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Rep. Thomas Massie files eight privileged impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the unauthorized Iran war; Speaker Johnson adjourns the House early to avoid a vote
US Senate fails to advance Trump-backed crypto bill as four Republicans defect despite his ethics concessions
Lindsay Clancy's defense asks Massachusetts judge to investigate holdout juror Desronvil for phone use and questionnaire lies after mistrial
Presley Gerber, Cindy Crawford's 27-year-old model son, died at a California rehab facility September 20; police investigate suspected overdose, cause undetermined pending toxicology
Trump announced banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House for 'fake news'; enforcement unclear, outlets vow First Amendment fight
Trump pledged $5,000 'Trump dividend' checks for every adult if Republicans win the 2026 midterms, offering no funding mechanism or legality details
Viral video of Mamdani and AOC smiling during Ground Zero's 25th-anniversary name-reading ignites Cruz condemnation amid 100,000-signature petition against his attendance
Trump bans Canadian alcohol, dairy, and motorcycle imports effective Sept. 29 after Carney's $20B retaliatory tariffs, escalating the US-Canada trade war
Typhoon Dujuan killed four and injured 22 in Japan, dumping record 832mm rain on Oshima; nearly two million were advised to evacuate
Merz's CDU suffers historic double state-election defeat, falling below 5% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for the first time, as AfD surges and chancellor resists resignation calls
Putin-linked Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands for Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding celebrations, sparking House Oversight investigation and Trump repayment claims
Trump announces his planned Arlington triumphal arch will double as a drone/sniper military complex, citing an unspecified military request
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publishes essay urging AI labs to slow frontier development, with Altman endorsing third-party evaluators and Trump dismissing risks
Fed raises rates 25bp to 3.75-4% on Sept 16, 2026—first hike since 2023—as Warsh cites sticky inflation; Trump demands cuts
Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour after venues, urged by Robert Kraft and Jewish advocacy groups, refused to host his 'Free Palestine' stage remarks
Hurricane Lowell batters Kauai as Category 2, leaving ~35,000 without power for days to weeks; Governor Green asks Trump for federal aid

















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