Supreme Court Mail-Ballot Fight: The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Trump’s USPS mail-voting restrictions from taking effect in 2026, keeping the current system in place and dealing a major blow to efforts to require voter lists and new ballot-envelope design rules. Immigration Overhaul in Court: A coalition of states and local governments is challenging a new “public charge” green-card rule that would count a wider range of public benefits, with Wisconsin joining the fight and warning it will fuel fear and uncertainty for immigrant families. Public Benefits, Medicaid Exemptions: Native Hawaiians are being left out of Medicaid work-requirement exemptions that cover other Indigenous groups, raising concerns about access to care as the rules begin in January. DC Watch: The Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed board is set to vote on closing the building for renovations after plaster fell from the ceiling, while a separate legal fight over adding Trump’s name to the facade continues. Sports Betting Harassment: The NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS and players’ unions urged regulators in 35 states and D.C. to ban repeat bettors who threaten athletes, pushing for shared exclusion lists. Pandemic Fraud Crackdown: SBA suspended about 870,000 borrowers tied to roughly $39 billion in suspected PPP and COVID EIDL fraud, including actions reaching D.C. Clean Water Rulemaking: EPA and the Army Corps proposed narrowing Clean Water Act jurisdiction using a year-round (“perennial”) standard, a move that could reshape federal oversight of streams and wetlands.