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Thursday, October 1, 2026
Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol
Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threat…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/texas-state-capitol-austin-attack-plot
Michigan congresswoman pitches bipartisan bill as way to lower child care costs
Michiganders dealing with high energy costs and increasing prices at the grocery store might find some pocketbook relief through the bipartisan Childcare Modernization Act introduced in the U.S. House this summer, says Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet…
Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting - POLITICO
The planned meeting in Poland, which Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has spearheaded, is essentially a working group focused on NATO’s future, according to six diplomats familiar with the planning. But many of the countries who didn’t receive an invite — such as the United Kingdom, France and the Baltic countries — are big defense spenders and play key roles in the alliance, leaving their diplomats wondering why they’re being frozen out…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310
Nuclear company plans reactor-powered data center on federal land : NPR
Valar Atomics is planning what it calls "Project Beehive" on over 9,000 acres of land held under the Bureau of Land Management near Price, Utah. The facility would include data centers and some 456 small nuclear reactors, along with a facility to produce nuclear fuel and others for storing nuclear waste, according to a proposal from the company to federal regulators…
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-5983482/valar-atomic-nuclear-data-center-project-beehive-utah
RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Medical and lifestyle data, from doctor’s visits to exercise, should be connected and shared with the government and independent researchers, where it can be searched by AI – including potential links between vaccines and health outcomes including autism and mortality, suggested Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine skeptic…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/rfk-jr-collect-health-data
Michigan 10th Congressional race could determine which party controls Congress
The district that represents parts of Macomb and Oakland Counties has leaned Republican in recent years. President Donald Trump won the Tenth district by six points in 2024.
But Republican strength has ebbed in the Tenth district and now the open congressional seat, being vacated by John James as he runs for Michigan governor, is considered a toss-up heading into November…
Senate Democrats block datacenter bill
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked legislation intended to offset the impact of datacenters on consumer electricity bills, calling it a “toothless” attempt to address a top voter concern ahead of November’s midterm elections…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/senate-datacenter-energy-bill
‘He should be sued’: Trump slams Powell over report clearing Fed of criminal wrongdoing - POLITICO
The long-awaited watchdog report concluded that the Fed should have done more to rein in the project’s cost, which has ballooned to an estimated $2.38 billion — more than $1 billion over a 2020 projection. But the agency said there were no “reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of criminal law had occurred,” nor was there misconduct by the Fed board…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/fed-ig-probe-headquarters-powell-trump-01099857
Kristan Hawkins Helped Kill Roe. Now She’s Fighting to Control the Movement She Created. – Mother Jones
How the Charlie Kirk of abortion moved from the fringes to the mainstream…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/kristan-hawkins-roe-anti-abortion-charlie-kirk/
This White House Plan Threatens Funding for Disabled Voters — ProPublica
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restrict voting access…
https://www.propublica.org/article/disabled-voters-nonprofit-funding-cuts-omb
WATCH: Justice Department files complaint against judges over immigration enforcement surge comments | PBS News
The complaint alleges the seven judges — nominated by Democrats and Republican presidents — violated judicial ethics by speaking to The New York Times about their experience dealing with a flood of cases during last winter's Operation Metro Surge crackdown that led to thousands of arrests in the Twin Cities…
Flydubai pilot stabs another, tries to crash plane full of Israelis : NPR
But the Israeli and Indian governments identified the pilot who was attacked as Indian national Smit Machchhar, and praised his bravery.
"Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster," Netanyahu said. "He is a true hero."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-5985806/flydubai-flight-dubai-tel-aviv-israel
Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/pentagon-formal-withdrawal-troops-iraq
Cruz kills Blackburn effort to pass AI deepfakes bill - Live Updates - POLITICO
“Our bill would establish clear guardrails that protect our creators in Tennessee and across the entire country, in addition to establishing a federal intellectual property right in every American’s voice and visual likeness,” she said in a floor speech…
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/30/congress/cruz-says-no-to-no-fakes-act-01100986
Democrats want a blue wave. New Hampshire is Exhibit A for why that may not happen | PBS News
Democrats are ignoring glaring vulnerabilities that threaten to undermine the unstoppable blue wave they say is coming…
Insects play critical role in ecosystems beyond just providing food, new research shows
“We need to pay attention to insects and make their conservation a top priority, because conserving insects will benefit all the other species that rely on them. Insects are so much more than just food for vertebrates like birds and bats – they create and maintain habitat, provide protection to other species, help with reducing diseases and removing waste, and so many other ecosystem services that we, and other species, rely on. They really are the unsung heroes of the natural world,” she added…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/30/insects-ecosystems-conservation
US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
The US Senate on Tuesday evening rejected along mostly party lines a Democratic resolution that would have forced the state department to report to Congress on violence in the occupied West Bank, including the killings of nine American citizens by Israeli settlers or security forces over the last few years…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/senate-resolution-west-bank-israel-violence
How I Got Dragged Into a Putin Disinformation Op – Mother Jones
Matryoshka, using old bot accounts created up to 12 years ago, spewed out at least nine sham Mother Jones videos, with each one promoting an outrageous but spurious allegation about a Democratic candidate…
Meet Kristan Hawkins, the “Charlie Kirk of Abortion” – Mother Jones
Along the way, we saw Hawkins try to defend extreme positions at odds with how the majority of Americans think. It was an illuminating, and unsettling, look not just at Hawkins, but at the entire anti-abortion movement at a critical, and unexpected, crossroads…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/meet-kristan-hawkins-the-charlie-kirk-of-abortion/
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