National Manufacturing Day, 2026

 Letter to Congress on the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act  - This Hill letter was sent to House and Senate Committees on Armed Services. Read More

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 Former TD Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes, Laundering $4.8 Million to Colombia  - Gerardo Aquino, 40, of Hollywood, Florida, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and laundering more than $4.8 million to Colombia while employed by TD Bank.

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 Data is the Hard Part | Building AI Tools for the Military  - Everyone wants AI that wins wars. Very few people want to collect, label, store, and test the data it runs on. Bharat Patel is currently Accenture’s AI and data lead for its defense portfolio, a former enlisted Navy sailor, and a veteran of the Army acquisition world, with experience at MITRE and across...

 Data is the Hard Part  - Bharat Patel is currently Accenture’s AI and data lead for its defense portfolio, a former enlisted Navy sailor, and a veteran of the Army acquisition world, with experience at MITRE and across the Department of Defense.

 Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel  - Presidential Actions , Executive Orders

 Justice Department Announces Actions Advancing Two Challenges to State and Local Natural Gas Bans in Colorado and Illinois  - The Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) last week received a favorable decision regarding its statement of interest filing in a Colorado case. ENRD also filed an amicus brief opposing a natural gas ban by a Chicago-area municipality.

 WarTalk: AutoWarCom + Project Meridian  - It's a new fiscal year with no new budget, and the Pentagon has a fresh batch of proposals. Two stand out: a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command, built to buy and field autonomous weapons fast, and Project Meridian, a future-of-warfare panel made up of Elon, Palmer, Newt, and Emil Michael. Is either...

 Justice Department Moves to Strip Citizenship from 40 Criminals in Largest Single-Period Filing Under the Trump Administration  - The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed denaturalization actions in multiple U.S. district courts against 40 individuals accused of serious offenses, including acting as an agent for a foreign government, committing voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated sodomy against a special‑needs...

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 China’s AI Safety Money Problem  - China has plenty of AI safety talent, but weak philanthropy and a strong state shape what type of safety work actually gets done.

 China's holiday consumption market posts steady growth

 U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Bryan Steil for Wisconsin's First Congressional District  - The Chamber also recognized Rep. Steil with the Advocate for American Business Award. Read More

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 BOMBROB & Operation Punchout Part 38

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 What Is Originalism? | Interview: Sherif Girgis

 Jury selection underway for husband accused of killing missing pediatric nurse  - MANASSAS, Va. (Court TV) — A man is standing trial in Virginia on charges that he killed his missing wife, a pediatric nurse who has not been seen since 2024. Naresh Bhatt, 39, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and defiling a dead body in the presumed death of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, […]...

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 Meta, TikTok, X Challenge Ofcom Over Transparency Requests  - Social media platforms complain in court that implementation of Online Safety Act transparency requirements is overly burdensome

 ‘I don’t plan on coming to see you’: ‘Crybaby’ pastor’s daughter’s words leave him in a puddle of his own tears at sentencing for killing wife  - TROY, Ohio (Court TV) — A former “American Idol” contestant sobbed in court and declared his innocence before he was sentenced to life in prison. “The layers of deceit, manipulation and cruelty that you have shown are, quite honestly, impossible to fathom,” said Judge Jeannine Pratt as she sentenced...

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 Man ‘concerned about the salvation of his soul’ pleads guilty to killing jogger while on probation  - PHOENIX (Court TV) — A man has admitted to killing a jogger who was found dead in 2023, in a plea deal that spares him the death penalty. Zion Teasley, 25, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Lauren Heike, 29, whose body was found April 29 near a hiking trail close to […] The post...

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 Introducing the New Small Business Cybersecurity Support Program Finder  - For small businesses who are often confronted with limited resources, knowing how to get started and where to find

 Starlight interrupted: celebrating World Space Week  - 5 October 2026: World Space Week Human interest in space has been multifaceted, ranging from the deep-seated desire to seek out the origins of our existence to the search for extraterrestrial life and habitable worlds. Prior to the modern technology used to explore space today, ancient civilizations tracked...

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 FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwanese official for China  - The FBI arrested a California woman, Wanying “Heather” Zhang on Monday on charges that she spied on a Taiwanese government official while allegedly serving as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China. Commenting on Zhang’s arrest, Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI’s...

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 U.S. Chamber Endorses Candidate Jim Desmond for California's Forty-Eighth Congressional District  - oday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Candidate Jim Desmond for California's Forty-Eighth Congressional District. Read More

 FEC to host post-election webinar for candidates (2026)  - On Wednesday, November 18, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down the campaign cycle and file their 30 Day Post-General Reports, due December … Read more

 Cornell University president says school ‘must do better’ in face of sexual assault allegations  - President of Cornell University, Michael I. Kotlikoff said Saturday that the school “must do better” in addressing sexual assault allegations, responding in a video statement to the 2024 experiences of an individual known as “Jane Doe.” In an eight-minute video statement released on October 3,...

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 China's convenience stores lose customers to cheap instant delivery apps  - Purchases arrive at buyer's doorstep in 10 minutes for less than a dollar

 Joseph Bisogno Part 02 (Final)

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 U.S. Chamber RFI Response: "Health Coverage That Works for Everyone" (Sen. Wyden)  - October 2, 2026The Honorable Ron WydenRanking Member, Committee on FinanceUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510Re: Senate Finance Committee Request for Information, "Health Coverage That Works for Everyone"Dear Ranking Member Wyden:The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”) appreciates...

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 Taiwan and the U.S. Strengthen Resilient, Next-Generation Supply Chains as Taiwan Expo USA 2026 Opens in Dallas

 October reporting reminders  - Quarterly filers have a report due Thursday, October 15 , and monthly filers have a report due Tuesday, October 20 . Both cover activity through September 30. Read more