PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - September 2, 2025

RFK Jr. grilled on health care policies in a contentious Senate hearing; Crop insurance pours billions of taxpayer dollars into large farms; Candidates focus on child care costs, affordability in Virginia elections; SNAP cuts could deepen struggles for families and children in GA.    

Judge rules Trump administration illegally canceled Harvard funding; Lawsuits filed to stop Texas' new congressional map; Georgia farmers weigh effects of national ag policy shifts; Infant mortality awareness month highlights tragic issue in NC.

Appeals Court blocks deportations under Alien Enemies Act; Tennesseans see relief from surprise medical bills but gaps remain; Suicide Prevention Month: NC LGBTQ+ youth at higher risk; Kentucky veteran food assistance at risk under new SNAP changes.

House Oversight Committee releases tens of thousands of pages of Epstein files; Local CT leaders step up as federal cuts hit school nutrition; IL nonprofit partners with doctors to advance 'food as medicine' model; Mobile STEM classroom brings technology access to rural Ohio; Expert: Congress must act within decade to keep Social Security strong.  

Congress returns to a messy fall with Democrats 'ready to fight'; Building a special ed case: MN parents learn the IEP ropes; Medicaid coverage proposed for doulas in SC childbirths; NH revenue crisis leaves working families with fewer child-care choices.  

1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows; Advocates: ICE raids have chilling effect on NY immigrants' daily needs; Study: ID has fourth-most industrial cattle operations in US; Empowering SD teachers to talk about preventing gun violence.  

At least 800 killed as 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan; Missouri labor, community groups protest 'billionaire takeover'; Alabama advocates celebrate grocery tax cut, end to 'pink tax'; Labor, immigrant advocates rally at WA detention center.

Judge temporarily blocks U.S. efforts to deport Guatemalan children; Protests, parades: Dozens of Labor Day events planned in CA; Labor Day events across West Virginia honor working people; Labor, immigrant advocates rally at WA detention center; New PA labor report reveals slower economy for workers.  

White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director; Texans plan 'Workers over Billionaires' protests; MI workers to join Labor Day rallies for democracy, fairness; NM parents should not ignore mood changes in school-aged kids; VA Head Start programs struggle as federal funds remain uncertain.

White House taps top RFK Jr. deputy as acting CDC director; Texans plan 'Workers over Billionaires' protests; MI workers to join Labor Day rallies for democracy, fairness; NM parents should not ignore mood changes in school-aged kids; VA Head Start programs struggle as federal funds remain uncertain.