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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.