20 Senate Democrats Ask Blanche What Law Lets the Justice Department Stop Enforcing the Ban on Dealer Handgun Sales to Those Under 21
Twenty Senate Democrats asked Attorney General Todd Blanche for the legal authority behind the Justice Department's decision to stop enforcing the federal ban on licensed dealers selling handguns to people aged 18 to 20, a law Congress has not repealed.
CBP Pushes Back the Formal Entry Rule for Tariffed and Regulated Mail Parcels to Jan. 20, a Day Before the Oct. 22 Deadline
CBP moved the compliance date for formal entry of tariffed and agency-regulated mail parcels from Oct. 22, 2026, to Jan. 20, 2027, saying the trade needs more time and the de minimis suspension for mail stays in force.
President Bola Tinubu congratulated Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Kano governor and now a presidential running mate on a rival ticket, on his 70th birthday, saying competing in the January 2027 election will not remove his affection for him.
Arizona Joins Nevada's Federal Lawsuit Against Interior's Colorado River Plan, Which Would Cut Arizona by 760,000 Acre-Feet a Year
Arizona has moved to join Nevada's lawsuit against the Interior Department over the 2027 and 2028 Colorado River rules, which cut Lower Basin deliveries by 1.25 million acre-feet a year and Arizona's share by 760,000.
Uganda says it has no confirmed active Ebola case and will strengthen screening at points of entry. Its health ministry says Nigeria's first patient transited Uganda without symptoms in early October and that where she was exposed is still under investigation.
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Senate and House Democrats Tell FCC Chairman Carr to Withdraw Proposal That Asks Whether to End E-Rate or Limit It to Rural Schools
Democrats led by Sen. Ed Markey and Leader Chuck Schumer told FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to withdraw a proposal asking whether E-Rate, which helped 158,000 schools and libraries pay for broadband in 2025, should be sunset or limited. Reply comments are due Nov. 12.
South Africa's 2026 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement cuts this year's growth forecast to 1.2 percent from 1.6 percent, puts the deficit at 3.9 percent of GDP and cuts the fuel levy by R3 a litre on diesel and R1.50 on petrol from Nov. 4.
Seychelles President Patrick Herminie has been admitted to the Seychelles Hospital for observation, State House said Wednesday, adding that his condition is stable while more tests are done. No reason was given.
South Africa will reprioritise R556.7 million over three years to sustain HIV and AIDS services after the United States withdrew PEPFAR funding, the government said with Wednesday's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.
Toledo Orders a One-Mile Evacuation and a Three-Mile Shelter-in-Place as a Damaged 5,000-Gallon Chemical Tank Keeps Releasing Glycidyl Methacrylate
Toledo Fire and Rescue ordered everyone within a mile of a Progress Avenue tank terminal to leave and told people within three miles to stay indoors as a compromised 5,000-gallon tank of glycidyl methacrylate kept releasing, the city and U.S. EPA say.
Judge Reyes Refuses to Step Aside in the East Potomac Golf Course Case, Answering the Justice Department's Bias Charge "With the Record"
Judge Ana C. Reyes denied the Justice Department's motion to disqualify her from the East Potomac Golf Course case on Oct. 18, writing that "it is easy to weaponize selective quotations to bring a baseless recusal motion."
South Africa's Treasury gazetted R157 million in severe weather and flood relief for Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and Western Cape, nearly all of the 2026/27 Provincial Disaster Response Grant, leaving R372,000 unallocated.