Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

A U.S. judge ​on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to ​applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State ‌Marco ​Rubio's statutory authority. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy that the State Department announced in January was "patently unlawful" and ran afoul of federal immigration law, which explicitly stripped the secretary of state of authority over consular officers' processing of immigrant visas.

Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday at IndyCar race through ‌Washington

President Donald Trump capped celebrations of the U.S. 250th anniversary with a first-of-its-kind auto race through the streets of Washington, closing a summer of sports and spectacle as drivers sped past the capital's iconic landmarks. IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix zoomed through the National Mall, down historic Pennsylvania Avenue and around the National Archives, in the marquee event on Sunday afternoon.

Trump seeks to bolster Darline Graham's Senate bid at South Carolina rally

President Donald Trump ‌campaigned on Friday for political novice Darline Graham in the race for her late brother's U.S. Senate seat, a contest that could test the White House's political clout before November midterm elections. Trump offered a meandering ‌hour-and-20-minute address as Graham faces her stiffest political headwind after she tripped over a basic foreign policy question during a recent debate with U.S. Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff election.

Brush fire in Nevada grows to over 10,500 acres

A fast-moving brush fire on a hillside in Northern Nevada, just outside Reno, has grown to over 10,500 acres as of Saturday evening. The Hawk fire grew to 10,523 acres, mapping platform Perimeter Map said. Reno Police asked residents to refer to Perimeter Map for evacuation ⁠information.

Tens of thousands ​ordered to evacuate in Nevada as fire threatens Reno

Tens ⁠of thousands of people have been evacuated this weekend from the area of Reno, Nevada, and many others were under orders to leave on Sunday as a wildfire reached the outskirts of the state's third-most-populous city. About 42,000 residents have been displaced or are in ⁠active evacuations with an additional 45,000 in "be prepared to evacuate" status as the Hawk Fire threatened northern Reno, local officials said late Sunday morning.

Texas seeks federal probe of airport washing facilities, Muslim group denounces move

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday ​sought a federal probe into airport facilities for ritual washing before Islamic prayers, a move that a Muslim advocacy group called an "anti-Muslim political stunt." In a letter to the Department of Justice, Abbott ⁠called on the department to immediately review the ablution facilities at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, casting them as discriminatory.

Motor racing- Palou claims seventh IndyCar pole of season in Washington

Alex Palou took pole position for Sunday's Freedom 250 in Washington after posting ⁠a ​56.899-second lap in Saturday's Fast Six qualifying session, his seventh pole of the IndyCar season. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver was 0.567 seconds faster than Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood on the 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit, which runs along Pennsylvania Avenue and passes landmarks including the White House and Capitol Hill.

Analysis-Trump heads into midterms short on foreign policy wins

With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to ⁠Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump's ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November's midterm elections. The setbacks are striking for a president who returned to office last year promising to be ⁠a "peacemaker" and made resolving international conflicts a centerpiece of his ⁠second-term agenda.

Supreme Court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that would halt much of the development. The court's action, known as an administrative stay, ‌gives the justices additional time to consider ‌the administration's formal request to let it continue working on the $400 million ballroom while a lawsuit by a ​historic preservation group seeking to stop the project proceeds.