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John E. Sununu and Scott Brown lead an eight-candidate field Tuesday. The primary selects a nominee; it does not award the Senate seat.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 · 9:40 P.M. PTREAD THE FULL STORY →
The state guide explains statewide contests and measures, while county guides cover local races. Voters should use both.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 · 9:40 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The September 4 state update shows David Jolly ahead of Byron Donalds in one public-financing category, not in total campaign resources.
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Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene identified Patrick Havas, 38, and said he would face two assault counts and one disorderly-conduct count. Jail records show Havas was booked on those offenses; the allegations are unproven and authorities have not announced a motive.
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A new emergency application follows the preliminary injunction, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has set responses due Wednesday. The rules remain blocked unless the Supreme Court acts.
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Two-thirds of the Central Valley district's voters are Hispanic, and both parties are spending heavily as families weigh healthcare cuts, rising costs and each candidate's independence from national power centers.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 · 9:02 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
A federal filing shows $5 million in advertising supporting Republican Ken Paxton and $5 million opposing Democrat James Talarico. It is independent spending—not a donation to Paxton's campaign.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner moved from three hours with Vladimir Putin to talks with Ukraine's president. Kyiv says its proposals are ready, but no ceasefire or peace agreement has been announced.
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Matthew Whitaker said NATO will not tolerate deliberate hybrid operations. Germany's attribution is a government assessment, not a court finding, and no Article 5 response has been announced.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 · 10:10 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
Gov. Dan McKee and former CVS executive Helena Foulkes meet again in the September 9 Democratic primary. The bridge failure has made management, cost and credibility central tests.
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No one was injured when part of the Grand Foyer ceiling fell during stormy weather. Center leaders blame deferred maintenance, but no public independent engineering finding yet shows that the incident requires a full shutdown.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 · 5:00 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The D.C. Circuit denied the Trump administration's emergency stay request in a 2–1 ruling. The underlying appeal is expedited, and the decision is not a final judgment on every legal issue.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 · 10:43 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The state asked the justices to restore its 2025 Republican-backed map for November. Opponents must respond Monday, but the filing is a request—not an order—and the 2022 map remains operative.
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The White House pardon czar announced the new actions, including clemency for Emory Jones. Official grants—not celebratory summaries—control what convictions or sentences changed.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 10:00 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
Democrat Gina Hinojosa sees an opening among Latino voters, while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott retains money, organization and incumbency. One poll is evidence of competition, not a prediction.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 9:50 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The September 4 directives order 60- and 90-day actions on meatpacking competition, processing, wolf protections and beef labeling. They do not immediately delist wolves, impose mandatory country labels or guarantee lower prices.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 7:31 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The justices temporarily halted a Fourth Circuit ruling that had blocked the FCC policy. The order affects campaign advertising now, but it does not finally decide who Congress made eligible for the discount.
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The inspector general found her conduct inconsistent with federal standards across six areas, including workplace harassment policy, travel, alcohol, government resources and gift reporting. The administrative findings are not criminal convictions.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 11:33 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The Democratic gubernatorial nominee used his first Kern County visit since the June primary to endorse state Sen. Melissa Hurtado. His remarks on fuel supply, oil permitting and water allocation were campaign positions—not enacted policy.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 5:57 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
H.R. 4795 cleared the House 237-169. It could affect federal student-aid eligibility and certain international-education grants, but it is not law and does not immediately change campus funding.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 · 5:06 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The commerce secretary corrected his false statement, acknowledging 18 American military deaths and more than 750 wounded as of September 3.
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A Los Angeles immigrant-rights group and a naturalized citizen are asking a federal court to stop the administration's California voter-list review. The allegations have not been adjudicated, and no evidence of widespread illegal voting has been established.
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The proposed IRS rule could affect as many as 18,000 private schools and colleges. It is not final, would permit race-neutral aid criteria and is scheduled for Federal Register publication September 4.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 · 12:30 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
H.R. 6500 funds federal agencies through December 11 and extends surface-transportation and veterans authorities. It averts the immediate October 1 lapse but leaves all twelve full-year funding bills unfinished.
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The proposal won a simple majority but fell far short of the two-thirds House vote required to send a constitutional amendment forward.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 10:45 P.M. PTREAD STORY →A new legal opinion says every agency in a state accepting TANF or SSI money must report people it knows are unlawfully present; the interpretation is prospective and likely to be challenged.
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The administration says agencies may reconsider artifact loans, procurement help and discretionary grants, but the Smithsonian has not been defunded by the letter.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 10:25 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
A federal judge ordered the EPA to restore the pre-June status quo and stop treating California Clean Air Act waivers as rules subject to expedited congressional repeal. The injunction is preliminary and can be appealed.
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A preliminary injunction prevents federal agencies from denying or refusing to recognize citizenship for affected children while the class-action lawsuit proceeds.
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The utility cut its planned 2027 capital program from $13.4 billion to $11.4 billion and warned that housing connections, renewable projects and technology upgrades could be delayed.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 9:27 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The Eleventh Circuit rejected a constitutional challenge to private fraud suits brought for the United States, reviving a Medicare case without deciding whether the underlying allegations are true.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · 5:35 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
The ruling blocks a 25-year program that would have charged major fossil-fuel producers for climate-adaptation costs, but New York is reviewing an appeal.
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The proposal would replace temporary presidential security limits with codified special rules while preserving controlled access for Palm Beach airport traffic and emergency flights.
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The bipartisan rebuke follows an Ethics Committee finding that the North Carolina Republican persistently crossed professional boundaries with two young employees. Edwards apologized for making them uncomfortable but denies committing sexual harassment.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 · 9:23 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The administration says Washington will receive a 35% equity stake, guaranteed rights to buy 20% of production at cost and first refusal on the rest. The signed contracts remain unpublished, and lawmakers are questioning the legal authority.
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Gen. Dan Caine told Sen. Elissa Slotkin that the Joint Force also has no plan to seize ballots or voting machines, while leaving state-controlled National Guard activity outside his authority.
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Leaders are trying to keep agencies operating through early December, while sanctions, ethics and full-year spending remain unresolved.
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The national survey shows more Democrats than Republicans calling themselves very enthusiastic about voting, but a poll is a snapshot—not an election forecast.
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The administration praised Driscoll but gave no reason, effective date or successor. Reported friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not been confirmed as the cause of his departure.
AUGUST 31, 2026 · 4:27 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
The divided court paused a lower-court stop-work order while litigation continues. The unsigned ruling did not decide whether the $400 million project is lawful; Chief Justice John Roberts called it likely unlawful in dissent.
AUGUST 31, 2026 · 2:26 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
Republicans are demanding Justice Department records after whistleblowers alleged that agents monitored major fentanyl loads without seizing them. The inquiry is new; the allegations have not been proven.
AUGUST 31, 2026 · 6:49 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Reporters from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were among those denied credentials in Asheville; Treasury denies viewpoint discrimination.
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The threatened January increase would hit companies that build most Canadian-made vehicles, but negotiations could still change the rate before implementation.
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Seth Moulton says 80-year-old Ed Markey is too old for another term; younger Democrats remain divided between generational change and a veteran progressive record.
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The president said the Meet the Press moderator should be reported to federal regulators after she described his endorsement record as mixed. The FCC’s own rules sharply limit what the agency can do about protected journalism.
AUGUST 30, 2026 · 7:30 A.M. PTREAD STORY →
Lawyers say the Saturday flight carried dozens of people to a country under the State Department's highest travel warning, including a young Afghan protected from return to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
AUGUST 29, 2026 · 8:12 P.M. PTREAD STORY →
Candidates are emphasizing power bills, jobs and affordability as climate measurements worsen—a change in political vocabulary, not in the underlying science.
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Arizona, California and Nevada face 1.25 million acre-feet in annual Lower Basin reductions for 2027 and 2028 as negotiations over post-2026 rules continue.
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