Voices, The Peoples News
September 13, 2026, PM
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Resisting Plans to Build ICE Jail on Contaminated Site. Organizers are hard at work to convince officials to roll back an agreement with a private prison operator. Organizers are hard at work to convince officials to roll back an agreement with a private prison operator.
https://truthout.org/articles/louisiana-residents-are-resisting-plans-to-build-ice-jail-on-contaminated-site/
Border wall construction brings a mess Texans didn’t want. A 1,000-mile drive through the Big Bend region finds longtime Republicans ready to vote blue over the Trump administration’s plowing ahead.
https://www.ms.now/news/border-wall-construction-brings-a-mess-texans-didnt-want
Trump pushes new bill making it illegal for future presidents ‘to open the border again. President Trump is floating a new bill that would make it illegal for future presidents “to open the border again,” he announced during a speech at the Republican midterm convention.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/09/us-news/trump-pushes-new-bill-making-it-illegal-for-future-presidents-to-open-the-border-again/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Congress mum on federal deficit hitting $2 trillion milestone, again
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/congress-mum-federal-deficit-hitting-203000793.html
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Lands / Water
Man leaves his camera in a river overnight to capture Earth’s rotation. Then he returns to find the river completely gone
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/man-leaves-his-camera-in-a-river-overnight-to-capture-earths-rotation-then-he-returns-to-find-the-river-completely-gone/
Betrayed Texans say Trump wants to give their land to Mexico: ‘Greed and corruption’: President Donald Trump’s administration has turned Republican Texans against the entire political party by threatening to seize their land for a border wall, they told MS NOW in a new video report.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-big-bend-wall/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sep.12.2026_9.09pm_19830979
A Texas LNG plant pumps out chronic, unpermitted pollution, a watchdog finds. Oilfield Witness identified 532 unpermitted emission events reported by Freeport LNG since 2019, but just seven penalty fines levied by Texas’ environmental regulator.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092026/texas-freeport-lng-unpermitted-pollution/
Federal appeals court rules there’s no constitutional right to clean water. The majority opinion stated that the 14th Amendment’s substantive due process does not extend to safe municipal water systems because it is not rooted in U.S. history and legal tradition. The court also ruled that citizens do not have a constitutional right to truthful information from government officials during a public health crisis
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6081044-clean-drinking-water-not-constitutional-right-appeals-court-ruling/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
Gas Is Being Diluted Under a New Policy. Here’s What It Could Mean for Your Car. E15 is safe and approved for most cars built in 2001 or newer. However, it can damage older engines, small engines (like lawnmowers), and vehicles made before 2001
https://herlifeadventures.com/gas-is-being-diluted-under-a-new-policy-heres-what-it-could-mean-for-your-car/
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Food stamp recipients aged 55 to 64 can now be cut off after three months under the rewritten work rule. A new law introduced in the House this month would add more restrictions to what types of food SNAP recipients can buy with their monthly benefits.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6084903-new-bill-would-restrict-snap-benefits-in-9-states-heres-what-could-be-cut/
Four companies buy 85 percent of America’s cattle, and a new order targets that. According to historical data, these companies handled only about 36% of the market in the 1970s. This high level of control leaves independent ranchers with very few buyers for their cattle
https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=nx-s1-5959146
US judge rules that Trump plan to halve FEMA workforce violated law
https://www.newsweek.com/federal-judge-says-trump-plan-to-halve-fema-workforce-was-unlawful-12435762
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Lawmakers race to support Epstein files bill successor — but ‘time is running out’: report
https://time.com/7334902/epstein-files-released-house-vote/
French Prosecutors Expand Jeffrey Epstein Probe Amid Discovery Of New Potential Victims. French prosecutors expanded their sex-trafficking probe tied to Jeffrey Epstein after identifying 13 new potential victims. The new findings bring the total number of potential cases in France to 26
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni66012707/?ref_=nmnw_art_perm
# Gov / Politics / US
Trump’s colossal botch has wrenched open an unbelievable opportunity. The setback comes as the president’s renovations and the repair work that followed have lasted more than five months.
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/trumps-botched-reflecting-pool-redo-2012340
Ridicule as confused Trump asks of his own deal: ‘What does that mean?’ President Donald Trump faced mockery and accusations of confusion after appearing unfamiliar with the acronym for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a major trade deal signed during his first term
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-usmca-nafta-tariffs-canada-mexico_n_67bda523e4b0f4e8df29f534
Latino and Voting Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Keep Armed ICE Agents Away From Polling Places
https://www.latintimes.com/latino-voting-rights-groups-sue-trump-administration-keep-armed-ice-agents-away-polling-places-599173
McConnell’s return shines spotlight on older lawmakers
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6085627-mitch-mcconnell-aging-lawmakers-term-limits-health-challenges/
Donald Trump biographer suggests the $45,000 cash gift that he gave Natalie Harp may buy his aide’s silence. The payments amounted to 30% of each aide’s $150,000 annual salary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/trump-cash-gifts-aides-natalie-harp
GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany is running for governor on the Republican ticket in Wisconsin and has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/national/congressman-tom-tiffany-emergency-landing-2bfa267b324b27688b9b66088f7ab7c8
What would Scalia do? Parents demand legal right to challenge ‘state-sanctioned kidnapping’ law. They tell SCOTUS that Washington’s youth shelter laws, which hide and withhold runaways from parents who object to so-called gender affirming care, are “classic” example of a political majority targeting a minority, as late justice feared.
https://justthenews.com/government/state-houses/what-would-scalia-do-parents-demand-legal-right-challenge-state-sanctioned
‘He should be shot’: GOP convention attendee repeatedly calls for violence as Sen. Ted Cruz criticizes Democrats Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico: Cruz mentioned three Democrats — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. After each name, there were shouts audible on the broadcast of “He should be shot!”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/shouts-of-he-should-be-shot-heard-during-gop-midterm-convention-speech
Donald Trump’s plan to remove a black congressman hits a court roadblock. Then he launches a fiery response: ‘Horrible, ridiculous’: Donald Trump’s plan to remove a black congressman hits a court roadblock. Then he launches a fiery response: ‘Horrible, ridiculous.’ Some lines are easier to draw than they are to keep
https://www.themarysue.com/donald-trumps-plan-to-remove-a-black-congressman-hits-a-court-roadblock-then-he-launches-a-fiery-response-horrible-ridiculous/
# Global News
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Poor Judgment’: Black Michigan Teen Sentenced After Killing Active Shooter at Mall Who Had Already Shot One Person Dead and Kept Firing
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/09/10/black-michigan-teen-sentenced-after-killing-active-shooter/
Mom ‘Invested’ in Lindsay Clancy Case Allegedly Had ‘Weird Giggle’ After Son, 2, Was Found Hanging . Corie Walsh, 40, was seen trying to harm herself with a knife after her 2-year-old son was found hanging in the basement
https://people.com/mom-invested-lindsay-clancy-case-weird-giggle-12115831
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
50,000 East Texas Patients Kept Their Coverage, 30,000 West Texas Patients Lost Theirs for 4 Months. Same Insurer, Very Different Outcomes. Regional health insurance disputes and administrative barriers frequently leave tens of thousands of Texas patients facing disparate coverage outcomes based on geography. While some regional contract renewals protect large patient numbers from losing local access, stalled negotiations or bureaucratic processing delays in other areas can trigger multi-month coverage gaps.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/26/texas-medicaid-unwinding-consequences/
The new Medicaid work rule exempts veterans rated totally disabled and anyone already on Medicare. Under the new federal Medicaid work requirements established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) explicitly grants mandatory federal exemptions for both veterans rated totally disabled and individuals enrolled in Medicare
https://www.ama-assn.org/health-care-advocacy/access-care/catch-medicaid-work-requirements-medical-frailty-exemption
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Next-gen cybernetic augmentation platform. Neural-linked bionic prosthesis with adaptive actuators, aerospace-grade titanium-carbon chassis and real-time proprioceptive feedback. Mobility re-engineered. What if it’s already being tested?!
https://news.mit.edu/2024/prosthesis-helps-people-with-amputation-walk-naturally-0701
A New Era for Bionic Limbs. Recent breakthroughs in science and technology have produced prosthetic hands, arms, and legs that increasingly resemble biological ones
https://www.embs.org/pulse/articles/a-new-era-for-bionic-limbs/
Bionic Technology in Prosthetics: Multi-Objective Optimization of a Bioinspired Shoulder-Elbow Prosthesis with Embedded Actuation. To overcome these challenges, this paper presents a novel, bioinspired, and integrated prosthetic system as an advancement in bionic technology.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12838797/
Next Level Limbs Prosthetic Tech That Will Blow Your Mind. In recent years, the field of prosthetics has undergone extraordinary change. These innovations don’t just restore mobility—they redefine what’s possible. From bionic limbs that move with thought to microprocessor-controlled knees that adapt to every step, the future is here, and it’s transforming lives.
https://www.gainesvilleprosthetics.com/post/next-level-limbs-prosthetic-tech-that-will-blow-your-mind
Nearly Half of U.S. Hospitals No Longer Deliver Babies as Medicaid Cuts Threaten Further Losses. Over 700 hospitals shuttered their maternity wards between 2010 and 2024, creating widespread “maternity care deserts” that put millions of pregnant patients at risk
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/half-of-us-hospitals-lack-maternity-wards-as-medicaid-cuts-loom-report/830015/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon rages as Pete Hegseth’s pressure campaign on rescued airmen exposed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignored concerns about leaking classified information by pressuring airmen to do a ’60 Minutes’ interview, CNN reported.
https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-60-minutes/
# Military / Global
Iranian commercial ship hit near Strait of Hormuz, causing one death, Iranian media say
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-hormuz-ship-struck-aa034da0d8226f5a3b4794b10afb8b3b
# Nuclear
Nuclear energy continues comeback as Energy Department directs loan to restart third shuttered plant. Google-backed 615 MW nuclear plant set for 2029 return to power 500,000 homes
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/google-backed-nuclear-plant-to-return
# Other Interestimg Stuff
The Atlantic Ocean Has a Hidden ‘Heat Valve’ That Controls Earth’s Temperature – And It Could Be Closing. [Includes video.]
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-atlantic-ocean-has-a-hidden-heat-valve-that-controls-earths-temperature-and-it-could-be-closing
# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Social Security Checks Are on Track for a $73 Raise in 2027 and Medicare’s Premium Hike Could Take a Big Bite Out of It. The 2027 COLA is expected to be 3.5%, a 0.7 percentage-point increase from this year’s COLA, according to a new estimate from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), an advocacy group. That means the average beneficiary would receive almost $68 more each month from Social Security.
https://www.investopedia.com/social-security-cola-update-2027-inflation-12115141
Connecticut retirees face the deepest Social Security cut in 2032 — $556 monthly — while 29 other states top $500 losses
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/connecticut-retirees-face-deepest-social-123000214.html
Social Security starts matching federal pension records against 111 million Medicare files this month to test Extra Help claims. The data matching ensures that the millions of individuals cross-enrolled in Medicare are appropriately categorized, identifying who qualifies automatically and who must have their assets explicitly reviewed
https://share.newsbreak.com/jkrsyvok
# Sports
“They Shot Her Dead”: Terry Bradshaw Reveals How Cowboys Hate Went Too Far in Heartbreaking Story
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shot-her-dead-terry-bradshaw-104000174.html
# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
US Issues China Travel Warning After Americans Detained. The State Department recently updated its Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution” advisory for mainland China, warning Americans about the arbitrary enforcement of local laws, exit bans and “the risk of unjust arrest or detention.”
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-warns-americans-about-exit-bans-unjust-detention-popular-destination
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