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White House Fact Sheet: 10 Times Extreme Liberal Democrats in Congress Put Their Dangerous Agenda Ahead of the American People
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 2, 2026:
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Ten Times Extreme Liberal Democrats in Congress Put Their Dangerous Agenda Ahead of the American People
President Trump and Republicans have passed legislation that has put more money in hardworking American's pockets and made communities safer nationwide. At every turn, Extreme Liberal Democrats continue to attempt to obstruct commonsense policies in pursuit of their dangerous radical agenda-- and their voting record proves it.
In fact, last night 192 Democrats voted AGAINST denouncing socialism ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ten Times Extreme Liberal Democrats in Congress Put Their Dangerous Agenda Ahead of the American People President Trump and Republicans have passed legislation that has put more money in hardworking American's pockets and made communities safer nationwide. At every turn, Extreme Liberal Democrats continue to attempt to obstruct commonsense policies in pursuit of their dangerous radical agenda-- and their voting record proves it. In fact, last night 192 Democrats voted AGAINST denouncing socialismand the Radical Democrat Socialists of America platform.
1. Democrats refuse to condemn Socialism. In November, nearly 100 House Democrats refused to condemn socialism. Last Night, Extreme Liberal Democrats doubled down on their embrace of socialism and the dangerous Democrat Socialists of America platform-- with 192 House Democrats voting AGAINST denouncing socialism in all its forms. Their vote further proves what President Trump has been saying all along: the radical Left wants to open our borders, abolish police and prisons, give taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens, allow illegals to vote in American elections, and push extreme pro-criminal policies.
2. Every single Democrat voted against the largest tax cut in American history. Democrats unanimously opposed and are actively trying to repeal the largest tax cuts for working families in history.
Extreme Liberal Democrats tried to block relief for American workers like No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, No Tax on Social Security, Trump investment accounts for children, and the expanded Child Care Tax Credit for 40 million families.
3. Extreme Liberal Democrats voted AGAINST holding Iran, the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, accountable. President Trump is the first President in 47 years who has had the guts to stand up to this rogue regime that chants 'Death to America.' He is taking decisive action to ensure Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, 53 Democrats in Congress voted against declaring the Islamic Republic of Iran a state sponsor of terrorism.
4. Extreme Liberal Democrats voted AGAINST the Stop Insider Trading Act. Senate Democrats objected and nearly 200 House Democrats voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act. This commonsense legislation is aimed at preventing Members of Congress from personally profiting from privileged insider information.
5. Democrats voted against healthcare price transparency. Extreme Liberal Democrats voted against basic price transparency legislation that would require hospitals to prominently display pricing for healthcare services.
6. Democrats have UNANIMOUSLY blocked commonsense election integrity measures like Voter ID. President Trump and Republicans support passing the SAVE AMERICA Act, which includes commonsense election security requirements that are vastly supported by the American people, like verification of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and presenting a photo ID to vote.
A majority of Americans support the SAVE AMERICA Act to ensure that our elections are safe and secure. However, Extreme Liberal Democrats have UNANIMOUSLY voted (repeatedly) against the SAVE AMERICA Act.
7. Democrats voted against protecting girls in women's sports. Extreme Liberal Democrats have blocked Republican efforts to codify President Trump's executive order protecting women and girls' sports into law.
8. Democrats voted against protecting children from taxpayer-funded transgender treatments. Over 200 Democrats voted against legislation to prevent federal Medicaid dollars from being used for transgender treatments for minors.
9. Democrats voted against the Laken Riley Act. Nearly 200 Democrats voted against the Laken Riley Act-- legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered by a dangerous criminal illegal alien let in by the Biden Administration. This legislation signed into law by President Trump, ensures criminal illegal aliens like Laken Riley's murderer are arrested, detained, and deported.
Extreme Liberal Democrats opposition to this legislation proves yet again that they stand with violent illegal aliens over the safety and security of Americans. These same Democrats have also voted repeatedly against ICE and CBP funding, even going as far as to say that they will abolish ICE. Extreme Liberal Democrats want to protect illegal immigrant drug dealers, rapists, and murderers.
10. Democrats forced TWO unprecedented government shutdowns. Democrat obstruction and political games have repeatedly threatened essential government services, hurting millions of Americans as they voted DOZENS of times to keep the government shut down in their unrelenting pursuit to provide free healthcare to illegal aliens and their failed attempts to defund our Department of Homeland Security. Our economy has lost billions and billions of dollars due to Democrats' reckless shutdown politics.
This isn't your grandparents' Democrat Party. The contrast couldn't be clearer. Last night, the Extreme Liberal Democrat Party showed Americans exactly where they're headed. President Trump and Republicans are putting America First and delivering commonsense policies to protect American families, workers, public safety, and our national security.
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/09/ten-times-extreme-liberal-democrats-in-congress-put-their-dangerous-agenda-ahead-of-the-american-people/
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Ten Times Extreme Liberal Democrats in Congress Put Their Dangerous Agenda Ahead of the American People
President Trump and Republicans have passed legislation that has put more money in hardworking American's pockets and made communities safer nationwide. At every turn, Extreme Liberal Democrats continue to attempt to obstruct commonsense policies in pursuit of their dangerous radical agenda-- and their voting record proves it.
In fact, last night 192 Democrats voted AGAINST denouncing socialism ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ten Times Extreme Liberal Democrats in Congress Put Their Dangerous Agenda Ahead of the American People President Trump and Republicans have passed legislation that has put more money in hardworking American's pockets and made communities safer nationwide. At every turn, Extreme Liberal Democrats continue to attempt to obstruct commonsense policies in pursuit of their dangerous radical agenda-- and their voting record proves it. In fact, last night 192 Democrats voted AGAINST denouncing socialismand the Radical Democrat Socialists of America platform.
1. Democrats refuse to condemn Socialism. In November, nearly 100 House Democrats refused to condemn socialism. Last Night, Extreme Liberal Democrats doubled down on their embrace of socialism and the dangerous Democrat Socialists of America platform-- with 192 House Democrats voting AGAINST denouncing socialism in all its forms. Their vote further proves what President Trump has been saying all along: the radical Left wants to open our borders, abolish police and prisons, give taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens, allow illegals to vote in American elections, and push extreme pro-criminal policies.
2. Every single Democrat voted against the largest tax cut in American history. Democrats unanimously opposed and are actively trying to repeal the largest tax cuts for working families in history.
Extreme Liberal Democrats tried to block relief for American workers like No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, No Tax on Social Security, Trump investment accounts for children, and the expanded Child Care Tax Credit for 40 million families.
3. Extreme Liberal Democrats voted AGAINST holding Iran, the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, accountable. President Trump is the first President in 47 years who has had the guts to stand up to this rogue regime that chants 'Death to America.' He is taking decisive action to ensure Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, 53 Democrats in Congress voted against declaring the Islamic Republic of Iran a state sponsor of terrorism.
4. Extreme Liberal Democrats voted AGAINST the Stop Insider Trading Act. Senate Democrats objected and nearly 200 House Democrats voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act. This commonsense legislation is aimed at preventing Members of Congress from personally profiting from privileged insider information.
5. Democrats voted against healthcare price transparency. Extreme Liberal Democrats voted against basic price transparency legislation that would require hospitals to prominently display pricing for healthcare services.
6. Democrats have UNANIMOUSLY blocked commonsense election integrity measures like Voter ID. President Trump and Republicans support passing the SAVE AMERICA Act, which includes commonsense election security requirements that are vastly supported by the American people, like verification of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and presenting a photo ID to vote.
A majority of Americans support the SAVE AMERICA Act to ensure that our elections are safe and secure. However, Extreme Liberal Democrats have UNANIMOUSLY voted (repeatedly) against the SAVE AMERICA Act.
7. Democrats voted against protecting girls in women's sports. Extreme Liberal Democrats have blocked Republican efforts to codify President Trump's executive order protecting women and girls' sports into law.
8. Democrats voted against protecting children from taxpayer-funded transgender treatments. Over 200 Democrats voted against legislation to prevent federal Medicaid dollars from being used for transgender treatments for minors.
9. Democrats voted against the Laken Riley Act. Nearly 200 Democrats voted against the Laken Riley Act-- legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered by a dangerous criminal illegal alien let in by the Biden Administration. This legislation signed into law by President Trump, ensures criminal illegal aliens like Laken Riley's murderer are arrested, detained, and deported.
Extreme Liberal Democrats opposition to this legislation proves yet again that they stand with violent illegal aliens over the safety and security of Americans. These same Democrats have also voted repeatedly against ICE and CBP funding, even going as far as to say that they will abolish ICE. Extreme Liberal Democrats want to protect illegal immigrant drug dealers, rapists, and murderers.
10. Democrats forced TWO unprecedented government shutdowns. Democrat obstruction and political games have repeatedly threatened essential government services, hurting millions of Americans as they voted DOZENS of times to keep the government shut down in their unrelenting pursuit to provide free healthcare to illegal aliens and their failed attempts to defund our Department of Homeland Security. Our economy has lost billions and billions of dollars due to Democrats' reckless shutdown politics.
This isn't your grandparents' Democrat Party. The contrast couldn't be clearer. Last night, the Extreme Liberal Democrat Party showed Americans exactly where they're headed. President Trump and Republicans are putting America First and delivering commonsense policies to protect American families, workers, public safety, and our national security.
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Original text here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/09/ten-times-extreme-liberal-democrats-in-congress-put-their-dangerous-agenda-ahead-of-the-american-people/
Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on San Marino National Day
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Marco Rubio on San Marino National Day:
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On behalf of the United States of America, I extend warm congratulations to the people of San Marino as you mark your National Day, commemorating the Feast of Saint Marinus and the founding of the world's oldest republic.
San Marino's remarkable endurance, even as the map of Europe was redrawn time and again, speaks to its deep-rooted commitment to liberty, independence, and perseverance.
The friendship between the United States and San Marino remains strong, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Marco Rubio on San Marino National Day: * * * On behalf of the United States of America, I extend warm congratulations to the people of San Marino as you mark your National Day, commemorating the Feast of Saint Marinus and the founding of the world's oldest republic. San Marino's remarkable endurance, even as the map of Europe was redrawn time and again, speaks to its deep-rooted commitment to liberty, independence, and perseverance. The friendship between the United States and San Marino remains strong,grounded in a mutual respect for sovereignty and the right of nations to determine their own path. We look forward to deepening this partnership in the years to come.
On this occasion, the United States stands with you in celebration, extending best wishes for a joyful Feast of Saint Marinus and lasting prosperity in the years ahead.
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/09/san-marino-national-day-2/
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On behalf of the United States of America, I extend warm congratulations to the people of San Marino as you mark your National Day, commemorating the Feast of Saint Marinus and the founding of the world's oldest republic.
San Marino's remarkable endurance, even as the map of Europe was redrawn time and again, speaks to its deep-rooted commitment to liberty, independence, and perseverance.
The friendship between the United States and San Marino remains strong, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Marco Rubio on San Marino National Day: * * * On behalf of the United States of America, I extend warm congratulations to the people of San Marino as you mark your National Day, commemorating the Feast of Saint Marinus and the founding of the world's oldest republic. San Marino's remarkable endurance, even as the map of Europe was redrawn time and again, speaks to its deep-rooted commitment to liberty, independence, and perseverance. The friendship between the United States and San Marino remains strong,grounded in a mutual respect for sovereignty and the right of nations to determine their own path. We look forward to deepening this partnership in the years to come.
On this occasion, the United States stands with you in celebration, extending best wishes for a joyful Feast of Saint Marinus and lasting prosperity in the years ahead.
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/09/san-marino-national-day-2/
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: PACMAN AI Framework for Controlling Fusion Systems Safely Makes Key Decisions in Milliseconds
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news:
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PACMAN AI framework for controlling fusion systems safely makes key decisions in milliseconds
System successfully tested in five real-world experiments
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Inside some fusion energy systems, particles hotter than the core of the sun can become unruly in a few thousandths of a second, far faster than any human operator can react. A new framework for software developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PACMAN AI framework for controlling fusion systems safely makes key decisions in milliseconds System successfully tested in five real-world experiments - Inside some fusion energy systems, particles hotter than the core of the sun can become unruly in a few thousandths of a second, far faster than any human operator can react. A new framework for software developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)and Princeton University hands those split-second decisions to artificial intelligence (AI), while keeping the machine safe and humans firmly in charge of the goals.
Known as PACMAN (a novel abbreviation for Prediction And Control using MAchiNe learning), the AI framework was successfully tested on a real fusion system in five different experiments. The framework's design and first results are detailed in a new paper (https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ae7f9d) in the journal Nuclear Fusion.
Fusion could one day serve as a virtually unlimited source of electricity. Scientists are working on several ways to perfect the process here on Earth, including devices called tokamaks, which use powerful magnetic fields to hold a plasma: an electrically charged gas often called the fourth state of matter. Keeping the plasma hot, dense and stable requires constant adjustments to the tokamak, including its heating systems, magnets and gas injectors. The fusion reaction can be thwarted by small disturbances in the plasma, known as instabilities, that grow in milliseconds.
Combining AI and plasma expertise to speed up simulations
Plasma is also hard to predict. The sophisticated computer programs used to simulate the behavior of a plasma can take days or months to run. That approach is far too slow to work in real time during an experiment that might only last minutes.
"That's great for preparing for the next experiment in a year, but for control we need models that make a decision in the moment," said co-lead author Hiro Farre Kaga, a graduate student in the Princeton Program in Plasma Physics, which is a joint program of Princeton University and PPPL. "Machine learning models can describe the plasma behavior very well, and importantly, they are the only way we have to model the plasma in millisecond times. The speed of these models is what's key for control."
One AI framework that works with many models to push fusion energy research forward
Machine learning has already shown great promise for taming fusion plasmas. But most attempts to use it to control a fusion plasma were built from scratch, without a set of overarching design principles to ensure the models could be easily combined, and multiple models are needed to monitor and control different aspects of the fusion system.
"We developed this framework so that models could communicate, outputs from those models could be shared and we could do exciting physics in one integrated system," said Andy Rothstein, a graduate student at Princeton University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and co-lead author of the paper.
The result is a control loop involving multiple machine learning models that operates at a pace no human could match. "A really focused human operator can respond on the order of seconds," Rothstein said. "The whole PACMAN framework typically runs in about 20 milliseconds, and it's not running once. It's running again and again and again. It can see small things happening in the plasma and adjust in a way that a human would never be able to do."
PACMAN works like an assembly line with four stations. First, it gathers all of the tokamak's real-time measurements, including temperatures, densities and magnetic signals. Then it checks those values for errors and puts them in a single package. Next, AI models read whichever measurements they need and predict what the plasma is doing or about to do. Then, controllers use those predictions to calculate commands, such as turning up a heating beam. Finally, an output stage resolves conflicts between controllers, enforces strict hardware safety limits and sends the commands to the tokamak. Because each model and controller works independently, researchers can add new ones without disturbing the rest.
Proving it in a real fusion energy experiment
The team demonstrated that flexibility in five experiments on the DOE's DIII-D National Fusion Facility tokamak in San Diego. During the experiments, PACMAN:
* Allowed an AI model trained through a trial and error approach known as reinforcement learning to take complete control of the heating systems.
* Predicted sudden bursts of energy from the plasma's edge.
* Detected and controlled waves in the plasma driven by fast particles.
* Adjusted the plasma's density and rotation to targets set by the researchers.
* Predicted an instability called a tearing mode and stopped it before it happened.
Conventional controllers can only detect a tearing mode after it has started. "Then they try to suppress it, and that can come with a lot of performance degradation," Farre Kaga said. "In one of the experiments we present, a machine learning model predicts the tearing mode about 200 milliseconds in advance, so the plasma can be changed to avoid it in the first place."
The framework also simultaneously steered all six of DIII-D's gyrotrons (systems that heat the plasma with powerful microwave beams) to achieve complex goals set out by the researchers in advance by retargeting the gyrotron mirrors and adjusting their power in real time. "There was no algorithm to find that optimal solution before," Farre Kaga said. "When the shot ended and we looked at the data, it was doing exactly what we hoped, simultaneously moving all six in an optimal way to reach the goal."
Faster iteration, with humans in charge
For Rothstein, the biggest surprise was how quickly the framework showed its value. Building PACMAN and installing the first model took months. "Then we went to put in the second model, and it took a couple of days. The testing was easier, and there were far fewer bugs," he said. "DIII-D is first and foremost a research machine, and sometimes things don't work out the way you expected. If you can put a model on in a week, you can retrain it and put a new one on the week after. It allows for iteration that wasn't possible previously."
The researchers stress that PACMAN doesn't remove people from the process. The framework enforces safety limits despite what an AI model suggests, and physicists review each experiment to tune the controllers for the next one. "No matter how sophisticated your controllers, in the end it's a human operator that sets the parameters for that control," Farre Kaga said.
Because the framework is modular, its creators believe the approach can travel well beyond DIII-D to tokamaks with different sizes, shapes and instruments, including machines that haven't been designed yet.
"PACMAN uses a flexible setup where building block AI algorithms can be put together. You can add a new one, swap one out or run several at once without touching the rest of the system," said Egemen Kolemen, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University, jointly appointed with the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and PPPL. "That modularity is what turns AI plasma control from a series of one-off demonstrations into infrastructure the whole fusion community can build on."
Other authors on the paper include Ricardo Shousha, Keith Erickson and SangKyeun Kim from PPPL, Jalal-ud-din Butt, Peter Steiner and Azarakhsh Jalalvand from Princeton University and Takuma Wakatsuki from Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology. The research was supported by the DOE Office of Science using the DIII-D National Fusion Facility under awards DE-FC02-04ER54698, DE-SC0015480 and DE-AC02-09CH11466 and by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant DGE-2039656.
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PPPL is mastering the art of using plasma -- the fourth state of matter -- to solve some of the world's toughest science and technology challenges. Nestled on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, New Jersey, our research ignites innovation in a range of applications including fusion energy, nanoscale fabrication, quantum materials and devices, and sustainability science. The University manages the Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, which is the nation's single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences. Feel the heat at https://energy.gov/science and https://www.pppl.gov.
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Original text here: https://www.pppl.gov/news/2026/pacman-ai-framework-controlling-fusion-systems-safely-makes-key-decisions-milliseconds
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PACMAN AI framework for controlling fusion systems safely makes key decisions in milliseconds
System successfully tested in five real-world experiments
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Inside some fusion energy systems, particles hotter than the core of the sun can become unruly in a few thousandths of a second, far faster than any human operator can react. A new framework for software developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PACMAN AI framework for controlling fusion systems safely makes key decisions in milliseconds System successfully tested in five real-world experiments - Inside some fusion energy systems, particles hotter than the core of the sun can become unruly in a few thousandths of a second, far faster than any human operator can react. A new framework for software developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)and Princeton University hands those split-second decisions to artificial intelligence (AI), while keeping the machine safe and humans firmly in charge of the goals.
Known as PACMAN (a novel abbreviation for Prediction And Control using MAchiNe learning), the AI framework was successfully tested on a real fusion system in five different experiments. The framework's design and first results are detailed in a new paper (https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ae7f9d) in the journal Nuclear Fusion.
Fusion could one day serve as a virtually unlimited source of electricity. Scientists are working on several ways to perfect the process here on Earth, including devices called tokamaks, which use powerful magnetic fields to hold a plasma: an electrically charged gas often called the fourth state of matter. Keeping the plasma hot, dense and stable requires constant adjustments to the tokamak, including its heating systems, magnets and gas injectors. The fusion reaction can be thwarted by small disturbances in the plasma, known as instabilities, that grow in milliseconds.
Combining AI and plasma expertise to speed up simulations
Plasma is also hard to predict. The sophisticated computer programs used to simulate the behavior of a plasma can take days or months to run. That approach is far too slow to work in real time during an experiment that might only last minutes.
"That's great for preparing for the next experiment in a year, but for control we need models that make a decision in the moment," said co-lead author Hiro Farre Kaga, a graduate student in the Princeton Program in Plasma Physics, which is a joint program of Princeton University and PPPL. "Machine learning models can describe the plasma behavior very well, and importantly, they are the only way we have to model the plasma in millisecond times. The speed of these models is what's key for control."
One AI framework that works with many models to push fusion energy research forward
Machine learning has already shown great promise for taming fusion plasmas. But most attempts to use it to control a fusion plasma were built from scratch, without a set of overarching design principles to ensure the models could be easily combined, and multiple models are needed to monitor and control different aspects of the fusion system.
"We developed this framework so that models could communicate, outputs from those models could be shared and we could do exciting physics in one integrated system," said Andy Rothstein, a graduate student at Princeton University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and co-lead author of the paper.
The result is a control loop involving multiple machine learning models that operates at a pace no human could match. "A really focused human operator can respond on the order of seconds," Rothstein said. "The whole PACMAN framework typically runs in about 20 milliseconds, and it's not running once. It's running again and again and again. It can see small things happening in the plasma and adjust in a way that a human would never be able to do."
PACMAN works like an assembly line with four stations. First, it gathers all of the tokamak's real-time measurements, including temperatures, densities and magnetic signals. Then it checks those values for errors and puts them in a single package. Next, AI models read whichever measurements they need and predict what the plasma is doing or about to do. Then, controllers use those predictions to calculate commands, such as turning up a heating beam. Finally, an output stage resolves conflicts between controllers, enforces strict hardware safety limits and sends the commands to the tokamak. Because each model and controller works independently, researchers can add new ones without disturbing the rest.
Proving it in a real fusion energy experiment
The team demonstrated that flexibility in five experiments on the DOE's DIII-D National Fusion Facility tokamak in San Diego. During the experiments, PACMAN:
* Allowed an AI model trained through a trial and error approach known as reinforcement learning to take complete control of the heating systems.
* Predicted sudden bursts of energy from the plasma's edge.
* Detected and controlled waves in the plasma driven by fast particles.
* Adjusted the plasma's density and rotation to targets set by the researchers.
* Predicted an instability called a tearing mode and stopped it before it happened.
Conventional controllers can only detect a tearing mode after it has started. "Then they try to suppress it, and that can come with a lot of performance degradation," Farre Kaga said. "In one of the experiments we present, a machine learning model predicts the tearing mode about 200 milliseconds in advance, so the plasma can be changed to avoid it in the first place."
The framework also simultaneously steered all six of DIII-D's gyrotrons (systems that heat the plasma with powerful microwave beams) to achieve complex goals set out by the researchers in advance by retargeting the gyrotron mirrors and adjusting their power in real time. "There was no algorithm to find that optimal solution before," Farre Kaga said. "When the shot ended and we looked at the data, it was doing exactly what we hoped, simultaneously moving all six in an optimal way to reach the goal."
Faster iteration, with humans in charge
For Rothstein, the biggest surprise was how quickly the framework showed its value. Building PACMAN and installing the first model took months. "Then we went to put in the second model, and it took a couple of days. The testing was easier, and there were far fewer bugs," he said. "DIII-D is first and foremost a research machine, and sometimes things don't work out the way you expected. If you can put a model on in a week, you can retrain it and put a new one on the week after. It allows for iteration that wasn't possible previously."
The researchers stress that PACMAN doesn't remove people from the process. The framework enforces safety limits despite what an AI model suggests, and physicists review each experiment to tune the controllers for the next one. "No matter how sophisticated your controllers, in the end it's a human operator that sets the parameters for that control," Farre Kaga said.
Because the framework is modular, its creators believe the approach can travel well beyond DIII-D to tokamaks with different sizes, shapes and instruments, including machines that haven't been designed yet.
"PACMAN uses a flexible setup where building block AI algorithms can be put together. You can add a new one, swap one out or run several at once without touching the rest of the system," said Egemen Kolemen, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University, jointly appointed with the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and PPPL. "That modularity is what turns AI plasma control from a series of one-off demonstrations into infrastructure the whole fusion community can build on."
Other authors on the paper include Ricardo Shousha, Keith Erickson and SangKyeun Kim from PPPL, Jalal-ud-din Butt, Peter Steiner and Azarakhsh Jalalvand from Princeton University and Takuma Wakatsuki from Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology. The research was supported by the DOE Office of Science using the DIII-D National Fusion Facility under awards DE-FC02-04ER54698, DE-SC0015480 and DE-AC02-09CH11466 and by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant DGE-2039656.
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PPPL is mastering the art of using plasma -- the fourth state of matter -- to solve some of the world's toughest science and technology challenges. Nestled on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, New Jersey, our research ignites innovation in a range of applications including fusion energy, nanoscale fabrication, quantum materials and devices, and sustainability science. The University manages the Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, which is the nation's single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences. Feel the heat at https://energy.gov/science and https://www.pppl.gov.
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Original text here: https://www.pppl.gov/news/2026/pacman-ai-framework-controlling-fusion-systems-safely-makes-key-decisions-milliseconds
FCC Issues Daily Digest for Sept. 2
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following Daily Digest (Vol. 45, No. 169) on Sept. 2, 2026:
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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY:
NEWS RELEASES
FCC PROPOSES ROBOCALL SCORECARD TO BETTER INFORM CONSUMERS OF INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO FIGHT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS. Public Notice Seeks Comment on Ways to Make Scorecard an Effective Tool for Consumers. by News Release. News Media Contact: MediaRelations@fcc.gov (202) 418-0500. OMR OCHBC CGB. DOC-424686A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.docx) DOC-424686A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.pdf) ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following Daily Digest (Vol. 45, No. 169) on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY: NEWS RELEASES FCC PROPOSES ROBOCALL SCORECARD TO BETTER INFORM CONSUMERS OF INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO FIGHT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS. Public Notice Seeks Comment on Ways to Make Scorecard an Effective Tool for Consumers. by News Release. News Media Contact: MediaRelations@fcc.gov (202) 418-0500. OMR OCHBC CGB. DOC-424686A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.docx) DOC-424686A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.pdf)DOC-424686A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.txt)
FCC CUTS OFF PROVIDERS FOR VIOLATING ROBOCALL RULES. FCC Cuts Off Providers for Violating Robocall Rules. Fourteen Companies Will Be Blocked from Connecting to U.S. Phone Networks.. by News Release. News Media Contact: MediaRelations@fcc.gov (202) 418-0500. OMR EB. DOC-424692A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424692A1.docx) DOC-424692A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424692A1.pdf) DOC-424692A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424692A1.txt)
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Report No: REPORT NO. PN-1-260902-01. Released: 2026-09-02. APPLICATIONS. MB. DOC-424677A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424677A1.pdf) DOC-424677A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424677A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-02. MEDIA BUREAU ESTABLISHES PLEADING CYCLE FOR APPLICATIONS TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF LICENSE SUBSIDIARIES OF SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., ANNOUNCES FILING OF PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING; AND ESTABLISHES PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE EX PARTE STATUS. (DA No. 26-933). (Dkt No 26-240). Reply Comments Due: 2026-10-26. MB. Contact: Chris Robbins, Video Division, Media Bureau, at Chris.Robbins@fcc.gov, (202) 418-0685. Press inquiries should be directed to Nancy Murphy, Media Bureau, Nancy.Murphy@fcc.gov, (202) 418-1043. Action by: Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. DA-26-933A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-933A1.docx) DA-26-933A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-933A1.pdf) DA-26-933A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-933A1.txt)
Report No: REPORT NO. PN-2-260902-01. Released: 2026-09-02. ACTIONS. MB. DOC-424678A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424678A1.pdf) DOC-424678A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424678A1.txt)
Report No: 20650. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424584A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424584A1.pdf) DOC-424584A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424584A1.txt)
Report No: 20657. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACTION. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424608A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424608A1.pdf) DOC-424608A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424608A1.txt)
Report No: 20652. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. WTB. DOC-424587A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424587A1.pdf) DOC-424587A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424587A1.txt)
Report No: SES-02893. Released: 2026-09-02. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - SES. SB. Contact: ICFSinfo@fcc.gov. DOC-424681A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424681A1.pdf) DOC-424681A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424681A1.txt)
Report No: 20656. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACTION . WTB. DOC-424606A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424606A1.pdf) DOC-424606A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424606A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-02. CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON ROBOCALL SCORECARD. (DA No. 26-932). (Dkt No 26-239). The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau seeks comment on empowering consumers by publishing an easy-to-understand robocall mitigation scorecard showing how well voice service providers are protecting consumers from illegal robocalls.. Comments Due: 2026-09-22. Reply Comments Due: 2026-09-01. CGB. Contact: Michelle Branigan. Action by: Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. DA-26-932A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-932A1.docx) DA-26-932A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-932A1.pdf) DA-26-932A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-932A1.txt)
Report No: 20660. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS AND SPECTRUM MANAGER LEASE NOTIFICATIONS, DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE ELIGIBILITY. Event Applications, And Designated Entity Annual Reports Action. WTB. DOC-424617A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424617A1.pdf) DOC-424617A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424617A1.txt)
Report No: 20664. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB. DOC-424624A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424624A1.pdf) DOC-424624A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424624A1.txt)
Report No: 20665. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SITE BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424628A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424628A1.pdf) DOC-424628A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424628A1.txt)
Report No: REPORT NO. PN-3-260902-01. Released: 2026-09-02. PLEADINGS. MB. DOC-424679A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424679A1.pdf) DOC-424679A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424679A1.txt)
Report No: 20661. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS AND SPECTRUM MANAGER LEASE NOTIFICATIONS, DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE. Eligibility Event Applications, And Designated Entity Annual Reports Action. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424619A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424619A1.pdf) DOC-424619A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424619A1.txt)
Report No: 20653. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424586A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424586A1.pdf) DOC-424586A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424586A1.txt)
Report No: 20654. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB. DOC-424601A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424601A1.pdf) DOC-424601A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424601A1.txt)
Report No: 20655. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424603A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424603A1.pdf) DOC-424603A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424603A1.txt)
Report No: 20663. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU MARKET BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424626A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424626A1.pdf) DOC-424626A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424626A1.txt)
Report No: 20658. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, AND DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS, AND DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE ELIGIBILITY EVENT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR. Filing. WTB. DOC-424612A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424612A1.pdf) DOC-424612A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424612A1.txt)
Report No: SES-02892. Released: 2026-09-02. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - SES. SB. Contact: ICFSinfo@fcc.gov. DOC-424680A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424680A1.pdf) DOC-424680A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424680A1.txt)
Report No: 20662. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB. DOC-424622A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424622A1.pdf) DOC-424622A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424622A1.txt)
Report No: 20649. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB. DOC-424585A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424585A1.pdf) DOC-424585A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424585A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-02. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILING IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSURE PROCEEDINGS RECEIVED ON 9-1-26. OMD. Contact: Kenneth Hill, 202-418-7521. DOC-424676A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424676A1.pdf) DOC-424676A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424676A1.txt)
Report No: 20659. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, AND DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS, AND DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE ELIGIBILITY EVENT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED. For Filing. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424614A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424614A1.pdf) DOC-424614A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424614A1.txt)
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IN THE MATTER OF ROBOCALL MITIGATION DATABASE FILERS. FCC Enforcement Bureau removes fourteen Companies from the Robocall Mitigation Database. All intermediate providers and voice service providers must cease accepting all calls directly from these Companies.. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 2026-09-02 by ORDER. (DA No. 26-872). EB. DA-26-872A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-872A1.docx) DA-26-872A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-872A1.pdf) DA-26-872A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-872A1.txt)
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ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 168:
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Released: 2026-09-01. STREAMLINED RESOLUTION OF REQUESTS RELATED TO ACTIONS BY THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE . (DA No. 26-868). (Dkt No 02-6 10-90 19-126 20-34 25-127 25-187 02-60). WCB. Contact: James Bachtell, 418-2694. DA-26-868A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-868A1.docx) DA-26-868A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-868A1.pdf) DA-26-868A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-868A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-01. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION BUREAU APPROVES THE REVISED PERFORMANCE PLAN OF GCI PURSUANT TO THE ALASKA PLAN. (DA No. 26-931). (Dkt No 16-271). GCI revised performance plan is approved pursuant to the Alaska Plan. WTB. DA-26-931A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-931A1.docx) DA-26-931A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-931A1.pdf) DA-26-931A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-931A1.txt)
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TRUSTY CRC 21ST INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY WORKSHOP KEYNOTE. OMR OCOT. .. DOC-424589A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424589A1.docx) DOC-424589A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424589A1.pdf) DOC-424589A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424589A1.txt)
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APPLICATIONS OF SUSAN L. UECKER FOR RENEWAL OF LICENSES IN THE AMTS, 220 MHZ, AND MAS SERVICES. Granted waivers to allow the court-ordered receivership of Susan L. Uecker, on behalf of several entities formerly controlled by the late Warren Havens, to renew various licenses that ultimately will be assigned to Locke Wireless LLC. . Action by: Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 2026-09-01 by ORDER. (DA No. 26-930). WTB. DA-26-930A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-930A1.docx) DA-26-930A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-930A1.pdf) DA-26-930A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-930A1.txt)
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Original text here: https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/daily-digest/2026/09/02
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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY:
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FCC PROPOSES ROBOCALL SCORECARD TO BETTER INFORM CONSUMERS OF INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO FIGHT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS. Public Notice Seeks Comment on Ways to Make Scorecard an Effective Tool for Consumers. by News Release. News Media Contact: MediaRelations@fcc.gov (202) 418-0500. OMR OCHBC CGB. DOC-424686A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.docx) DOC-424686A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.pdf) ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following Daily Digest (Vol. 45, No. 169) on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY: NEWS RELEASES FCC PROPOSES ROBOCALL SCORECARD TO BETTER INFORM CONSUMERS OF INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO FIGHT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS. Public Notice Seeks Comment on Ways to Make Scorecard an Effective Tool for Consumers. by News Release. News Media Contact: MediaRelations@fcc.gov (202) 418-0500. OMR OCHBC CGB. DOC-424686A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.docx) DOC-424686A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.pdf)DOC-424686A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424686A1.txt)
FCC CUTS OFF PROVIDERS FOR VIOLATING ROBOCALL RULES. FCC Cuts Off Providers for Violating Robocall Rules. Fourteen Companies Will Be Blocked from Connecting to U.S. Phone Networks.. by News Release. News Media Contact: MediaRelations@fcc.gov (202) 418-0500. OMR EB. DOC-424692A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424692A1.docx) DOC-424692A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424692A1.pdf) DOC-424692A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424692A1.txt)
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Report No: REPORT NO. PN-1-260902-01. Released: 2026-09-02. APPLICATIONS. MB. DOC-424677A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424677A1.pdf) DOC-424677A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424677A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-02. MEDIA BUREAU ESTABLISHES PLEADING CYCLE FOR APPLICATIONS TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF LICENSE SUBSIDIARIES OF SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., ANNOUNCES FILING OF PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING; AND ESTABLISHES PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE EX PARTE STATUS. (DA No. 26-933). (Dkt No 26-240). Reply Comments Due: 2026-10-26. MB. Contact: Chris Robbins, Video Division, Media Bureau, at Chris.Robbins@fcc.gov, (202) 418-0685. Press inquiries should be directed to Nancy Murphy, Media Bureau, Nancy.Murphy@fcc.gov, (202) 418-1043. Action by: Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. DA-26-933A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-933A1.docx) DA-26-933A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-933A1.pdf) DA-26-933A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-933A1.txt)
Report No: REPORT NO. PN-2-260902-01. Released: 2026-09-02. ACTIONS. MB. DOC-424678A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424678A1.pdf) DOC-424678A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424678A1.txt)
Report No: 20650. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424584A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424584A1.pdf) DOC-424584A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424584A1.txt)
Report No: 20657. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACTION. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424608A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424608A1.pdf) DOC-424608A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424608A1.txt)
Report No: 20652. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. WTB. DOC-424587A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424587A1.pdf) DOC-424587A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424587A1.txt)
Report No: SES-02893. Released: 2026-09-02. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - SES. SB. Contact: ICFSinfo@fcc.gov. DOC-424681A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424681A1.pdf) DOC-424681A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424681A1.txt)
Report No: 20656. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACTION . WTB. DOC-424606A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424606A1.pdf) DOC-424606A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424606A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-02. CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON ROBOCALL SCORECARD. (DA No. 26-932). (Dkt No 26-239). The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau seeks comment on empowering consumers by publishing an easy-to-understand robocall mitigation scorecard showing how well voice service providers are protecting consumers from illegal robocalls.. Comments Due: 2026-09-22. Reply Comments Due: 2026-09-01. CGB. Contact: Michelle Branigan. Action by: Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. DA-26-932A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-932A1.docx) DA-26-932A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-932A1.pdf) DA-26-932A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-932A1.txt)
Report No: 20660. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS AND SPECTRUM MANAGER LEASE NOTIFICATIONS, DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE ELIGIBILITY. Event Applications, And Designated Entity Annual Reports Action. WTB. DOC-424617A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424617A1.pdf) DOC-424617A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424617A1.txt)
Report No: 20664. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB. DOC-424624A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424624A1.pdf) DOC-424624A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424624A1.txt)
Report No: 20665. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SITE BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424628A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424628A1.pdf) DOC-424628A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424628A1.txt)
Report No: REPORT NO. PN-3-260902-01. Released: 2026-09-02. PLEADINGS. MB. DOC-424679A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424679A1.pdf) DOC-424679A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424679A1.txt)
Report No: 20661. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS AND SPECTRUM MANAGER LEASE NOTIFICATIONS, DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE. Eligibility Event Applications, And Designated Entity Annual Reports Action. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424619A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424619A1.pdf) DOC-424619A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424619A1.txt)
Report No: 20653. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424586A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424586A1.pdf) DOC-424586A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424586A1.txt)
Report No: 20654. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB. DOC-424601A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424601A1.pdf) DOC-424601A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424601A1.txt)
Report No: 20655. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424603A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424603A1.pdf) DOC-424603A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424603A1.txt)
Report No: 20663. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU MARKET BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424626A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424626A1.pdf) DOC-424626A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424626A1.txt)
Report No: 20658. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, AND DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS, AND DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE ELIGIBILITY EVENT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR. Filing. WTB. DOC-424612A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424612A1.pdf) DOC-424612A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424612A1.txt)
Report No: SES-02892. Released: 2026-09-02. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - SES. SB. Contact: ICFSinfo@fcc.gov. DOC-424680A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424680A1.pdf) DOC-424680A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424680A1.txt)
Report No: 20662. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET BASED LICENSES TERMINATION PENDING PUBLIC NOTICE. WTB. DOC-424622A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424622A1.pdf) DOC-424622A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424622A1.txt)
Report No: 20649. Released: 2026-09-02. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. WTB. DOC-424585A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424585A1.pdf) DOC-424585A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424585A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-02. EX PARTE PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILING IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSURE PROCEEDINGS RECEIVED ON 9-1-26. OMD. Contact: Kenneth Hill, 202-418-7521. DOC-424676A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424676A1.pdf) DOC-424676A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424676A1.txt)
Report No: 20659. Released: 2026-09-02. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF LICENSEE APPLICATIONS, AND DE FACTO TRANSFER LEASE APPLICATIONS, AND DESIGNATED ENTITY REPORTABLE ELIGIBILITY EVENT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED. For Filing. WTB PSHSB. DOC-424614A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424614A1.pdf) DOC-424614A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424614A1.txt)
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IN THE MATTER OF ROBOCALL MITIGATION DATABASE FILERS. FCC Enforcement Bureau removes fourteen Companies from the Robocall Mitigation Database. All intermediate providers and voice service providers must cease accepting all calls directly from these Companies.. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 2026-09-02 by ORDER. (DA No. 26-872). EB. DA-26-872A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-872A1.docx) DA-26-872A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-872A1.pdf) DA-26-872A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-872A1.txt)
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ADDENDA: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, RELEASED SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, DID NOT APPEAR IN DIGEST NO. 168:
PUBLIC NOTICES
Released: 2026-09-01. STREAMLINED RESOLUTION OF REQUESTS RELATED TO ACTIONS BY THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE . (DA No. 26-868). (Dkt No 02-6 10-90 19-126 20-34 25-127 25-187 02-60). WCB. Contact: James Bachtell, 418-2694. DA-26-868A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-868A1.docx) DA-26-868A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-868A1.pdf) DA-26-868A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-868A1.txt)
Released: 2026-09-01. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION BUREAU APPROVES THE REVISED PERFORMANCE PLAN OF GCI PURSUANT TO THE ALASKA PLAN. (DA No. 26-931). (Dkt No 16-271). GCI revised performance plan is approved pursuant to the Alaska Plan. WTB. DA-26-931A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-931A1.docx) DA-26-931A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-931A1.pdf) DA-26-931A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-931A1.txt)
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TRUSTY CRC 21ST INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY WORKSHOP KEYNOTE. OMR OCOT. .. DOC-424589A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424589A1.docx) DOC-424589A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424589A1.pdf) DOC-424589A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-424589A1.txt)
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APPLICATIONS OF SUSAN L. UECKER FOR RENEWAL OF LICENSES IN THE AMTS, 220 MHZ, AND MAS SERVICES. Granted waivers to allow the court-ordered receivership of Susan L. Uecker, on behalf of several entities formerly controlled by the late Warren Havens, to renew various licenses that ultimately will be assigned to Locke Wireless LLC. . Action by: Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 2026-09-01 by ORDER. (DA No. 26-930). WTB. DA-26-930A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-930A1.docx) DA-26-930A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-930A1.pdf) DA-26-930A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-930A1.txt)
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BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on County Employment and Wages in Mississippi First Quarter 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Mississippi First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 2, 2026
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Mississippi employment decreased 0.2 percent over the year to 1,162,900 in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Among the state's two largest counties, employment declined 1.2 percent in Hinds County and 0.3 percent in Harrison County from March 2025 to March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See chart ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Mississippi First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 2, 2026 * * * Mississippi employment decreased 0.2 percent over the year to 1,162,900 in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Among the state's two largest counties, employment declined 1.2 percent in Hinds County and 0.3 percent in Harrison County from March 2025 to March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See chart1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the rate of employment growth in Hinds ranked 310th and in Harrison ranked 185th among the 371 largest U.S. counties with published data.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Mississippi, March 2026
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Employment was 107,800 in Hinds and 89,400 in Harrison in March 2026. Together these two large counties accounted for 17.0 percent of total employment in Mississippi. Nationwide, the 376 largest counties comprise 73.5 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2025.)
Large county average weekly wages in the first quarter 2026
The average weekly wage in Harrison increased 4.2 percent over the year (ranked 118th nationally) to $1,035 (368th). The average wage in Hinds increased 2.3 percent (273rd) to $1,227 (293rd). (See chart 2.) The national average was $1,654, up 3.9 percent over the year.
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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
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Statewide, average weekly wages increased 3.3 percent over the year to $1,051. Mississippi ranked 51st in average weekly wages among the 50 states and the District of Columbia and 34th in wage growth.
Smaller county average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2026
Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 80 smaller counties in Mississippi, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2025. (See table 2.) Wage levels in 79 of the 80 smaller counties were below the national average. Claiborne reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,741) in the state. Issaquena reported the lowest average weekly wage ($617).
Among all 82 Mississippi counties, 12 reported average weekly wages less than $800, 23 had wages from $800 to $874, 24 had wages from $875 to $949, 5 had wages from $950 to $1,024, and 18 had average weekly wages of $1,025 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)
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Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
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Additional statistics and other information
QCEW data for all states have been included in this release in table 3.
Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm). Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note (https://www.bls.gov/cew/news-release-technical-note.htm) and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website (https://www.bls.gov/cew).
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The County Employment and Wages release for the second quarter 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.
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County Changes for the 2026 County Employment and Wages News Releases
Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2025 are included in this release and will be included in future 2026 releases. Five counties have been added to the publication tables: Kenton, KY; Union, NC; Licking, OH; Gregg, TX; and Kenosha, WI. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Wood, OH.
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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the two largest counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, first quarter 2026
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/news-release/2026/countyemploymentandwages_mississippi_20260902.htm
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Mississippi employment decreased 0.2 percent over the year to 1,162,900 in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Among the state's two largest counties, employment declined 1.2 percent in Hinds County and 0.3 percent in Harrison County from March 2025 to March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See chart ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Mississippi First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 2, 2026 * * * Mississippi employment decreased 0.2 percent over the year to 1,162,900 in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Among the state's two largest counties, employment declined 1.2 percent in Hinds County and 0.3 percent in Harrison County from March 2025 to March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See chart1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the rate of employment growth in Hinds ranked 310th and in Harrison ranked 185th among the 371 largest U.S. counties with published data.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Mississippi, March 2026
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Employment was 107,800 in Hinds and 89,400 in Harrison in March 2026. Together these two large counties accounted for 17.0 percent of total employment in Mississippi. Nationwide, the 376 largest counties comprise 73.5 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2025.)
Large county average weekly wages in the first quarter 2026
The average weekly wage in Harrison increased 4.2 percent over the year (ranked 118th nationally) to $1,035 (368th). The average wage in Hinds increased 2.3 percent (273rd) to $1,227 (293rd). (See chart 2.) The national average was $1,654, up 3.9 percent over the year.
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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
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Statewide, average weekly wages increased 3.3 percent over the year to $1,051. Mississippi ranked 51st in average weekly wages among the 50 states and the District of Columbia and 34th in wage growth.
Smaller county average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2026
Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 80 smaller counties in Mississippi, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2025. (See table 2.) Wage levels in 79 of the 80 smaller counties were below the national average. Claiborne reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,741) in the state. Issaquena reported the lowest average weekly wage ($617).
Among all 82 Mississippi counties, 12 reported average weekly wages less than $800, 23 had wages from $800 to $874, 24 had wages from $875 to $949, 5 had wages from $950 to $1,024, and 18 had average weekly wages of $1,025 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)
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Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
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Additional statistics and other information
QCEW data for all states have been included in this release in table 3.
Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm). Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note (https://www.bls.gov/cew/news-release-technical-note.htm) and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website (https://www.bls.gov/cew).
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The County Employment and Wages release for the second quarter 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.
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County Changes for the 2026 County Employment and Wages News Releases
Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2025 are included in this release and will be included in future 2026 releases. Five counties have been added to the publication tables: Kenton, KY; Union, NC; Licking, OH; Gregg, TX; and Kenosha, WI. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Wood, OH.
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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the two largest counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2026
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, first quarter 2026
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/news-release/2026/countyemploymentandwages_mississippi_20260902.htm
BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on County Employment and Wages in Florida First Quarter 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Florida First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 2, 2026
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Employment declined in 17 of the 27 largest counties in Florida from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Florida employment was essentially unchanged over the year at 9,962,800 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Bay County (-2.3 percent) ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Florida First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 2, 2026 * * * Employment declined in 17 of the 27 largest counties in Florida from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Florida employment was essentially unchanged over the year at 9,962,800 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Bay County (-2.3 percent)had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment. (See chart 1.)
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among selected large counties in Florida, March 2026
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Miami-Dade County (1,277,500) had the highest employment level in Florida in March 2026. Together, the 27 largest counties accounted for 87.3 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 376 largest counties comprise 73.5 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2025.)
Large county average weekly wages in the first quarter 2026
Average weekly wage gains in 13 of the 26 large counties in Florida with published data were above the national average of 3.9 percent. (See chart 2.) Brevard had the largest gain (+7.8 percent). Over-the-year wage gains among the other 25 large Florida counties ranged from 6.6 percent to 0.7 percent.
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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among selected large counties in Florida, first quarter 2026
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Weekly wages in 3 of the 27 largest counties in Florida were above the national average of $1,654: Miami-Dade ($1,797), Palm Beach ($1,784), and Hillsborough ($1,658). Average weekly wages among the other 24 large counties ranged from $1,583 in Duval to $1,039 in Lake.
Statewide, average weekly wages increased 4.3 percent over the year to $1,518. Florida ranked 19th in average weekly wages among the 50 states and the District of Columbia and 13th in wage growth.
Smaller county average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2026
Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 40 smaller counties in Florida, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2025. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all of the smaller counties were below the national average. Indian River reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,294) among small counties. Bradford reported the lowest average weekly wage ($684) in the state.
Among all 67 Florida counties, 20 reported average weekly wages less than $975, 12 had wages from $975 to $1,074, 10 had wages from $1,075 to $1,174, 10 had wages from $1,175 to $1,274, and 15 had average weekly wages of $1,275 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)
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Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Florida, first quarter 2026
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Additional statistics and other information
QCEW data for all states have been included in this release in table 3.
Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm). Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note (https://www.bls.gov/cew/news-release-technical-note.htm) and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website (https://www.bls.gov/cew).
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The County Employment and Wages release for the second quarter 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.
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County Changes for the 2026 County Employment and Wages News Releases
Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2025 are included in this release and will be included in future 2026 releases. Five counties have been added to the publication tables: Kenton, KY; Union, NC; Licking, OH; Gregg, TX; and Kenosha, WI. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Wood, OH.
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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the 27 largest counties in Florida, first quarter 2026
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Florida, first quarter 2026
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, first quarter 2026
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/news-release/2026/countyemploymentandwages_florida_20260902.htm
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Employment declined in 17 of the 27 largest counties in Florida from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Florida employment was essentially unchanged over the year at 9,962,800 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Bay County (-2.3 percent) ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Florida First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 2, 2026 * * * Employment declined in 17 of the 27 largest counties in Florida from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Florida employment was essentially unchanged over the year at 9,962,800 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Bay County (-2.3 percent)had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment. (See chart 1.)
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among selected large counties in Florida, March 2026
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Miami-Dade County (1,277,500) had the highest employment level in Florida in March 2026. Together, the 27 largest counties accounted for 87.3 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 376 largest counties comprise 73.5 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2025.)
Large county average weekly wages in the first quarter 2026
Average weekly wage gains in 13 of the 26 large counties in Florida with published data were above the national average of 3.9 percent. (See chart 2.) Brevard had the largest gain (+7.8 percent). Over-the-year wage gains among the other 25 large Florida counties ranged from 6.6 percent to 0.7 percent.
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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among selected large counties in Florida, first quarter 2026
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Weekly wages in 3 of the 27 largest counties in Florida were above the national average of $1,654: Miami-Dade ($1,797), Palm Beach ($1,784), and Hillsborough ($1,658). Average weekly wages among the other 24 large counties ranged from $1,583 in Duval to $1,039 in Lake.
Statewide, average weekly wages increased 4.3 percent over the year to $1,518. Florida ranked 19th in average weekly wages among the 50 states and the District of Columbia and 13th in wage growth.
Smaller county average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2026
Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 40 smaller counties in Florida, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2025. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all of the smaller counties were below the national average. Indian River reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,294) among small counties. Bradford reported the lowest average weekly wage ($684) in the state.
Among all 67 Florida counties, 20 reported average weekly wages less than $975, 12 had wages from $975 to $1,074, 10 had wages from $1,075 to $1,174, 10 had wages from $1,175 to $1,274, and 15 had average weekly wages of $1,275 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)
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Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Florida, first quarter 2026
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Additional statistics and other information
QCEW data for all states have been included in this release in table 3.
Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm). Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note (https://www.bls.gov/cew/news-release-technical-note.htm) and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website (https://www.bls.gov/cew).
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The County Employment and Wages release for the second quarter 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.
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County Changes for the 2026 County Employment and Wages News Releases
Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2025 are included in this release and will be included in future 2026 releases. Five counties have been added to the publication tables: Kenton, KY; Union, NC; Licking, OH; Gregg, TX; and Kenosha, WI. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Wood, OH.
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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the 27 largest counties in Florida, first quarter 2026
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Florida, first quarter 2026
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, first quarter 2026
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/news-release/2026/countyemploymentandwages_florida_20260902.htm
ATF, DC Safe Task Force Surpass 2,000 firearm Recoveries
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release:
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ATF, DC Safe Task Force surpass 2,000 firearm recoveries
ATF, in conjunction with the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force has seized more than 2,000 firearms from criminals, to include large capacity ammunition feeding devices, since the operation began in August 2025.The task force has made a total of 17,056 arrests, including 35 for homicide, 3,433 for controlled substances, 1,702 for firearms violations, and 52 for sex offenses.
Of those arrested, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release: * * * ATF, DC Safe Task Force surpass 2,000 firearm recoveries ATF, in conjunction with the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force has seized more than 2,000 firearms from criminals, to include large capacity ammunition feeding devices, since the operation began in August 2025.The task force has made a total of 17,056 arrests, including 35 for homicide, 3,433 for controlled substances, 1,702 for firearms violations, and 52 for sex offenses. Of those arrested,700 were juveniles, including 134 who had firearms seized. Also, 96 of those arrested were known gang members. These enforcement actions reflect a sustained commitment to reducing violent crime and removing dangerous weapons from D.C. neighborhoods.
"Removing 2,000 crime guns from the hands of violent offenders is not just a statistic; it's a clear demonstration of ATF's focus on violent criminals, not law-abiding gun owners," said ATF Director Rob Cekada. "We will continue to drive investigations forward, shut down illegal trafficking, and protect American communities."
"Removing more than 2,000 illegal firearms from the streets of our nation's capital is more than just a significant milestone," said United States Marshals Service Director Gadyaces S. Serralta. "This is exactly what President Trump asked us to do, and we are excelling in that mission. I have no doubt this has saved countless lives and helped restore safety to this beautiful city. I also want to recognize the tremendous partnership and support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the leadership of Rob Cekada. Their dedication and collaboration have been instrumental in this effort. I offer my sincere gratitude and congratulations to all who have worked, and continue to work, so diligently to bring peace and safety to this community."
The Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force surge was initiated in early August 2025 at the direction of President Trump, with U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces S. Serralta leading a partnership of more than 3,100 personnel from 28 agencies conducting enforcement operations in all eight wards in the District.
Composed of federal and local law enforcement, as well as the National Guard, the Task Force is focused on arresting violent criminals, clearing warrants, seizing firearms, and locating missing children. The Task Force has located or recovered 27 missing children since the start of the operation.
This operation reflects each agency's commitment to the Task Force's coordinated enforcement efforts and its mission to identify, apprehend, and hold accountable those who pose a threat to public safety.
One year in, the message is clear: violent criminals will be found, arrested, and held accountable. No matter how long it takes. The Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force will not stop until every neighborhood in the nation's capital is safe.
Anyone with information about violent crimes, firearms crimes, or wanted fugitives across the nation and in Washington D.C. is urged to come forward immediately through the ATF tip line by calling 1-888-ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477), submitting anonymously at www.atf.gov/contact/atf-tips, or call USMS at 1-877-WANTED2.
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ATF protects American communities from violent crime driven by the illegal use of firearms, explosives, and acts of arson. Through crime gun intelligence, forensic analysis, and relentless investigation, we identify and arrest violent offenders and gang members, dismantle trafficking networks, and sever the supply chains arming cartels, prohibited persons, and terrorist organizations. We defend the rights of law-abiding citizens by safeguarding lawful commerce and upholding the Constitution of the United States. Learn more about what ATF is doing to reduce violent crime in your community by following us on X @ATFHQ, Instagram @ATFHQ, LinkedIn @ATF, and Facebook @HQATF, or on the web at www.atf.gov.
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Original text here: https://www.atf.gov/news/press-releases/atf-dc-safe-task-force-surpass-2000-firearm-recoveries
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ATF, DC Safe Task Force surpass 2,000 firearm recoveries
ATF, in conjunction with the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force has seized more than 2,000 firearms from criminals, to include large capacity ammunition feeding devices, since the operation began in August 2025.The task force has made a total of 17,056 arrests, including 35 for homicide, 3,433 for controlled substances, 1,702 for firearms violations, and 52 for sex offenses.
Of those arrested, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release: * * * ATF, DC Safe Task Force surpass 2,000 firearm recoveries ATF, in conjunction with the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force has seized more than 2,000 firearms from criminals, to include large capacity ammunition feeding devices, since the operation began in August 2025.The task force has made a total of 17,056 arrests, including 35 for homicide, 3,433 for controlled substances, 1,702 for firearms violations, and 52 for sex offenses. Of those arrested,700 were juveniles, including 134 who had firearms seized. Also, 96 of those arrested were known gang members. These enforcement actions reflect a sustained commitment to reducing violent crime and removing dangerous weapons from D.C. neighborhoods.
"Removing 2,000 crime guns from the hands of violent offenders is not just a statistic; it's a clear demonstration of ATF's focus on violent criminals, not law-abiding gun owners," said ATF Director Rob Cekada. "We will continue to drive investigations forward, shut down illegal trafficking, and protect American communities."
"Removing more than 2,000 illegal firearms from the streets of our nation's capital is more than just a significant milestone," said United States Marshals Service Director Gadyaces S. Serralta. "This is exactly what President Trump asked us to do, and we are excelling in that mission. I have no doubt this has saved countless lives and helped restore safety to this beautiful city. I also want to recognize the tremendous partnership and support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the leadership of Rob Cekada. Their dedication and collaboration have been instrumental in this effort. I offer my sincere gratitude and congratulations to all who have worked, and continue to work, so diligently to bring peace and safety to this community."
The Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force surge was initiated in early August 2025 at the direction of President Trump, with U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces S. Serralta leading a partnership of more than 3,100 personnel from 28 agencies conducting enforcement operations in all eight wards in the District.
Composed of federal and local law enforcement, as well as the National Guard, the Task Force is focused on arresting violent criminals, clearing warrants, seizing firearms, and locating missing children. The Task Force has located or recovered 27 missing children since the start of the operation.
This operation reflects each agency's commitment to the Task Force's coordinated enforcement efforts and its mission to identify, apprehend, and hold accountable those who pose a threat to public safety.
One year in, the message is clear: violent criminals will be found, arrested, and held accountable. No matter how long it takes. The Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force will not stop until every neighborhood in the nation's capital is safe.
Anyone with information about violent crimes, firearms crimes, or wanted fugitives across the nation and in Washington D.C. is urged to come forward immediately through the ATF tip line by calling 1-888-ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477), submitting anonymously at www.atf.gov/contact/atf-tips, or call USMS at 1-877-WANTED2.
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ATF protects American communities from violent crime driven by the illegal use of firearms, explosives, and acts of arson. Through crime gun intelligence, forensic analysis, and relentless investigation, we identify and arrest violent offenders and gang members, dismantle trafficking networks, and sever the supply chains arming cartels, prohibited persons, and terrorist organizations. We defend the rights of law-abiding citizens by safeguarding lawful commerce and upholding the Constitution of the United States. Learn more about what ATF is doing to reduce violent crime in your community by following us on X @ATFHQ, Instagram @ATFHQ, LinkedIn @ATF, and Facebook @HQATF, or on the web at www.atf.gov.
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