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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Today, a USPS whistleblower tells Congress that the agency defied a court order and moved ahead with implementing vote by mail rules that could disenfranchise millions; the Commerce Department quietly cut language banning political interference from the department's scientific integrity policy; Tina Peters turned down a Shasta County registrar’s office job after Governor Newsom pledged to block any transfer of her parole supervision to California; a Haitian immigrant took his own life after ICE fitted him with an ankle monitor; ICE is planning to buy robot dogs to carry out immigration enforcement; the Forest Service chief is under scrutiny over logging industry ties as Trump plans to gut protections; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms | The New York Times

Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report | NPR 

College student steps into traffic, is killed after losing immigration status | The Washington Post

ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations | NBC News

Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections | Logging and land-clearing | The Guardian

Tina Peters turns down job with California county's registrar of voters | The Hill

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