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The Trump administration has proposed new tax rules that would let the IRS strip private schools and colleges of tax-exempt status for race-based student programs. Officials are grounding the move in a 1983 Supreme Court ruling once used to deny a tax break to Bob Jones University.

National Weather Service offices are warning of dangerous beach conditions along parts of the California coast this Labor Day weekend. Officials said long-period swell could raise the risk of sneaker waves, strong rip currents and rough surf from Friday into Monday.

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on September 3 to let the Postal Service enforce new mail ballot rules ahead of the November midterms. The emergency appeal comes as states say the requirements could disrupt ballots already being prepared or mailed.

The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor Department, but the labor force remains down by about 1.25 million people since January. The report points to a job market that is still growing, even as fewer Americans are working or looking for work.

A new report has renewed scrutiny of the nonprofit network tied to Christine Fang, the suspected Chinese operative first revealed in 2020, by highlighting links to a longtime Ro Khanna ally. The latest reporting centers on APAPA, an internship and civic group that still places students with public officials.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins framed high beef prices around cattle supply and a debate over “fake meat,” but federal data and court records show concentration in meatpacking remains central to the price squeeze. USDA and Justice Department documents point to a market where four companies still dominate beef processing.