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House Returns to D.C., Passes Bill to Avert Government Shutdown. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives were back in Washington, D.C., this week following their August recess, and they got to work quickly, passing a priority bill to extend current federal government funding (originally set to expire on September 30, 2026) through December 11, 2026. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on September 2, 2026. While this stopgap ensures there won’t be a government shutdown in advance of the November midterm elections, it could portend a messy end-of-year funding battle as the 119th Congress draws to a close.
USCIS Poised to Eliminate Sixty-Day Grace Period. On August 27, 2026, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) completed its review of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) proposal, “Eliminating the Discretionary 60-day Grace Period.” This proposal was not previously published in the Spring Regulatory Agenda, which was issued on July 3, 2026. However, as Jennifer M. Cofer and Maurisa Iacono explain, the proposal’s title suggests that it will amend or rescind a 2017 rule that, among other provisions, granted certain nonimmigrant visa holders a sixty-day period to remain in the United States following their separation from employment. According to...
Police recommend charges against Kim Sae-ron’s mother and family lawyer over false claims Police have referred several more people to prosecutors in the legal battle surrounding actor Kim Soo-hyun,...