Washington Real-Time Brief

Dubious White House claim debunked by source metrics:

• Video alleges Trump declared immediate nationwide lockdown for national security threat.
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YouTube video circulates emergency Trump announcement from White House:

• Lockdown order: Immediate nationwide stay-at-home, suspend non-essential...

SCOTUS enters May writing period, with major decisions by July 4—mixed on Trump wins/pushbacks like tariffs:

• Birthright citizenship: Trump's EO...

• Dramatic footage: Surveillance video shows Cole Allen shooting at Secret Service officer while storming the gala toward President Trump.
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• April slowdown: Trump signed just 5 EOs—second-lowest of second term—down from 10 in March, yet total hits 259 as of May 1.
• Key areas: Cuba...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed members of the media on May 5, 2026, with resources available in the news, gallery, and video library.

Heated clash in House Judiciary Subcommittee: Texas Rep. Brandon Gill asked pro-abortion witness Jessica Waters her favorite type of abortion on...

Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling invalidated Louisiana's majority-Black Sixth District as a race-based gerrymander, weakening Voting Rights Act Section...

• Shutdown ends: House passes Senate bill funding DHS after nearly 80 days; president signs.
• Funding deal: Republicans agree DHS via bill, ICE and...

Multi-angle on White House economic boasts:

• Massive savings claim: Drug deals with 17 pharma firms project $529B U.S. economy savings over 10 years,...

Landmark reforms from Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts Act take effect this summer, tackling $1.7T debt crisis:

• Ends Grad PLUS, sets loan limits...

High-profile boost: Former President Biden endorses Dan Koh for Massachusetts' 6th CD primary, praising him as “one heck of a congressman” who...

The U.S. House dropped its third attempt at nationwide privacy legislation on April 22, aiming to establish a comprehensive federal privacy law after prior efforts stalled.

Supreme Court pauses lower court's decision to limit abortion pill access, maintaining status quo temporarily. Key real-time SCOTUS move on medication abortion.

Key scrutiny in Capitol Hill hearing:

• Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth grilled on presidential war powers and 1973 War Powers Resolution for Iran actions...

The ATF has issued an unpublished rule on 05/06 revising the machine gun definition in direct response to a Supreme Court decision. Key federal gun policy shift underway.

Ethics clash at SCOTUS: On April 22, 2026, journalist Christopher Armitage filed a formal disbarment complaint against Chief Justice John Roberts with...

Key Commerce-led AI oversight moves:

• CAISI partners with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, xAI for U.S. gov pre-market model reviews and safety tests.
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Farm Bill version passes U.S. House early Thursday, April 30, breaking years-long stalemate after majority dispute.

Trump administration orders rapid end to hunting regulations on federal lands via Interior Department, with internal docs showing parks imposing sweeping changes like expanding firearm use areas and altering game rules.