How the shutdown ends

US pulls our B-1 bombers out of the UK over terror threat…strange



https://thehill.com/policy/international/6128663-us-bombers-withdraw-uk-base/

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/us-removes-b-1-bombers-uk-base-amid-security-concerns-2026-10-04

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/us-b-1-bombers-evacuated-from-uk-base-after-attack-threats-from-iran

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/us-bombers-britain-raf-fairford-iran.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/10/04/us-military-removes-bombers-uk-base-targeted-suspected-terror-plot

SCOTUS: Welcome back to session. Let’s review their 2026/2027 docket… they will add more cases.



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/supreme-court-midterms-elections-trump.html

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6128234-alito-fox-news-interview-trump/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6127197-supreme-court-new-term-trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/04/showdown-over-big-oil-climate-change-hits-supreme-court

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6127165-supreme-climate-change-suncor-v-boulder/

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/supreme-court-cases-fall-2026-a9708504

I comment on Sen. Wyden’s proposal to double the Saver’s Match, which is scheduled in SECURE Act 2.0 to take effect in January 2027

Permitting reform teed up for lame duck session



https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-senators-hit-deal-energy-project-permitting-bill-vote-seen-after-november-2026-09-30/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/01/senate-bipartisan-permitting-deal-faces-house-buzz-saw-01102247

https://apnews.com/article/permitting-reform-energy-projects-environment-nepa-80d203a503d5843f32c8160dc004646b

POTUS is pulling out all the stops with campaign stops across the country, even in deep-red areas, announcing major projects and sending $500 checks to some ACA participants



https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/30/trump-obamacare-500-aca-refund-checks-letters/92011695007

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-sending-500-checks-with-letter-touting-healthcare-record-aa6923b6

https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-campaigning-republicans-oklahoma-texas-florida-b686e72598df56656bdcae3270799d65