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197 items of 1594 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
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Trump administration abandons appeals in fight over student loan forgiveness program The Trump administration dropped its legal fight over changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student loans after 10 years of payments. Source: The Hill thehill.com/homenews/education/6164998-public-s… (link to thehill.com)
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What to know about cashless bail after Trump's executive order Covers an executive order directing the Justice Department to list jurisdictions that have largely eliminated cash bail and threatening their federal funds. Source: ABC11 abc11.com/amp/post/what-know-cashless-bail-trum… (link to abc11.com)
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Lee introduces withdrawal from NATO Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill directing the president to give notice of U.S. withdrawal from NATO under the treaty's Article 13. Source: Office of Sen. Mike Lee lee.senate.gov/2025/6/lee-introduces-withdrawal… (link to lee.senate.gov)
Links: lee.senate.gov
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General strike nationwide April 5: who is affected Organizers of 'General Strike 2026' called a nationwide action on April 5, following a January 30 strike. Source: Newsweek newsweek.com/general-strike-nationwide-april-5-… (link to newsweek.com)
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Government plans to buy Pestana's Pousadas stake Portugal plans to buy back a 49% stake in the company running its historic Pousadas hotels, with completion expected by the end of 2026. Source: The Portugal News theportugalnews.com/news/2025-11-17/government-… (link to theportugalnews.com)
Links: theportugalnews.com
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Portland City Council approves budget to close a $171 million gap, includes cuts Portland's 2026-27 budget cuts police non-sworn staff while making violence-prevention programs permanently funded. Source: KATU katu.com/news/local/story/portland-city-council… (link to katu.com)
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Competition Currents: June 2026 A roundup of recent antitrust developments, covering merger settlements, monopolization litigation against large tech firms and changes at U.S. enforcement agencies. Source: The National Law Review natlawreview.com/article/competition-currents-j… (link to natlawreview.com)
Links: natlawreview.com
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Community violence intervention investments have helped reverse Chicago's shooting and homicide trends A report with Northwestern research found Chicago areas receiving more violence-intervention funding saw the biggest drops in shootings and homicides. Source: WTTW News news.wttw.com/2026/02/23/community-violence-int… (link to news.wttw.com)
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Zelensky speaks to Witkoff and Kushner amid U.S.-Ukraine crisis Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about the crisis between the countries and U.S. efforts to resume peace talks with Russia. Source: Axios axios.com/2026/10/18/zelensky-witkoff-kushner-u… (link to axios.com)
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Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue Renée Good's family files lawsuits challenging federal immunity as ICE shootings continue, including plainclothes ICE officers firing on a car in New York City and wounding Oscar Belgal. Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) americanimmigrationcouncil.org/enforcement/inte… (link to americanimmigrationcouncil.org)
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The Tribal Supreme Court Project The Native American Rights Fund celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Tribal Supreme Court Project, an initiative to help tribal interests in Supreme Court litigation. Source: SCOTUSblog scotusblog.com/2026/10/the-tribal-supreme-court… (link to scotusblog.com)
Links: scotusblog.com
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Government Drops Appeal, Preserving Win for Plaintiffs in Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration’s Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness The Trump-Vance administration abandoned its appeal in a case that stopped a new rule allowing the Secretary of Education to disqualify government and nonprofit employers. Source: Common Dreams commondreams.org/newswire/government-drops-appe… (link to commondreams.org)
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Supreme Court reform gathers momentum Argues that support for structural court reform is growing and favors statutory 18-year term limits. Source: Brennan Center for Justice brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/sup… (link to brennancenter.org)
Links: brennancenter.org
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IL SB 3139: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL DETENTION IL SB 3139 on pretrial detention added Sen. Craig Wilcox as co-sponsor on 2026-10-20. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3139/ (link to openstates.org)
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Socialists need to develop a constitutional politics Discusses DSA's 2026 program, which would replace the presidency and Supreme Court with bodies chosen by and answerable to Congress. Source: Jacobin jacobin.com/2026/08/dsa-constitution-congress-p… (link to jacobin.com)
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Can FDA really phase out food dyes? Examines whether the FDA's voluntary approach can actually remove synthetic dyes from food, given that the plan relies on manufacturers rather than a formal ban. Source: Brewbound brewbound.com/news/can-fda-really-phase-out-foo… (link to brewbound.com)
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2026 Mobility Outlook miniseries: zero-emissions transition An industry survey finds a growing share of U.S. transit agencies adopting or exploring zero-emission buses, with state mandates the leading driver. Source: Mass Transit masstransitmag.com/bus/article/55356946/2026-mo… (link to masstransitmag.com)
Links: masstransitmag.com
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Letter to DHS on surveillance of protesters and advocacy groups Oversight Democrats allege DHS monitored unions and advocacy groups during Minnesota immigration protests, including group chats and financial records. Source: House Oversight Committee Democrats oversightdemocrats.house.gov/imo/media/doc/2026… (link to oversightdemocrats.house.gov)
Links: oversightdemocrats.house.gov
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Bill H.3466: task force on public ownership of gas and electric utilities A bill filed for the 2025-2026 session would create a task force to study bringing Massachusetts gas and electric utilities into public ownership. Source: Massachusetts Legislature malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3466.Html (link to malegislature.gov)
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Psychedelics law and policy: state by state A tracker of state bills and laws on psychedelic decriminalization, rescheduling and regulated access across the United States. Source: UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics psychedelics.berkeley.edu/law-and-policy-iframe/ (link to psychedelics.berkeley.edu)
Links: psychedelics.berkeley.edu