Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum from being certified  —  ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum, deeming the referendum and the bill that triggered it as unconstitutional, according to a judge's order issued Wednesday.

Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration  —  John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders.  The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.  —  Navy Secretary John Phelan …

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel's Girlfriend  —  The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.  —  The F.B.I. began investigating …

Secret ‘sugar daddy’ sex scandal explodes inside Trump's counterterrorism HQ: Read glamorous senior aide's voracious text messages, itemized ‘trophies’... and her utterly shameless justification  —  A top-level Trump counterterrorism official is under investigation amid claims she actively looks …

Iran Again Tightens Its Grip on Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz  —  Traffic in the strait has all but halted as Iran renews its attacks, striking two vessels on Wednesday.  More than 300 ships linked to Iran have passed through the strait since the war began.

Trump's Plans for ‘Mic-Drop’ Media Confrontation Are Leaked  —  AFTER-DINNER SCREECH  —  The president is planning a rage-fueled moment at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.  —  Donald Trump will launch a “revenge” attack on the White House media when he confronts …

Trump admin agrees to pay $1.25M to 2016 Trump adviser over surveillance … A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment.  Page and one of his attorneys did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.  —  The settlement does not resolve Page's effort to revive his claims …

Oversight members split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, committee chair says  —  Members on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are divided over whether President Donald Trump should pardon Jeffrey Epstein's convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange …

New Jersey's most vulnerable GOP incumbent is MIA  —  Rep. Tom Kean Jr. represents New Jersey's most competitive district this November — but nobody, even his GOP colleagues, can say where he's been for the past month.  A scion of one of the state's most storied political dynasties …

RFK Jr. Defends Trump's Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims  —  President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs.  A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.

What Everyone Got Wrong About Jobs and the Immigration Crackdown  —  Deportations haven't meaningfully lifted wages for Americans, nor have they caused widespread disruptions to the labor market  —  Change in average hourly earnings, year-over-year by select industry

Two Iranian Women in ICE Detention Are Not, In Fact, Related to Qasem Soleimani, Documents Show  —  After Laura Loomer pointed to two women she claimed were connected to the late Iranian military commander, they were arrested and remain in immigration detention.  One is now gravely ill.

Trump says eight Iranian women won't be executed, Iran disputes entire account  —  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters in a sign of respect for him, while officials in Tehran denied the executions had been planned and accused the U.S. president of spreading falsehoods.

Gallego Partied Until the Early Morning on Colombia Trip Despite Security Warnings  —  Sources told NOTUS embassy staff warned the Arizona Democrat about a credible threat to his life, but he stayed at a Bogotá club until 3 a.m., concerning U.S. officials.  — Copy

The Ethics Committee Investigated Rep. Alma Adams for Alleged ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With a Staffer  —  Several former aides to Adams, 79, say they were interviewed by the committee in 2023 about the North Carolina Democrat's relationship with Sandra Brown, who is now her deputy chief of staff.

Trump team backs away from gasoline price promises … President Donald Trump's team is no longer making predictions about energy prices.  —  That much was clear Wednesday when administration officials facing lawmakers declined to put a timetable when the war in Iran would end and the ensuing rise …