Day 618

September 29, 2026

2 incidents

  1. Major Abuse of Power Federal Dismantlement

    CDC counts two deaths nationally as Pennsylvania reports four

    The CDC confirms two measles-related U.S. deaths in 2026, using National Center for Health Statistics mortality data rather than state health department reports, while Pennsylvania has reported four. Johns Hopkins' Amesh Adalja warns the gap 'looks like either incompetence or concealment.'

    From: Kennedy Suggests Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Were 'Fabricated' as CDC Keeps Them Off the National Count During Record Outbreak

  2. Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration

    Supreme Court lets third-country removals proceed without notice safeguards

    In D.V.D. v. DHS, the Supreme Court, 6-3, grants the administration's emergency request to lift lower-court requirements that people facing third-country removal get meaningful notice and an opportunity to raise fear of torture or persecution. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissent. The Court agrees to hear the merits in December 2026.

    From: Third-Country Deportations to Rwanda, Ghana, and South Sudan