The Trump administration proposed excluding undocumented immigrants and some legal immigrants from the U.S. census count used to allocate House seats and federal funding. The plan also reopens questions over race and ethnicity data and is expected to face legal challenges.
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Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary, making him the first sitting governor to lose a primary in eight years. The race centered on voter frustration over the delayed and costly Washington Bridge rebuilding project.
The US designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang as a foreign terrorist organization and pledged to seek $45 million in security funding for Quito. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move during a regional trip focused on counternarcotics cooperation with right-wing governments.
Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the Republican midterm convention, praising Sen. Dave McCormick and saying he would work with President Trump to defend the steel industry. The appearance highlighted Fetterman’s growing breaks with Democrats and his close relationship with McCormick.
Opponents of Missouri’s Republican-drawn congressional map have returned to the U.S. Supreme Court after conflicting state and federal rulings left November’s midterm districts unsettled. The dispute comes as ballot deadlines pass and the state’s top election official faces a contempt hearing.
NOAA says the contiguous United States had its hottest summer in 132 years, with June-to-August temperatures averaging 74.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Drought expanded to 59.1 percent of the country by early September as August also set a national heat record.
The Treasury Department’s plan to buy up to $6 billion in long-term government bonds failed to bring down yields Wednesday. The move came as investors focused on inflation, the war in Iran and the U.S. national debt surpassing $40 trillion.
Zion Mitchell, a 21-year-old Georgia National Guard member deployed in Washington, faces felony charges after allegedly pointing a pistol at a fellow Guard member during an argument over hairstyle regulations. The incident comes amid an extended National Guard deployment tied to President Trump’s crime task force in the city.