Category: federal_government

• Governor Sherrill Calls FAA Ground Stop 'Completely Unacceptable'

  14 Nov 2026 6:42 p.m. · Source: Office of New Jersey Governor

  New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill criticized the nationwide FAA ground stop, urging Trump and Transportation Secretary Duffy to modernize air traffic control instead of funding "vanity projects."

  Politics and GovernmentTransportationFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsGeneral Politics Mikie SherrillFAA ground stopair traffic controlNew JerseySean DuffyDonald Trumpaviation safetyOffice of New Jersey Governor

• Newsweek Traces How "Habibi" Went Viral After El-Sayed's Michigan Senate Victory Speech

  14 Nov 2026 9:02 a.m.

  The Arabic word for "my dear" spread through memes, T-shirts and a fundraising committee after El-Sayed addressed Vice President JD Vance with it in Detroit.

  Politics and GovernmentMediaSocial IssuesDemocratic PartyFederal GovernmentElectionCongress HabibiAbdul El-SayedJD VanceMichigan Senate raceDetroitArabic languageNewsweekCubaAlaska governor raceJonathan Kreiss-TomkinsFlorida property tax

• DHS and DOT Secretaries Say No Evidence of Cyberattack in Nationwide Flight Ground Stop

  13 Nov 2026 11:26 p.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy briefed at the White House after a nationwide ground stop of all flights caused by a temporary telecommunications outage.

  Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyTransportationFederal GovernmentCongressWhite HouseEnergy Markwayne MullinSean DuffyDepartment of Homeland Securityair traffic controlnationwide ground stoptelecommunications outageU.S. Department of Homeland Security

• FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Air Traffic Control Issue

  13 Nov 2026 9:03 p.m.

  The order halted flights across the U.S. on Friday before being cancelled, though the cause and the number of flights affected have not been disclosed.

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• CFTC Sues Louisiana Over State Court Block on Event Contracts

  13 Nov 2026 7:48 p.m.

  The CFTC has filed suit against Louisiana to stop the state prohibiting event contracts offered by CFTC-regulated designated contract markets, futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations.

  Politics and GovernmentBusinessLaw EnforcementLegalFinancial MarketsFederal GovernmentState Governments Commodity Futures Trading CommissionLouisianaevent contractslawsuitdesignated contract marketsderivatives clearing organizationsfutures commission merchants

• House Returns Tuesday for Natural Resources Bills, Franchise and Scam Syndicate Measures

  13 Nov 2026 5:45 p.m.

  Ten Natural Resources measures will be taken up under suspension Tuesday with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m., followed later in the week by the American Franchise Act and the Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act.

  Politics and GovernmentCongressFederal GovernmentGeneral PoliticsLegalEmployment and Labor House of RepresentativesRepublican WhipNatural Resources Committeesuspension of the rulesAmerican Franchise ActDismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Actlegislative scheduleSteve ScaliseBay Area Ridge National Scenic TrailMajority Leader Steve Scalise

• Fed Vice Chair Jefferson to Discuss Productivity Puzzles and the Macroeconomy at UC San Diego

  13 Nov 2026 7:06 p.m. · Source: US Federal Reserve

  Federal Reserve Vice Chair Jefferson will speak on new technology, old questions: productivity puzzles and the macroeconomy at the University of California, San Diego Economic Roundtable.

  BusinessScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentEconomyFederal GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceEmployment and Labor Federal ReserveJeffersonproductivitymacroeconomyUniversity of California San DiegoBoard of GovernorsEconomic RoundtableU.S. Federal Reserve

• FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop at All U.S. Airports

  13 Nov 2026 5:03 p.m.

  The order follows what NPR describes as a communication issue affecting every Air Route Traffic Control Center, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

  TransportationScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentDisasters FAAground stopU.S. airportsAir Route Traffic Control CentersSean DuffyTransportation Departmentair travelNPR Breaking Newsnationwide ground stopNPR

• Four Federal Regulators Extend Third-Party Risk Guidance Comment Period to December 16

  13 Nov 2026 4:59 p.m.

  The OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and NCUA pushed the deadline back from November 16, and the Fed separately extended a related community bank guide to the same date.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentBankingFederal GovernmentEconomyLegalFinancial Markets Office of the Comptroller of the Currencythird-party risk managementFederal ReserveFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationNational Credit Union Administrationbank regulationcomment periodOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)Federal Reserve Boardbanking regulationfinancial regulationBoard of GovernorsU.S. Federal Reserve

• US halts departures nationwide after air traffic control communications failure

  13 Nov 2026 5:20 p.m. · Source: Newswire.nz Editorial Staff

  FAA grounds all US departures after air traffic control communications failure, NZ-bound flights held

  TransportationScience & TechnologyUSANew ZealandFederal GovernmentComputers and Internet FAAair traffic controlUS departures haltedground stopAdvisory 111Air New ZealandNew Zealand travellerscommunications failureLos AngelesAuckland

• Federal Reserve Board Publishes Financial Stability Report

  13 Nov 2026 4:07 p.m. · Source: US Federal Reserve

  The Federal Reserve Board has released its Financial Stability Report, which sets out its framework for assessing the resilience of the U.S. financial system and presents its current assessment.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyBankingFinancial MarketsFederal Government Federal Reserve BoardFinancial Stability Reportfinancial stabilityU.S. financial systemfinancial system resilienceWashington DCU.S. Federal Reserve

• Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Pressure on Lutnick Over Nvidia Scandal, Pentagon Questions After Microsoft Outage

  13 Nov 2026 4:04 p.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces mounting pressure over the Nvidia espionage scandal, while a global Microsoft outage raised questions about Pentagon systems after a $9.7 billion deal.

  Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessFederal GovernmentComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceWhite HouseCongress Howard LutnickNvidia espionage scandalMicrosoft outagePentagonBrooklyn building collapseChuck SchumerNATO war gamesNewsweek

• DHS Tests Counter-Drone Tech at Choctaw Nation Testbed in Oklahoma

  13 Nov 2026 3:08 p.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  DHS Science and Technology Directorate evaluated 11 commercial vendors' counter-drone systems, including kinetic interceptors and directed energy, at the Choctaw Nation testbed in Oklahoma.

  Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentConflictFederal GovernmentMilitaryRoboticsTransportation DHS Science and Technology DirectorateCounter-Unmanned Aircraft SystemsChoctaw Nation of OklahomaMarkwayne MullinKinetic IVFederal Aviation Administrationdrone mitigationU.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Nebraska General Fund Receipts Up 1.9% for Fiscal Year as October Nets $329 Million

  13 Nov 2026 2:03 p.m. · Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue

  Nebraska's gross General Fund receipts reached $494 million in October, with net receipts of $329 million, as fiscal year-to-date net receipts rose 1.9% to $2.038 billion.

  Politics and GovernmentBusinessEconomyState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentTaxation Nebraska Department of RevenueGeneral Fund receiptsJames R. KammNebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Boardsales and use taxindividual income taxcorporate income tax

• DHS Condemns California After San Diego Jail Releases Alleged Logan Heights Gang Member

  13 Nov 2026 1:46 p.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  Homeland Security says San Diego sanctuary politicians ignored an ICE detainer and released Julio Cesar Vazquez Hernandez, an admitted Logan Heights Gang member, who remains at large.

  Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsLegalSocial Issues U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementSanctuary JurisdictionIllegal ImmigrationGang ViolenceCaliforniaGavin Newsom

• Census Bureau Sets Fall Release Slate: Families and Living Arrangements Data Due Nov. 17

  13 Nov 2026 1:32 p.m. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  Census Bureau schedules new estimates on America's families and living arrangements for Nov. 17, plus reports on aging abroad, civic engagement, small-area poverty and business owner demographics.

  Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborSocial IssuesComputers and Internet U.S. Census BureauCurrent Population SurveySmall Area Income and Poverty EstimatesAnnual Business Surveydata.census.govAmeriCorpsCivic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement

• IRS Names 10 New Members to Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

  13 Nov 2026 1:20 p.m.

  The appointees bring payroll, cybersecurity, tax software and state tax expertise to a committee that now works with the Security Summit on identity theft and refund fraud.

  Politics and GovernmentBusinessFederal GovernmentEconomyComputers and InternetEmployment and Labor Internal Revenue ServiceElectronic Tax Administration Advisory CommitteeFrank J. BisignanoSecurity Summitidentity thefttax administratione-filing

• BLS to Release October 2026 Consumer and Producer Price Indexes in Week of November 9–13

  13 Nov 2026 12:16 p.m. · Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published its weekly schedule of economic news releases, including October 2026 CPI, PPI and Real Earnings data, plus upcoming reports through early December.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborFinancial MarketsFederal Government Bureau of Labor StatisticsConsumer Price IndexProducer Price IndexReal EarningsJob Openings and Labor Turnover SurveyNonfarm business productivityEconomic indicators

• CFTC Sues Arkansas to Defend Federal Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets

  13 Nov 2026 12:16 p.m.

  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a lawsuit against Arkansas to block state efforts to halt event-contract trading and impose penalties of up to hundreds of millions of dollars on registered exchanges.

  Politics and GovernmentBusinessLaw EnforcementLegalFinancial MarketsState GovernmentsFederal Government Commodity Futures Trading CommissionArkansasprediction marketsevent contractslawsuitfederal jurisdictioncivil penalties

• SEC Commissioner Uyeda Issues Statement on Proposing Executive Compensation Disclosure Reform

  13 Nov 2026 12:03 p.m.

  SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda has issued a statement on proposing reform to executive compensation disclosure, posted among the agency's speeches and statements.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentFinancial MarketsLegal Securities and Exchange CommissionMark T. Uyedaexecutive compensation disclosureSEC statementcorporate governancefinancial regulation

• SEC Chairman Atkins Issues Statement on Proposing Release for Executive Compensation Disclosure Reform

  13 Nov 2026 12:03 p.m.

  SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins has issued a statement on the agency's proposing release for executive compensation disclosure reform, posted among the commission's speeches and statements.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementFinancial MarketsLegalFederal Government Securities and Exchange CommissionPaul S. Atkinsexecutive compensation disclosureproposing releaseSEC regulationcorporate governance

• Treasury Sanctions Two Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organizations Backing Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG

  13 Nov 2026 12:02 p.m. · Source: US Treasury

  OFAC sanctions Guatemala's Los Mendoza and Los Huistas DTOs for supporting Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG, targeting trafficking corridors along the Honduran and Mexican borders.

  Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementWorldFederal GovernmentLatin AmericaLegalMilitary OFACLos Mendoza DTOLos Huistas DTOSinaloa CartelCJNGGuatemaladrug trafficking sanctionsUS Treasury

• SEC Proposes Principles-Based Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Reforms

  13 Nov 2026 12:01 p.m.

  The SEC has proposed rule amendments to make executive and director compensation disclosure more principles-based and materiality-driven, aiming to give investors clearer, more concise and less complex information.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentFinancial MarketsFederal GovernmentLegalEconomy Securities and Exchange Commissionexecutive compensationdirector compensationdisclosure requirementsrule amendmentsinvestor disclosurefinancial regulation

• OCC Flags Credit, Market, Compliance and Operational Risks in Fall 2026 Banking Report

  13 Nov 2026 10:48 a.m. · Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

  The OCC's Fall 2026 Semiannual Risk Perspective highlights interest rate and refinancing risks, modest credit risk, Super Intelligence opportunities and threats, and record bank profitability.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBankingEconomyFinancial MarketsArtificial IntelligenceFederal Government Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencySemiannual Risk Perspectivefederal banking systemcommunity banksSuper Intelligencecybersecuritybank profitabilityOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

• FTC Sues to Block Covetrus's $3.5 Billion Acquisition of Rival MWI

  13 Nov 2026 10:18 a.m.

  The FTC has sued to stop Covetrus and its owners Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and TPG from buying MWI Veterinary Supply for $3.5 billion, warning the deal would raise prices for clinics and pet owners.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentEconomyLegal Federal Trade CommissionCovetrus Inc.MWI Veterinary Supply Inc.Cencora Inc.Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLCTPG Inc.veterinary supplies distribution

• ICE Arrests Mexican National After Illinois Released Him Following Fatal DUI Sentence

  13 Nov 2026 10:16 a.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  ICE arrested Vicente Torres-Vasquez in Wauconda, Illinois, after the Stateville Correctional Center released him on parole without notifying ICE, despite a lodged detainer. He was serving 25 years for a fatal 2011 DUI crash.

  Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsLegalSocial Issues ICEVicente Torres-VasquezIllinoisJ.B. PritzkerMarkwayne Mullindriving under the influenceimmigration enforcementU.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Four House Bills Presented to the President, Congress.gov Shows

  13 Nov 2026 9:28 a.m. · Source: U.S. Library of Congress

  Congress.gov lists four House bills presented to the president: the Common Cents Act, the Claiming Age Clarity Act, the Strengthening America's Turning Point Act and the Criminal History Access Act of 2026.

  Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementCongressFederal GovernmentLegalSocial Issues Library of CongressCongress.govUnited States CongressCommon Cents ActClaiming Age Clarity ActStrengthening America's Turning Point ActCriminal History Access Act of 2026U.S. Library of Congress

• Department of War Renames CDAO as Super Intelligence Office

  13 Nov 2026 9:26 a.m. · Source: U.S. Department of War

  The Department of War has redesignated its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office as the Super Intelligence Office, unveiling a new logo, domain at SI.mil and updated social channels.

  Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMilitaryFederal GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceComputers and Internet Super Intelligence OfficeDepartment of WarChief Digital and Artificial Intelligence OfficeCameron StanleyMaven Smart SystemWar Data PlatformSI-First militaryU.S. Department of War

• SEC Trading and Markets Director Jamie Selway to Speak at Baruch College Conference

  13 Nov 2026 9:11 a.m.

  The SEC has posted remarks titled "Mo' Data, Mo' Problems" by Jamie Selway, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, delivered at a Baruch College conference.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyFinancial MarketsFederal GovernmentLegal Securities and Exchange CommissionJamie SelwayDivision of Trading and MarketsBaruch CollegeMo' Data, Mo' ProblemsSpeeches and Statements

• Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Flags Trump's Post-Election '60 Minutes' Claims, Greenland Deal and Electricity Price Assertions

  13 Nov 2026 8:31 a.m. · Source: FactCheck.org

  FactCheck.org is reporting that President Donald Trump twisted facts on the economy, immigration, crime and his net worth in his post-election "60 Minutes" interview, and it also examined the Greenland defense deal and electricity price claims.

  Politics and GovernmentMediaHealthUSAWhite HouseFederal GovernmentEconomyEnergyMedia BiasEurope FactCheck.orgDonald Trump60 MinutesGreenlandChris Wrightelectricity pricesCOVID-19 vaccines

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