New York announced a $4.5 million settlement on Friday with a travel booking company and three of its affiliates following a tax fraud investigation initiated by a whistleblower under the state’s False Claims Act.

Colorado owes the state’s cannabis retailers excise tax refunds because its calculation method artificially exaggerates the market rate of cannabis products, according to a new lawsuit.

A South Carolina Senate vote to fast-track debate about redistricting before the 2026 midterm elections failed 25-15 on Friday, complicating Republicans’ effort to enact a new map that would favor the party in all 7 House districts before early voting begins next week.

Nevada and Washington’s enforcement actions against prediction market providers can proceed in state courts, a federal appeals court said.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) signed a tax package (SB 3125) creating a new 13% income tax bracket for people making more than $1 million annually while preserving planned tax cuts for lower earners.

SpaceX delayed a critical test of its massive Starship rocket just seconds before launch on Thursday after a pin holding the tower arm in place failed to retract.

A Washington federal judge wrestled with how reversible President Donald Trump’s efforts to change the color of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would be, in the latest lawsuit targeting Trump’s moves to renovate some of Washington’s historic landmarks.

The Pentagon is weighing whether to scrap an $80 million conditional loan offer to rare-earths refiner ReElement Technologies Corp., touching off a clash with the White House over an agreement that was meant to help break China’s chokehold on critical minerals.

The Environmental Protection Agency is “aiming higher” in its deregulatory campaign following several US Supreme Court decisions that reined in the agency’s discretion, the EPA’s deputy administrator said Thursday.

Iran has destroyed more than two dozen MQ-9 Reaper drones operated by US forces since the war began, a significant loss worth nearly $1 billion that represents 20% of the Pentagon’s prewar inventory for the hard-to-replace unmanned system.

Iran is discussing with Oman how to set up some form of a permanent toll system that will formalize its control of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, whose anti-war views spurred tension with the White House, said she was resigning from the post to help her husband confront a bone-cancer diagnosis.

New York announced a $4.5 million settlement on Friday with a travel booking company and three of its affiliates following a tax fraud investigation initiated by a whistleblower under the state’s False Claims Act.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended President Donald Trump’s deal to take a stake in Intel Corp., urging a judge to reject allegations that the transaction amounted to an illegal seizure by the government.

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee called on chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) Friday to launch a bipartisan probe into the Justice Department’s new fund for victims of government weaponization.

A South Carolina Senate vote to fast-track debate about redistricting before the 2026 midterm elections failed 25-15 on Friday, complicating Republicans’ effort to enact a new map that would favor the party in all 7 House districts before early voting begins next week.

Summer is shaping up to be bleak for the US consumer.