Fed Holds Rates Steady as Two Officials Push for a Hike

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged on Wednesday, at a range of 3.75%–4.00%, one month after delivering its first rate hike in three years. Two policymakers — Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack — dissented in favor of another quarter-point increase. In its statement the Fed said "inflation remains elevated"; consumer prices rose 3.7% in September from a year earlier, well above the 2% target. Chair Kevin Warsh's Fed left its next step open, though futures markets are pricing in a December hike. The decision came six days before midterm elections dominated by affordability concerns, with 30-year mortgage rates near a three-year high.

Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers, Dies at 96

Labor and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has died at her home at age 96, her family said through her Bakersfield-based foundation. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve conditions in the nation's fields and coined the rallying cry "Sí, se puede!" ("Yes, it can be done"). She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and kept marching and speaking on labor, women's and civil rights well into her 90s.

EPA Proposes Rolling Back Biden-Era Methane Limits on Oil and Gas

The Trump administration moved to dramatically scale back a 2023 rule curbing methane emissions from oil and gas drilling sites. President Trump announced the proposal at a campaign stop in Lubbock, Texas, saying it would save the industry billions and spur more drilling as Republicans face voter frustration over fuel prices. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called the Biden rule destructive, and the American Petroleum Institute welcomed the change. Environmental groups countered that capturing methane — which is natural gas — leaves companies with more product to sell, offsetting compliance costs.

Supreme Court Declines to Restore Immigration Judges' "Administrative Closure" Power

In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court refused a request from Baltimore; Columbus, Ohio; and New Haven, Connecticut, to restore a Biden-era rule that let immigration judges temporarily pause some deportation cases. The practice, known as administrative closure, had been used to shield asylum seekers and others awaiting relief; Texas sued over the policy in June, and the Trump administration and Texas had reached an agreement ending it.

Local Police Working With ICE Have Doubled; Another Death in Detention

More than 29,000 state and local officers have been deputized under ICE's 287(g) program since January 2025 — more than double the count eight months ago and far above ICE's own 11,600 deportation officers, according to a new FWD.us analysis. Florida and Texas agencies accounted for about half of the 47,000-plus 287(g) arrests through August. Separately, 43-year-old Guatemalan national Roberto Jimenez Gutierrez was found unresponsive at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, at least the 61st death in ICE custody during Trump's second term.

CDC's Chief Medical Officer Resigns After Four Months

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, deputy director and chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced her resignation after just four months on the job. The former Texas health commissioner was appointed by President Trump in April. Her departure adds to leadership turnover at an agency that has lost about a third of its workforce amid an ongoing U.S. measles outbreak.

한국어 요약

연준, 기준금리 동결…2명은 인상 주장: 연방준비제도(Fed)는 28일 기준금리를 3.75~4.00%로 동결했다. 지난달 3년 만에 첫 인상을 단행한 지 한 달 만이다. 리사 쿡 이사와 베스 해맥 클리블랜드 연은 총재는 0.25%포인트 추가 인상을 주장하며 반대표를 던졌다. 9월 소비자물가는 전년 대비 3.7% 올라 목표치 2%를 크게 웃돌았으며, 시장은 12월 인상 가능성을 반영하고 있다. 중간선거를 엿새 앞두고 나온 결정이다.

농장노동자 운동의 상징 돌로레스 우에르타 별세: 미국 농장노동자연합(UFW)을 공동 창립하고 "시, 세 푸에데!(할 수 있다)" 구호를 만든 노동·민권 운동가 돌로레스 우에르타가 96세로 자택에서 별세했다. 2012년 대통령 자유훈장을 받았으며 90대까지 활발히 활동했다.

EPA, 석유·가스 메탄 배출 규제 대폭 완화 추진: 트럼프 행정부는 바이든 정부가 2023년 확정한 석유·가스 시추 현장 메탄 배출 규제를 크게 축소하는 안을 발표했다. 트럼프 대통령은 텍사스 러벅 유세에서 업계 비용 절감과 시추 확대를 내세웠고, 환경단체는 메탄 포집이 오히려 판매 가능한 가스를 늘린다고 반박했다.

대법원, 이민판사 '행정 종결' 권한 복원 거부: 연방대법원은 볼티모어·콜럼버스·뉴헤이븐 등 3개 도시의 요청을 기각하고, 이민판사가 일부 추방 사건을 일시 중단할 수 있도록 한 바이든 시대 규정을 되살리지 않기로 했다.

ICE 협력 지역 경찰 2배로 늘어…구금 중 사망 또 발생: FWD.us 분석에 따르면 2025년 1월 이후 ICE의 287(g) 프로그램으로 이민 단속 권한을 받은 주·지방 경찰관이 2만9천 명을 넘어 8개월 새 두 배가 됐다. 한편 샌디에이고 오테이 메사 구금시설에서 과테말라 출신 43세 로베르토 히메네스 구티에레스가 숨진 채 발견돼, 트럼프 2기 들어 ICE 구금 중 사망자가 최소 61명으로 늘었다.

CDC 수석 의무책임자 4개월 만에 사임: 질병통제예방센터(CDC) 부국장 겸 수석 의무책임자인 제니퍼 슈포드 박사가 취임 4개월 만에 사임을 발표했다. CDC는 홍역 확산 속에 인력의 약 3분의 1을 잃은 상태다.

Sources: PBS NewsHour/AP, NPR, CNBC, Raisin, Democracy Now!, FWD.us (via NPR).