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FCC proposes requiring telecoms to collect government ID numbers and addresses from every phone customer, effectively ending anonymous burner phones in the U.S.
Domestic violence survivors and journalists affected
Source: 404 Media
June 9, 2026
Justice Department drops assault charges against a St. Paul man ICE agents shot at after five of six agents contradicted the official account.
1/3 of Metro Surge prosecutions dismissed
Source: The Minnesota Reformer
June 9, 2026
Federal judge rules Alabama's nitrogen gas executions cruel and unusual two days before a scheduled execution, finding the inmate's firing squad alternative feasible.
Witnesses reported gasping in seven executions
Source: The Alabama Reflector
June 9, 2026
More than 22,000 Marylanders add a butterfly logo to state IDs alerting police to hidden disabilities as Eric's ID Law spreads to other states.
Voluntary, no registry or medical documentation
Source: Maryland Matters
June 9, 2026
Trump family sells gold coins up to $12,000 commemorating the White House UFC event while FIFA pays rent on a mostly empty Trump Tower office.
FIFA president courted Trump with medal
Source: Mediaite
June 9, 2026
Twenty House Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to pass a bill fast-tracking first contracts for new unions, the fourth successful discharge petition this Congress.
90-day negotiation deadline with arbitration path
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
June 9, 2026
