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CDC Reports 3,659 U.S. Measles Cases So Far in 2026 as Pennsylvania's State Count Passes 900
As of Sept. 24, the CDC counted cases in 47 jurisdictions. Pennsylvania is now the largest outbreak, and the state and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disagree over how many deaths measles caused.
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.
Postmaster General Says USPS Stopped Building Mail-Ballot Barcode System After Supreme Court Left Injunction in Place
David Steiner told the Associated Press on Sept. 17 that work halted on the voter-data portal and barcode system from President Trump's March executive order, three days after the Supreme Court declined to lift a lower-court block.
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.
Supreme Court Blocks Appeals Court's 48-Hour Deadline for FCC to Rule on Party Ad Discounts; Sotomayor and Jackson Would Have Denied
The unsigned emergency order means the FCC need not rule before the Nov. 3 election on a staff notice that extends candidates' lowest TV ad rates to party committees and some joint fundraising committees. The Court did not decide whether that notice is lawful.
Trump Says 'We Blow Them Up, Make a Deal' on Iran as Tehran Weighs Official U.S. Reply to Its Hormuz Offer
In Oval Office remarks on Wednesday, Sept. 30, President Trump said the U.S. must soon choose between more strikes on Iran and a deal. He spoke four days after publicly rejecting Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and on the same day Iran said it had received Washington's formal answer.
Trump and Six AI Executives Sign Voluntary 'White House Accord on Super Intelligence' Calling for Outside Audits and Board Oversight
The roughly 300-word pledge has no legal force. Trump called it "morally binding." Critics called it an industry grading its own homework.
Taipei Times Cites Unnamed Official Saying Xi Made 'Little Progress' Pressing Trump on Taiwan Arms Sales
No White House statement using that phrase could be found. Trump has not said what he will do with a $14 billion Taiwan arms package that has been on hold since May.
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.