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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 10/26/24

Press Releases : Oct 26 - Nov 1

10/28 - CISA Launches #PROTECT2024 Election Threat Updates Webpage (CISA; direct to website)

10/28 - FCC to Launch Tribal Library E-Rate Advocacy Program (FCC)

10/28 - Invasive bat fungus confirmed in five California counties (FWS)

10/28 - Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Presents Oral History Project “We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence” (SI; direct to website)

10/28 - Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Public Trust Through Federal Police Misconduct Database (WH; see also, NLEAD website)

10/29 - CISA Releases Its First Ever International Strategic Plan (CISA; direct to plan page)

10/29 - Transparency Proposal Update: New ‘Work in Progress’ Webpage Provides Stats on Open Whistleblower Disclosure Investigations (OSC; direct to website)

10/29 - Broadening Public Participation and Community Engagement with the Federal Government (Performance.gov; direct to public feedback page)

10/29 - U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Inaugural National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (Treas; direct to factsheet)

10/30 - DOE Announces New Tools Making it Easier for Home Contractors to Install Energy Saving Appliances and Lower Costs (DOE, with links to new tax credit lookup tool and other resources)

10/30 - Cybercriminals Are Stealing Cookies to Bypass Multifactor Authentication (FBI)

10/30 - A Message from the Archivist (NARA; see also, WSJ tweet and article – article requires subscription)

10/30 - National Archives Releases First Civil Rights Cold Case Records (NARA; direct to collection page)

10/30 - American Diplomacy for a New Era: Strengthening Our National Security through the Modernization Agenda (State)

10/31 - New Financial Data for the Census of Governments Now Available (Census; direct to data page)

10/31 - What’s New Online at the Library of Congress: October 2024 (LOC)

10/31 - Transition Post 1: General Overview and Records Management Resources (NARA)

10/31 - 2023 Irrigation and Water Management data now available (NASS; direct to data page)

10/31 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to hold Public Briefing on the Federal Response to Teacher Shortage Impacts on Students with Disabilities (USCCR)

11/1 - CMS Announces New Policies to Reduce Maternal Mortality, Increase Access to Care, and Advance Health Equity (CMS; direct to factsheet)

11/1 - Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 27 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws (DOJ; see also, Some GOP-led states won't allow federal poll monitors at voting locations, officials say via ABC News)

11/1 - US Department of Labor reports distressed pension assistance program has protected benefits for more than 1.2M workers, retirees, families (DOL; direct to report; see also, WH factsheet)

11/1 - Biden-Harris Administration to End Online Junk Fees for Low-Income Families Paying for School Meals (FNS; direct to info page)

11/1 - Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Report that Shows Gains in Health Care Coverage for Rural Americans (HHS; direct to report)

Bills Signed into Law : Oct 26 - Nov 1

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

Hearings : Oct 26 - Nov 1

See full weekly list of Congressional hearings on congress.gov.


None this week

Trump Indictments: Oct 26 - Nov 1

Classified documents search warrant/indictment:

None this week


2020 election/January 6 indictment:

10/28 - Unsealed court documents show judges have long worried about Trump ‘delay tactics’ (via Politico, with link to source document)

10/31 - In Jan. 6 case, Jack Smith slams Trump appointment argument as ‘meritless’ (via Courthouse News Service; see also, document 277 at CourtListener)


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