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(The Center Square) - Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of the final sprint toward the 2026 midterm elections, but one U.S. Senate primary matchup is yet to be determined that could influence the balance of power in the upper chamber. New Hampshire voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to select partisan candidates for U.S. Senate in a seat without Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is not running for reelection.

(The Center Square) – A majority of American voters agree that a student’s chosen major or field of study should be considered before approving federal student loans, according to a new poll. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll - Logo - White Background The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found that 54% of respondents agree that a student’s chosen major or field of study should be among the factors, while 31% disagree.

(The Center Square) – The U.S. was no stranger to terror attacks before Sept. 11, 2001, both at home and abroad, but none shaped America and the world quite like the attacks on 9/11, which occurred 25 years ago Friday.

(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels launched a moratorium to combat artificial intelligence use in the classroom, along with a screen time policy for the 2026-27 school year. The policy will affect more than 600,000 public school students in the nation's largest school district. The AI restrictions will apply to students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

(The Center Square) - The Colorado River’s Upper Basin states are not required to make mandatory water cuts that the federal government imposed on the Lower Basin. But that piece of good luck doesn't guarantee smooth sailing for Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The four Upper Basin states’ leaders celebrated the U.S. Department of Interior’s decision late August, but called for continued negotiations and longer-term solutions.

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted a challenge to political parties seeking access to cheaper TV ads as a sprint toward the midterm elections commences. Justices on the high court halted a ruling that limited cheaper TV broadcast ads to political candidates. The Federal Communications Commission allows candidates to have access to "lowest unit charge" broadcast rates in the weeks leading up to primary and general elections.

(The Center Square) – A coalition of 17 states, lawmakers and advocacy organizations has filed 12 friend-of-the-court briefs urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold that parents and teachers have constitutional rights to know about their children despite public school gender policies. The briefs were filed in Mirabelli v.

(The Center Square) – A Los Angeles resident has been arrested for a three-count federal indictment that includes a charge of threatening to kill President Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors also accuse 40-year-old Benjamin Azariah Southworth, of the city's Westlake neighborhood, of cyberstalking the president's personal lawyer and family. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Southworth used YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and a website to post threats and encourage harassment.

(The Center Square) – Despite a backlog of legislative responsibilities, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has canceled the final two weeks of the September legislative session. That leaves House lawmakers only one more week of business before the midterm elections. The chamber won’t reconvene until mid-November.

(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump’s job approval rating continues to decline among Arizonans, a new poll shows. The reasons, according to the poll, are the economy and the conflict with Iran. Noble Predictive Insights released a poll showing that the president has a net approval rating of -19 among Arizona registered voters, meaning 39% approve of Trump’s job performance while 58% disapprove.