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Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services received at least $62 million in government funds to resettle Somali refugees in Minnesota, as researchers raise questions about fraud, refugee status verification, and concentrated resettlement, while the Utah-based LDS Church has donated millions to national resettlement groups.
Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal defended transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports by saying teenagers’ brains aren’t fully developed until 25, after being pressed on a Camas High School cross country protest.
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz, Susan Collins and Mike Rounds all received envelopes containing a suspicious white powder on Friday, joining more than a dozen lawmakers’ offices targeted in a mailing spree now under FBI investigation.
A new Quantus Insights poll shows Republican Ken Paxton narrowly leading Democrat James Talarico, 47.2 percent to 46.7 percent, in the costliest Senate race of the 2026 midterms, with early voting set to begin October 19.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is drawing criticism after encouraging “BIPOC, LGBTQ+” and other “underrepresented” candidates to apply for internships in his Boston office, with critics questioning whether the post conflicts with civil rights law.
The House Ways and Means Committee has given three nonprofit groups tied to China-linked financier Neville Roy Singham until Oct. 20 to comply with subpoenas over foreign funding sources.
The Energy Department authorized grid operator PJM to use extra power generation through Friday as unseasonable October heat strains the system serving 13 states and Washington, D.C.
California’s new law forcing large corporations to disclose slavery-era ties has advocates pushing for direct cash reparations, even as Gov. Newsom resists payout proposals and the movement splits over who should qualify.
CodePink is promoting a 12-day tour of China led by co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans, even as a federal grand jury investigates alleged financial crimes tied to the group’s funding network, which includes millions from Evans’ husband, Neville Roy Singham.
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