FEMA Funding: FEMA approved nearly $3 million in post-disaster Public Assistance for Arizona, Hawai‘i, Guam and the CNMI, including about $333,000 for emergency protective measures tied to Super Typhoon Sinlaku and roughly $752,000 for Guam Department of Education building repairs after Typhoon Mawar. Military Recovery Shift: Joint Task Force Micronesia says its role in the Marianas’ Super Typhoon Bavi recovery is moving from debris response toward “hardening” for future storms as civil authorities take over. Birthright Citizenship Fight: CNMI leaders and advocates are pushing back hard against a new federal push to end automatic citizenship for children born in U.S. territories starting Jan. 1, 2027, warning it could undermine the CNMI Covenant and leave families in legal uncertainty. CNMI Economy & Travel: Hotel and business groups say the Senate move blocking fast-track repeal of CNMI’s EVS-TAP is a win, arguing the program supports tourism while keeping federal security screening in place. H-1B Update: USCIS says the H-1B cap for fiscal 2027 has been reached, with some CNMI and Guam workers potentially exempt. Weather Watch: Invest 90W has dissipated, and forecasters expect mostly sunny conditions with a few showers, while monitoring a new disturbance forming west of the Marianas. Local Courts: A Saipan SSI recipient sued CNMI agencies over alleged delays in scheduling a fair hearing for his food-benefit calculation. Drug Case: Two people were indicted in separate meth conspiracy cases in the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, with arrests made in Guam. Utilities Concern: Residents renewed calls to address the extremely high cost of electricity and weak oversight of CNMI utility rates.