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Justice Department Charges Five in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Wisconsin With Illegal Voting or False Registration
The department says four of the five defendants are noncitizens and one is a U.S. citizen accused of helping his wife register; the charges cover the 2022 and 2024 elections and were announced two months before the November 2026 midterms.
NPR Analysis of AdImpact Data Finds More Than $45 Million Spent on Ads Mentioning Data Centers Since January
Spending was split almost evenly between ads backing Republican and Democratic candidates, and an August National Republican Senatorial Committee memo called data centers a midterm "sleeper issue."
Hawaii Governor Signs Statewide Emergency Proclamation Ahead of Hurricane Lowell, Effective Through Nov. 1
Gov. Josh Green's Sept. 3 proclamation opens the state disaster fund and authorizes the Hawaii National Guard as Hurricane Lowell, forecast near Category 3 strength on approach, is projected to pass near Kauai and Niihau early next week.
Rep. André Carson Opens Congressional Inquiry Into ICE Activity in Indianapolis, Asking DHS to Reply by Sept. 9
Carson's letter to DHS and ICE leaders cites videos of a foot pursuit across Interstate 70 traffic lanes and national arrest data; ICE has not confirmed an increase in operations in Marion County.
CDC Links 11,458 Cyclospora Illnesses Across 20 States to Recalled Taylor Farms Lettuce; Michigan Reports 14,718 Cases Statewide as of Sept. 3
Federal and Michigan officials tie a summer outbreak of the parasite Cyclospora to iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico, while the grower and Mexican regulators say plant testing found no contamination.
Trump Signs Two Executive Orders on Ranching, Ordering a 90-Day Wolf Delisting Review and More Packers and Stockyards Enforcement
The September 4 orders direct Interior to decide within 90 days whether gray and Mexican wolves can be delisted, tell USDA to expand livestock-market investigations, study mandatory beef labeling, and create a guaranteed loan program for small processors.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Aug. 6 Birthright Citizenship Order for a Certified Class of Children
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman granted a preliminary injunction on Sept. 2 in the same Maryland case the Supreme Court decided in June, writing that the new order is "almost certainly unconstitutional" as applied to that class.
Center for Immigration Studies Says Census Survey Shows Foreign-Born Population Down 2.9 Million From January 2025 to July 2026
The private research group's reading of the Current Population Survey also estimates the unauthorized population fell 2.3 million; economists at Brookings and the Peterson Institute say the survey's weighting makes the size of the drop uncertain.
State Department Designates Five Cuban Entities and Raúl Castro's Grandson Under Executive Order 14404
The September 3, 2026 action names oil-import firm Abapet, state-owned Banco Exterior de Cuba, nickel and energy companies, and 31-year-old Fidel Ernesto Castro Calis, as Cuba's grid runs a peak power shortfall of roughly 2,300 megawatts.
Coast Guard C-37A Carrying DHS Secretary Mullin Lands at Reagan National After Right Engine Fails
The 2002-vintage Gulfstream V, with 14 people aboard, declared an emergency about 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 and landed on one engine; no injuries were reported.