PNS Daily Newscast: September 8, 2025

House Democrats release lewd birthday message Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein; Ballot proposal would tax Michigan's top earners to boost schools; White nationalist 'active clubs' growing in WI; Aging NY electric grid infrastructure causes high utility bills.

South Koreans feel betrayed after hundreds of workers were detained in a plant raid in Georgia; MA housing groups to collect signatures for rent control ballot measure; Future of AZ trail projects unknown as Congress claws back funding; Data: Mississippi youth confinement rate among nation's lowest.

Russia unleashes largest drone assault of war, setting government building ablaze; Michigan leaders warn of election security threats amid funding debate; TX researchers study potential effects of AI on health care; Chicago nonprofit sends books and hope to incarcerated women.

GOP senators signal to Trump that Kennedy is on thin ice; South Koreans detained in ICE raid at Hyundai electric vehicle site in Georgia; WY to host congressional hearing on public lands maintenance; Boom or bust? ND sees new data center debates; NY, US groups file international legal complaint against war in Gaza.

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.