Fatehpur Sīkri Voices, The Peoples News
September 5, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE to award $5 million contract for national voter database. As part of DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-plans-to-pay-5-million-to-create-national-voting-database/
Armed Agents Are Showing Up at Migrant Kids’ Doors for ‘Safety Checks.’ Advocates Call It a Deportation Trap. A federal push to verify migrant children’s welfare has produced bounty-like payments for local police and thousands of arrests of the relatives who took the kids in.
https://www.latintimes.com/armed-agents-are-showing-migrant-kids-doors-safety-checks-advocates-call-it-deportation-trap-598913
Florida Cubans deported to Africa by ICE, then abandoned, ‘I honestly thought it was a bad joke because the officer laughed’
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/florida-cubans-deported-to-africa-by-ice-then-abandoned-i-honestly-thought-it-was-a-bad-joke-because-the-officer-laughed/
Cuban man from South Florida deported to Africa says he was sent there without knowing his destination. He was deported to a country the U.S. government warns Americans not to visit. The State Department currently lists the Central African Republic under its highest travel advisory, Level 4: “Do Not Travel,” citing unrest, violent crime, kidnapping, landmines, health risks and terrorism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/cuban-man-deported-central-african-republic-ice-south-florida/
President Sheinbaum Demanding the U.S. To Stop Rerouting Deported Mexicans To Guatemala and Honduras. Mexico’s president filed a formal complaint with Washington after the National Migration Institute reported thousands of transfers to Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica before deportees’ final return home, with official records from at least one of those countries turning out higher than previously reported.
https://www.latintimes.com/president-sheinbaum-demanding-us-stop-rerouting-deported-mexicans-guatemala-honduras-598993
Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls. Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets. Markwayne Mullin says officers could be deployed ‘if there is a threat to that polling place or we’re serving a warrant’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/trump-homeland-security-markwayne-mullin-polling
# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels / ATF
US military shot down 300 suspected cartel drones at border this year. Cartels are allegedly using unmanned drones to interrupt or scramble devices on the U.S. side of the southern border. Military officials confirmed that about 8,000 Joint Task Force service members are deployed along the southern border’s 1,954 miles.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/military-defeated-cartel-drones/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
‘The president has an absolute right,’ Trump says as he threatens to blow up global trade over interest rate dispute, urges Fed board to ‘be patriots for a change’
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-blow-up-global-trade-over-interest-rate-dispute-urges-fed-board-be-patriots/
# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Trump administration wants to strip tax breaks from private schools that aid minority students. Treasury Department rules could chill efforts to advance equal access to education for Black students and other students of color, ultimately exacerbating educational attainment and racial wealth gaps.
https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-condemns-proposed-treasury-department-rules-that-would-pull-tax-exempt-status-from-schools-providing-aid-to-black-students/
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump EPA Takes ‘Yet Another Sledgehammer’ to Clean Water Act. President Donald Trump’s administration sparked fresh fury on Friday when it proposed a supplemental rule to further gut Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands. “This proposal declares open season on the nation’s waterways,” one critic charged
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-epa-takes-yet-another-sledgehammer-to-clean-water-act
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
Texas approves $14 billion Permian Basin power ‘superhighway,’ a win for Houston energy companies. In the West Texas oil patch, companies plan gas power plants to run new data centers
The developer of one project, in Pecos County, calls it the largest power project in the U.S. Data centers are sparking a surge of gas power plant construction in Texas.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/02/texas-permian-basin-power-plant-project-data-centers/
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Trump Gives Reluctant Ranchers The Go-Ahead To ‘Take Care Of’ Endangered Species: ‘You Can Shoot Them As Of Today’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-gives-reluctant-ranchers-ahead-203647628.html
Trump signs tariff-free beef deal with Brazil, Argentina
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:d91681ed8094b:0-trump-says-tariff-free-beef-from-brazil-argentina-coming-also-targets-monopoly-in-industry/
Smithfield Foods’s lobbyist admits Chinese owner’s interest in Farm Bill lobbying. Fifteen days after the Center for Responsible Food Business filed a complaint, the firm submitted an amended report to name Smithfield’s owner — WH Group of Kowloon, Hong Kong — as a foreign entity with an interest in both the foreign ownership of U.S. agriculture land and Farm Bill lobbying areas.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/regulation/smithfield-foodss-lobbyist-admits-chinese-owners-interest-farm-bill
‘Obviously Going to Increase Hunger’: Trump SNAP Cuts Imperil Free School Meals for Millions of Kids. “Without congressional action to reverse the SNAP cuts, children will lose critical food benefits that help families keep hunger at bay.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/snap-cuts-school-meals
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
GOP convention chaos as imposter site sends MAGA die-hards to Epstein files: Mock Republican convention website tops Google, redirects to Epstein files
Democratic lawmakers poke fun at prank website, while Republicans slam ‘fake news’ and redirect users to real one.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/4/mock-republican-convention-website-redirects-users-to-epstein-files
# Gov / Politics / US
Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
https://apnews.com/article/missouri-redistricting-trump-supreme-court-e3613c13556d9a79d212eafc1e1c95fc
Hegseth headed for clash with GOP senators as frustrations grow. GOP senators as key lawmakers have major concerns about the turnover of senior staff, the lack of a clear plan for ending the Iran war, and the failure of the administration to reach out to Democrats to build support for funding priorities.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6067589-hegseth-pentagon-senator-clash/
‘Careening towards defeat’: Republican candidates rush to scrub Trump from their campaigns. “Trump’s unpopularity threatens to turn off independent and moderate voters that Republicans will need to win in competitive congressional districts,” the Post reported.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-house-republicans-fisa/
‘Impeach everyone responsible’: Trump order defying Supreme Court horrifies expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-dhs-birthright-citizenship/
Trump Condemned for 200+ Extrajudicial Killings After Yearlong Murder Spree at Sea. “This is a make-believe armed conflict, but these are very real killings,” said one legal expert. “Executing suspects at sea without trial or due process violates international human rights laws and the laws of war.”
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/02/united-states-year-of-extrajudicial-killings-at-sea
JD Vance Says If His Work With Trump ‘Leads to the End Times’ That Is ‘OK’ “Show this clip to anyone who says Iran is run by religious lunatics,” responded one podcaster.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/jd-vance-god-podcast-end-times
Missouri House candidate charged in plot to plant drugs on GOP opponent
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/missouri-house-plant-cocaine-opponent/
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb says the president will ‘steal these elections where possible’ in November: ‘It is his intention to interfere’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6071167-ty-cobb-trump-midterm-interference/
# Global News
Just in case you missed it because there was zero coverage by Western Media, the biggest countries in the world gathered together at Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and stood up for Iran and for the people of Palestine. It must be noted that the SCO is more than three times the size of NATO and this pro-peace Eastern organization covers 42.5% of humanity, compared to NATO’s 13%. Ten countries, including China, Russia, and India just condemned as “illegal” the US-Israeli war on Iran — and affirmed Palestinian sovereignty and Tehran’s right to a nuclear program while they were at it.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/sco-slams-attacks-sanctions-on-iran-key-takeaways-from-bishkek-summit
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Top White House official says he believes Trump speech censorship behind Bartiromo ouster at Fox. How a presidential speech, an interview request and a stunning text preceded Fox News yanking a top anchor from the airwaves
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-maria-bartiromo-fox-news-firing-b3044638.html
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
369,000 to Lose Obamacare Coverage After Insurer Exits—How to See If You’re AffectedCigna’s exit comes as subsidies expire and costs rise, forcing hundreds of thousands to find new coverage by 2027.
https://www.inc.com/leila-sheridan/369000-to-lose-obamacare-coverage-cigna/91338783
Health insurers are exiting the Marketplace again. Should consumers be worried? At least a dozen health insurers have announced plans to leave the ACA Marketplace after 2026, affecting several hundred thousand enrollees across multiple states. The exits are raising new questions about the stability of the individual market and whether additional insurers could follow.
https://www.healthinsurance.org/blog/health-insurers-are-exiting-the-marketplace-again-should-consumers-be-worried/
UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Aetna are all pulling back Medicare Advantage for 2027, and nearly 3 million seniors could be forced to switch
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/millions-must-switch-medicare-advantage-222205938.html
Humana holds 20 percent of Medicare Advantage members but collects 11 percent of the bonus money. You are exactly right. This stark gap between enrollment and bonus money is the clearest illustration of what Medicare Advantage (MA) Star Ratings are worth at scale.
https://share.newsbreak.com/ji8k7an8
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US Gears Up for ‘Homeland Defense’ as Russia, China Warships Reach Pacific. A Russian-Chinese flotilla sailed toward the Northern Pacific Ocean on Monday while the United States deployed two warships for homeland defense operations to protect Alaska.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-news-gears-homeland-defense-russia-china-warships-reach-pacific-alaska-1957649
Federal judge upholds Pentagon’s firings of three Stars and Stripes staffers
https://thehill.com/homenews/6072728-judge-declines-stars-and-stripes-firing-halt/
‘Outrageous’: Pentagon Secretly Working to Divert Billions From National Institutes of Health. “These funds were provided for lifesaving medical research, not as extra money for the Department of Defense,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. These funds were provided to support research to develop treatments or cures for infectious diseases such as influenza, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, Ebola, and other dangerous pathogens.
https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/defense-officials-attempt-raid-nih-funds-cover-department-defense-activities
U.S. forces strike three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC missile attack on U.S. warships. US Central Command says aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple Iranian attacks, adding that no American personnel were injured
https://aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/us-military-says-it-destroyed-3-iranian-oil-tankers-after-missile-attacks/4048233
Three Foreign Frigates Being Studied For Possible U.S. Navy Service. Modern Japanese, South Korean, and Turkish frigate designs have emerged as possible contenders to meet increasingly urgent Navy demands.
https://www.twz.com/sea/the-three-foreign-frigates-being-studied-for-possible-u-s-navy-service
# NOAA
‘A worrying snapshot’: Satellite image shows large patches of open water less than 40 miles from the North Pole
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/a-worrying-snapshot-satellite-image-shows-large-patches-of-open-water-less-than-40-miles-from-the-north-pole
Urgent Global Response Needed to Prepare for ‘Literally Off the Charts’ Supersized El Niño, Says UN. “The science leaves no room for doubt: the planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that the planet has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather”, while WMO head Celeste Saulo noted that the current trajectory of ocean heating is “literally off the charts we have used for the past four decades.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-el-nino-warning
# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Social Security is once again facing an uncertain future, and there is massive pressure on Congress to do something about your earned benefits. That’s because the latest Social Security Trustees report shows that the program’s combined Trust Funds are on track to become depleted in 2034
https://crr.bc.edu/why-social-security-faces-a-financial-reckoning-just-a-few-years-from-now/
Who created Social Security and when? Social Security in the United States was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he signed the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935
https://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html
Proposal would ‘abandon’ rights of senior living residents, others with disabilities, advocates say. A proposed lawsuit settlement focused on changing longstanding policy guiding the provision of services in the most integrated setting for people with disabilities is “simply wrong” and conflicts with 50 years of federal policy precedent, according to a group of advocates for older adults and others with disabilities.
https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/news/disability-rights-texas-kennedy-lawsuit-settlement-504-rehabilitation-act/
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