News for June 11, 2026

Federal authorities are investigating giant “8647” markings on the National Mall after the White House called them a threat to President Donald Trump.

A year after the immigration raid at Glenn Valley Foods, South Omaha businesses are still struggling, and local leaders say the fallout has not gone away.

The Pentagon briefly went into shelter-in-place mode after an air quality concern, but officials later said tests found no danger and normal operations resumed.

Brad Lander was found not guilty of misdemeanor charges tied to his attempt to inspect an immigration holding facility in Manhattan.

Vance Boelter pleaded guilty in the killings of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, ending the federal case with prosecutors no longer seeking the death penalty.

Italian prosecutors are investigating alleged labor exploitation at the construction site of the new U.S. Consulate in Milan, where foreign workers say they were paid far less than promised.

The House rejected a last-minute plan backed by Mike Johnson to extend a key surveillance power after Donald Trump’s pick for acting intelligence chief split lawmakers.

Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation and later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade have become a major issue in Maine’s Senate race, helping shape attacks on Susan Collins and Graham Platner.