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2:05 AM ET, September 18, 2026

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Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Former Institute of Peace Workers Warn Trump May Push to Engrave Name on Building  —  As part of a lawsuit, the workers have asked a federal court to stop any plans to engrave the building with President Trump's name.  —  Former staff members of the U.S. Institute of Peace asked a federal court …
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Ashley Ahn / Politico:
Urgent motion filed to stop carving of Trump's name into US Institute of Peace building
Discussion: The Independent
The Guardian:
US Institute of Peace files emergency motion to block carving of Trump's name into facade of its headquarters - as it happened
Discussion: KTVZ-TV
New York Times:
Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’  —  The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Reuters:
US clears way for $24.3 billion fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia  —  The US Department of State said on Thursday it has approved the potential sale of Lockheed Martin's (LMT.N) F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom is drawn deeper into war in the Middle East.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns
Politico:
White House pulls stalled ICE director nominee  —  The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a Republican blocked his confirmation hearing.  —  Schroyer's nomination stalled …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Blanche's Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate  —  The attorney general's campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche has repeatedly participated …
Discussion: NBC News and Joe.My.God.
Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Federal court weighs whether it's too late to revive Missouri's gerrymandered map  —  The last legal battle over Missouri's 2025 redistricting plan played out Thursday, with a panel of federal appeals court judges hearing from Republicans that they should reinstate the map designed to help …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costs  —  Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted's (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers' electricity price impacts.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Axios he's approaching major crossroads in Iran war  —  President Trump told Axios Thursday that he's approaching a critical juncture in the Iran war over whether to restart massive attacks in an effort to bring the conflict to a close.  — “I have a big decision coming up.
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Wall Street Journal:
Republican Lawmaker Breaks With Trump on Immigration
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war  —  Nearly seven months into the war with Iran, a new Fox News national survey finds views souring as voters feel the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the war, a growing number think the conflict …
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Majority says immigration enforcement has crossed the line
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Daily Kos
Politico:
Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI  —  Democratic consultants are privately encouraging their battleground candidates to avoid talking about artificial intelligence regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups will unleash a tidal wave of spending against them ahead of November.
Wall Street Journal:
How Warsh Raised Rates Without Drawing Trump's Ire  —  No name-calling, no insults.  New Fed chairman's close relationship with president gave him room to move without triggering White House backlash  —  President Trump spent months attacking the Federal Reserve for keeping interest rates too high.
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month  —  In September 2024, an entrepreneur named Justin Brown uploaded a YouTube video in which he argued that writers should be “scared right now” about the rise of AI.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Photos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center  —  Images captured through the windows of Air Force One show President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”  —  It is the picture that has Washington in its latest uproar.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump photo appears to reference Kennedy Center demolition, judge orders advance notice of any move to knock it down
NBC News:
‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI  —  There appeared to be a lot of talk about artificial intelligence and little progress on Capitol Hill this week.  But members remain hopeful that Congress can act.  —  WASHINGTON — Geoffrey Hinton …
Discussion: The Washington Sun and CBS News
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote  —  The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.  —  Co-Founder of MeidasTouch
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Montana Ban Would Strike at Political Spending, and the Supreme Court  —  A measure aimed at stemming the tide of corporate money in politics will be on the November ballot.  Opponents say it violates a high court ruling.  —  Voter disgust over an avalanche of political spending by corporations …
Discussion: Montana Free Press
Aliss Higham / Newsweek:
Some Gas Stations ‘Out of Diesel’ as Prices Surge  —  Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.  —  Photos appearing to show gas stations running out of diesel have spread across social media as U.S. fuel prices climb to record highs …
Discussion: Reuters, Axios and New York Post
Tom Perkins / Drop Site News:
Many of the “Michigan Jewish Dems” Backing Mike Rogers Are Actually Already Republican Supporters, Analysis Finds  —  Over 400 alleged Michigan Jewish Democratic and independent voters signed a pledge in late August to vote for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers …
Brendan Hartnett / The Bulwark:
Wanna Influence Sean Duffy?  Try His Son-in-Law's Campaign.  —  Transportation interests have poured money into Michael Alfonso's congressional bid while seeking decisions from Duffy's department.  —  DAVID PARKER, THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO of the trucking company Covenant Logistics, has been a reliable Republican donor for decades.
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Senate Democrats press Hegseth for Iran war price tag  —  Forty-six members of the Senate Democratic caucus are demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide a detailed accounting of the Iran war's costs, arguing that the Pentagon has failed to explain how it has spent, and plans to spend, tens of billions of taxpayer dollars.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
The White House:
Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  American hunters, anglers, and landowners are the greatest conservationists the world has ever known.
Wall Street Journal:
Red and Blue America Have Found Something to Agree On: Flock Cameras Must Go  —  A national backlash against AI-enabled license-plate readers is uniting Trump country and progressive strongholds alike.  'Nobody wants to be surveilled...doesn't matter what your political leaning is.'  —  Kris Maher
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Carolina Journal:
Roy Cooper's lead grows to 15 points in NC Senate race  —  RALEIGH — With just a month and a half left until Election Day, Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper has grown his lead in the US Senate race to 15.1 points over former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley.
Christopher Mathias / Talking Points Memo:
We Asked 28 GOP Officials If They'd Denounce the GOP Nominee Who Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville  —  Marshall Rawson, poised to join the Florida legislature, has condoned slavery and called for the execution of LGBTQ+ people.  Does the Republican Party even care?
Discussion: Gainesville Sun
Wall Street Journal:
Weeks Before the Midterms, Almost Everything Is Getting More Expensive  —  The price of eating out, filling a gas tank and buying a house keeps rising, while higher interest rates add to borrowing costs  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgageSource: Freddie Mac via St. Louis Fed
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Blanche warned of contempt risk in Epstein files case  —  A federal judge warned Attorney General Todd Blanche Wednesday that he could face contempt proceedings if the Department of Justice fails to comply with an order involving the release or review of Epstein files.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Violence toward journalists is a symptom of a terminally ill U.S. democracy  —  Some days it's hard to know what's worse for America: the wars Donald Trump is losing — most notably in Iran, as U.S. motorists pay painful reparations at the gas pump — or the ones he's winning, like his onslaught against a free press.
Discussion: Fox News
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Pentagon issues new guidance for testosterone testing after rescinding previous one  —  The Pentagon issued new guidance late Thursday instructing mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for male active-duty and reserve service members over the age of 30 after temporarily rescinding previous guidance earlier this month.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting  —  Trump's efforts to largely eradicate mail voting have turned the Postal Service into an unlikely arbiter of who is eligible to vote, just months before this year's critical midterm elections.
 
 
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Epic Unpopularity Is Forcing His PAC to Spend in MAGA Country
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Fox News
Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal:
The FAA's $875 Million Plan to Use AI to Ease Air-Traffic Woes
Discussion: TechCrunch and Associated Press
New York Times:
China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape
Martin Austermuhle / The Washington Sun:
Neighbors Are Upset Over Federal Agents' Presence at a D.C. School
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Democrats' behind-the-scenes food fight
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Pentagon weighs pulling nearly a third of U.S. forces from Europe
Discussion: Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Corporate Donations to State AGs Are Setting Records This Year
Discussion: Bloomberg
James LaPorta / CBS News:
Iran downed at least 2 unmanned American aircraft in recent days, U.S. officials say
Discussion: Defense One and NewsMax.com
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Who Made America Poorer and Dirtier?
Discussion: Newsbusters
Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump ‘I did that’ stickers pop up on gas pumps, four years after Biden got the same treatment