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Above-average rents cause 16% to 34% of poverty in 10 states including California, New York and Maryland, a Pew analysis finds.
Austin, Minneapolis zoning cut rents 20%
Source: Pew Research
September 29, 2026
Appeals court keeps sanctions on Trump's lawyers over an IRS deal a judge found collusive, which set up a $1.776 billion fund for alleged political prosecution victims.
Would erase family's federal tax liability
Source: Politico
September 29, 2026
White House budget office moves to ban federal grant money for voter registration drives, threatening grants Congress created in 2002 to help disabled Americans vote, ProPublica reports.
$10M a year across 57 groups
Source: ProPublica
September 29, 2026
Federal judge voids Justice Department conditions tying domestic violence and sexual assault grants to Trump's immigration, DEI and gender identity policies.
Groups warned of False Claims prosecution
Source: The Rhode Island Current
September 29, 2026
State Department inspector general finds gutting Voice of America hurt US interests and cost taxpayers over $100 million to keep court-protected journalists on leave.
One Persian speaker covered 2025 strikes
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
September 29, 2026
Federal prosecutors charge the man an ICE agent shot in Austin with assaulting an officer, saying his side mirror struck the agent.
Shooting agent wore no body camera
Source: KXAN Austin
September 29, 2026
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