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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 02/10/2026
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that ICE could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued, reports @jonshorman@bsky.social.
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping. • West Virginia Watch
When Homeland Security Secretary Mullin declared that ICE could serve warrants on individuals at polling places, officials in Denver quickly sued.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 02/10/2026
This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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Federal funds for local police enforcement accelerated Trump immigration crackdown • West Virginia Watch
This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 02/10/2026
The Cook Political Report‘s analysts have recently moved 15 House races in the Democrats’ direction, and say it’s realistic that the party could also take a majority in the U.S. Senate amid a worsening political environment for the GOP.
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Analyst: Democrats show promise in gaining congressional control • West Virginia Watch
Despite a hard push by Republicans to bolster their chances of retaining control in Washington by redrawing congressional districts to the party’s advantage, Democrats are in a good position to gain…
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 02/10/2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance Thursday for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers as the federal scholarship tax credit program prepares to take effect in January, reports Robbie Sequeira of @stateline.org.
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Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 02/10/2026
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Candidates for WV’s 2nd congressional district seat support different legislation for data centers • West Virginia Watch
Rep. Riley Moore and Ace Parsi are proposing two different federal bills for data centers, which may be top of mind for some residents.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 02/10/2026
COMMENTARY: “Dark Hollow” is a West Virginia horror film shot inside of a coal mine. And while I’ve never watched a horror movie, I’m looking forward to this one, writes Paula Kaufman.
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Movie made inside Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine shows truth is scary as fiction
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 02/10/2026
Rep. Riley Moore, and Ace Parsi, his opponent for the U.S. House District 2 race, are proposing two different federal bills for data centers, which may be top of mind for some residents as the state aims to attract the developments over environmental concerns, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.
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Candidates for WV’s 2nd congressional district seat support different legislation for data centers
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Keith Sonderling as secretary of Labor on Wednesday, marking one of the few Trump administration picks to get through the upper chamber recently after a North Dakota senator put a hold on “any and all” nominees, reports Shauneen Miranda.
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Outraged over 'illegal' wetlands rule, a GOP senator blocks dozens of Trump nominees • West Virginia Watch
Dozens of Trump's nominees remain held up amid Sen. Kevin Cramer’s outrage over a Biden-era rule dealing with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland easements.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case • West Virginia Watch
A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • West Virginia Watch
U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off a month-long blitz of campaign stops with a Thursday rally in deep-red Oklahoma before heading to other states with strong Republican leanings, reports @fischler.bsky.social.
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Trump launches campaign tour in GOP-friendly states ahead of midterms • West Virginia Watch
President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off a month-long blitz of campaign stops in advance of the midterm elections.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
The CDC’s latest national report, a full-color publication with photos, graphics and high school success stories, offers a markedly different portrait of adolescent health than the one it published two years ago, reports @Amandavhernan.bsky.social.
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
Janie Cole is leaving her role as commissioner of the Bureau for Family Assistance in the Morrisey administration, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
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Bureau for Family Assistance commissioner latest to exit Morrisey administration • West Virginia Watch
Janie Cole is leaving her role as commissioner of the Bureau for Family Assistance in the Morrisey administration.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
COMMENTARY: The ACLU of West Virginia announced a lawsuit last week over the unconstitutional underfunding of public schools. I’m not exaggerating when I say this may be the most important case we have filed in my 10 years with this organization, writes Eli Baumwell of ACLU-WV.
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The promise of a free education is fundamental to our democracy
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
Child victims in a gruesome abuse case have been awarded $4.4 million in a settlement with the state Department of Human Services due to Child Protective Services failures in the case, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
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WV pays $4.4M in historic child abuse case after CPS didn’t rescue kids from slave-like conditions
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump, including for any possible vacancies on the Supreme Court, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts • West Virginia Watch
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
U.S. Senate Republicans did not gain any support Wednesday from Democrats as they attempted to advance a bill that mashed together two hot-button midterm issues: requiring voter ID in federal elections and limiting stock trading for members of Congress, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social.
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US Senate Dems block bill curbing congressional stock trading, calling it too weak • West Virginia Watch
U.S. Senate Republicans did not gain any support from Dems as they attempted to advance a bill that mashed together requiring voter ID in federal elections and limiting stock trading for members of…
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
The state will allocate $1.1 M of its federal Rural Health Transformation program funds to Community Care of West Virginia, a federally qualified health center, and another $3.2 million for other investments to rural hospitals in the state, reports Lori Kersey.
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Morrisey announces more than $8 million in Rural Health Transformation grants for WV • West Virginia Watch
The state will allocate $1.1 million of its federal Rural Health Transformation program funds to Community Care of West Virginia.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 30/09/2026
A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens for unlawfully voting, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday, highlighting the administration’s effort to keep election security a top issue, reports @fischler.bsky.social.
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Justice Department indicts 10 noncitizens in quest to prove Trump claims of election fraud • West Virginia Watch
A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens for unlawfully voting in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 30/09/2026
The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, reports Robbie Sequeira of @stateline.org.
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K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 30/09/2026
West Virginia Drug Czar Dr. Stephen Loyd has resigned from his role after about two years on the job, he confirmed to West Virginia Watch Tuesday, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social and @amelianews.bsky.social.
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WV Drug Czar Loyd resigns from Morrisey administration after leading state’s opioid response
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 30/09/2026
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack, reports Jonathan Shorman.
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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • West Virginia Watch
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges for defying a judicial order by sending more than 100 Venezuelan men to a Salvadoran prison, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador • West Virginia Watch
Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries • West Virginia Watch
The U.S. Supreme Court granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M • West Virginia Watch
The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said it planned to cancel, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social.
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GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing • West Virginia Watch
Former special counsel Jack Smith defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to overturn the 2020…
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
Advocates for West Virginia children with autism are calling on state officials to address a significant shortage of behavioral therapists who provide services, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
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Children with autism struggling to access therapy; advocates call on WV leaders to address Medicaid • West Virginia Watch
Advocates for West Virginia children with autism are calling on state officials to address a significant shortage of therapy workers.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after a temporary restraining order expires in early October, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation • West Virginia Watch
The three news organizations that Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after a temporary…
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate, reports Shauneen Miranda.
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Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate • West Virginia Watch
A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxes, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social.
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Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say • West Virginia Watch
Small businesses will once again challenge Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxes.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of specialists has developed new guidelines to help providers navigate legal risks and medical challenges for their high-risk patients, reports @kelciemmorris.bsky.social.
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High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 29/09/2026
Gov. Patrick Morrisey is hoping to finally get the state’s Military Hall of Fame up and running, but his administration's draft rules for its operation face legal scrutiny, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
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Morrisey’s plan for West Virginia Military Hall of Fame faces legal scrutiny
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 28/09/2026
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections, reports Jonathan Shorman.
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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • West Virginia Watch
Trump’s effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 28/09/2026
The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week before the midterms, reports David Lightman.
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‘Dumbfounds us all’: Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development • West Virginia Watch
The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of AI appear unlikely to move Congress or Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week before the midterms.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more • West Virginia Watch
The Trump administration has infuriated lawmakers by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 28/09/2026
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis, reports @chatlanis.bsky.social.
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Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 28/09/2026
COMMENTARY: As we descend into the panopticon era of technofascism, one of the biggest proponents of this descent is the installation of the Flock cameras we’re seeing in our communities, writes Aaron Hamler.
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FAFO: Flock around and find out
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 28/09/2026
From @floodlightnews.org: Across much of the U.S., people have little way to know when the air they breathe turns dangerous.
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America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/09/2026
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia on Friday filed a lawsuit with the state’s highest court in an attempt to require state lawmakers to “correct the school funding formula,” the organization said Friday, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.
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ACLU-WV files lawsuit over West Virginia school aid formula  • West Virginia Watch
The ACLU of West Virginia on Friday filed a lawsuit in an attempt to require state lawmakers to “correct the school funding formula."
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/09/2026
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge their removal, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process • West Virginia Watch
An appeals panel seemed inclined to agree that Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/09/2026
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/09/2026
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps, reports Kevin Hardy of @stateline.org.
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More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/09/2026
The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue, after an appeals court blocked the policy last week, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations • West Virginia Watch
The Trump administration made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/09/2026
A handful of women from Recovery Point Charleston helped distribute naloxone during Save a Life Day, an annual event that aims to lessen the stigma surrounding the drug, which blocks the effects of opioids, and get the medication into the hands of as many people as possible, reports Lori Kersey.
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During Save a Life Day, naloxone access is personal for women in recovery
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/09/2026
Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the November midterms, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts Thursday to check the president’s unfettered military action in the Middle East, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social.
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Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short • West Virginia Watch
Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts Thursday to check the president’s unfettered military action in the Middle East.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 24/09/2026
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared to disappoint senators from both political parties Thursday with how she answered questions about medication abortion access during her confirmation hearing, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing • West Virginia Watch
Trump’s nominee to lead the FDA appeared to disappoint senators with how she answered questions about medication abortion access during her confirmation hearing.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 24/09/2026
Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20M in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, including warehouse purchases strongly opposed in numerous communities, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • West Virginia Watch
Investigators found that Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 24/09/2026
The mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial earlier this month places her future in doubt, three years after she killed her three children. But one potential outcome is a state legislative push to boost mental health support for new mothers, reports@sofiaresnick.bsky.social.
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Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression, psychosis
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 24/09/2026
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a state of emergency for two counties in Southern West Virginia after heavy rains this week caused flash flooding, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.
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Morrisey declares state of emergency for Boone, Lincoln counties after flooding • West Virginia Watch
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a state of emergency for two counties in West Virginia after heavy rains this week caused flash flooding.
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 24/09/2026
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House, reports @janenorman.bsky.social.
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Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets • West Virginia Watch
A judge early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House.
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