News for June 23, 2025

Kristi Noem said the federal government will help fund Florida’s plan to build immigration detention centers, including a proposed Everglades site known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran have sparked a fight in Congress over war powers, but Speaker Mike Johnson says a vote is now pointless because Trump announced a ceasefire.

Ryan Murphy’s new show about Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and JFK Jr. drew backlash online after early costume images were seen as missing the late style icon’s look.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said major health insurers have promised to simplify prior authorization rules, a move aimed at making it faster for patients to get care.

New Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa takes over a struggling automaker and says he wants to push the company beyond “mediocrity” as he faces major business and market challenges.

Florida is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a new immigration law that a federal judge has blocked as likely unconstitutional.

Woody Johnson has agreed to buy a stake in Crystal Palace, pending approval from soccer officials.

The Supreme Court will hear Damon Landor’s case seeking money damages after Louisiana prison officials shaved his dreadlocks, which he says violated his Rastafarian faith.

UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente, and other insurers say they will speed up prior approval for medical care, aiming to cut delays for patients and doctors.

Oil prices fell after U.S. strikes on Iran as markets waited to see how Iran would respond and whether the conflict would spread.

The Supreme Court will decide whether a Rastafarian prisoner can get money damages after Louisiana prison officials cut off his dreadlocks against his religious beliefs.

Iran’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz could push up U.S. gas prices, but experts say Iran may suffer even more if it follows through.