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Federal Judge Rules Two Immigration Law Provisions Cannot Be Used Against Noncitizens' Protected Speech
U.S. District Judge Noël Wise issued a 90-page declaratory judgment on Aug. 28, 2026, in a suit brought by The Stanford Daily and an anonymous student visa holder; the government has not said whether it will appeal.
Georgia Guard Member Charged With Two Felonies After Allegedly Drawing Gun on Fellow Soldier in D.C.
Police say Zion Mitchell, 21, pointed a loaded pistol at another guardsman during an Aug. 25 argument over hairstyle rules; he faces assault and firearm charges and is being held in the D.C. Jail.
Helena Foulkes Defeats Gov. Dan McKee in Rhode Island Democratic Primary, 62% to 38% in Unofficial Results
Foulkes, a former CVS executive who has never held elected office, won the Sept. 9 Democratic primary for Rhode Island governor; McKee conceded and pledged a smooth transition.
Census Bureau Proposes Excluding Immigrants Without Green Cards From Apportionment Counts and Dropping Race Questions
A proposed rule signed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick would count only citizens, green-card holders and some others at their U.S. residence for the 2030 apportionment, and would bar race, ethnicity and sexual-orientation questions from the census form; it faces a 30-day comment period and expected lawsuits.
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Let DHS Resume Voter-Roll Citizenship Checks; Challengers' Response Due Sept. 15
The administration filed an emergency application on Sept. 8 after a federal judge and a divided D.C. Circuit panel blocked the expanded SAVE database, which lower courts found violated federal privacy and Social Security law.
D.C. Circuit Upholds Injunction Blocking IRS From Sharing Taxpayer Addresses With ICE
A three-judge panel ruled unanimously on September 8, 2026 that the IRS policy behind 47,289 address disclosures to ICE likely violated Section 6103 of the tax code, leaving a lower court's preliminary injunction in place.
Rubio Visits Colombia, Ecuador and Peru on Sept. 8-10 Trip Covering Counternarcotics, Trade and Earthquake Aid
The State Department lists three agenda items for the trip, which follows an August U.S.-Venezuela oil arrangement that critics in the region have called colonial.
Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans Lapses Sept. 9; DHS Published No Termination Notice in the Federal Register
USCIS notices say El Salvador's TPS designation and its work permits end Sept. 9, 2026, while immigration lawyers say the department missed a statutory 60-day review deadline that they argue triggers an automatic six-month extension.
Judge Rules West Point's Faculty Pre-Approval Speech Policy Unconstitutional, Four Months After Blocking It
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel, who blocked the U.S. Military Academy's pre-approval rule for civilian faculty in May, issued a ruling against the policy on September 8, 2026, after the academy declined to appeal and agreed in August to a permanent bar.
New Hampshire Votes Tuesday to Pick Senate Nominees for Shaheen's Open Seat
Democrats Chris Pappas and Karishma Manzur, and a four-candidate Republican field led by John E. Sununu and Scott Brown, are on the September 8 primary ballot for the seat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is leaving.
More Than 1,300 Encore Boston Harbor Casino Workers Go on Strike After Contracts Expired Aug. 31
Members of UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 walked out Friday at the Wynn Resorts-owned casino in Everett, Massachusetts; the casino says it remains open.
Cargo Jet Flown by 21 Air for Amazon Overruns Miami Runway, Killing Five; NTSB Opens Investigation
A Boeing 767-300 freighter arriving from San Juan left the end of Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on September 6 and struck vehicles on an adjacent road; five people died, five were hurt, and a federal go-team is on site[1][4][7].