The Senate approved a bill to bar lawmakers from expedited TSA screening as airport lines grow amid a DHS funding lapse. The measure now moves toward the House.

A new Assembly bill would require companies to disclose contracts with ICE and could bar vendors from state or city procurement if they hide those ties.

The IDF announced that Ali Mohammad Naini, the IRGC's chief spokesman, was "eliminated" in an overnight strike, and Iran's Guards called the attack "criminal."

Rep. Don Davis secured nearly $54M in FY2026 community project funding for eastern North Carolina, from a $41M Seymour Johnson upgrade to town-level water, safety and hospital projects.

Texas officials denied state subsidies for a proposed Dr. Phil‑fronted ICE reality series, citing a law that bars police reality‑TV partnerships; bankruptcy and litigation leave the project stalled.

A Minneapolis nonprofit billed federal meal programs for millions and was ordered to repay roughly $1.1M — yet the Legislature still approved a $1M grant to the group.

Former SLPS superintendent Millicent Borishade filed a lawsuit saying her Oct. 17, 2025 firing was wrongful and that her record was "exemplary."

Northampton's town board approved a one‑year moratorium on new battery storage systems, pausing permitting while officials study safety and wetlands concerns.

Illinois now requires Social Security numbers to buy hunting and fishing licenses, and bait shops say visitors are being turned away at Montrose Harbor.

State senators in St. Paul pressed a resolution urging federal leaders to reject the Border Lands Conservation Act, saying it would let DHS install roads and surveillance inside protected wilderness. The move ramps up concern over the future of the Boundary Waters.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly restarted fines for not separating food scraps; DSNY has issued hundreds of summonses as enforcement resumes amid low participation.

Taylor Brown, a civil‑rights attorney, was named director of New York City's new Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, the highest‑ranking openly trans official in city government.

Americans for Democracy has scheduled No Kings 3.0 in St. Cloud next Saturday, aiming to draw thousands to the Great River Regional Library and urging attendees to follow basic safety guidance.