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BLS Sets Late-October 2026 Release Slate, Led by Employment Cost Index
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published its schedule for the week of October 26–30, 2026, including the September Employment Cost Index, 2025 Consumer Expenditures and metro unemployment data.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborFinancial MarketsFederal Government Bureau of Labor StatisticsEmployment Cost IndexConsumer ExpendituresBusiness Employment DynamicsunemploymentEmployment SituationConsumer Price Index
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Social Security Expands Phone, Online and Mobile Services for Alaska
SSA says new phone technology nearly doubled the answer rate in Alaska field offices and cut 800-number wait times, with online SSN replacement cards coming soon.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyFederal GovernmentComputers and InternetSocial IssuesState Governments Social Security AdministrationAlaskaFrank J. BisignanoDan Sullivanmy Social SecuritySSN replacement cardsmobile service teams
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Nebraska Tax Incentives Report Shows $3.1 Billion in Credits Earned, 353 Active Advantage Act Agreements
Nebraska's 2026 tax incentive report to the Legislature shows 353 active Nebraska Advantage Act agreements, $3.1 billion in credits earned and a projected $2.4 billion revenue loss through FY2036.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborLegal Nebraska Advantage ActNebraska Department of Revenuetax incentivestax creditsNebraska Legislatureforeign adversarial companyJames R. Kamm
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Nebraska ImagiNE Act Report Shows 122 Active Agreements, $4.49 Billion in Projected Investment
Nebraska's annual ImagiNE Nebraska Act report lists 122 active agreements worth $4.49 billion in projected investment and 3,860 jobs, while projecting a cumulative net fiscal loss.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborLegal ImagiNE Nebraska ActNebraska Department of RevenueNebraska Department of Economic DevelopmentKey Employer and Jobs Retention ActFiserv Inctax incentivesNebraska Legislature
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First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom Closes Out Gender Equity Summit With Roadmap to Build Women's Wealth
Jennifer Siebel Newsom hosted her fourth and final Gender Equity Summit, unveiling a California Women's Wealth Advisory Council roadmap to expand women's access to capital and close the wealth gap.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomySocial IssuesEducation Gender Equity SummitJennifer Siebel NewsomCalifornia Women's Wealth Advisory CouncilGavin Newsomwomen's wealth gapventure capitalCaliforniaCalifornia Governors Office
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Media Monitor: WIRED Says Apple's New CEO Puts Products First as Trump Targets 'AI' Term
WIRED's Backchannel reports Apple's new CEO John Ternus is a product-focused leader, while President Trump follows through on a ban of the term "artificial intelligence" or "AI."
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceGeneral Politics AppleJohn TernusMacBook ProDonald Trumptechnology industryconsumer electronicsWIRED Backchannel
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Ossoff Midterm Win to Fuel 2028 Speculation
Newsweek reports a big midterms win for Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff will intensify calls for a 2028 presidential run, while examining why he appears reluctant to embrace them.
Politics and GovernmentDemocratic PartyElectionCongressGeneral Politics Jon OssoffGeorgia2026 midterms2028 presidential electionRaphael WarnockUkraineMichigan Senate raceNewsweek
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Iowa Opens Applications for Scholarship Granting Organizations Under New Federal Education Tax Credit
Iowa nonprofits have until Dec. 11, 2026, to apply as scholarship granting organizations under the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, which begins in 2027 and offers donors up to $1,700 in credits.
Politics and GovernmentEducationState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentTax Policy Kim ReynoldsIowaEducation Freedom Tax CreditScholarship Granting Organizationsschool choiceIowa Department of RevenueOne Big Beautiful Bill ActIowa Governors Office
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Cold and Flu Season: What to Pack in a 'Sick Day' Prep Kit
Pediatrician Mona Amin and pharmacist Alisha Reed share the over-the-counter medications and comfort items to stock in a cold and flu prep kit before illness strikes.
HealthMediaEntertainment cold and flu seasonMona AminAlisha Reedover-the-counter medicationrespiratory virusessick day prep kithoney
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Regenerative Building Materials, Expanded AI Access and Campus Research
The Cornell Chronicle's week in review covers research into all-natural building materials, expanded AI tool access for the campus community, STEM education in juvenile detention centers and new medical research grants.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceEnvironmentLegal Cornell UniversityCornell Chronicleregenerative architectureWeill CornellParkinson's diseasemale contraceptive
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Governor Ivey Announces $9.3 Million in Growing Alabama Funding for Five Industrial Sites
Five Alabama industrial sites will share more than $9.3 million in Growing Alabama funding for site work and infrastructure, with Dothan's Westgate Super Site receiving the largest award at $3.5 million.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborReal Estate Growing AlabamaKay IveyAlabama Department of Commerceindustrial developmenteconomic developmentEllen McNairtax creditsAlabama Governor's Office
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Department of War Awards $150 Million to 20 University Research Teams
The Department of War has announced $150 million in MURI awards averaging $7.5 million over five years, supporting 20 multidisciplinary teams at 57 U.S. academic institutions.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMilitaryFederal GovernmentEducationMedical Science Department of WarMultidisciplinary University Research InitiativeJason Daydefense research fundingArmy Research OfficeAir Force Office of Scientific ResearchOffice of Naval ResearchU.S. Department of War
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports Growing Bipartisan Backlash Against AI Data Centers in Ohio
TIME's new cover story, reported from Ohio by senior correspondent Naomi Nix, finds voters across party lines increasingly opposing AI data centers in their neighborhoods, part of a broader anti-AI populism.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMediaEntertainmentDemocratic PartyElectionArtificial IntelligenceEuropeAsia TIME magazineAI data centersOhioNaomi Nixanti-AI populismDemocratsPatrick Stewart
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California Adopts First Major Bay-Delta Plan Update Since 1995
State Water Board adopts updated Bay-Delta Plan pairing river flows with habitat restoration and enforceable commitments, the first major update to Sacramento/Delta protections since 1995.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentState GovernmentsClimate ChangeAgricultureLegal Bay-Delta PlanGavin NewsomState Water Resources Control BoardHealthy Rivers and Landscapes ProgramSacramento Riverwater supplyhabitat restorationCalifornia Governors Office
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Department of War Releases $30.9 Billion Fiscal Year 2026 Military Intelligence Program Budget
The Department of War has released the Military Intelligence Program's fiscal year 2026 top line budget of $30.9 billion, saying the figure aligns with the National Defense Strategy.
Politics and GovernmentMilitaryFederal GovernmentEconomy Military Intelligence ProgramDepartment of Warfiscal year 2026 budgetNational Defense Strategydefense budgetclassified intelligenceUnited States militaryU.S. Department of War
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Mayor Bass: Nearly 6,500 Solar Street Lights to Be Installed in LA by Year's End
Los Angeles has installed nearly 5,000 solar street lights under Mayor Karen Bass's plan to repair and replace up to 60,000 lights citywide, with the total set to nearly quadruple this year.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEnergyEnvironmentState GovernmentsSocial Issues Karen BassSolar Street Lights InitiativeLos AngelesExecutive Directive 18Hugo Soto-MartínezCopper Wire TheftSelma ParkLA Mayors Office
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Library of Congress Music Division Holds a Handful of Casts From Famous Pianists and Composers
The Library of Congress Music Division holds about a half dozen plaster and bronze casts of hands belonging to famed pianists and composers, including Korngold, Paderewski and Danny Kaye.
EntertainmentMediaMusicDigital and Print Publishing Library of CongressMusic DivisionErich Wolfgang KorngoldIgnace Jan PaderewskiDanny KayeNicolai MedtnerCoolidge AuditoriumU.S. Library of Congress
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Media Monitor: L.A. Times Columnist Says Obama's Cheesecake Factory Quip Was Calculated Rage-Bait Aimed at Trump
L.A. Times columnist Anita Chabria writes that Obama's Cheesecake Factory joke about Trump's White House decor was deliberate rage-bait, drawing a response from the president and his allies.
Politics and GovernmentMediaWhite HouseGeneral PoliticsMedia BiasElection Barack ObamaDonald TrumpCheesecake FactorySaddam HusseinAnita ChabriaLos Angeles TimesL.A. Times Politics
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Newsom Creates State Strike Team to Prepare California for LA28 Olympics and Paralympics
Governor Newsom signs an executive order creating a multi-agency strike team for the 2028 LA Olympics and Paralympics, appointing Jamie Callahan to lead it as California invests in venues and transit.
Politics and GovernmentSportState GovernmentsTransportationEconomy LA28Gavin Newsom2028 Olympic and Paralympic GamesJamie CallahanLos AngelesExecutive OrderInfrastructure InvestmentCalifornia Governors Office
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United Way NCA Seeks Hundreds of Volunteers for 27th Annual Safeway Feast of Sharing
United Way of the National Capital Area needs hundreds of volunteers November 23–25 to help serve a Thanksgiving meal to about 1,500 neighbors at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Politics and GovernmentSocial IssuesState GovernmentsEducation Safeway Feast of SharingUnited Way of the National Capital AreaThanksgivingvolunteeringWalter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.Mayor's Office of Community AffairsDistrict of Columbia Mayors Office
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Columnist Predicts Democratic Midterm Sweep, Warns of Iran War
Newsweek's Carlo Versano forecasts a Democratic sweep of Congress in next week's midterms and says President Trump's pulled rallies in Kansas and Iowa signal a coming wipeout.
Politics and GovernmentMediaScience & TechnologyElectionGeneral PoliticsWhite HouseCongressComputers and InternetMiddle East NewsweekCarlo Versanomidterm electionsDonald TrumpIranDemocratic PartyMike Selig
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Fairfax Police Seek Help in Annandale 'Bank Jugging' Theft of $2,400
Detectives say a suspect followed a victim from a Backlick Road bank to a Franconia District gas station and stole $2,400 in cash from the vehicle. Police are asking for tips.
Law EnforcementLegalSocial Issues Fairfax County Police Departmentbank juggingAnnandaleFranconia DistricttheftCrime Solvers of Fairfax CountyBacklick RoadReston
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense reports Pentagon base selection timeline, SOUTHCOM autonomy push and new PAC-3 site in Poland
Breaking Defense reports the Pentagon will choose a new U.S. base location by June 2027, SOUTHCOM's chief is seeking unmanned river systems, and Poland was picked for a PAC-3 maintenance facility.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyMilitaryFederal GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceEuropeTrade Breaking DefensePentagonDale MarksU.S. Southern CommandFrancis DonovanPolandPAC-3Breaking Defense - Pentagon
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Record Binance Crypto Hack, Nvidia Spy Case and AI Pressure on Alphabet
MIT Technology Review's The Download reports Binance's $6.3 billion crypto hack, an alleged Chinese spy targeting Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and Alphabet's $500 billion market value loss tied to AI.
HealthScience & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceFinancial MarketsEnvironmentElection Binancecryptocurrency hackNvidiaJensen HuangAlphabetGLP-1 drugsMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Rates Florida Senate Ad on Epstein Files Mostly False, Examines Raw Milk Risks
PolitiFact says an ad calling Florida Sen. Ashley Moody the "deciding vote" on Epstein files omits key context, and examines health risks of raw milk after a "Love is Blind" episode.
Politics and GovernmentHealthMediaUSAElectionCongressRepublican PartyMedical ScienceFilm and TV Ashley MoodyJeffrey EpsteinEpstein Files Transparency ActPolitiFactraw milkLove is BlindRobert F. Kennedy Jr.PolitiFact's Ellen Hine
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Yale Astronomers Help Reveal Milky Way's Hidden Satellite Galaxies
Yale researchers, including graduate student William Cerny, are using an advanced observatory in Chile to uncover hundreds of faint satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, 355,000 light-years from Earth.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationAstronomy and SpaceMedical ScienceEnvironmentClimate Change Yale UniversityastronomyMilky Waysatellite galaxiesWilliam CernyChile observatoryscience educationUniversity
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US Compensation Costs Rise 0.8% in Third Quarter, Up 3.4% Over the Year
Bureau of Labor Statistics data show civilian worker compensation costs climbed 0.8% from June to September 2026, with wages up 3.1% and benefits up 3.9% over the year.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborFederal Government Employment Cost IndexBureau of Labor Statisticscompensation costswages and salariesbenefit costscivilian workerslabor economics
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Reviews Trump Rally Claims, Midterm Ads and Voting Machine Posts
FactCheck.org reviews false and misleading claims from President Donald Trump's October midterm rallies, examines out-of-context campaign ads and addresses unfounded voting machine claims.
Politics and GovernmentMediaScience & TechnologyElectionGeneral PoliticsRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyEnergyComputers and Internet FactCheck.orgDonald Trump2026 midtermscampaign ralliesinflationvoting machinesKen Paxton
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Virginia Wins Federal Ruling Blocking Medicaid Work-Requirement Rules for Seriously Ill Patients
A federal judge has blocked CMS from enforcing H.R. 1 guidance that would have required seriously ill Medicaid patients, including cancer patients, to prove illness prevented them from working.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentLegalCongressSocial Issues Abigail SpanbergerMedicaidH.R. 1Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesJay JonesVirginiaHealthcareReston
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Briefing Covers Record Binance Crypto Theft, Trump Rally Cancellations and Halloween Features
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing reports hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance in a record crypto heist, Trump scrapped two rallies, and a defense contractor admitted a North Korean IT plot.
EntertainmentBusinessPolitics and GovernmentSportFilm and TVFinancial MarketsWhite HouseElection Binancecryptocurrency theftNorth KoreaDonald Trumpcampaign ralliesWNBA FinalsHalloweenUSA TODAY Daily Briefing