News for August 14, 2025

Sean Charles Dunn, a Justice Department employee, was arrested and fired after allegedly throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, DC.

The FDA first warned against unapproved animal-derived thyroid pills, then its commissioner said the agency would work to keep access to them while pursuing formal approval.

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said he wants a few more months of data before backing an interest rate cut, even as tariffs and inflation stay in focus.

The White House, led by President Donald Trump, is claiming D.C. homelessness is a crisis, but the data shows the city’s homeless population has actually fallen this year and is below recent highs.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing California lawmakers to seek a special election that would let the state redraw its congressional map in response to Republican redistricting efforts in Texas.

Donald Trump is pushing harder for the Nobel Peace Prize, using his claimed diplomacy wins and upcoming talks with Vladimir Putin to argue he should be seen as a peacemaker.

The Justice Department fired Sean Charles Dunn after he was accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal officer in Washington, D.C., and he was charged with a felony.

The Supreme Court let Mississippi’s new social media age-verification law take effect for now, while NetChoice keeps challenging it in court.

Businesses are raising the prices they charge each other as Trump’s tariffs push costs higher, raising worries that consumers and the Federal Reserve will feel the impact next.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida plans to open a second immigration detention center at a state prison in north Florida as the state waits for a court ruling on its first facility.

The Trump administration is opening a new ICE detention facility at Fort Bliss, but the project has run into delays, cost concerns, and safety and contracting problems.

Sean Charles Dunn was charged with felony assault after prosecutors said he threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington, D.C.