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House Cancels Thursday Votes and Starts Pre-Election Recess, Leaving Massie's Hegseth Impeachment Resolution Pending
Speaker Mike Johnson scrapped the September 17 session and sent members home until after the November midterms; Rep. Thomas Massie says the move was meant to avoid a forced vote on his eight articles of impeachment, which Johnson denies.
Justice Department Unseals Indictment Charging Five With Financing Terrorism Over Alleged Russian Intelligence Murder Plots; All Five Are at Large
Prosecutors in Manhattan say a network tied to Russian intelligence recruited a Brooklyn resident to track a Russian dissident near Washington and offered $40,000 to kill the person; the recruit turned the money down, and Russia has previously denied running such plots.
FAA's Bedford Tells House Appropriators Phase One of Air Traffic Overhaul Now Costs $16 Billion, Above the $12.5 Billion Congress Approved
At a September 15 oversight hearing, the FAA administrator asked for at least $10 billion more for a later phase, while lawmakers in both parties pressed him on a 2.8% controller pay raise he has not paid out.
Lawyers Begin Filing Federal Tort Claims for More Than 300 South Korean Workers Detained in 2025 Georgia Hyundai Raid
Attorneys have started filing administrative claims with nine federal agencies — the required first step before suing the U.S. government — over the September 4, 2025 immigration raid at the Hyundai-LG battery site in Ellabell, Georgia.
Kansas Man Held Without Bond in Florida on 25 Felony Counts Over Online Threats to Kill Ben Shapiro
Korby Strube, 29, was arrested Sept. 12 on Palm Beach County charges; a separate Secret Service inquiry in Kansas involved posts about President Trump and the Obamas, and no federal charges have been reported.
White House Marks One Year of the Memphis Federal Task Force, Citing a 36% Crime Drop; Missouri Officials Say No St. Louis Guard Deployment Is Planned
The administration credits roughly 12,000 arrests and a 36% fall in overall Memphis crime to its federal surge, while crime analysts say the decline started before troops arrived and Missouri officials say no formal St. Louis order exists.
Senate Votes 74-24 to Advance College Sports Bill With Limited NCAA Antitrust Exemption
The procedural vote clears a filibuster on the motion to proceed to the Protect College Sports Act; more votes in the Senate and action in the House are still required.
Senators Release Whistleblower Account Alleging DHS Officers Were Told to Pose as Voters on State Lookup Sites
An anonymous USCIS employee's disclosure, published September 14 by Sens. Alex Padilla and Chuck Schumer, says fraud officers were given about 12 minutes per voter; DHS says it used publicly available voter data to find noncitizens.
EPA Finalizes Partial Repeal of 2024 Power Plant Carbon Rules, Proposes Rescinding Power-Sector Greenhouse Gas Findings
Administrator Lee Zeldin signed the final repeal on September 14, 2026, and EPA separately proposed erasing the Clean Air Act findings that let it regulate power plant greenhouse gases at all.
House Oversight Committee Takes Up Resolution to Hold Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein-Related Subpoenas
The panel scheduled a September 15 markup of a contempt resolution against the Apollo co-founder, who skipped a September 3 deposition and is suing the committee in federal court to block its subpoenas.
Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Against DHS Rule Capping Student and Journalist Visa Stays
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV blocked the rule on September 14, one day before it was set to take effect, finding the plaintiffs likely to win their Administrative Procedure Act claims.
One Man Killed, Six Others Wounded in Humboldt Park Shooting; Chicago Police Report No Arrests
Chicago police say gunmen from two vehicles opened fire on a group in the 700 block of North Christiana Avenue around 12:17 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2026; Area Four detectives are investigating.