protesters guilty of conspiracy charges related to a June 2025 ICE protest, marking an escalation in Trump officials' attacks on First Amendment rights according to legal experts.
Utah released a state voter roll audit showing that 99.7% of registered voters are U.S. citizens, as the Justice Department presses for access to information citing low removal numbers from voter rolls in the state.
Oil prices fell to their steepest monthly decline since 2020, dropping 19% since the end of April amid hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal, causing global stock markets to rally.
An ICE agent was arrested in Minnesota over the shooting of a Venezuelan man, with Christian Castro charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime after video evidence of the non-fatal January shooting was released.