federal

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The move was confirmed alongside updates from federal health communications that the FDA is continuing to review policy options, but is no longer pursuing an outright youth ban at this time.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

For vessels traveling into U.S. ports, federal regulations require operators to report certain illnesses among passengers or crew directly to the CDC.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of petitions for freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

In fact, the very sentence after the one the Virginia court ruled on specifically emphasized that federal law worked by “establishing a particular day as ‘the day’ on which these actions must take place.”

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Moreover, the New Army, which Adams had opposed and then rendered superfluous, had strained the federal budget to a point that demanded new sources of revenue.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis