SpaceX shares fell 13.6% after the company released its first quarterly report as a publicly traded company, putting its artificial-intelligence spending and profitability prospects under investor scrutiny.
Starting Aug. 1, 2026, new periods of training generally will not qualify for Chapter 35 benefits covering high-school coursework, GED-level training, tutoring or academic remediation.
A HUD inspector general review found report-quality, data-quality or timeliness deficiencies in 23 of 51 single-audit reporting packages covering federal housing and community-development oversight.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci in contempt after he declined to answer questions at a COVID-19 hearing.
Two Wage and Hour Division opinion letters explain how federal wage law applies to commuter travel and work performed at home during part of the day.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says its trademark organization fully adopted Scout LLM on July 1, while a related classification tool had analyzed 250,000 applications by July 13.
A Government Accountability Office review of 15 federal programs at five agencies found weaknesses in goals, performance data and the use of information to assess results.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to streamline permitting for minor pollution sources by eliminating minimum federal requirements for public participation, leaving states and localities to determine how their programs operate.
A new Government Accountability Office report says agencies face data-quality and interoperability problems when checking whether recipients qualify for federal awards and payments.
The Justice Department says Sayreville’s zoning code may impose burdens on religious assemblies that do not apply to comparable secular uses.
The Justice Department’s July 23 guidance says federal agencies should recognize religious conduct in daily life and reasonably accommodate it when practicable and legally permitted.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 2026 agenda outlines planned actions across auto finance, credit reporting, debt collection and money transfers as congressional scrutiny continues.
A new Congressional Budget Office analysis places the president’s fiscal 2027 budget request against a federal deficit projected at $1.9 trillion this year and rising debt burdens through 2036.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is pursuing faster, easier approvals for rocket launches, spacecraft reentries and launch and reentry sites.
The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report says U.S. audiences are continuing to move away from television news and toward online and social video, while Google organic traffic to more than 2,500 news sites fell 38% in one year.
A presidential proclamation says additional duties on Canadian motor-vehicle imports will apply to qualifying entries into the United States beginning Aug. 19, 2026.
The Smithsonian’s 2026 America at 250 program brings two historic National Mall buildings back into public use alongside exhibitions, conversations and cultural events across the United States and three U.S. territories.
The Department of War has immediately suspended the next phase of the federal cybersecurity certification program for defense contractors and opened a broader review.
Angelo Martino, a former cyber incident-response employee, was sentenced after conspiring with BlackCat/ALPHV operators to extort five ransomware victims and helping target additional victims.
A power-seat problem linked to seven fires and 11 melted motors has prompted an urgent recall of 2020–2024 Kia Tellurides. Owners are told to park outside until repairs are completed.
The EPA proposed retaining federal limits for PFOA and PFOS while allowing eligible drinking-water systems to request up to two additional years to comply.
U.S. housing starts climbed 19% from revised May levels in June 2026, while the second-quarter rental-vacancy rate was 7.3% and the homeownership rate was 65%.
