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The west facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in WashingtonThe original uploader was Wikiwopbop at English Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Supreme Court Refuses to Let the Trump Administration Enforce Its Policy Ending Hormone Therapy for Transgender Federal Inmates

The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 denied the Trump administration's request to stay a court order blocking the Bureau of Prisons' 2026 policy ending hormone therapy and social accommodations for inmates with gender dysphoria. Justices Thomas and Alito would have granted the stay.

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The limestone facade of the Justice Department headquarters in WashingtonGunnar Klack / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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to stop enforcing the federal ban on licensed dealers selling handguns to people aged 18 to 20, a law Congress has not repealed.

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CBP officers inspecting international mail packages at the JFK International Mail FacilityCBP Photography / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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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.

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Hoover Dam holding back Lake Mead, with the reservoir's pale shoreline visibleEric C. Gutierrez / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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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.

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Official portrait of FCC Chairman Brendan CarrFederal Communications Commission / Wikimedia Commons

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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.

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