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Each has its own constitution, governor, legislature and courts. We track 51 governors, the Mayor of D.C. and 7,407 state legislators. Here is who leads each one, by party:
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The order stays the Fourth Circuit’s October 7 judgment pending further order of the Chief Justice or the Court. It orders a response to the Federal Communications Commission’s application by October 10, 2026, at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
The Supreme Court denied two requests in Jamaal Howard’s case: a stay of execution and review of his case. Justice Jackson would have granted the stay request.
The order gives the Treasury secretary five days to decide whether the law authorizes relief; if so, certain taxpayers would defer diesel excise taxes incurred October 5 through December 31, 2026, without penalties, interest or additions to tax. It also directs the secretary to have the Internal Revenue Service announce specified penalty relief for dyed diesel sold for highway use or used on highways, and to explore eliminating deferred taxes.
The determination revokes Presidential Determinations 85-14, 92-41, 98-32 and 2007-22 in their entirety. It directs the secretary of transportation to implement it immediately and revoke any inconsistent regulations, rules or orders, effective immediately.
The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling of Florida as secretary of Labor, 47–41, with 12 not voting. All 47 Republicans voted yes; 39 Democrats and two independents voted no.
The Senate rejected cloture on a motion to proceed to H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, by 57-43; cloture needed three-fifths. The bill record says the motion to proceed was withdrawn on September 30.
The law reauthorizes through fiscal year 2028 the planning, design, and construction of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System in Montana. It became Public Law 119-113 on September 25, 2026.
It became Public Law 119-112 on September 25, 2026. The law directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to report annually to Congress on the status of the relicensing process for each application to renew a hydropower dam license.
Every bill this Congress on a topic, and where congressional leaders stand on the record.
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