Category: politics_and_government

• House Floor Today: Bills on Marshall House, San Manuel Land Exchange and Wyoming Center

  14 Sep 2026 6:22 p.m. · Source: U.S. Library of Congress

  Congress.gov lists four measures before the House, covering a Virginia historic site, a California land exchange, bird habitat stewardship and a Wyoming interpretive center renaming.

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• Governor Sherrill to Speak at Teamsters Joint Council 53 Convention in Atlantic City

  14 Sep 2026 6:00 p.m. · Source: Office of New Jersey Governor

  New Jersey Governor Sherrill will deliver remarks Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 11:15 a.m. at the Teamsters Joint Council 53 Convention in Atlantic City. The event is open to press, with no availability.

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• Connecticut Leaders Slam Trump EPA Repeal of Power Plant Carbon Standards

  14 Sep 2026 5:46 p.m. · Source: Connecticut Governors Office

  Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong and Acting Commissioner Emma Cimino criticize the EPA's finalized repeal of carbon pollution standards for coal and gas power plants.

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• ICE Arrests Illegal Alien with New York-Issued Commercial Driver's License at Pennsylvania Weigh Station

  14 Sep 2026 5:31 p.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  Simranpal Singh, an illegal alien from India, was arrested at a Newberry, Pennsylvania weigh station with a New York CDL and an outstanding wire fraud warrant, DHS said.

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• SEC Chairman Atkins to Speak at Solana Policy Institute Summit

  14 Sep 2026 5:31 p.m.

  SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins delivers remarks at the Solana Policy Institute Summit in a speech titled "Washington x Wall Street," posted to the agency's Speeches and Statements page.

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• Media Monitor: AI Leaders Call for Slowdown in LLM Development

  14 Sep 2026 1:54 p.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

  MIT Technology Review reports top AI CEOs, including Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman, are advocating for a slowdown in large language model development due to safety concerns and past incidents.

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• DHS Condemns Massachusetts Judge Reprimanded for Letting Illegal Alien Escape ICE in Her Courtroom

  14 Sep 2026 2:17 p.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  DHS condemns Judge Shelley Joseph after Massachusetts SJC reprimanded her for letting an illegal alien leave through a back exit to evade ICE in 2018.

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• Social Security Administration Alerts Californians to Changed Office Status

  14 Sep 2026 1:16 p.m. · Source: Social Security Administration

  The Social Security Administration says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in California has changed, and points users to online services instead of in-person visits.

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• Census Bureau to Release New Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Data Tuesday

  14 Sep 2026 1:02 p.m. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  Census Bureau will present new U.S. statistics on household median income, the official poverty estimate and health insurance coverage trends Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET, alongside other September data releases.

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• SEC Grants Exemptive Relief from Certain Inline XBRL Filing Requirements

  14 Sep 2026 12:52 p.m.

  The SEC issued an order granting exemptive relief from certain Inline XBRL requirements adopted on Dec. 16, 2024, covering specified filing and submission obligations.

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• Rice University Wins NSF Grant for First National Survey of Research Security

  14 Sep 2026 12:48 p.m.

  Rice lands NSF funding to lead the first national survey quantifying foreign influence in American higher education, alongside a $54.5M business hall opening and new research on PFAS recycling.

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• DC Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs Marks 20 Years of Service with October Celebration

  14 Sep 2026 12:35 p.m. · Source: District of Columbia Government

  The Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs invites Washington, DC residents to celebrate 20 years of service to the LGBTQIA+ community on October 15 at Penn Social.

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• Fairfax County Opens 2026 Business Pulse Survey to Local Businesses

  14 Sep 2026 12:10 p.m. · Source: Fairfax County Government

  Fairfax County invites business owners, startups and non-profits to complete its 5-minute 2026 Business Pulse Survey by October 2 to help shape county economic programs and policies.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Ties Record Measles Spread to America's Trust Crisis

  14 Sep 2026 12:22 p.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports 3,294 confirmed U.S. measles cases in 2026, already surpassing all of 2025, and links the outbreak to declining public trust in institutions.

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• Newsom Marks Preparedness Month, Urges Californians to Make a Plan

  14 Sep 2026 12:03 p.m. · Source: California Governors Office

  Governor Newsom declares September Preparedness Month, touting earthquake alerts, AI wildfire detection and flood stockpiles while calling on every Californian to get alerts, make a plan and help others.

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• Social Security Updates Disability Quality Review Policy Under Commissioner's 5Q Projects

  14 Sep 2026 12:03 p.m. · Source: Social Security Administration

  SSA updates its Program Operations Manual System with Medical Authority for Quality Reviewers, letting federal reviewers complete their own medical assessments for certain documentation deficiencies.

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• Census Bureau to Announce 2025 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics on Sept. 15

  14 Sep 2026 11:46 a.m. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  Census Bureau schedules Sept. 15 online news conference on 2025 income, poverty and health insurance coverage, alongside new foreign-born, economic survey, business trends and business formation data.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentHealthFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborReal EstateSocial Issues U.S. Census BureauIncome Poverty and Health Insurance CoverageCurrent Population SurveyAnnual Integrated Economic SurveyBusiness Trends and Outlook SurveyBusiness Formation StatisticsForeign-Born Population

• Media Monitor: CSIS Tech Update Tracks U.S. Tech Actions, Global Cyber Threats

  14 Sep 2026 11:39 a.m. · Source: CSIS Strategic Technologies Program

  CSIS's Strategic Technologies Program reports on the White House FY2027 budget, NTIA 6G spectrum moves, FCC carrier restrictions, and a wave of Russia-linked cyber incidents worldwide.

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• Media Monitor: Space Force Picks Texas for DARC Radar Site; UK Unveils $10.6B Space Plan

  14 Sep 2026 11:07 a.m. · Source: Breaking Defense - Military Space

  Breaking Defense reports the Space Force chose Texas as the US home for the trinational DARC space radar network, while the UK detailed a four-year, $10.6 billion space spending plan.

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• Newsom Demands Answers From Energy Secretary Wright Over Iran War Fuel Price Spikes

  14 Sep 2026 11:06 a.m. · Source: California Governors Office

  Governor Newsom presses Energy Secretary Chris Wright to disclose what advice he gave Trump before the Iran war, as fuel costs top $100 billion for American households.

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• Social Security Administration Warns Beneficiaries: 'Never Let Anyone Help You Move Your Money'

  14 Sep 2026 11:06 a.m. · Source: Social Security Administration

  SSA scam alert warns beneficiaries of callers posing as bank or government employees who coach victims through moving money to "protect" it, sometimes over hours-long calls.

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• Whitmer Announces First Neighborhood Roads Fund Payments Under $2B Road Deal

  14 Sep 2026 11:04 a.m. · Source: Office of Michigan Governor

  Michigan local agencies receive first Neighborhood Roads Fund payments as part of a nearly $2 billion annual road funding plan, with new money for bridges, transit and rail.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Examines Trump's Approach to Risk on AI, Russia and Trade

  14 Sep 2026 10:55 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports on President Trump's philosophy of risk, including his stance on AI regulation, his approach to the Russia-Ukraine war and a whiskey carve-out in his trade policy.

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• Census Bureau to Release 2025 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Data

  14 Sep 2026 10:47 a.m. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  Census Bureau will hold an online news conference Sept. 15 to announce three reports on national income, poverty and health insurance coverage, with a question-and-answer session to follow.

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• Sanders to Host Cabinet Meetings in Russellville as Arkansas' Capital for a Day

  14 Sep 2026 10:32 a.m. · Source: Arkansas Governor

  Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will travel to Russellville on Tuesday, September 15, meeting Cabinet secretaries and local officials and attending a trail ribbon-cutting, a grand opening and university events.

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• Nebraska Revenue Department Lists City Boundary Changes Affecting Local Sales Tax

  14 Sep 2026 10:32 a.m. · Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue

  Nebraska cities from Omaha to Scottsbluff have adopted ordinances and plat changes altering municipal boundaries, with new sales and use tax effective dates running through January 2027.

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• Pentagon Issues Legal Waiver Allowing UAP Disclosures to PURSUE Team

  14 Sep 2026 10:29 a.m. · Source: U.S. Department of War

  Department of War grants legal waiver letting current and former personnel share UAP-related National Defense Information with PURSUE representatives without NDA or SAP penalties.

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• Media Monitor: L.A. Times Columnist Says Trump Tax Law Could Fund California Local News Tax Credits

  14 Sep 2026 9:05 a.m. · Source: L.A. Times Politics

  The L.A. Times reports a Trump-era corporate deduction change could free up California funds for $43 million in tax credits for local newsrooms, with Gov. Gavin Newsom weighing AB 2222.

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• Social Security Administration Alerts New York Customers to Changed Office Status

  14 Sep 2026 9:24 a.m. · Source: Social Security Administration

  SSA tells New York customers the operational status of their local office, card center or hearing office has changed, and points them to online services for benefits, records and account tasks.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Flags Iran Oil Chokepoint Moves and AI Labs' Coordinated Slowdown Call

  14 Sep 2026 9:11 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek's newsletter reports Saudi Arabia says a key oil pipeline is offline after drone attacks from Iraq, while OpenAI, Anthropic and Elon Musk push to slow frontier AI development.

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