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This week: Senate takes final votes before elections

Senators are plotting their exit for the fall midterm campaign season, but their work on Capitol Hill isn’t quite finished yet. The first vote of what’s expected to be the Senate’s final workweek before the elections will be Monday on passage of a bipartisan bill to set rules of the…

Roll Call · Sep 28

Trump guts fuel-efficiency rules as Americans get hammered at the pump

The Trump administration on Monday plans to release new fuel economy standards that would relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Rhode Island federal judge orders revival of $7 billion Solar for All program canceled in 2025

A Rhode Island federal judge has ordered the revival of the $7 billion Solar for All program after the Trump administration’s EPA canceled it in August 2025. Judge Mary S. McElroy ruled the agency overstepped its authority in terminating the Biden-era initiative, which aimed to expand solar access for low-income…

The Times of India · Sep 27

Trump mocks Biden’s autopen use while showing Xi presidential portraits

US President Donald Trump took a swipe at former President Joe Biden during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House, joking about Biden's use of an autopen while showing Xi a display of presidential portraits.

The Times of India · Sep 25

Lots of pomp but little progress as Trump and Xi end state visit to DC

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping capped a state visit to Washington on Friday with pomp and pageantry but no real breakthroughs. Trump said he discussed the Iran war with Xi during his two-day visit, with both men confirming they will meet twice more before the end…

France 24 · Sep 25

‘Utterly disgusting’: Trump savaged as ‘un-American’ for his mockery of Biden to communist dictator Xi

President Donald Trump waved to both of his own portraits before pointing out that Biden’s image had been replaced by a picture of an autopen

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Donald Trump Branded 'Disturbing' and 'Sickening' as He Ridicules Joe Biden in Front of Xi Jinping

Donald Trump faced criticism after pointing out an autopen display in place of a Biden portrait and joking about his predecessor during Xi Jinping's White House visit

International Business Times UK · Sep 25

Texas Leads Nation in ICE Arrests as New Ranking Shows Sharp Differences Among States- REPORT

Texas recorded more than 153,000 arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement between October 2022 and March 2026, far more than any other state in a new analysis of federal data. Florida had the second-highest total, while a comparison adjusted for population placed several smaller states near the top.

Latin Times · Sep 25

In latest blow to Obamacare, Trump is threatening the entire US health system

The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplace

The Guardian - US · Sep 25

Trump ends key racial disparity checks as desegregation orders are scrapped

The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools

The Independent UK · Sep 25