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Speaker Johnson endorses Ohio Rep. Max Miller's reelection as a "great member" while the Ethics Committee investigates allegations he abused his ex-wife and 2-year-old daughter.
Daughter suffered fractured collarbone in February
Source: The Washington Post [gift link]
August 31, 2026
White House orders agencies to make Login.gov the default sign-in for federal websites within 2 years, weeks after congressional auditors said it still hasn't fixed fraud threats.
2023 watchdog found GSA misled agencies
Source: NextGov
August 31, 2026
Agriculture Department defunds 2 of 3 programs studying the foodborne parasite Cyclospora and moves the third to Iowa, where no scientist will follow, during a record outbreak, POLITICO reports.
30,000 cases, 922 hospitalized, 2 dead
Source: Ars Technica
August 31, 2026
General Services Administration awards $1.1 million to one contractor for White House bowling alley lighting and an unexplained basement "studio," 12 years after Republicans killed an Obama-era renovation.
Melania's 2019 renovation was privately funded
Source: Politico
August 31, 2026
Small Business Administration stages $1 million Shark Tank-style pitch contest September 18 judged by Nicki Minaj and other Trump supporters, hosted by actor Dean Cain.
Trump hosted The Apprentice for 14 years
Source: Mediaite
August 31, 2026
Pentagon gives 3 million personnel ChatGPT and Musk's Grok for unclassified work, days after a judge ruled it unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic for refusing surveillance and weapons uses.
Unclear if OpenAI's safeguards apply
Source: NOTUS
August 31, 2026
