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.

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.

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

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.

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.