Category: congress
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CAIR Calls on Congress to Back Salah Sarsour After Judge Rules He Can Be Deported
CAIR urges members of Congress to support freed political prisoner Salah Sarsour after an immigration judge ruled the government can deport him on foreign policy grounds.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAIsraelCongressLegalSocial IssuesMiddle East CAIRSalah SarsourDeportationStop the Settlements ActRobert McCawWest BankFirst AmendmentCAIR Breaking News
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Media Monitor: Senate Recesses Until November as Trump Voices Regret Over His Supreme Court Picks
USA TODAY reports the Senate has recessed until after November's midterms, while President Trump told Time he regrets nominating Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett.
Politics and GovernmentUSAEuropeGeneral PoliticsCongressElectionEnergyLegal USA TODAYSenate recessmidterm electionsDonald TrumpSupreme CourtChuck Schumerdiesel export banUSA TODAY On Politics
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Flags False Midterm Claims, Trump Ads and a Senate Hearing Fact-Check
PolitiFact is reporting on a real-time Senate fact-check, false midterm attack ads in Michigan, Maine and North Carolina, and taxpayer-funded Trump ads experts call propaganda.
Politics and GovernmentMediaLaw EnforcementUSACongressElectionRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyLegalMedia Bias PolitiFactJack SmithEric SchmittSenate Judiciary Committee2026 midterm electionsSusan CollinsDonald Trump
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Where Senators Sit Can Shape Their Votes, Study Says
Harvard analysts examined more than 30 years of roll-call data and 1 million individual votes to test whether seating position influences how senators cast their ballots.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyEducationCongressArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceGeneral Politics Harvard UniversityUnited States Senateroll-call votesvoting behaviourNobel Prizecursive writing
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Media Monitor: Tennessee Halts Executions After Failed Lethal Injection, Flydubai Cockpit Attack Raises Safety Questions
USA TODAY reports Tennessee called off executions for the year after inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs, and examines U.S. cockpit safety after a Flydubai midair attack.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBusinessSportUSACongressLegalEducationElectionFederal Government TennesseeChrista Pikelethal injectionBill LeeFlydubaiCommon Cents ActDonald TrumpUSA TODAY Daily Briefing
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Senate Floor Today: Chiricahua National Park Act and Five Other Bills Listed
Congress.gov's Senate Floor Today list for 09/30/2026 includes the Chiricahua National Park Act, the License to Drill Act, the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026 and the End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.
Politics and GovernmentUSACongressFederal GovernmentLegalEnvironmentHealthEnergy Library of CongressCongress.govUnited States SenateChiricahua National Park ActLicense to Drill ActHealth Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026Gila County, ArizonaU.S. Library of Congress
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Media Monitor: Senate Democrats Split on GOP Data Center Bill as U.S. Forces Leave Iraq
USA TODAY reports four Senate Democrats broke with party leadership to advance a GOP data center bill, while U.S. forces ended a two-decade presence at Iraq's Erbil Air Base.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyUSACongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyElectionEnergyMilitary USA TODAYSenate DemocratsRatepayer Protection Actdata centersJon OssoffErbil Air BaseIraq withdrawalmidterm electionsUSA TODAY On Politics
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Questions "Morally Binding" White House AI Accord
Newsweek reports Trump and top tech executives signed a White House accord on super intelligence, while its commentary argues morality is a poor way to regulate frontier AI.
Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentBusinessUSAArtificial IntelligenceWhite HouseFederal GovernmentCongressComputers and InternetLegal NewsweekWhite House Accord on Super IntelligenceDonald TrumpChinaCapitol Hilldata centers
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on AI Scorecard, FlyDubai Diversion and Delayed Tennessee Execution
Newsweek reports on its new AI Policy Scorecard covering all 537 members of Congress, a suspected hijacking aboard a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv, and a stay halting Christa Pike's execution.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementScience & TechnologyMediaUSASaudi ArabiaIsraelGeneral PoliticsCongressLegalArtificial IntelligenceElectionMiddle EastMilitary NewsweekAI Policy ScorecardFlyDubaiBenjamin NetanyahuChrista PikeEric Schmitt
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Warns Roadless Rule Comment Deadline Nears as It Seeks Funds to Fight Repeal
The Sierra Club is telling supporters the public comment window on the Roadless Rule closes October 6, and it is seeking emergency donations to fight a repeal it says would open 45 million acres.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeFederal GovernmentCongressSocial IssuesEnergy Sierra ClubRoadless RuleDepartment of Agriculturepublic comment deadlinenational forestswildfiresold-growth forests
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Recounts Jack Smith Hearing Misstep, America.gov Launch
Newsweek reports Sen. Eric Schmitt's perjury accusation against Jack Smith collapsed over a basketball mix-up, and covers the White House launch of the America.gov services portal.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyUSACongressRepublican PartyArtificial IntelligenceElectionLegal Jack SmithEric SchmittSenate Judiciary CommitteeFani WillisAmerica.govMarco RubioJD VanceNewsweek
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Fact-Checks Trump Rally Claims, Ads Targeting Collins and Rogers
PolitiFact is reporting on a guide to President Donald Trump's midterm rally talking points, plus fact checks of ads targeting Sen. Susan Collins and Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
Politics and GovernmentMediaUSAElectionCongressRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyLegal PolitiFactDonald TrumpSusan CollinsJeffrey EpsteinMike RogersAbdul El-Sayedmidterm electionsPolitiFact's Ellen Hine
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports on Surgeon Shortages, Pentagon Data Breach, Fetterman's GOP Fundraising
TIME reports more than a third of U.S. counties lack general surgeons, a Pentagon database breach exposed millions, and Sen. John Fetterman is courting Republican donors.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyEntertainmentUSACongressRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyArtificial IntelligenceFilm and TVElectionMilitary TIME magazinerural health caregeneral surgeonsPentagon data breachDefense Manpower Data CenterJohn FettermanPete HegsethGoogle AI ModeTom Cruise
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Media Monitor: Poynter Recaps Schmitt's Hawkeyes Gaffe, Trump's Press Fight and Washington Post's Impact Report
Poynter reports Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a basketball game mix-up, while CNN, MS NOW and Politico seek to extend a court order blocking their White House ban.
Politics and GovernmentMediaUSACongressFederal GovernmentLegalMedia BiasElection Eric SchmittJack SmithSenate Judiciary CommitteeCaitlin ClarkWhite House press credentialsWashington PostDonald TrumpPoynter.org
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Clark Says Republicans "Betrayed" Voters on Costs and Wars, Vows Democrats Will Win Back House
Congresswoman Katherine Clark accuses Republicans of breaking promises on lowering costs and avoiding new wars, slams a childcare funding proposal and attacks on science ahead of November's election.
Politics and GovernmentUSADemocratic PartyCongressSocial IssuesElectionEducationScience & Technology Katherine ClarkHouse DemocratsRepublicansChildcareDonald TrumpUnion of Concerned ScientistsYom KippurCongresswoman Katherine Clark
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Maps Congress on AI as Putin Aide Warns on Trade
Newsweek's AI Policy Scorecard finds Congress split unevenly on artificial intelligence, while Russia's economy minister warns world trade risks "disintegration" ahead of G20 talks.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMediaBusinessWorldGeneral PoliticsWhite HouseCongressArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetTradeMedia BiasElectionAsiaEurope NewsweekAI Policy ScorecardDonald TrumpMaxim ReshetnikovG20
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Media Monitor: Cornell Title IX Data, Data Center Backlash and a Retirement Wave
USA TODAY reports Cornell logged more than 1,200 sexual assault, dating violence and stalking cases from 2018 to 2024, with only seven ending in expulsion or dismissal.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBusinessScience & TechnologyEducationLegalSocial IssuesCongressRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyArtificial IntelligenceEconomyEmployment and LaborEnergy Cornell UniversityTitle IXsexual assaultdata centersU.S. SenateretirementKennedy CenterUSA TODAY Daily Briefing
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Four Bills Presented to the President, Congress.gov Announces
Congress.gov lists four measures presented to the president: an identity theft bill, a tick reauthorization act, a boondoggle act and a music tourism act.
Politics and GovernmentUSACongressFederal GovernmentLegalSocial Issues Library of CongressCongress.govBills Presented to the PresidentH.R.5345S.2398S.766S.195U.S. Library of Congress
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Senate Floor Today: Tribal Evidence, Age Clarity and Rural Capital Bills Advance
Congress.gov's Senate Floor Today list for September 29, 2026 includes bills on tribal access to electronic evidence, claiming age clarity, rural job creators and traumatic brain injury reauthorization.
Politics and GovernmentUSACongressFederal GovernmentLegalHealth Library of CongressCongress.govUnited States SenateTribal Access to Electronic Evidence ActClaiming Age Clarity ActTraumatic Brain Injury programFort BraggU.S. Library of Congress
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Senate Floor Today: Four Bills Listed, Including Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026
Library of Congress Congress.gov Senate Floor Today listing includes the Unlocking Native Lands Act, Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act, Albuquerque Indian School Act and Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act.
Politics and GovernmentUSACongressFederal GovernmentEnvironmentLegal Library of CongressCongress.govUnited States SenateUnlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026U.S. Library of Congress
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports on Jack Smith Hearing Mix-Up, Trump Ad Funding and Deportation Ruling
USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports a GOP senator's basketball mix-up at a Jack Smith hearing, the funding source for taxpayer-backed Trump ads, and a Supreme Court deportation ruling.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementMediaUSAGeneral PoliticsWhite HouseCongressRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyLegal Jack SmithEric SchmittSenate hearingDonald TrumpCustoms and Border ProtectionSupreme Courtdeportation policyUSA TODAYUSA TODAY On Politics
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Senate Floor Today: Three Measures Listed by Congress.gov
Congress.gov lists a joint resolution disapproving a CMS 2027 Affordable Care Act rule, plus bills on the National Churchill Museum and the Strengthening America's Turning Point Act.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSACongressFederal GovernmentLegalGeneral Politics Library of CongressCongress.govUnited States SenateS.J.Res.197Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAffordable Care ActH.R.1945U.S. Library of Congress
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Clancy Defense Seeks Dismissal, Texas ICE Shooting Charge
Newsweek reports Lindsay Clancy's lawyer sought a not-guilty finding in Massachusetts, and that a Texas man shot by an ICE agent now faces a federal charge.
Law EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentLegalWorldUnited KingdomFederal GovernmentCongressMilitaryEurope Lindsay ClancyKevin ReddingtonMassachusettsAustin ICE shootingJohn KennedyJack SmithRAF FairfordNewsweek
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Media Monitor: Senate GOP Seeks Last-Minute Wins as Alito Recuses From Climate Case
USA TODAY reports Senate Republicans are pushing for campaign-season victories in the chamber's final week before the midterms, while Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from a landmark climate case.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementEnvironmentUSACongressRepublican PartyElectionClimate ChangeLegal Senate RepublicansSamuel AlitoSupreme CourtJon Hustedmidterm electionsUSA TODAYUSA TODAY On Politics
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports Democrats' Senate Path Eases as White House Expands Pro-Trump Ad Campaign
The Washington Post reports Democrats now have easier paths to flipping the Senate, while the White House expands a taxpayer-paid ad campaign boosting President Trump ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Politics and GovernmentMediaUSAElectionWhite HouseCongressEconomySocial Issues The Washington PostU.S. Senate2026 midterm electionsDonald TrumpSenate Republicanscost of living
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Congress.gov Releases Most-Viewed Bills List for Week of September 27, 2026
The Library of Congress published Congress.gov's most-viewed bills for the week of September 27, 2026, led by the SAFE Drugs Act of 2025 and the Protect College Sports Act of 2026.
Politics and GovernmentHealthSportUSACongressFederal GovernmentLegalMilitary Congress.govLibrary of CongressMost-Viewed BillsSAFE Drugs Act of 2025Protect College Sports Act of 2026National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026119th CongressU.S. Library of Congress
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Media Monitor: Five Arrested in UK Over Suspected Terror Plot Near US-Used Airbase
Newsweek reports five men were arrested in Britain over a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, a base used by the U.S. for strikes on Iran, as Trump praised the joint effort.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementScience & TechnologyUnited KingdomUSAElectionCongressLegalArtificial IntelligenceMilitary RAF FairfordIranDonald TrumpDetroit Free PressMichigan Senate raceMissouri congressional mapNewsweek
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Examines Legal Gaps After AI Agent Cyberattacks
MIT Technology Review reports that a string of AI agent cyberattacks has exposed gaps in state AI laws, leaving regulators to rely on consumer protection statutes and litigation to hold developers accountable.
Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentBusinessLaw EnforcementArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetLegalGeneral PoliticsCongressState Governments MIT Technology ReviewOpenAIHugging FaceAI agentscyberattacksAI regulationAnthropicMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: Syria's President Says Foreign Military Presence Should End; Reports Detail Costs of Iran Operations
Breaking Defense reports Syria's president says Damascus will soon no longer need foreign military presence, while Pentagon and CBO assessments detail munitions losses and costs from Iran operations.
BusinessWorldConflictMilitaryMiddle EastAsiaFederal GovernmentCongressEconomy Breaking DefenseSyriaAhmad al-SharaaIranOperation Epic FuryCongressional Budget Officeinformation warfare
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Media Monitor: Trump Moves to Cancel $810 Million in Federal Funding, TIME Reports
TIME reports President Donald Trump is seeking to cancel $810 million in federal funding through a "pocket rescission," drawing bipartisan pushback, while also covering panda diplomacy, nor'easters and climate change, and the health benefits of group singing.
Politics and GovernmentHealthWeatherUSAChinaWhite HouseCongressFederal GovernmentClimate ChangeEnvironmentGeneral WeatherSocial Issues Donald Trumppocket rescissionfederal fundingXi Jinpingpanda diplomacynor'easterTIME magazine