Government

Florida ends ABA’s role as sole accrediting authority for law schools

House Ethics Committee says it is looking into allegations against Nancy Mace

The panel said the probe was related to a referral made to the committee by the Office of Congressional Conduct last month.

Thousands protest outside US embassy in Havana over deaths of Cuban officers during Maduro operation

Venezuelan and Cuban officials reported that dozens of officers and personnel were killed in the operation, including 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela.

Virginia Senate passes constitutional amendment for redistricting, special election later in 2026

Virginia Democrats are considering either a 10-1 or 9-2 advantage over Republicans for the new congressional map

Trump elevates State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce to an ambassador, sends her to UN

Bruce is a former Fox News personality, radio show host and best-selling author who has handled press communications for Secretary of State Marco Rubio since the beginning of the Trump administration in January.

Federal Agencies

USPS planning to raise holiday shipping rates in October

The higher pricing will begin on Oct. 5 if the new rates are approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Congress

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Huckabee accuses CBS of deceptive editing of interview on Israel

Multiple sections of the full interview did not make it into the version that was aired

Courts & Law

Man who physically attacked elderly pro-life activists avoids jail time

Brice told the activists they were “bothering vulnerable people” shortly before he attacked them, according to a report from The Daily Wire that included surveillance footage.

Local

Columnist George Will says he wants Zohran Mamdani to win NYC mayor race

"I think every 20 years or so, we need a conspicuous, confined experiment with socialism so we can crack it up again," Will says

Local

Trump announces Monday news conference after threatening federal takeover of D.C.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a grant notice that the Washington, D.C. urban security fund would be reduced by 44%, even though Trump has called for more of a federal security presence around the city.

State Houses

Courts let red states ban 'gender affirming' drugs for kids, keep boys out of girls' restrooms

Parents cannot "veto legislative and regulatory polic[i]es about drugs and surgeries permitted for children" like Oklahoma's minor transition ban, 10th Circuit finds. Restroom privacy goes beyond the stall, judge says in Idaho challenge.