1 ICE To Temporarily Stop Conducting Vehicle Stops
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been ordered to temporarily stop conducting vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in Texas and Maine, sources told ABC News. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin issued the directive following a conversation with Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who said she urged him to cease all non-urgent vehicle stops. The change follows Monday's shooting in Biddeford, Maine, where 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a Colombian national, was fatally shot by an ICE agent after officers tried to stop the car he was driving. The Maine shooting came days after a separate case in Houston, where a man fatally shot by a federal officer also turned out not to be the intended target.
2 Senators Introduce Russia Sanctions And Tariff Bill In Honor Of Sen. Lindsey Graham
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a Russia sanctions and tariff bill that the late Senator Lindsey Graham championed, calling its passage a fitting tribute to him. The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 aims to squeeze Russian leaders and help end the Kremlin's four-year war on Ukraine. It would place mandatory sanctions on Vladimir Putin, his top deputies, the Russian military, banks, and energy companies, and would slap tariffs of up to 100-percent on the biggest buyers of Russian oil, currently China, India, Slovakia, Hungary, and Azerbaijan. The bill's text was finalized before Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv last week. He died suddenly Saturday shortly after returning home. The White House has signaled support, and by yesterday afternoon the bill had 26 cosponsors, with more expected. Graham reportedly believed passing it would be the most consequential achievement of his career.
3 House Passes Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The House passed a bill yesterday to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, in a bipartisan 308 to 117 vote. The measure, called the Sunshine Protection Act, would keep the country on the time observed from March to November, sparing Americans the twice-yearly clock change. States could opt for standard time if they set an exemption before the law takes effect. President Trump, who has pushed for the change, is expected to sign it if it reaches his desk. Senator Tom Cotton has warned that permanent daylight saving would push winter sunrises past 9 a.m. in parts of the country.