apnews.com
President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House domestic policy official who has promoted his health agenda, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Senate confirmation would put her at the center of disputes over mifepr
justice.gov
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division closed its investigation into the proposed Seismic Software and Highspot merger after reviewing competition, AI entry and industry evidence.
dhs.gov
ICE lodged a detainer with the Bay County Jail after Shaquiel Sheldon Williams was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection with a Panama City Beach incident.
github.blog
GitHub’s third post in its GitHub Copilot app for Beginners series explains how the My work pane organizes pull requests, issues, filters, layouts, and agent sessions.
a16z.com
Stripe has signed a deal to acquire OpenRouter, combining payments infrastructure with a platform that routes AI requests across models and providers.
ag.ny.gov
The Office of Special Investigation is examining the August 16 death of Wei Chan after NYPD officers discharged their service weapons in Manhattan.
openai.com
OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing, a system designed to detect patterns across related interactions while keeping customer content inaccessible to OpenAI personnel in Zero Data Retention deployments.
federalreserve.gov
The Federal Reserve released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting held July 28–29, 2026, on August 19.
ftc.gov
The proposed settlement would provide $4 million for consumer redress and require Manchester City Nissan to disclose maximum vehicle prices and obtain express consent for charges.
irs.gov
The IRS updated its frequently asked questions on the limitation for deducting business interest expense on Aug. 19, 2026.
scotusblog.com
Florida Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit challenging the Census Bureau’s use of statistical imputation in the 2020 census.
ftc.gov
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a draft enforcement policy statement warning that undisclosed use of personal data to set individualized prices may violate federal law.
fda.gov
The FDA authorized Vitestro’s Aletta, a standalone robotic device that draws blood from adult patients in outpatient settings under trained phlebotomy supervision.
ag.ny.gov
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation is examining the April 11 death of Anthony Griffin after an encounter with NYPD officers at Grand Central Station.
apnews.com
The United Arab Emirates halted trade and financial transactions with Iran on Wednesday after saying two ballistic missiles were fired toward the country. Tehran denied launching the missiles.
aboutamazon.com
Amazon said Alexa+ is rolling out to all U.S. customers with compatible Fire TV devices, adding conversational search and other features without a separate cost.
uscis.gov
USCIS will replace the 01/20/25 edition of Form I-485 with a revised 09/18/26 edition aligned with the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule.
