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Deaths from ectopic pregnancies, which grow outside the womb and almost never survive, nearly doubled from 2020 to 2025 and rose fastest in states with strict abortion bans, ProPublica finds.
No federal response to the spike
Source: ProPublica
September 9, 2026
Nebraska Gov. Pillen's hog company employed undocumented workers at least 20 farms while he lent ICE a state prison and troopers, a Flatwater Free Press and New York Times investigation finds.
Zero ICE audits in 15 years
Source: The Flatwater Free Press
September 9, 2026
Treasury Secretary Bessent sidelines his chief information officer from AI policy after he warned OpenAI and Anthropic the White House was weighing model licensing, POLITICO reports.
Ex-DOGE official still holds 4 jobs
Source: Politico
September 9, 2026
Rhode Island Gov. McKee loses his primary 62-38 to former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, the first incumbent governor beaten in a primary nationwide since 2018.
Washington Bridge closure sank his approval
Source: The Rhode Island Current
September 9, 2026
Trump proposes excluding roughly 16 million undocumented and temporary immigrants from the 2030 census count that allots House seats, reviving his first-term citizenship question.
Source: Roll Call
September 9, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls senators to a Sept. 16 AI briefing with pioneer Geoffrey Hinton after an Anthropic researcher publicly quit over safety fears.
His pending bill would pause development
Source: Axios
September 9, 2026
