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California Gov. Newsom signs the nation's first smoke-damage testing and cleanup standards, forcing insurers to pay after 13,000 claims from the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Full standards not due until 2028
Source: Cal Matters
September 17, 2026
UN-commissioned rights panel finds "reasonable grounds" the US committed war crimes in two Iran strikes that killed at least 178 civilians.
Trump again insists Iran wants deal
Source: CBS News
September 17, 2026
National Park Service awards a $389,355 engineering contract and posts a $49 million construction bid for Trump's East Potomac golf course overhaul without telling Congress, Rep. Huffman reveals.
Source: The Independent
September 16, 2026
Federal judge gives Attorney General Blanche eight days to hand over Epstein interview notes and prove redacted names are victims or face contempt.
Rejected DOJ's privacy and workload excuses
Source: The Washington Sun
September 16, 2026
Family of Tierra Walker, who died of preeclampsia at 20 weeks after doctors denied an abortion, sues Texas Attorney General and Senate nominee Paxton over the ban.
Maternal mortality report delayed past election
Source: The Texas Tribune
September 16, 2026
Senate Agriculture Committee advances the farm bill on party lines, McConnell's return supplying the vote it lacked in August, as Democrats hold out over food stamp cost shifts.
Only nine states dodge cost sharing
Source: The Iowa Capital Dispatch
September 16, 2026
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