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DHS says ICE will facilitate member meetings with detaineesDHS responded on Sept. 22 to Escobar's characterization, saying any member of Congress may ask to speak with any ICE detainee and ICE will arrange it.meetings and votes · Amira Haddad · 2026-09-22

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputed Escobar's characterization, with a spokesperson stating that any member of Congress can request to speak with any ICE detainee and ICE will facilitate such meetings.DHS says ICE will facilitate member meetings with detaineesJudge Christopher Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on 2026-09-15 that the name 'Trump' cannot appear on the Kennedy Center building without approval from the U.S. Congress.Judge bars 'Trump' name on Kennedy Center without Congress approvalThe Pentagon on Friday sent to the US Congress its latest estimate of the cost of the war with Iran, and two unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN that the Pentagon calculated the cost at $45.1 billion as of September 3, including $1.5 billion in fuel spending.Senate agrees to National Voter Registration Day resolutionThe United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated on its website that the updated manual aligns with Congress's intent that foreigners residing in the US 'be self-sufficient and not depend on government benefits' funded by taxpayers.USCIS says updated manual aligns with Congress's self-sufficiency intentRushab Sanghvi, general counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, said the USDA's reorganization violates federal law because Congress prohibited it in appropriation statutes, is unconstitutional because it usurps Congress's power to appropriate funds, and violates the Administrative Procedures Act.AFGE counsel says USDA reorganization violates federal lawSJRES213: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668.Senate calendar carries ICE student-visitor rule disapproval
All 12The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) announced that Isabella Lorén Pérez Rodríguez, a student at the University of Puerto Rico High School (UHS), is one of 210 U.S. students awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year.UHS student named among 210 Congress-Bundestag scholarship winnersPuerto Rico Senator Roxanna Soto Aguilú convened fishermen and representatives of various Puerto Rico government agencies in Arecibo for the First Fishermen's Congress of Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extensionThe First Fishermen's Congress of Puerto Rico was organized to address the needs of the fishing sector and to facilitate fishermen's access to information, guidance, and government resources.Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extensionJean Peña Payano, Puerto Rico's Secretary of Public Affairs, said the government will again go to the U.S. Congress to seek an extension of Medicaid and Medicare funding benefiting about one million people on the island.Puerto Rico will return to Congress for Medicaid, Medicare extensionDepartment of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) awarded $17,347,778 to NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD under award NA25NMFX472G0034, a project grant (b) for "the north pacific research board was created by congress under title iv of hr 2107, and tasked to conduct research activities on or relating to the fisheries...", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-10. Outlays to date are $504,110.NOAA obligates $117.7M in eight awards on Sept. 10, led by $42.2M to UC San DiegoA federal modification approved by the Congress of the Union and published in the Official Gazette of the Federation in November 2024 obligates states to have trained personnel and infrastructure to combat violence against women.Mexico mandates state-level anti-violence infrastructure for women

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