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6:45 PM ET, September 21, 2026

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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump inaudible during TV blackout: What the press pool does  —  President Trump was inaudible during a press conference Monday after the TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video carrying no usable audio of his remarks. … - The pool serves hundreds of journalists …
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Politico:
Major TV networks decline White House pool duties  —  The nation's major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump administration's decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News Washington …
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue over White House bans  —  President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.”  —  CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they are suing the government after President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Has Repeatedly Weighed Moving Entire Press Corps Out of White House  —  President raised the matter as recently as last month.  Senior official says Trump has no plans to relocate the White House press corps.  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has repeatedly discussed kicking journalists …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
“National security” becomes Trump's executive sledgehammer … - President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued. … - It's not the first time the administration has said its press restrictions were a national security must …
Discussion: CBS News and Trump's Truth
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Top House Oversight Dem demands answers to Trump's media ban
Discussion: The Hill
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
White House TV pool suspends coverage of Trump after ban of CNN
CNN:
Major TV networks stand with CNN, decline to replace its White House pool crew
New York Times:
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN
CNN:
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access
The Independent:
ICE agent shoots DoorDash driver during delivery in Austin sparking new protests  —  A dark blue Toyota Corolla photographed at the scene had damage along its passenger side and what appeared to be two bullet holes in the rear window  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Illinois authorities investigate possible ICE wounding of US citizen
Discussion: Evanston Now, New Republic and Townhall
Matthew Eadie / Evanston Now:
Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Deadline:
Done!  Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery … Specifics are still scant but will come when the deal is formally announced later this morning.  There will be concessions. … The WGA's lawsuit is included in the settlement, Deadline hears.
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New York Times:
Paramount Settles States' Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger  —  By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.  —  Paramount reached an agreement on Monday to resolve …
Bloomberg:
Paramount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros.
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval falls to career low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 32% - the lowest of his political career - as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
He spent 11 months inside DOGE.  Now he wants to set the record straight.  —  In his first major interview about his tell-all memoir, Tyler Hassen describes the culture clash surrounding DOGE's mission and the backlash that followed.  —  Summary  —  Tyler Hassen's initiation …
Elleiana Green / Politico:
Jared Golden crosses party lines again, endorsing Mike Lawler for reelection  —  Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) endorsed GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in his reelection campaign in suburban New York, Golden wrote in an opinion article published Monday.  Lawler is facing a tough reelection campaign …
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The Washington Sun:   Democrats Fume After Jared Golden Endorses a Republican in a Key Race
Grace Ashford / New York Times:
House Democrat Crosses Party Lines to Endorse Trump Defender
Politico:
Appeals court revives GOP gerrymander in Missouri that Supreme Court killed off twice  —  A federal appeals court has revived a Republican-friendly redistricting in Missouri that appeared to have twice been blocked by the Supreme Court.  —  The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Monday …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Senior GOP appropriator pours cold water on funding Trump's arch  —  Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior Appropriations Committee Republican, questioned whether federal funds should be spent on construction of President Donald Trump's triumphal arch, which the president claimed over the weekend could be used for military purposes.
BBC:
Flights delayed at major US airports after cable cut by construction workers  —  Summary  — Flights are delayed at major US airports after construction workers cut a cable needed for air traffic control, a top aviation official says  — Federal Aviation Administration official Bryan Bedford …
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump and Xi are the wrong men at the wrong time  —  The world needs far-sighted leadership but the US and Chinese leaders are unlikely to provide it  —  “I've just emerged from nearly three hours of briefing and discussions with the President of the Republic and the intelligence and security services.
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Collins slams Trump plan to ‘politicize’ grants as defying Congress  —  Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins warned Monday that President Donald Trump would be defying Congress if he moves forward with empowering top political appointees to decide who gets grant funding for health research.
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Belarus says no potash left after Trump claims massive deal for fertilizer  —  Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working on a “massive Deal” …
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Republican group slashes ad spending in NC Senate race  —  A key Republican super PAC has removed $6.5 million in ad reservations from North Carolina's Senate race for the month of October, according to media tracker AdImpact.  —  That decision by the GOP-aligned Old North Action comes …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
JB Pritzker Says He Used GLP-1s to Lose 80 Pounds  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois has traveled to early primary states.
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Record share of voters motivated to oppose Trump in midterms, poll finds  —  In a new NBC News survey, 43 percent of registered voters said they want their vote for Congress this fall to send “a signal of opposition” to the president.  —  An NBC News poll released Sunday found 43 percent …
Discussion: Axios, Newsweek and The Message Box
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives  —  Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.  —  Republicans are sharply divided …
Discussion: Newsweek
Politico:
OpenAI president and MAGA Inc. donor to attend Trump-Xi state dinner  —  OpenAI President Greg Brockman is expected to attend President Donald Trump's state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House this week, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans …
NBC News:
Iowa GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson calls for Iran war to end despite voting to let Trump continue it  —  Hinson, a congresswoman who is running for Senate, said the Iran war “needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end” and called for other policies to lower costs.
Discussion: New Republic and The Hill
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump meets with Mamdani at NYC's Gracie Mansion after favorite socialist text buddy ‘invited’ him  —  President Trump arrived Monday afternoon at Gracie Mansion for a meeting with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — making the first presidential visit to Hizzoner's official residence since …
Ryan J. Foley / Los Angeles Times:
ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article  — ICE has quietly removed thousands of immigrants with final deportation orders from its online detainee locator, leaving families and attorneys suddenly unable to track loved ones in custody.
Discussion: New Republic and TheGrio
Politico:
FAA debuts its AI-powered tool for managing flight traffic  —  The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday rolled out its artificial intelligence-powered tool to manage flights for the three major Washington-area airports, bringing the technology live to air traffic control operations in the U.S.
Sarah Posner / Talking Points Memo:
Homan Stumps for Georgia GOPers by Promoting ICE Brutality in Speech to Evangelicals  —  In Church, Merch, and State, Sarah Posner writes about the intersection of religion and politics in the United States.  This column is part of Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis.
 
 
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Reuters:
Zelenskiy and US spy chief Ratcliffe meet in Ireland, sources say
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Proposes $5 Billion to Kickstart Fund to Rebuild Gulf Energy Sites
Josh Boswell / CBS News:
Family tied to suspected Chinese spy Christine Fang gave $4.4 million to Newsom, other California politicians
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Fox News:
SEE IT: Chinese nationals intercepted in ‘extremely dangerous’ infiltration attempt near Florida coast
Discussion: RedState
Javier Blas / Bloomberg:
The Next Inflation Shock: $1 Million-a-Day Oil Tankers
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Trump will call out ‘ridiculous’ UN for claims US commits war crimes: Ambassador Waltz
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Hinson calls for end to Iran war amid soaring diesel costs
Allison Detzel / MS NOW:
Iraq War veteran Rep. Pat Ryan accuses Hegseth of a ‘blatant, unprecedented cover-up’
Alex Oliveira / New York Post:
Woke NYT, 1619 Project writer deliberately sent daughter to troubled schools as a ‘sacrifice’ — and it backfired spectacularly
Ross Douthat / CBS News:
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Far-right AfD wins again as Germany's Merz slides
 

 
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
MS NOW, CNN, and Politico file a lawsuit in US District Court in Washington seeking a temporary restraining order against President Trump's White House ban

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