Texas Governor Greg Abbott is expected to issue an executive order today, September 9th, establishing age requirements and other restrictions for THC products in the state, according to reports from the Texas Tribune and a tweet from @RenzoDowney. The order aims to regulate access to these products. In Washington, Senate Democrats are criticizing Republican efforts to change Senate rules regarding nominations, viewing it as an abandonment of bipartisan discussions that President Trump previously disrupted. Senator Brian Schatz commented on the situation. Meanwhile, House Rules Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) stated that the White House supported the inclusion of a GOP Lumbee amendment in the current rule, noting its past passage in the House, though the Senate has repeatedly blocked it. Separately, Republicans are accusing U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff of campaigning on legislation he did not directly support, specifically a bill aimed at helping veterans avoid foreclosure. This accusation was reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In a House GOP meeting at the Capitol Hill Club, Representative Rich Hudson stated that House Republicans effectively promoted their agenda and the "working families tax cut" during August. He cited NRCC polling indicating Democrats currently hold a three-point lead on which party cares about people, a narrower margin than in 2017. Earlier in the reporting window, in a comment on X, @BurtMaclin_FBI criticized what they termed "voter suppression" related to allowing a dog to vote. The previous report noted that President Trump's crime emergency order for Washington D.C. was set to expire, though federal law enforcement and National Guard troops were expected to remain. It also mentioned Senator Elissa Slotkin's call for a briefing on a U.S. strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-carrying boat and State Representative James Talarico's launch of a U.S. Senate campaign in Texas. The House Rules Committee experienced a defeat for GOP leadership when Democrats successfully appended an amendment to repeal the 1991 Gulf War and 2002 Iraq War Authorized Use of Military Force (AUMF) to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a vote on the rule for the 2026 NDAA scheduled for later that day.
