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Recent Examples of hearingsThe Federal Reserve writes the rules, but Senate control shapes who fills future vacancies, and congressional committees can pressure regulators through hearings and investigations.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
2 Nov. 2026 District 5 City Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer said that according to the numbers that DOTI provided during budget hearings, there's a $6 million budget deficit with the program.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
2 Nov. 2026 The dismissal follows days of testimony in a series of rare public hearings Faruqui convened to determine whether the government's case against Floris and Benavides met the low bar of probable cause.—ABC News,
2 Nov. 2026 There will be a number of public hearings before the budget is voted on by the NITA board.—
Marni Pyke,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Nov. 2026 After months of research and public feedback, including two hearings in each borough, the commission recommended the updates now on our ballots.—
Ryder Kessler,
New York Daily News,
1 Nov. 2026 But Democrats may try to move it in the spring following oversight hearings.—
Benjamin Guggenheim,
Washington Post,
30 Oct. 2026 The majority ruled that the Fifth Amendment did not require bond hearings for three men who entered the United States unlawfully but were never legally admitted.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2026 Congress should hold hearings focused on companies cutting corners, not AI programs behaving badly.—
David Litt,
Time,
23 Oct. 2026
Her acid-folk and chamber-pop influences supply harp, flute, harpsichord, and strings, while the Jamaican influences bring low frequencies, echo, and electronic manipulation to her organic sounds.
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Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Nov. 2026
Communicating entirely through percussive movements and sounds and enough slaps to make the Three Stooges envious, the wild-haired creatures mainly seem to be auditioning for their own big-screen spin-off to compete with the Minions.
That was the case in 2019 when the department set its sights on Organ Pipe.
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Ryan Devereaux,
ProPublica,
2 Nov. 2026
After mudslides in Big Sur caused a three-year closure, some of the most scenic sections of the Pacific Coast Highway have been reopened, giving travelers the opportunity to take in the inspirational sights of California’s coastline.
The Port of Los Angeles aims to transition to zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment by 2030 and then, by 2035, change the fleet of trucks that transport containers short distances to and from the port to all-electric as well.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2026