AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoElection Access & Voting Tech: A new push to crack down on “leakers” and DHS claims that foreign adversaries can access voting machines are raising fresh alarm among election experts, just as advocates warn the EAC’s restructuring could weaken standards for ballot-marking access for voters with disabilities. Reproductive Rights: Senate Democrats, led by Ron Wyden, are fighting Louisiana’s push to force in-person dispensing for mifepristone—arguing it would wrongly restrict FDA-approved telehealth access. Health: The CDC expanded the nation’s largest known Cyclospora outbreak to nine states, with nearly 2,000 sick, while a separate outbreak is under investigation. Wildfire Smoke & Climate: Trump again blamed Canada for wildfire smoke, escalating trade pressure as haze spreads across parts of the U.S. Defense & Middle East: U.S. forces struck another Iran-linked tanker near the Strait of Hormuz amid continued escalation and reports of a break in overnight strikes. Energy & Environment: The Interior Department released a USGS coal estimate saying enough coal exists beneath federal lands to last 600 years at current use. Local Human Stories: A new roof was delivered to a Navy veteran, and rural students were sent to Washington, D.C., through a youth tour program.
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