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11:30 AM ET, September 12, 2026

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New York Times:
Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline  —  Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.  —  The world's most valuable energy corridors are pinching shut.
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Azhar Sukri / CNBC:
Trump sees Iran war ending soon after mid-term elections, predicts oil prices will then fall sharply … The war in Iran will likely end soon after November's mid-term elections, President Donald Trump said Saturday, and predicted that energy prices would fall sharply once that happens.
Discussion: PressTV, Mediaite and New York Times
CNN:
‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis' lightning advance down Red Sea coast
CNN:
Saudi Arabian oil pipeline system hit by projectiles triggering fires
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists  —  Communism, in the president's hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were.  Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.
Discussion: MS NOW and NPR
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Politico:
Republicans aren't convinced Dallas changed the midterms  —  DALLAS - Republicans breathed a sigh of relief that the GOP midterm convention didn't go poorly.  But many aren't convinced it will help in November.  —  On flights out of Dallas Friday morning, Republicans were grateful …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
As MAGA Inc. begins to spend on Senate races, super PAC chief says he's ‘cautiously optimistic’ about midterms  —  Top Trump political adviser James Blair spoke with NBC News' new podcast, “Here's the Scoop: Election Edition,” about the midterms and the super PAC's spending.
Discussion: Forbes
New York Times:
Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent  —  The United States is officially neutral on an issue that had been a source of decades of violence in Northern Ireland until a 1998 peace deal.  —  Shortly after setting foot in Dublin, President Trump on Saturday said it would be …
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Reuters, France 24 and GB News
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Padraic Halpin / Reuters:
Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “love” to see Ireland unify with British-run Northern Ireland and that it would happen eventually.  —  “Well, I don't want to cause any problems, but I will tell you …
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo  —  Jon Husted's campaign, after being contacted by The Post, said it would part ways with the political director.  —  Summary  —  A top campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of SS soldiers …
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Gavin J. Quinton / The Washington Sun:   Husted Fires Political Director Over Past Nazi Posts
New York Times:
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech  —  President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS  —  President Trump has harnessed agencies across …
NBC News:
Lutnick says Trump's $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn't rely on taxpayer funds  —  A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them.  Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues. … President Donald Trump's promised $5,000 “dividend” …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops  —  Finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships  —  Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July …
Discussion: New York Post
Washington Post:
These are the Trump investigations Democrats plan if they win in November  —  Democrats hope to retake control of the House, and to use that power to probe Trump's business ventures, legal maneuvers and policies.  —  Summary  —  House Democrats are eagerly preparing to wield a power they do not yet have.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Inflation Complicates Trump's Midterms Pitch to Voters  —  Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president's midterm appeal.  —  With less than two months until the midterm elections, President Trump commenced a final push …
Discussion: MS NOW
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Mike Johnson runs out the clock on his own speakership  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥  —  Mike Johnson, the theoretical speaker of the House, announced last Thursday he's canceling votes …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Zeteo:
Trump Partied in Texas as Iran and Its Allies Began a ‘Tet Offensive’ on the World Economy  —  ‘It looks bad, I am willing to admit it,’ a Trump adviser told Zeteo late Thursday.  —  ∙ Paid  —  DALLAS — The Republican Party's “Trump-a-palooza” midterm convention in Texas concluded …
Discussion: Daily Mail
CNN:
What we know about when Mitch McConnell will return to the Senate  —  The Senate is set to return Monday after a five-week recess, and it is still unclear if GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell will end his three-month absence from the Capitol due to health issues.  —  McConnell was hospitalized in June …
Zoe Williams / The Guardian:
Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect.  It turns you into a supremacist’  —  She's tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires.  She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power
Discussion: New York Times
Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Record diesel prices squeeze food, transport  —  The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions. … - That's up 60% from a year earlier.
Bloomberg:
Farage's Reform Raises Record £72 Million in Less Than 24 Hours  —  Nigel Farage's Reform UK received a second multi-million pound donation, bringing the total raised over the past 24 hours to £72 million ($97 million) and far surpassing the amounts raised by the rival Labour and Conservative parties so far this year.
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Sees Canada Deal ‘Fairly Soon,’ Downplays Leaving USMCA  —  Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade.  Sign up here.  —  President Donald Trump expressed optimism about resolving a trade fight with Canada and downplayed the prospect of quitting a continental trade pact …
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The week the AI freakout went mainstream  —  Warnings about AI killing many people, or everyone, are going viral.  Here are 3 things the government could do. … Are top artificial intelligence companies racing to create a dangerous technology that could kill many millions of people — or even wipe out the human race entirely?
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Josephine Walker / Axios:   Reflecting Pool contractor admits faulty repairs, not vandalism, caused damage
CIA:
CIA Releases President's Daily Briefs in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11  —  Agency makes public more than 70 intelligence products in historic release  —  Today, Director John Ratcliffe declassified 71 President's Daily Brief (PDB) products in commemoration of the 25th anniversary …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Attorney General Blanche said Trump's ‘weaponization fund’ was dead. Now DOJ is appealing
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Ben Johansen / Politico:
A federal health program for 9/11 responders is still short-staffed
Cameron Peters / Vox:
25 years after 9/11, the GOP has never been more anti-Muslim
Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
Misconduct Inquiry Gives N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill Another Headache
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Woman deported to Afghanistan in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court
 Earlier Items: 
Torrie Herrington / The Washington Sun:
George W. Bush Paints the Moment He Was Told About 9/11
Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor:
Treasury yields soar to almost 5% on inflation fears
Discussion: CoinDesk and Bloomberg
The Washington Sun:
Inside Trump's Aggressive Push to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
Discussion: Washington Examiner and MS NOW
Mark Alfred / The Washington Sun:
Sen. Jim Justice Failed to Properly Disclose His Massive Wealth
Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms