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After years of delays, contract disputes, and multiple ethics complaints, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has officially launched the Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety (WADEPS). The database, mandated by 2021’s Senate Bill 5259, aims to provide public access to police use of force incident data—but its rollout has been anything but smooth.

A North Carolina school board is awaiting judicial approval of a legal settlement after it was accused of fabricating a racial incident, violating a student’s free speech rights, and punishing him for a classroom question. The Davidson County School Board has agreed to terms that include a public apology, record-clearing, and a $20,000 payout to the student’s family.

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a blunt message to environmentalists frustrated with President Donald Trump’s energy agenda: stop complaining and start acting. Speaking at the Austrian World Summit in Vienna, Schwarzenegger urged climate activists to focus on practical, local-level solutions rather than despairing over federal policy.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet unleashed scathing criticism of the Democratic Party during a Monday appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” comparing its current state to that of a dysfunctional family trapped in denial.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk launched a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” calling it a “pork-filled Congressional spending bill” and a “disgusting abomination.” Musk expressed his outrage on X, accusing lawmakers who supported the bill of betraying their constituents.

The House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial provision that could punish fiscally conservative red states while rewarding big-spending blue states such as California and New York. The bill proposes a freeze on healthcare provider taxes—fees levied on hospitals and nursing facilities to fund Medicaid—which could hinder states that have exercised tax restraint.

Russia announced on Monday the formation of a new cybersecurity alliance with 11 authoritarian-leaning nations, including Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Iran, and China’s allies. The pact, titled “International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security,” seeks to promote a state-controlled model for internet governance and digital policy under the United Nations.

The White House released a memo exposing a "hoax" made against President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename a ship that previously recognized LGBT activist Harvey Milk.

The Department of Education has declared June as "Title IX Month" as it takes actions to protect women's rights in schools.