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Members of Congress are working at fever pitch, or at least debating that way, as the threat of a federal government shutdown looms just days away. While Senate Democrats and Republicans have offered a stop-gap bill to keep the government open until November 17th, House Republicans are continuing to work on a series of longer-term budget bills, along with more than 440 amendments. House Democrats are criticizing the House actions as a reckless partisan ideological joyride.
House Republicans launched their first formal impeachment hearing against President Joe Biden.
Donald Trump has suffered another legal setback in New York State’s civil case over his business practices after an appeals court rejected his bid to delay the trial.
Congress holds hearing on Maui fires.
President Joe Biden holds speech on the value of democracy.
A worker in San Francisco died after becoming trapped and buried in a collapsed trench while working on a sewer line.

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A federal government shutdown this weekend is looking all but certain, as a bipartisan Senate attempt to keep the government open met a cold response from House Republicans. If there’s no agreement by Sunday, October 1, a federal shutdown could halt food aid for pregnant women and children, stop funding for food safety inspectors and community health clinics, end aid to Ukraine, and much more.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan says she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington.
After a 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters secure significant guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence in one of the first major labor battles over generative AI in the workplace.
Russia accuses the West of assisting the attack on its Black Sea Fleet headquarters.
US representative Pramila Jayapal introduced legislation today which would invest in climate-resilient jobs. The Climate Resilience Workforce Act would also fund new climate-resilient plans at the federal, state, and local levels.
The second GOP debate will kick off much without former president Donald Trump.

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Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks and insurers while building a real estate empire.
Biden visits UAW picket line, tells union to ‘stick with it.’
Congress returns to work in crisis mode with five days to go before a government shutdown.
Striking writers have stopped picketing after reaching a tentative labor deal with Hollywood studios.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block enforcement of a special master redrawing of a Republican-drawn congressional map which the court ruled violated the Voting Rights Act.
The first of thousands of Lahaina residents who lost their homes in the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century have returned to their devastated properties on Maui.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs laws that, among other things, raises taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety programs.
Oakland merchants and restaurants hold one-day business strike to protest the city’s lack of action on safety and support for local businesses.

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Former President Donald Trump campaigns in South Carolina.
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announces lower speed limits in business districts.
Spain’s conservative party leader makes one final push to form new government with support of right wing extremist Vox party.
The Writer’s Guild of America has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The federal government is heading towards a potential shutdown if Congress can’t agree on a spending bill by October 1.
Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering.

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Government shutdown looms as House Republicans leave town without negotiating a deal.
President Joe Biden announces the creation of the first-ever federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife indicted on bribery charges.
Protests against police violence are set to take place in Paris and dozens of other French cities on Saturday. They’ll be the first such demonstrations since French cities erupted in anger for several days in late June and early July to protest the police killing of 17 year old Nahel Merzouk.
United Auto Workers Union expands its strike against Chrysler parent company Stellantis and at General Motors distribution centers in the Midwest, but makes negotiation progress with Ford.
Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia’s Navy in Crimea.
Thousands protest in New York against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his judicial reform policies as he continues his visit to the United States.
Community organizers with the historic San Francisco Labor Temple rallied outside the building today, demanding the building’s new owners preserve the historic community space and be more communicative with their plans.

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Government shutdown risk spikes as House Republicans leave town in disarray amid hard-right revolt to passing a spending bill.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York holds individual votes for high level military nominees, sidestepping Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville’s months-long block on military promotions.
Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelensky made a whirlwind trip to Washington to shore up support for the fight against Russia.
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.
California state lawmakers joined community activists and gun violence survivors to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to sign into law proposed legislation that would fund school safety and violence prevention programs.
California sues two anti-abortion organizations for misleading women and advertising a scientifically unproven procedure called abortion pill reversal.
Oakland’s unhoused community calls for increased protection and support from the city as homeless residents say they have been subject to increased violence, harassment and evictions.

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