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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.
CDC and FDA Link Nearly 1,950 Cyclospora Cases in Nine States to Taco Bell Lettuce From Taylor Farms de Mexico
Federal investigators traced the cluster to shredded iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico, and the supplier pulled the product — but no lab test has yet confirmed the parasite in the lettuce itself.
CDC Reports 2,371 U.S. Measles Cases So Far in 2026, Passing the Full-Year 2025 Total
Federal data show more than 2,300 confirmed cases and dozens of outbreaks, most among unvaccinated people, as a November review will decide whether the U.S. keeps its measles-elimination status.
North Korea Fires About 10 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles; U.S.-South Korea Drills Ended the Next Day
Seoul's Joint Chiefs said the missiles flew about 300 kilometers into eastern waters on Aug. 20, a day before the shortened Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise wrapped up.
National Guard Deployment in D.C. Reaches One Year as Studies Split on Crime Effect
New research finds the Guard's presence cut property crime but shows no measurable effect on violent crime, while the White House points to more than 16,000 arrests and a Pentagon extension runs the mission to January 2029.
Congressional Democrats Seek DHS Records on ICE Hiring After Reports Detail Maine Officer's History
New reporting that the ICE officer who fatally shot a Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine, had a documented history of mental-health and violence allegations has prompted Democratic lawmakers to demand records on the agency's vetting and training.
Chief Justice Roberts Pauses Order Halting White House Ballroom Work While Supreme Court Weighs Appeal
Roberts put a lower-court injunction on hold on August 21, letting construction on the East Wing ballroom site continue while the justices consider the Trump administration's emergency application.