- A New York judge allowed AG Letitia James's lawsuit against Zelle to proceed, saying allegations that safety lapses enabled more than $1 billion in consumer theft are sufficient to move forward.
- Zelle—owned by seven big U.S. banks (Bank of America, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, PNC, Truist, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo)—says it will appeal and denies the claims.
- The suit argues Zelle marketed itself as secure while delaying basic fraud protections until 2023; a similar CFPB case was dropped earlier this year.
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- Kara Westercamp, a White House lawyer, was narrowly confirmed 50-48 to the U.S. Court of International Trade after apologizing for past inflammatory Twitter posts that attacked several senators (she had called Mitch McConnell "Cocaine Mitch").
- Her role advising Trump on tariff policies and those social-media comments were focal points in the fight over her nomination; she says she will recuse from matters she handled at the White House.
- The vote was politically charged and tight — GOP Sen. Susan Collins joined Democrats in opposing, and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell was absent and did not vote.
- Seattle's newly sworn-in U.S. attorney Roger Rogoff sued after being fired less than an hour later, calling the removal unconstitutional.
- The lawsuit will test whether the president can oust court-appointed U.S. attorneys — part of the Trump administration's push to install its own prosecutors.
- Similar clashes have already popped up elsewhere (e.g., Alina Habba in New Jersey, Lindsey Halligan in Virginia), raising broader questions about DOJ appointment practices.
- An active-duty soldier visiting the White House was struck by a stray bullet during a May 23 shooting and now plans to sue the Secret Service for $25 million, alleging a botched response.
- He suffered life-threatening abdominal injuries, has had parts of his colon and small intestine removed, has undergone multiple surgeries and faces an uncertain military future.
- The gunman was killed after Secret Service returned fire, but ballistics are pending and investigators have not yet confirmed whether an agent’s bullet hit the soldier.
- A federal appeals court unanimously upheld Peter Navarro’s contempt convictions for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoenas — he already served a four-month prison term.
- Navarro argued former President Trump had invoked executive privilege, but the court found he couldn’t prove any privilege was actually asserted.
- The former Trump adviser, who wrote about a plan to delay Biden’s certification, spoke at the RNC right after his release, saying “I went to prison so you won’t have to.”
- A federal appeals panel reversed a judge’s order freeing pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, clearing the way for possible re-arrest while his immigration case proceeds.
- The ACLU and Mahdawi say the decision is a "grave setback" that could chill dissent, and it’s part of broader Trump administration efforts to deport critics of Israel.
- Mahdawi, 35, a former West Bank refugee and recent Columbia graduate, was arrested during a 2025 citizenship interview; the appeals court didn’t rule on whether he was targeted for his speech.
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