Bailey Pennington borrowed $12,000 to go to cosmetology school. Pennington now pays about $150 a month on that loan and told The Christian Science Monitor that standing out in the field “doesn’t always work for everyone.” Under a federal rule that takes full effect next July, students in programs like that one could soon lose access to the kind of...
October 4, 2026
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A Migrant Caravan Heads North Five Weeks Before the Midterms: Organic Movement or Manufactured Moment?
On the night of Sept. 27, more than 600 people walked out of Tapachula, the Mexican city closest to the Guatemalan border, and headed north on the Chiapas coastal highway, according to EFE. They call themselves “Fe y Esperanza,” or Faith and Hope. Most of them had left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, a week earlier. The nearest U.S. crossing, Brownsville,...
Supreme Court Reopens SAVE for Voter-Roll Checks as New Jersey’s 6,600-Registration Error Becomes Exhibit A
Intro The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, cleared the way for states to again use the Department of Homeland Security’s revamped SAVE database to check the citizenship of registered voters. The 6-3 emergency order paused a lower-court ruling that had found the expanded system violated federal privacy law. The ruling lands two months after New Jersey disclosed...
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Should Washington Stop Lending for College Majors That Don’t Pay Off? A New Federal Rule Already Does
Bailey Pennington borrowed $12,000 to go to cosmetology school. Pennington now pays about $150 a month on that loan and...
A Migrant Caravan Heads North Five Weeks Before the Midterms: Organic Movement or Manufactured Moment?
On the night of Sept. 27, more than 600 people walked out of Tapachula, the Mexican city closest to the...
Supreme Court Reopens SAVE for Voter-Roll Checks as New Jersey’s 6,600-Registration Error Becomes Exhibit A
Intro The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, cleared the way for states to again use the Department...
Is Europe Crying Wolf on Russia? What the Warnings Actually Say
Intro In one week this month, Europe’s leaders sounded a coordinated alarm. France, the Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania and Switzerland each...
If the System Failed Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter, What Chance Does a Poor Kid Have?
Introduction Nikole Hannah-Jones meant her daughter’s education to be an argument against leaving neighborhood schools. After a decade, it has...
Two Queens Men Charged After Park Avenue Manhole Exit Triggers UNGA-Week Security Sweep
Intro Two Queens men have been charged after police say they were recorded climbing out of a manhole on Park...
Falling Rents: Three Forces, One Trend
Introduction The Department of Homeland Security said on Sept. 25, 2026, that it is “reducing your rent,” crediting immigration enforcement...
Chicago’s First Elected School Board Will Inherit Underused Buildings and a Budget It Can’t Yet Pay For
On Chicago’s West Side, Frederick Douglass Academy High School sits in a building designed for about 1,000 students. According to...