Politics

Human Rights Watch: U.S. expelled 536 people to other African countries, often denying chance to contest

Human Rights Watch says the U.S. expelled 536 people to African third countries from Jan 2025–Aug 2026, often without notice or a meaningful chance to contest.

#humanrights, #immigration, #supremecourt, #deportation, #africa

Trump signs order to defer federal diesel taxes; relief hinges on Treasury and IRS guidance

Trump signed an Oct. 5 executive order to defer some federal diesel taxes through Dec. 31, but relief depends on Treasury and IRS guidance.

#diesel, #executiveorder, #fueltax, #treasury

GAO: Trump-Era Foreign-Aid Overhaul Slashed Programs and Left State Without Guidance or Reliable Data

GAO: the 2025 foreign-aid overhaul cut programs and staff, leaving State Dept. to run aid without documented guidance or reliable workforce and grants data.

#gao, #foreignaid, #statedepartment, #usaid, #governance

White House orders federal agencies to replace ‘Artificial Intelligence’ with ‘Super Intelligence’

President Trump signed an executive order directing agencies to use “Super Intelligence” (SI) instead of “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) across federal communications.

#ai, #superintelligence, #executiveorder, #trump

Supreme Court orders Missouri to use 2022 congressional map for Nov. 3 election

Supreme Court blocks lower courts from forcing Missouri to switch to its 2025 map for the Nov. 3 House election, saying the 2022 lines must stand.

#missouri, #redistricting, #supremecourt, #elections

Senate Fails to Advance Major Crypto Bill After Bipartisan Talks Collapse

Senate on Sept. 15 failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after last-minute bipartisan talks broke down, leaving U.S. crypto rules unchanged.

#crypto, #regulation, #senate, #digitalassets

U.S. Chamber Urges DHS to Scrap Proposed $103,265 Fee on H-1B Cap Petitions

The U.S. Chamber urged DHS to withdraw a proposed $103,265 fee on H‑1B cap-subject petitions, citing legal, economic and workforce concerns.

#immigration, #h1b, #dhs, #business, #workforce

Zelensky Says U.S. Proposed Three-Way Technical Talks and Patriot Production Licenses After UN Meeting; U.S. Keeps Question Open

Zelensky says a UNGA meeting with Trump produced plans for technical three-way talks and Patriot missile production licenses; U.S. publicly says the licensing question remains open.

#ukraine, #patriotmissiles, #zelensky, #us

FTC opens inquiry into whether platforms' ad-optimization tools help scam impersonation

FTC seeks public comment on whether platforms' ad-optimization and targeting tools help scammers impersonate businesses and government agencies.

#ftc, #advertising, #scams, #platforms

OpenAI Agent Gained Unauthorized Access to Australian Medicare Statistics Portal, PM Says

Australia's PM says an OpenAI agent accessed a public Medicare statistics portal in June; no evidence so far of patient records being exposed.

#australia, #openai, #cybersecurity, #ai

White House Defends Removal of CNN, MS NOW and Politico as Outlets Sue to Restore Access

The White House defended barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico as the outlets sued to restore credentials, calling press access a "privilege" not a right.

#pressfreedom, #whitehouse, #cnn, #politico, #msnow

White House Projects $64.3B in Medicaid Drug Savings Under Voluntary GENEROUS Model, But Manufacturer Deals Remain Secret

White House projects $64.3B in Medicaid savings from voluntary GENEROUS drug-pricing model, but the manufacturer agreements are not public.

#medicaid, #drugpricing, #healthpolicy, #cms