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Over two dozen charged in a federal sweep of alleged noncitizen voters, ICE raids could cost Maine billions in lost economic output, and the Social Security increase raises questions about affordability.

The death penalty is still on the table for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, a new bill  aims to overhaul immigration enforcement and limit government surveillance, and critics of a Washington ballot initiative say it could limit sports access for low-income girls  with invasive tests.

Trump hits the campaign trail hoping to energize Republican voters, a new calendar could make New Mexico a big player on the national political stage, and Catholic college students say Gen Z is motivated to vote.

A man shot and wounded by ICE in NYC says agents didn't identify themselves, economic pain linked to the immigration blitz in Minnesota becomes clearer, and tech giants partner with geothermal firms to power data centers.

Federal officials investigate suspicious letters sent to election officials, postal workers call on the USPS to rescind attacks on mail-in voting, and healthcare costs are one of the most pressing issues leading up to the midterms.

Social security COLA increase to benefit older Americans who feel like they're falling behind, California embraces tiny power plants by adopting balcony solar, and gas companies profit while Ohioans bemoan lack of jobs.

MT drought fuels push for data center water review; TX species could be at risk from changes to Endangered Species Act; MO expert says mental health begins in infancy; Trans kids rally against school sports ban on CO ballot; ND families could owe thousands after student loan forgiveness; and gas companies profit while Ohioans bemoan lack of jobs.

Oil prices climb as the Houthis threaten more attacks on Saudi oil facilities, Washington lawmakers warn millionaires tax repeal risks budget cuts and higher taxes, and experts call for stronger laws as AI complicates online scam detection in U.S.

National Archives location closures could limit access to Tribal enrollment information; a new report raises questions about how PA students learn about plastics; childcare advocates are looking for new guidance; WI's gubernatorial election will determine future energy costs for the state.

Leaders in the trans-Latinx community work to lift up a community long in the shadows, Wisconsin's gubernatorial election will determine future energy costs for the state; advocates in Minnesota vow to be vigilant about clean air amid the EPA public comment period for power plant emission rollbacks.

National Archives location closures could limit access to Tribal enrollment information; a new report raises questions about how PA students learn about plastics; childcare advocates are looking for new guidance; WI's gubernatorial election will determine future energy costs for the state.

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home searched as part of an ongoing immigration investigation, groups say better price transparency for electric vehicle fleets could cushion the blow of high diesel costs, and a report examines the technology challenges plaguing rural hospitals.

Trump announces an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, record diesel prices could ramp up the EV truck transition, and a so-called "tax bomb" awaits Americans with income-driven student loans.

State of Emergency for Alabama and Florida as Hurricane Isaias continues to strengthen; a new report suggests customers pay the price when utilities fail to plan adequately for clean energy, and a national coalition calls for tighter guardrails on new data centers.

Hegseth says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad, and it will be live streamed, California health plan choices narrow as open enrollment begins, and a Bill to permit industrial aquaculture off Virginia coast stalls in the Senate.

As Isaias strengthens, Florida counties prepare for heat and hurricanes, activists question Sig Sauer's arms sales to Israeli military contractors, and Amtrak plans to introduce sleeker, cleaner trainsets across multiple U.S. routes.

The Gulf Coast readies for what is forecast to be the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, a new report finds energy costs expected to skyrocket in Texas over the next 15 years, and affordability remains top of mind for Connecticut, U.S. voters.

Collins and Jackson face off in Maine's first Senate debate, the Trump administration's immigration policies are linked to increased psychological harm in US children, and drought conditions and rising fuel costs could impact Mississippi's waterfowl hunting season.

Death row inmate Christa Pike is now able to speak to her lawyers; new analysis finds Energy policies could raise costs and cut Michigan jobs, and the polls show Socialism's popularity grows in Maryland and across the nation.

Governor Gaven calls Trump "deranged" for his remarks saying Iran could "take out" Los Angelas or San Diego, a new program in North Carolina brings United Methodist ministers into prisons, and Human trafficking awareness training expands in Tennessee schools.

The Trump administration floats new ways to lower diesel fuel costs, the Indiana death penalty faces renewed scrutiny after Tennessee's failure, and the Farm Bill expires, leaving West Virginia farmers in limbo.

The Supreme Court starts the new term focused on the cost of climate-related disasters, and Wisconsin's childcare woes raise the election stakes, and Idaho healthcare providers are struggling to afford health insurance.

A block party turns bloody in Georgia, with two men dead and 35 people wounded, and election integrity and safety under question by Ohio voters, and Scientists are now using drones to reshape remote Alaska healthcare.

Tennessee's latest botched execution fuels calls for lethal injection transparency, and working but struggling, that's the plight of Alabama households as they try to afford the basics, and a new report finds Iowa's largest utilities fail to meet clean energy goals.

The family of Renee Goode, who was shot and killed by ICE, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, and as Florida downplays global warming, Climate Week pushes back, and new USDA research shows nutritional decline of factory-farmed salmon.

Tennessee halts executions after a second botched execution in a year, and folks in Colorado will face higher health insurance prices in 2027; a spike in pregnancy deaths fuels calls to expand Pennsylvania reproductive care access.

An airline pilot is suspected of trying to crash a Tel Aviv-bound plane in a possible terrorist attack, and US forces withdraw from Iraq after two decades, and national labor leaders rally for workers as Iowa unions struggle, and a mishap at Michigan's Palisades gives opponents new ammunition.

The Supreme Court gives Trump more time to keep deporting immigrants to countries where they have no connections, a new poll shows struggling Kentucky voters losing enthusiasm for the GOP, Wisconsin workers take their trade fight to G20 meeting in Milwaukee.

Trump is critical of British police over the release of 5 men in a suspected bomb plot, data center bans find receptive voice in rural Tennessee, and nationwide, Arkansas organizers step up for Latinos who identify as trans.

Justice Altio announced he will not hear a major climate change case, Admitted child killer Lindsay Clancy returns to court after mistrial, and a new law for California car buyers starts on October the first.

Senator John Kennedy, the Louisiana Republican, says living public officials cannot have public buildings named after them, New York officials want to repeal the HALT Act despite some benefits, and a new report finds that Black and Latino students in San Francisco face a 'silent suspension'.

A multi-day Nor'easter this weekend hit tens of millions along the East Coast; Alaska Natives work to restore voting power ahead of midterms; and despite new rules, New Mexico's orphaned oil and gas wells are multiplying.

A strong Nor'easter will bring winds and drenching rain to the East Coast, Pennsylvania leaders work to halt the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences, a Georgia solar factory navigates policy whiplash as tariffs loom.

A fiery day as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a defiant speech to the UN General Assembly, Arizona's Latino businesses growing twice as fast as the state economy, and first-generation Utah college students could lose important tools.

A US District Court judge orders Trump to restore passes for White House Press, Commercial fishing to be allowed in Hawaii's Marine National Monument, and Trump jokes Helene relief contingent on NC electing a GOP senator.

Trump gives President Xi Jinping of China a special welcome for their first state meeting in over a decade, Labor leaders push back on corporate control in Arizona, and Montana tribal colleges face growing funding challenges.

President Trump is expected to give Chinese President Xi Jinping a special welcome when he arrives in Washington, Opponents of federal legislation to fast-track permits for large-scale finfish farms in the open ocean are highlighting a temporary reprieve, new research reveals health insurance rates are rising amid persistent unaffordability.

The ICE officer involved in an immigrant shooting in Austin was apparently not wearing his body camera, Nebraska farmer cautiously cheers 'Save Our Bacon Act' setback; beef imports could add to the pain felt by Minnesota's dairy farms.

Trump addresses the UN General Assembly and meets with multiple world leaders, a new campaign urges Illinois residents to buy Latino to build America, Chesapeake Bay restoration halted by new Trump executive order.

With forecasters warning of projected epic El Niño storms, California declares statewide emergency, an Indiana professor says the current Press access fight matters to Hoosiers, and Michigan water affordability groups demand action from lawmakers.