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House Veterans' Affairs Committee votes 19-0 to subpoena Oracle's Larry Ellison after the VA nearly tripled Oracle's $10 billion health records contract it once vowed to finish without overruns.
Republican member calls extension "corruption"
Source: NextGov
September 2, 2026
Justice Department blocks civil rights charges against ICE agent Christian Castro, who shot a Venezuelan immigrant through a Minneapolis door, over the prosecutor's "strongest possible" objections, ProPublica reports.
Downgraded to false statements charge
Source: ProPublica
September 2, 2026
ICE plans to pay up to $5 million to compile voter rolls and voting histories from all 50 states, after courts rejected DOJ's demands for the same data.
Party affiliation collectable on written order
Source: Wired
September 2, 2026
Justice Department declares all agencies in every state must report suspected undocumented immigrants or risk future welfare funds, reinterpreting a 1996 law prior administrations applied only to benefits offices.
Judges have repeatedly blocked funding threats
Source: NOTUS
September 2, 2026
Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz "TRUMP STRAIT," claiming US control of a waterway shared by Iran and Oman, weeks after vowing to declare it US territory.
Follows Gulf of America, Lake America
Source: The Hill
September 2, 2026
FAA proposes permanent flight restrictions around Mar-a-Lago at the Secret Service's request, covering times Trump is away, near the airport renamed for him in July.
Trump Tower no-fly zone finalized July 31
Source: WPBF Palm Beach
September 2, 2026
