10/21 - Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Expanding Coverage of Birth Control and Other Preventive Services (HHS; direct to factsheet; see also, WH factsheet and interested parties memo | statements from president and vice president)
10/21 - Justice Department Issues Comprehensive Proposed Rule Addressing National Security Risks Posed to U.S. Sensitive Data (DOJ; direct to factsheet)
10/21 - President Biden Awards 2022 and 2023 National Humanities Medals (NEH)
10/21 - Trees in cities are beyond shady (USGS; direct to OA article)
10/21 - Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Further Strengthen “Made in America” with Shortest Exception List in History (WH/OMB; direct to prepub rule)
10/22 - CFPB Finalizes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule to Boost Competition, Protect Privacy, and Give Families More Choice in Financial Services (CFPB; direct to final rule)
10/22 - Justice Department Launches Voter Assistance Resources for People Impacted by Recent Hurricanes and Severe Weather Damage (DOJ; direct to website)
10/22 - Investing in America: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $200 Million to Replace Aging Gas Pipes, Lower Household Energy Bills and Cut Methane Emissions (DOT; direct to awards list)
10/22 - EPA National Environmental Youth Advisory Council Finalizes First Recommendations to Administrator Regan (EPA; direct to recs)
10/22 - Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act Saves Medicare Enrollees Nearly $1 Billion in Just the First Half of 2024 (HHS; direct to report page)
10/22 - IRS releases tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2025 (IRS)
10/22 - The Web Unification Project (NASA)
10/22 - Doubling Down on Trusted Partnerships: Our Commitment to Researchers (WH/ONCD; direct to guidance)
10/23 - DOT Issues Landmark $50 Million Penalty Against American Airlines for Its Treatment of Passengers with Disabilities (DOT)
10/23 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.6 Billion for Water Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda (EPA; direct to state funding list)
10/23 - The United States, Canada, and Mexico Unveil Efforts to Strengthen Regional Health Security (HHS; direct to report)
10/23 - Fact check: Debunking weather modification claims (NOAA)
10/23 - U.S. Postal Service Provides Pre-Election Update on Secure Mail Operations and Delivery (USPS)
10/24 - NASA Releases Economic Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2023 (NASA; direct to report page; see also, key findings)
10/24 - New Report Reveals Historic Surge in Small Business Financing Under Biden-Harris Administration (SBA; direct to report)
10/24 - USGS Releases New Products that Map Four Decades of Land Cover Change (USGS; direct to website)
10/24 - Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies (USGS; direct to OA article and interactive map)
10/24 - USPTO marks IP Month with expanded tools for entrepreneurs and startups (USPTO; direct to IP Identifer Tool and startup training course)
10/25 - Remarks by President Biden on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Record of Delivering for Tribal Communities, Including Keeping His Promise to Make this Historic Visit to Indian Country | Laveen Village, AZ (WH; see also, video | House Natural Resources ranking member statement)
Information below is from congress.gov. Date listed is date signed into law, and the description is an abbreviated version of bill summary available on that website.
None this week
10/21 - Standardizing Federal Data: Categorizing Approaches (CRS)
10/22 - Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
10/22 - Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI Training, Development, and Deployment Considerations (GAO)
10/23 - U.S. Secret Service: Threats to and Assaults on Sitting Presidents and Vice Presidents (CRS)
10/24 - Department of Education: Student Loan Relief in Cases of College Misconduct (GAO)
10/19 - Leaked documents show US intelligence on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, sources say (via CNN; see also, leaked documents via Ken Klippenstein)
10/22 - Judge Orders Army to Release Report from Incident at Arlington Cemetery to American Oversight (via American Oversight, with source document; see also, 10/25 Military investigation into incident during Trump’s controversial Arlington Cemetery still ongoing, Army report says via CNN, with link to redacted report)
10/22 - Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had (via The Atlantic)
10/22 - If Trump wins, the right-wing thought police will come for the Naval Academy (via The Baltimore Banner)
10/22 - GOP senators blast efforts to protect transgender federal employees (via GovExec, with link to source document)
10/22 - As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator (via NYT)
10/23 - Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveaway Might Be Illegal (via NYT)
10/23 - Department of Energy in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory selects Opendatasoft for new U.S. open energy data portal (via opendatasoft; direct to website)
10/23 - Trump Says He’ll Move Thousands of Federal Workers Out of Washington. Here’s What Happened the First Time He Tried. (via ProPublica)
10/24 - Trump ignored disaster aid request from political rival (via E&E News)
10/24 - The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of (via NYT)
10/24 - US military, intelligence agencies ordered to embrace AI (via VOA; see also, president’s memo)
10/25 - Records related to the return of Biden Vice-Presidential Records Covered by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) [see categories 2A-6 re-review] (NARA)
10/25 - Ethics office clears federal official for his Project 2025 involvement (via GovExec, with link to source document)
10/25 - A Forged US Intelligence Report is Circulating (via Ken Klippenstein; note – interesting look at how a journalist determines authenticity of documents)
10/25 - Viral video of ripped-up Pennsylvania ballots is fake and Russian-made, intelligence agencies say (via NBC News, with link to source document)
10/25 - 'Washington Post' won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s (via NPR)
10/25 - What Donald Trump Would Do, in His Own Words (via NYT Editorial Board)
Classified documents search warrant/indictment:
10/22 - Judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case on list of proposed candidates for attorney general (via ABC News)
2020 election/January 6 indictment:
10/24 - Donald Trump again asks court to dismiss January 6 criminal case, saying special counsel is unconstitutional (via CNN, with source document)
10/24 - Trump says he would fire Jack Smith ‘within two seconds’ of becoming president (via The Guardian)
2020 election/Georgia indictment:
Docket Watch: Trump Prosecuted in Fulton County (via Lawfare; provides access to documents)
None this week
NY criminal trial (Stormy Daniels payoff):
Court documents (via NY Courts) | Court transcripts and exhibits (full/searchable PDFs, via Law360)
None this week
