The U.S. Senate is moving forward with the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, legislation that aims to establish a clear regulatory framework for the $238 billion stablecoin market. Advocates like Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), the bill’s chief sponsor, say the measure will modernize America’s financial infrastructure and safeguard the nation’s global economic leadership.
Disney’s live-action Snow White has officially closed out its theatrical run with a disappointing $205.5 million global box office haul—falling far short of its estimated $410 million cost. The film, plagued by scandal and political backlash, has become the studio’s worst-performing remake in a decade, marking another failure in a growing trend of ideologically reworked classics.
A man from Katy, Texas, has been arrested following threats that led to the evacuation of the Texas State Capitol grounds on Saturday. Authorities identified the suspect as 45-year-old Robert Leroy Bowers. According to law enforcement sources, Bowers’ vehicle was flagged through a regional intelligence alert, and he was apprehended during a traffic stop in La Grange.
President Donald Trump announced a new phase of his immigration enforcement strategy, directing ICE to ramp up deportation efforts in major Democratic-run cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Speaking at the G7 Summit on Monday, Trump said these sanctuary cities have been “overrun by criminals” and are the “core of the Democrat Power Center.”
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is backing plaintiffs in a major constitutional challenge to Illinois’ sweeping ban on semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, asserting the law violates the Second Amendment. A panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is reviewing the case, which originated in the Southern District of Illinois where a federal judge ruled the 2023 law unconstitutional.
Spectrum customers in Los Angeles and Ventura County faced widespread internet outages over the weekend after vandals cut the company’s fiber optic lines. The incident, which occurred Saturday, disrupted internet and streaming services early Sunday morning.
Pakistan’s government declared strong support for Iran amid Israeli airstrikes over the weekend but closed all border crossings with its western neighbor on Monday. The closure applies to all five districts along the Iran border—Chaghi, Washuk, Panjgur, Kech, and Gwadar—according to officials in Baluchistan province.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) denounced U.S. intervention in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict in a pointed statement on social media, calling out fellow Republicans and media voices pushing for American military involvement. Labeling them as “disgusting” and “fake MAGA,” Greene affirmed that true America First conservatives reject another foreign war.
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, a 39-year-old Samoan-born fashion designer and former “Project Runway” contestant, was accidentally shot and killed during the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City over the weekend. Authorities confirmed that Ah Loo was struck by a peacekeeper’s bullet meant for a man brandishing a rifle, who has now been charged with murder.
