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September 8, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE Wrongfully Arrested Him. Will His Lawsuit Change How Courts Hold Agents Accountable? As courts winnow legal path to sue federal officers, attorneys search for new avenues in state law. “There has to be a way to hold federal officers accountable.” A Colombian man working in Maine says he was wrongfully arrested and held by immigration agents earlier this year and then left stranded outside an immigrant jail.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/08/maine-ice-arrest-bivens-lawsuit

ICE detains 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer during citizenship interview, forcing him to miss critical medical treatments, daughter says
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/09/02/gznv-s02.html

Trump administration officials are depriving immigrants of their due process. Yes, the Trump administration is eviscerating the due process rights of immigrants. Part two of my response to Pirate Wires editor Harris Sockel’s disingenuous defense of Trump’s immigration policy
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/yes-the-trump-administration-is-eviscerating

The administration has drastically expanded the use of “expedited removal,” allowing immigration agents to quickly deport undocumented migrants nationwide without granting them an appearance before a judge
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/journal/policy-beat/trump-administrations-expansion-fast-track-deportation-powers-transforming

Judge rebukes Trump admin for deporting Nigerian man despite standing order protecting him from being returned to the country where government officials tortured him. The man, protected under the Convention Against Torture since 2012 after proving he faced severe abuse by Nigerian officials, was secretly removed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
https://www.newsweek.com/judge-slams-ice-deportation-of-man-tortured-by-his-government-12386058

Born here but deported. A Texas man’s harrowing ordeal. Morales García was born in Denver, according to a copy of his birth certificate. He is part of a long, largely uncounted history of U.S. citizens swallowed by the nation’s immigration system. The federal government does not release data on how often its agents detain or deport U.S. citizens, but investigations by journalists, researchers and oversight agencies have documented thousands of citizens detained, deported or otherwise targeted by immigration authorities across decades.
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-man-deported-mexico-ice-returns-producing-birth-record-12391316

Demanded ICE checkpoints at supermarkets, then ICE deported him in a day. Now Milo Yiannopoulos fights removal. Border czar Tom Homan points to Milo Yiannopoulos’s 24-hour removal as proof of a faster system, the same system now sending weekly flights of Haitians into a country the U.S. calls too dangerous to visit.
https://www.latintimes.com/demanded-ice-checkpoints-supermarkets-then-ice-deported-him-day-now-milo-yiannopoulos-fights-598877

ICE allegedly cut open a hunger-striking detainee’s stomach in Texas to force feed after allegedly winning court approval: ‘America are you great now?’ Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/cuban-hunger-striker-ice-force-feeding

# Bugs / Parasites
Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries. Ringworm is a common fungal infection that causes an itchy, scaly, circular rash on the skin. The fungi that cause ringworm can also lead to infections such as athlete’s foot. The fungus has now been identified in 29 countries. The first U.S. case was reported in 2023.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/drug-resistant-ringworm-fungus-spread-study/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
President Donald Trump says he’ll ban sales in America of products made by Canadian aviation giant Bombardier unless the company builds its products in the United States, escalating his trade war with Canada on the eve of retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. products.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/09/07/trump-threatens-ban-on-canadian-plane-maker-bombardier-unless-it-manufactures-in-us/

Canada hits US good with new tariffs: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6075462-live-updates-trump-canada-tariffs-rnc-midterm-convention/

$1,800,000,000 in Iran-Linked Funds Transferred To Unnamed U.S. Banks From UAE, Treasury Says
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/iran-moves-billions-us-banks-142206857.html

Iran’s Access to UAE Banks Targeted Under Operation Economic Outcast
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0617

‘Uncharted territory’: The $40 trillion U.S. national debt just got uglier as interest payments rise to $1.25 trillion a year. Higher interest expenses can reduce the amount of federal revenue available for other spending and, when financed through additional borrowing, can contribute to further increases in government debt.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/u-federal-interest-costs-reach-085531181.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
As AI reshapes the workplace, most U.S. workers fear becoming obsolete in the future workforce and believe developing new skills is essential to job security. Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace, and many U.S. workers worry their current skills might become obsolete.
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/02/25/u-s-workers-are-more-worried-than-hopeful-about-future-ai-use-in-the-workplace/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Federal court tells lead-poisoned Jackson, Mississippi residents they have no constitutional right to clean water. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/drinking-water-mississippi-lawsuit/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
South Korea and the U.S. have agreed on the size of Seoul’s planned investment in a gas project in Texas at around $22.3 billion, Korean media Edaily reported, citing unidentified officials and politicians. The project, which would be Seoul’s first U.S. investment under last year’s trade agreement, aims to build a 6.3-gigawatt gas plant in Encinal, Texas, to meet rising power demand for AI data centers, according to media reports.
https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/september/south-korea-us-agree-on-more-than-20-b-gas-plant-investment-in-texas

Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project: This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm. Panamint Capital broke ground on a $1.7 billion solar and storage project at the Calvert coal mine. The mine and an adjacent coal plant will stay online.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/texas-coal-mine-solar-farm

# Gov / Politics / US
GOP senator who fought to repeal Obamacare built fortune suing patients who couldn’t pay
https://www.rawstory.com/senator-roger-marshall/

These squirming underdogs are the key to putting Trump in prison: ‘This would be a seismic event’: Judge warns Trump that jail is really possible
https://www.ms.now/11th-hour/watch/this-would-be-a-seismic-event-judge-warns-trump-that-jail-is-really-possible-210390085735

No characteristic or attitude has defined Trump Administration 2.0 more broadly or blatantly than the money grab, a pattern established well before Inauguration Day.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-corruption-2677820822/

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s return to senate post-Labor Day. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is aiming to return to Capitol Hill from his months-long absence when the Senate reconvenes Sept. 14.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6069343-comer-mitch-mcconnell-absence-return-update/

Washington Wasn’t Warned: Inside the Federal Voter Fraud Sweep Hitting 9 States Before the Midterms. A federal sweep targeting nine states, including two with major Latino electorates, rests on numbers that collapsed by over 98% under review after a judge already ruled the database unlawful.
https://www.latintimes.com/washington-wasnt-warned-inside-federal-voter-fraud-sweep-hitting-9-states-before-midterms-598934

Nevada Democratic election chief says Trump administration hit his office with seven DOJ subpoenas
https://electionlawblog.org/2026/justice-department-issues-subpoenas-for-voter-data-in-nevada/

Republicans ‘scared to death’ as Trump blows $10 million: Not even a $10 million donation from President Donald Trump can save Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s flailing campaign, a political analyst argued
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-paxton-2677827116/

Trump administration ordered by judge to reveal identities of architects behind MAGA slush fund. Judge issues order as part of discovery process in lawsuit brought by non-profit into now defunct compensation fund
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/judge-trump-administration-anti-weaponization-fund

”Undoubtedly”: Rep. Jamie Raskin says Trump committed “impeachable offenses,” says POTUS “believes that he’s a king.” Raskin pointed to Trump’s actions involving military authority, congressional spending powers and the White House while outlining why he believed the president could face an impeachment inquiry.
https://www.primetimer.com/news/rep-jamie-raskin-says-trump-committed-impeachable-offenses-says-potus-believes-that-hes-a-king

# Global News
UN inspectors tore down walls at a secret site in Syria and uncovered 73 tonnes of hidden uranium
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/un-inspectors-tore-down-walls-at-a-secret-site-in-syria-and-uncovered-73-tonnes-of-hidden-uranium/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Supreme Court’s new trick clears path for Trump’s ‘blatant violations’: The Supreme Court has a new way to hand President Donald Trump victories that threatens to leave “blatant” lawbreaking unchecked, a legal scholar warned.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supreme-court-2677824080/

“In 40 years of judicial service, I have never experienced an executive branch that is so overtly hostile to the federal judiciary — top to bottom.” Why don’t prosecutors pursue more cases against people who threaten or dox judges?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/dozens-federal-judges-record-rising-100017884.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
A Florida health system is ending every UnitedHealthcare contract on December 31, forcing Medicare Advantage members out of network in the new year.
https://share.newsbreak.com/jj2fuesf

Medicare is ending a Part D subsidy for 2027, and most drug-plan members will pay up to $10 more a month. Prepare for rising Part D costs, shrinking drug plan options, and newly negotiated prescription prices before Open Enrollment begins.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/medicare/changes-coming-to-medicare-in-2027

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is transferring funds to the U.S. military to study and develop drugs and other tools against nuclear threats, infectious diseases, and pandemic influenza, according to a newly disclosed document.
https://www.science.org/content/article/outrage-greets-nih-pact-could-funnel-biodefense-research-funds-pentagon

Pentagon Investigates Deadly Strike on Iranian Wedding That Experts Say Was Likely a Direct Hit by American Munition Killing 5 and Wounding Nearly 70
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/deadly-strike-iranian-wedding-was-likely-direct-hit-by-us-munition-analysis-2026-09-03/

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired ‘once-in-a-generation’ general over viral photo mistaken for selfie. The image was actually taken by an Army photographer using a cellphone and night vision equipment.
https://knewz.com/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-fired-general-christopher-donahue/

# Military / Global
Russia’s quieter nuclear submarines threaten NATO, former commander warns: Russia’s Yasen-M submarines and militarized Kola Peninsula are forcing NATO to confront a growing undersea threat across the GIUK Gap and Arctic, expert warns.
https://www.marineinsight.com/silent-russian-submarines-threaten-natos-northern-flank-former-commander-warns/

China’s Military Quietly Accelerates Humanoid Robots For Combat And Firing On Human-Verified Targets — “Combatants”
https://enterpriseai.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/industry/china-may-be-exploring-the-idea-of-deploying-humanoids-on-battlefields/133878551

China is accelerating the militarisation of humanoid robots; these robots have unique advantages in urban warfare. China is accelerating the integration of humanoid robots into military applications, transitioning them from civilian and industrial use cases to potential battlefield roles.
https://expose-news.com/2026/09/07/china-is-accelerating-the-militarisation-of/

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
25 years after 9/11: Department of Homeland Security has cost taxpayers trillions. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had a budget of about $31 billion in its first full year of operation. For 2027, the Trump administration wants $118 billion.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_926691cf-e62a-4fcf-8d20-5da0000e91d0.html

# Technology / Robotics / AI
OpenAI Reveals Another Incident With ‘Real-World’ Impact: ‘Things Are Getting Even More Insane’: Another Major AI Breakout Revealed. “How much more is there that we don’t know about?” asked one historian after it was revealed that OpenAI had buried reports that its AI agents had hijacked a German website without the company’s knowledge.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/openai-2677820966

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Voices, The Peoples News

September 7, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

Truth is patient. You protect it. You carry it. You pass it forward. And eventually, even people who believe they have buried history may be forced to stand before it. Author Unknown

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Senior immigration official and alleged moneyman caught accepting $960K in bribes for citizenship favors: prosecutors
https://nypost.com/2026/09/06/us-news/senior-immigration-official-and-alleged-moneyman-caught-accepting-960k-in-bribes-for-citizenship-favors-prosecutors/

Fear of deportations could be adding to Texas construction worker shortage
https://www.borderreport.com/border-report-tour/immigration/texas-builders-say-ice-operations-delaying-construction/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
China’s export shock is pushing the global economy to a breaking point, and the U.S. may have to clean up the mess, former trade official says. Trump’s tariffs are pushing China to flood other markets with low-cost goods, disrupting industries from Southeast Asia to Europe
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/a-new-china-shock-ripples-across-the-globe-as-exports-surge-outside-the-us-article-13136896.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
‘So vulnerable:’ Trump administration’s MAHA chiefs declare war on kids’ screen addiction. Parents are being given a toolkit to unplug their kids dubbed the 5 D’s: discuss, do, delay, divert and disconnect.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/health/suna-so-vulnerable-trump-administrations-maha-chiefs-declare-war-kids-screen

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
The “ocean vacuum” is real—but its latest version is far more advanced than the viral description suggests. The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit, is operating System 03 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where currents concentrate enormous amounts of floating waste. Its long U-shaped barrier guides plastic into a retention zone, capturing everything from discarded fishing nets to fragments only a few millimeters wide.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6-y5ijTJp/

Florida-led attorneys general say Big Four climate reporting efforts could break state laws.
“These costs will ultimately be passed onto consumers, who will be forced to bear the burden of increased prices.”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_45c8178b-d53d-45d8-802d-4606ae4e5348.html

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
2 New World screwworm quarantine areas lifted in Texas, congressman says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lifted quarantine restrictions for two previously listed “infested” zones in Texas where the New World screwworm had been found, a South Texas congressman says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/texas-lifts-world-screwworm-movement-201317247.html

# Gov / Politics / US
MIT Predicts The 12 Ways AI Ends | The Shoggoth Is Already Here: In 2017, an MIT professor named Max Tegmark asked the people building AI to name the worst thing that could happen to us. The company building the future is also the one deciding which one you live in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQkPJk0GXqs

‘Oh Hell No!’ New Mexico Lawmakers Go Nuts on Trump Floating State Rebrand to ‘New America’
https://sourcenm.com/2026/09/06/new-mexico-officials-reject-trump-post-proposing-state-name-change/

TRUMP ARCH CHALLENGED: Three military veterans and an architectural historian are asking a federal judge to block work on President Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, arguing the project lacks Congressional approval
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/vietnam-veterans-suing-trumps-arch-seek-court-block/

Donald Trump did not literally say that the deaths of 18 Americans were “small potatoes.” What he did say may be just as disturbing: he described the entire U.S. conflict with Iran as “small potatoes for us” and “not a big thing.” That conflict has lasted six months, cost more than $37.5 billion, and killed 18 U.S. service members, according to AP.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/04/missouri-supreme-court-congressional-district-map-mail-in-voting-us-canada-trade-war-executive-orders-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a9b4a358f0834a1091dfd76

President Donald Trump has been caught in a strange grift that involves his Secret Service, his golf course, and his epic love of hot dogs.
https://www.rawstory.com/bloomberg-trump-hot-dogs/

This horrific pattern shows who is truly in charge of the White House
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/putin-trump/

Trump declares the Moon US territory and unveils new uniforms in bizarre series of posts. President Donald Trump declared Sunday that the U.S. owns the moon in a series of bizarre Truth Social posts
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/trump-declares-moon-territory-unveils-37633845

# Global News
Iran has announced: We will preemptively strike our enemy from now on. Now you may ask: Iran had been responding to American attacks all this time. Why is it now going to attack on its own? American military analyst Colonel Larry Wilkerson said today that Iran has realized: The United States’ stockpile of military equipment is running low.
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/trump-just-got-hit-with-a-major-new-military-problem-iran-says-its-forces-may-now-strike-first-not-just-respond/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
An Alarming Fungal Infection Is Spreading Across America … and Resisting Meds
Because you needed something else to worry about.
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/candida-auris-superbug-fungus-spreading-united-states/73355906

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
President Donald Trump commuted the sentences of more people with marijuana convictions as his administration continues to consider federal cannabis rescheduling.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-releases-more-federal-marijuana-prisoners-as-dea-considers-rescheduling-cannabis/

Texas Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Vikki Goodwin is campaigning on her support for cannabis reform
https://cannabispromotions.com/news/article/texas-democratic-lieutenant-governor-candidate-campaigns-on-2003pa8t

# Technology / Robotics / AI
Rising AI Adoption and Data Center Boom in Texas Drive Unemployment Surge Among Recent College Graduates
https://www.ft.com/content/9334212a-3cc4-426c-9cbe-57cb48033603?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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Voices, The Peoples News

September 6, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. For the traitor appears not a traitor, he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared.” Cicero, Roman Statesman, 42 BC

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# Indigenous
Federal judge orders halt to Shawnee National Forest logging project over Endangered Species Act violation. A federal judge this week ordered the U.S. Forest Service to suspend a commercial logging project in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, finding the 2024 approval of the project under President Joe Biden violated the Endangered Species Act.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/forest-service-shawnee-logging-indiana-bat-review/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Video: Satellite Images Contradict Border Agency on Construction in Big Bend: Customs and Border Protection claimed that construction on a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas was limited to “survey and design” work. Visual Investigations’ satellite specialist Christoph Koettl tracked the activity and found evidence of patrol roads and vehicle barriers already being built.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011128810/big-bend-construction-border-wall.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Chemicals / Minerals
NRDC Wins In Court: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has a strong track record of winning critical legal battles against federal policies that threaten public health and the environment
https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/court-upholds-rule-designating-two-forever-chemicals-hazardous-substances

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Peter Schiff Warns Trump’s Trade Threat Could ‘Crash the US Economy’ as Jim Cramer Questions How Fed Chair Will Handle the President. This would crash the U.S. economy, as a shortage of goods would send prices and unemployment soaring.”
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/economic-data/26/09/61643155/peter-schiff-warns-trumps-trade-threat-could-crash-the-us-economy-as-jim-cramer-questions-how-fed-chair-will-handle-the-president

US imposes new sanctions on Cuba. The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Cuba. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the sanctions target a grandson of Raúl Castro and a state-owned bank that handles international transactions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbl7oLwbR0M

US sanctions Turkish bank as pressure on Iran intensifies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhmAFoBOXD4

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
James Talarico Voted Against Bills Targeting CCP Influence in Texas, Including Popular Measure Barring Chinese Nationals From Buying Farmland. Left-wing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico opposed a series of 2025 bills in the Texas house aimed at curbing Chinese Communist Party influence in the United States, including one that restricted Chinese nationals’ purchases of Texas farmland.
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/james-talarico-voted-against-bills-targeting-ccp-influence-in-texas-including-popular-measure-barring-chinese-nationals-from-buying-farmland/

Trump’s “Beautification” Plan Has Turned Community Parks Into Policing Traps. Trump’s plan to “make D.C. beautiful again” means more policing for the city’s residents.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-beautification-plan-has-turned-community-parks-into-policing-traps/

USDA approves genetically modified American chestnut tree developed at SUNY ESF: The U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this week approved a genetically modified American chestnut tree developed over decades by scientists at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2026/09/usda-approves-genetically-modified-american-chestnut-tree-developed-at-suny-esf.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
US-Venezuela oil deal could help secure American dominance if domestic shale production declines
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/us-venezuela-oil-deal-could-help-secure-american-dominance-if-domestic-shale

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Trump allows ranchers to process their own beef and sell across state lines
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/04/trump-tariffs-executive-order-cattle-ranchers/91611299007/

Tyson Shutters Illinois Meatpacking Plant and Fires 2,500 Workers Without Notice
Workers say both the company and their own union, United Food and Commercial Workers, hung them out to dry.
https://www.labornotes.org/2026/09/treated-worse-cattle-2500-tyson-workers-laid-plant-shutters-overnight

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv for talks with Zelensky after meeting with Putin
Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv for second leg of US diplomacy push
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/europe/witkoff-kushner-visit-kyiv-intl

Trump to headline both nights of GOP convention in Dallas, leans into Texas Senate race with cash. Trump’s cash-flush super PAC, MAGA Inc., sent $10 million to help Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton win the U.S. Senate seat there.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/trump-headline-both-nights-gop-convention-dallas-leans-texas-senate-race

Trump jumps into Texas Senate race. His political group throws in $10 million behind Paxton in his battle with Talarico
https://www.lmtribune.com/wire/trump-jumps-into-texas-senate-race-bcd5dcc3

Sunday shows preview: Trump travels to Texas for RNC midterm convention; Administration downplays Iran war consequences
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/6073362-sunday-shows-trump-rnc-convention-iran-war/

Fuming Fetterman gives wild excuse for ditching veterans: ‘Lies, half-truths, innuendos: Senator John Fetterman dismissed a report regarding canceled meetings with constituents as a collection of “lies, half-truths, innuendos” driven by disgruntled former staffers. In a statement, Fetterman defended missing a scheduled meeting with paralyzed veterans by stating he was home ill before arriving at his office later that day.
https://www.rawstory.com/fetterman-lashes-out/

Mike Johnson’s sickening silence catches him in a shameful lie: Mike Johnson and the rest of the Republican Party’s steadfast backing of alleged abuser Max Miller is exactly that. They have decided that placing their political backing behind this unhinged, angry, abusive man is more important than the well-being of his ex-wife and his daughter. Shame isn’t a strong enough word.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/mike-johnson-2677820943/

Bernie Sanders Rips Vance for Saying Iran Conflict Isn’t a “War” — “Explain That to the Families of the 19 U.S. Service Members Who Lost Their Lives”: Senator Bernie Sanders criticized Vice President JD Vance on social media after Vance stated during a White House press briefing that he would not classify the U.S. conflict with Iran as a war.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc4mRe6jd69/

Abbott leaves nearly a million Texans without a vote in Congress. Nearly 800,000 people living in a district that stretches from northwest San Antonio to El Paso still have no vote in Congress because Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t set a special election to fill the seat left open by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. He resigned last spring under pressure from House Republicans amid a sex scandal.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-leaves-nearly-a-million-texans-without-a-vote-in-congress/4069876/

Trump stroke fears addressed as medical experts give verdict on ‘drooping face’: The US President’s face appeared to drop to one side during a 9/11 memorial event.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2107722/medical-expert-verdict-donald-trump-face-health-fears

The president’s health remains a topic of significant concern and attention for the nation, especially given his age: At 79 years old, he is the oldest person ever elected to the presidency, followed by Joe Biden and then Trump again in his first term.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-appears-normal-viral-drooping-face-speculation-2129152

Trump’s Second-Term Executive Orders (2025–2026) Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation team members are actively monitoring and reviewing President Trump’s executive orders and other actions. This tracker provides brief overviews of the numerous orders published by the Trump Administration. Click the title of each executive order to learn more.
https://www.hklaw.com/en/general-pages/trumps-2025-executive-orders-chart

Work to begin on Trump’s 250-foot arch despite criticism: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this week announced the start of construction of a 250-foot-tall Triumphal Arch across the Potomac River from the capital, despite legal challenges and the lack of final approval from a government planning authority.
https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/work-to-begin-on-trumps-250-foot-arch-despite-criticism/article_67d68a5f-ee04-573c-b3fa-bafd03996554.html

# Global News
China is holding back materials America needs to build weapons and high-tech products until Trump speaks with President Xi
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/china-is-holding-back-materials-america-needs-to-build-weapons-and-high-tech-products-until-trump-speaks-with-president-xi/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Utah lawmakers pass bill allowing some non-citizens to become police officers. Supporters, as highlighted in reports by AP News, noted that non-citizens can already serve in the U.S. military, making law enforcement a logical next step
https://voz.us/en/just-the-news/260905/38888/utah-lawmakers-pass-bill-allowing-some-non-citizens-to-become-police-officers.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Your Medicare plan may cost more in 2027: Annual notices reveal changes to premiums, prescriptions, and benefits. Here’s what to review before your plan renews automatically.
https://www.thestreet.com/retirement/medicare-annual-notice-change-2027-plan-review

With Trump admin’s wizardry, Medicare gets new life under Oz: Trump Administration Prioritizes Affordability by Announcing Major Crackdown on Health Care Fraud. Initiative Seeks Input on Strengthening Program Integrity to CRUSH Fraud
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-prioritizes-affordability-announcing-major-crackdown-health-care-fraud

AG Ken Paxton hasn’t challenged the Trump administration over Texas’ $10-billion Medicaid cut even though he sued Biden. The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/04/texas-medicaid-hospitals-ken-paxton-trump-biden-lawsuit/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Pennsylvania confirms second death of child with measles after RFK Jr. told CDC director to delete numbers
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/pennsylvania-measles-death-lancaster-rfk-jr-b3044784.html

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
Fewer Employees Skip Work Days Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal, Especially For Manual Labor Jobs, Study Shows
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fewer-employees-skip-work-days-where-medical-marijuana-is-legal-especially-for-manual-labor-jobs-study-shows/

Trump Releases More Federal Marijuana Prisoners As DEA Considers Rescheduling Cannabis
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-releases-more-federal-marijuana-prisoners-as-dea-considers-rescheduling-cannabis/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. forces strike three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC missile attack on U.S. warships
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109

The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order. A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4519028761188-great-way-to-go-to-jail-hegseth-s-rules-of-engagement-threat-sets-off-alarms

Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies
But none are likely to lead to charges
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/06/pete-hegseth-could-be-investigated-for-illegal-orders-by-5-different-bodies-partner/

Trump vows jail for ‘treasonous leakers’ over missile shortage report in latest Truth Social rant
President rages that any insiders who spoke to the press will be ‘hunted down’ and face ‘long term jail sentences’ after White House denies confrontation with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over weaponry used against Iran
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-missile-leakers-truth-social-hegseth-b3028546.html

# Military / Global
Lebanon’s border Christians: Life under Israeli military restrictions: Just a few kilometers from the Israeli border lies the Lebanese Christian town of Debel – inside what Israel calls a “yellow zone,” an Israeli self-declared security zone which stretches from Israel’s northern border some 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon. Other nearby towns, predominantly Shiite, have been evacuated and partially or entirely destroyed by the Israeli military.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODk9IDis3k

Saudi Arabia seeks more than 10,000 bombs and JDAM-ER guidance kits in potential $5 billion U.S. sale with Boeing as principal contractor
https://defence-industry.eu/saudi-arabia-seeks-more-than-10000-bombs-and-jdam-er-guidance-kits-in-potential-5-billion-u-s-sale-with-boeing-as-principal-contractor/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# NASA / Space
Something doesn’t add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope finds — Space photo of the week. A dazzling new Hubble image of NGC 6723 poses one of astronomy’s biggest questions: How did the Milky Way’s oldest star clusters form?
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/something-doesnt-add-up-in-the-chandelier-cluster-hubble-telescope-finds-space-photo-of-the-week?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Nearly 300 metres beneath Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert, miners tunnelling for ore broke into a chamber filled with crystals as long as a bus — giant beams of gypsum up to 11 metres long, hidden underwater for hundreds of thousands of years until mine pumps exposed them
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/cave-of-crystals-the-deadly-cavern-in-mexico-dubbed-the-sistine-chapel-of-crystals

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service / Data Centers
Flock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different Name
https://www.jalopnik.com/2250034/flock-cameras-coming-down-replaced-same-tech-axon/

Data Center Backlash Uniting Far-Left and Far-Right: In a country where few issues unite people across the political spectrum, one appears to be bucking that trend: opposition to data centers built to power artificial intelligence. The fight over their construction has created an unusual alliance stretching from the progressive left to the MAGA right — and it’s shaping up to be a defining issue of the midterm elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl0w8lK8hLI

# Social / Communities / Housing
From nepotism to phantom camps: Congress scrutinizes LA homeless authority’s spending record. Since 2021, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has received more than $1 billion in federal funds, including $220 million just in 2024.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/nepotism-phantom-camps-congress-scrutinizes-lahsas-spending-record

# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
Labor Day travel: Texas troopers launching weekend traffic crackdown. Operation CARE will concentrate on drivers who are speeding, intoxicated and not complying with the move-over law.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/labor-day-travel-texas-troopers-weekend-traffic-crackdown

Drivers at higher risk of fines up to $10,000 and losing licenses in multi-state Labor Day Weekend crackdown. A LABOR Day Weekend crackdown on DUI drivers could see some people fined up to $10,000. Several states are participating in the crackdown which could also see reckless drivers lose their licenses.
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/16954894/drivers-risk-fines-license-labor-day-crackdown/

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September 5, 2026
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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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September 4, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

“Sooner or later you’re gonna realize, just like I did … there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. Morpheus, from the ‘Matrix”

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# Indigenous
FBI Arrests 86 in Operation: The FBI arrested 86 people during “Operation Trusted Trails,” a targeted summer crackdown focusing on violent gangs and drug traffickers on tribal lands
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-operation-steadfast-promise-targets-violent-crime-in-indian-country

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
[Video] ‘Hunting people down’: Community leaders demand accountability after Operation Charlotte’s Web: Community leaders in Mecklenburg County called for accountability Wednesday as local immigrant community members testified about the impact of last fall’s massive immigration enforcement operation known as Charlotte’s Web.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZco2WyEM48

Multiple counties in the Concho Valley will soon be considered within the Texas-Mexico border region under Texas law when House Bill 1240 goes into effect.
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/4-concho-valley-counties-to-become-border-counties-when-hb-1240-takes-effect/

United States v. Christian Castro. A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted an ICE agent on charges he made false statements to federal authorities after he shot a Minneapolis man earlier this year. Homeland Security initially claimed agents were attacked with a snow shovel and broom. However, city video evidence contradicted the official account and showed no such attack
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/ice-agent-in-minneapolis-shooting-surrenders-to-federal-custody-in-texas

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
Trump slams Canadian PM with ominous threat against making ‘Donald J. Trump the enemy’ in trade war
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/just-watch-trump-slams-canadian-162323445.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Zohran Mamdani Bans AI for NYC Public School Students Up to Eighth Grade. “I have yet to see a study showing that AI is beneficial for students in elementary and middle school.”
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-and-chancellor-samuels-put-students-first-with-nat

Back to School — Without Food. New SNAP cuts come during a period of upheaval for federal safety net programs, growing hunger across the country and rising grocery prices.
https://stateline.org/2026/09/01/snap-cuts-could-lead-to-kids-losing-free-school-breakfast-and-lunch/

‘PlastiVan’ 101: When Plastic Companies Write the Lesson Plans. The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda.
https://grist.org/accountability/plastics-industry-lesson-plans-school-curricula/

Trump’s latest attack on “woke” is particularly nefarious:  Since Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has waged a war on supposed “wokeness” in education. On Thursday, it proposed new federal regulations that would target schools that explicitly aim to help nonwhite students. Here we go again. What exactly does this new rule say?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/09/trump-education-irs-tax-exempt-status-school-race.html

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe. We now need to “face the inevitability of exceeding global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
https://futurism.com/science-energy/united-nations-failed-stop-severe-climate-change

Trump Doesn’t Walk in Our Parks, He Strip Mines Them. The president sees public land as another moneymaking opportunity.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-doesnt-walk-in-our-parks-he-strip-mines-them/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
‘Trump Did It!’: At $5.85 a Gallon, Diesel Price Hits All-Time High in US Thanks to War on Iran. The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States hit an all-time high average price of $5.85 on Friday as the Trump administration’s war on Iran and its resulting disruptions to the global energy market showed no signs of ending.
https://apnews.com/article/gas-diesel-prices-us-iran-war-ebd01b9773365ee40550dcfd7d3ebf87

# General News
Permanent daylight saving time: Will Congress vote before we change the clocks again?? A Senate vote on the Sunshine Protection Act before the November clock change is unlikely, meaning clocks will still “fall back” on November 1, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/permanent-daylight-saving-time-congress-172154070.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Billionaire Leon Black refuses to hand over documents in Jeffrey Epstein probe as he fails to appear for questioning, citing desire to protect women ‘who value their privacy’: House Oversight Committee to block subpoenas for his nondisclosure agreements and related private documents.
[1] (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/jeffrey-epstein-leon-black-congress-deposition),
[2] (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/billionaire-leon-black-skips-epstein-deposition-and-sues-house-committee-over-subpoenas)

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump names Harrison Ford as second-greatest president in US history: “He was tremendous, almost as tremendous as I am,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the controversial image. “Harrison Ford. He was a great president. He fought terrorists onboard Air Force One, if you can imagine such a thing. Very heroic. Fought them all by himself. ‘Get off my plane,’ he said. What a line that was. He was also the only president to be Han Solo and Indiana Jones. He’s a Democrat, from what I understand, which is unfortunate. But a great president. The second-greatest, of course.”
https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-names-harrison-ford-as-2nd-greatest-president-in-history

“Trump’s Own Army Secretary Just Exposed Him On His Way Out!” | Bill Clinton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QkDyfgKlOo

Elon Musk said to be ‘freaking out’ over forthcoming expose: ‘The bully is mad.’ Musk took a role in the 2024 presidential election, having contributed more than $259 million to support Donald Trump’s campaign.
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2677818958/

Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming
https://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-voting-executive-order-lawsuit-63899f738d28d161b629054a314f161a

The astronomically high stakes of Trump’s mail voting order: Judge lifts major obstacle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge ahead of midterms. The administration can now move forward and implement a Postal Service rule published late Friday. It would require states to follow a uniform envelope style for mail ballots and to give the Postal Service a list of voters eligible to receive them.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-states-file-new-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-trumps-order-limiting-mail-voting-in-midterms

Trump calls media ‘treasonous scum’ over reports of low Iran war munitions. Comments are the latest swipe by US president against critical media coverage of what experts call troubling shortages.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/trump-calls-media-treasonous-scum-over-reports-of-low-iran-war-munitions

The White House plans a 2027 pay freeze for about two million federal civilian workers while giving the military a raise of up to 7%. The alternative pay plan that the White House issued this week carves out exceptions to give larger raises to federal law enforcement and military personnel.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2026/08/trump-officially-plans-for-civilian-federal-pay-freeze-in-2027/

Vance Allies Leave the Administration in Droves: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll isn’t the first official to be squeezed out or exit with little explanation. It’s not hard to figure out what they all have in common.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/vance-rubio-rivalry/

‘Tomorrow, It Could Be Any of Us’: Trump’s Plan to Aim IRS at Left-Leaning Nonprofits. “Organizations should never face IRS scrutiny because political officials disapprove of their views.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-irs-nonprofits

Don’t Kid Yourself. It Really Will Be the Donald J. Trump White House. He’s making himself permanent…
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/dont-kid-yourself-it-really-will

Think Trump won’t cancel the election? Don’t kid yourself. You could stack the ‘Nah, Trump would never do anything like that’ responses from the past year alone one on top of the other and have a sturdy ladder to the stratosphere.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/18/trump-threatens-cancel-midterm-elections/88214556007/

# Global News
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran War and said the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened for shipping traffic, in his first public remarks calling for the critical waterway to be opened just weeks before he is set to host President Donald Trump in Beijing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/14/trump-xi-discuss-strait-of-hormuz-as-chinese-vessels-transit-key-waterway

Israel will throw Iran ‘deep into the Stone Age’ if it attacks, Israeli defense minister warns. Katz said signs indicate that economic pressures are taking a toll on Iran, and Tehran fears an uprising that could topple it.
https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/israel-will-throw-iran-deep-stone-age-if-it-attacks-israeli-defense-minister

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Man Rolls Up to Police Station With Pickup Truck Full of Torn Up Flock Cameras, And he’s (somehow) not afraid to show his face, either. This is a man, very much on a mission. “Let’s see how much I can get in one day. That’s gonna be the challenge for everyone out there.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-alpr-cameras-activist-police-station-pickup-truck

It’s Not Just Flock. Police Can’t Be Trusted With Our Data. An Illinois State Police database available online listed personal information, including Social Security numbers.
https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-flock-police-cant-be-trusted-with-our-data/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Homeland asks DOJ to probe transfer of private state voter data to Zuckerberg-tied nonprofit
The Department of Homeland Security has referred potential Driver’s Privacy Protection Act violations to the Justice Department, alleging that a nonprofit organization misused millions of citizens’ sensitive driver data for voter outreach campaigns.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/6amhomeland-security-refers-alleged-2020-election-voter-data-privacy

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Starting in 2027, a Medicare Advantage flex card will check your cart at the register and reject items your plan does not cover, turning a $1,200 advertised allowance into something far smaller for many enrollees. Here is what to verify…
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/08/31/in-2027-the-flex-card-checks-your-cart-at-the-register-what-the-plan-wont-cover-can-be-declined-with-a-line-behind-you/

Analysis Finds Up to 10 Million People Have Lost Healthcare Coverage During Trump’s Second Term: “Over half the provisions of the Big Ugly Bill have already gone into effect, and the negative results are already devastating.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/healthcare-losses-under-trump

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
The War on Iran: Six Months of Epic Failure. Trump’s illegal, unauthorized, unnecessary war is the worst strategic defeat in U.S. history. Back on Earth One, Trump has failed to accomplish any of the objectives he set.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-war-on-iran-six-months-of-epic-failure/

Army Secy Dan Driscoll quits amid reported feud with Hegseth, reports concerns directly to Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HYAibI3PJo

Resigning Army Secretary warns Hegseth is creating a dangerous leadership void in the military
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/driscoll-hegseth-trump-army-resignation-b3044173.html

Driscoll’s exit highlights the chaos in U.S. military leadership. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is the latest and among the highest ranking of the two dozen or so Defense Department leaders to be fired or forced out under Trump in 18 months.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/daniel-driscoll-resignation-hegseth-trump-military

Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army Secretary after Driscoll’s resignation. “He is a Great Patriot, who is respected by all,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
https://www.military.com/president-trump-adam-telle-acting-army-secretary-following-dan-driscoll-departure

# Military / Global
China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel. A new industrial system will convert waste plastic into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/plastic-waste-turned-into-jet-fuel

# NASA / Space
Conflict in the Final Frontier: The U.S. and China are Preparing for a New Era of Warfare in Space
https://thedebrief.org/conflict-in-the-final-frontier-the-u-s-and-china-are-preparing-for-a-new-era-of-warfare-in-space/

# Nuclear
Fort Bragg, 4 other installations in pact for nuclear microreactors: Nuclear microreactors, expected to provide a reliable source of energy independent of a commercial electric grid, will be built at five military installations from Texas to the Atlantic Seaboard, including at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fort-bragg-4-other-installations-195500279.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Strange 10-sided ‘structure’ found on Saturn. Astronomers have discovered a massive, 10-sided atmospheric wave pattern swirling around Saturn’s south pole. This newly identified structure—known as a decagon—joins the planet’s famous northern hexagon as one of the most unique geometric anomalies in the Solar System
https://www.space.com/astronomy/saturn/astronomers-discover-mysterious-10-sided-cloud-structure-at-saturns-south-pole

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Proposed bill would bar taxpayer funding for AI surveillance cameras
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e053d5a9-38ab-4608-bbd5-bc4afe79b6a9.html

# Transportation / Trucking / Travel / Tourism / TSA / FAA
Two major railroad unions are at odds over the largest U.S. railroad merger in history. The proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern has faced significant division and opposition among rail labor organizations and industry groups aiming to create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-12-17/2-big-rail-unions-oppose-85b-union-pacific-norfolk-southern-merger-over-safety-and-cost-concerns

Amazon delivery routes in California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, and Georgia will get 500 Tesla Semis. A major new electric truck rollout is headed to U.S. highways, as Swedish freight technology company Einride said it will deploy 500 Tesla Semis for Amazon routes across five states, marking the largest publicly disclosed commitment yet for Tesla’s battery-powered Class 8 truck.
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/amazon-delivery-routes-california-texas-063000417.html

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Judge blocks Trump’s latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. The federal judge pointed to the Supreme Court’s June decision striking down Trump’s earlier attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. This ruling comes in response to an August 6, 2026 directive from the Trump administration that sought to target “birth tourism” and exclude children born to parents labeled as “alien enemies” or foreign government employees from receiving automatic citizenship
https://arynews.tv/judge-blocks-new-trump-bid-birthright-citizenship

A federal judge on Wednesday granted an injunction against the enforcement of Trump’s latest executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the text of the Fourteenth Amendment.
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-immigration-trump-blocked-69de0a404602a6e648b35f6a852c833d

“You ask them to go for ICE checking, they do that. And they arrest them.” The cruelty continues in Springfield, Ohio, where ICE agents are detaining and deporting Haitian immigrants who had lived legally in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cruelty-comes-to-springfield-haitians-ohio-ice-deportations-ankle-monitors-christian-church-tps

ICE Is Scrubbing Its Death Toll by Releasing Detainees Just Before They Expire, Leaving Families and Investigators in the Dark. ICE just confirmed the death of a 51-year-old Chinese immigrant in its custody, but the agency’s official count is missing at least three other detainees who died shortly after being released.
https://www.themarysue.com/ice-is-scrubbing-its-death-toll-by-releasing-detainees-just-before-they-expire-leaving-families-and-investigators-in-the-dark/

A Texas stay-at-home mother created an interactive public map tracking corporate contractors profiting from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Using her background in nonprofit communications, she built an interactive Google Map titled, “Who is Profiting from ICE?” It plots the contractors across the country who work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out the Trump administration’s deportation policies. The Department of Homeland Security subsequently labeled the open-source database a national security risk and a tool for domestic terrorism.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/08/31/who-profits-from-ice-website-dhs-alert/91259795007/

DOJ clarifies state reporting requirements of illegal migrants on federal aid programs. All agencies must report individuals known to be not lawfully present in the United States to the Department of Homeland Security
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform

ICE detainee dies just hours after he was admitted into detention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yy_nN2dzvs

ICE halts medical care payments as alarms ring over ‘deliberate’ ‘death policy’: Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not paid outside medical providers for detainee care for nearly a year, according to an investigative report, and advocates believe the move is intentional neglect.
https://www.rawstory.com/immigrant-medical-care/

UPDATE: ICE is leaving hospitals with millions in unpaid bills. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abruptly stopping paying third parties for medical care provided to detainees. Third-party providers are used to provide “medically necessary” care including “dialysis, prenatal care, oncology, [and] chemotherapy,” according to ICE.
https://popular.info/p/update-ice-is-leaving-hospitals-with

Trump admin spends billions to deport Black and brown people while doubling dollars for white ‘refugees’
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/02/trump-deportation-refugees-south-africa

He Testified Against the Cartels. ICE Deported Him to the Cartels Anyway. After secretly stripping his torture protection, ICE deported a cartel witness to Mexico, and a federal judge is now demanding the Trump administration bring him home.
https://www.latintimes.com/he-testified-against-cartels-ice-deported-him-cartels-anyway-now-judge-ordered-him-back-598912

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums`
Fourth university in three years settles federal claims over hidden Chinese research ties. Taxpayer-funded research at American universities is supposed to come with full disclosure of who else is paying the researchers.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/fourth-university-three-years-settles-federal-claims-over-hidden-chinese

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Critical employees will begin to retire’: Trump’s new pay plan will deny most federal roles a raise, and it has workers warning of a retention crunch
https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/donald-trump-2027-budget-proposal-no-raises-federal-workers-doge-retention-air-traffic-control/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
This area is facing $1,000 power bills thanks to an AI data center — is your town next? Here’s how the trick works and 4 ways to fight back. You buy electricity from a regional market, and data centers are hitting every one. A power plant auction in the East hit a record $16.4 billion, and families in seven states paid $4.3 billion to connect data centers to the grid. Bills jumped 7.1% last year, double inflation.
https://www.komando.com/tips/artificial-intelligence/a-data-center-three-states-away-just-raised-your-electric-bill-heres-how-the-trick-works-and-4-ways-to-fight-back/?srsltid=AfmBOoqNSXK6qAMm_ScEjBBSt0vgiqKL0hl6PI1JoNRqVj-8PdXfC3se

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
‘His knuckles turn white’: Ted Cruz says Trump raged as Elon named him in Epstein files. President Donald Trump erupted the moment an aide handed him a printout of billionaire Elon Musk’s post claiming he was in the Epstein files, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said.
https://www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-trump-epstein/

Jim Acosta dismayed as ‘highly dubious’ Ghislaine Maxwell prison form unearthed. “What they’re trying to do for Ghislaine Maxwell is really, it’s just unconscionable,” Acosta told Oyer. In a video posted earlier this week, Oyer explained that “almost every single part of the form is redacted.”
https://www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-maxwell-2677812562/

Todd Blanche Stares ‘Down the Barrel’ as Jeffrey Epstein-Case Judge Urged to ‘Start Threatening Jail’ If DOJ Doesn’t Release Files
https://okmagazine.com/p/todd-blanche-stares-down-barrel-epstein-case-judge-urged-threatening-jail/

# Gov / Politics / US
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. “These strikes have devastated countless families, terrified communities, and, by the administration’s own admission, failed to achieve their purported goal of stopping drugs from entering into the United States,” Stein said
https://www.commondreams.org/news/boat-strikes

“Trump Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing.” Mark Kelly Blasts President Over Iran War Without a Plan, Threats to Bomb Oman, and Suffering Sailors Aboard USS Lincoln — “None of These Things Have Made Our Country Stronger or Safer”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jhhsnc1t

Trump Orders Fresh Strikes on Iran as Tehran Retaliates — Iran Parliament Speaker Warns ‘No One Will Be Able to Export’ Oil as Brent Crude Tops $96
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:26eb3441f094b:0-trump-orders-fresh-strikes-on-iran-as-tehran-retaliates-iran-parliament-speaker-warns-no-one-will-be-able-to-export-oil-as-brent-crude-tops-96/

Veteran political strategist James Carville doubles down on prediction President Donald Trump will leave office early: ‘He doesn’t have any idea of how hard he’s going to be hit.’ “He can’t stay awake. He says he’s ‘bored’ with the Iran war. He’s going to, and I’m telling you, this guy, by Easter of 2027, is just going to walk away from this job,” Carville said
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5929827-james-carville-predicts-trump-exit-midterm-elections/

Trump’s reason for his mail-voting attack is simple: Dems use it. Opponents of President Donald Trump’s dangerous executive order restricting mail voting say there’s a simple motivation behind the scheme
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-use-mail-ballots-more-than-republicans-thats-why-trump-is-attacking-it/

Nobel-winning doctor joins health experts warning of Trump’s deteriorating mental state. Warns He’s Seeing Signs That Trump Could Drop a Nuke ‘In a Fit of Pique or Rage.’
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trump-abraham-mental-health-nuclear-b3044224.html

Too ‘Blue’ for Trump: Workers begin tearing down beloved sculpture at Kennedy Center as takeover battle continues.
https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-center-blue-sculpture-removed-trump-shapiro-c28c6b03fa412e2a70a324ba0476d031

# Global News
Russia threatens direct strikes on Germany and warns UK over military site attacks.
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/russia-germany-uk-berlin-attack-military-b3043630.html

The Netherlands moves 86 tonnes of gold out of US as experts warn it is ‘no longer safe’ under Trump
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16099075/Netherlands-moves-gold-US-geopolitical-unrest.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that police officers accused of misconduct cannot keep their names and badge numbers anonymous
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/nevada-supreme-court-rules-police-010821520.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries, the latest example of how President Donald Trump’s administration has restricted media access.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/treasury-department-blocks-certain-journalists-from-covering-g20-meeting

National Press Club statement on exclusion of journalists from G20 meeting. The National Press Club condemns the Treasury Department’s decision to bar journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News from covering the G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-press-club-statement-on-exclusion-of-journalists-from-g20-meeting-302865059.html

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
She Gave Birth in Front of a Court Witness: DNA Still Said the Baby Wasn’t Hers. Lydia Fairchild failed DNA tests that stated she was not the mother of her children, even after a court-appointed observer watched her give birth, because she is a rare human Global Genes chimera with two distinct sets of DNA
https://globalgenes.org/story/dna-test-proves-chimera-incidence-washington-woman/

AI Creates 16 Never-Before-Seen Real-World Viruses. Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute used artificial intelligence to design and successfully grow 16 completely new, functional viruses that do not exist in nature.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/ai-used-design-never-seen-144817610.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
[Video] Pete Hegseth just received a classified warning from commanders who say the Iran war is too much and lasting too long. U.S. military commanders have warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that extending large-scale military operations against Iran is “too much for too long” and risks straining U.S. global readiness
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pete-hegseth-receives-stark-warning-044512765.html

“Pete Hegseth trying to silence anyone who exposes his failures as Secretary of Defense.” Sen. Slotkin accuses Pentagon Chief of firing journalists who exposed USS Lincoln crisis and hiding Iran war casualties
https://share.newsbreak.com/jhkrpn64

Pentagon caught purging decades of classified docs after generals’ warnings leak: Anonymous insiders told The Washington Post that the Pentagon scrubbed decades of classified documents following a story about senior military officials’ warnings about Iran.
https://www.rawstory.com/pentagon-classified-documents/

US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again. The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/international/2026/09/01/u-s–strikes-on-iran

Bipartisan outrage after Pentagon shuts down elite US Army drone unit training to fight like Ukraine
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/army-drone-unit-europe-lawmakers-b3043552.html

# Military / Global
Russia is ‘secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles’ that can take out US aircraft carriers under a covert program codenamed “C430L”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/russia-iran-supersonic-missiles-us-war-b3043530.html

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Texas Senator Calls Flock Cameras ‘Warrantless Mass Surveillance’: The uproar over Texas’ Flock cameras isn’t just growing — it’s starting to shape policy as a state senator wants them banned, and Dallas is cutting hundreds after the governor pulled state funding.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/texas/2026/09/02/flock-cameras-in-texas-could-be-banned-after-abuse-privacy-backlash/91580763007/

Security researcher who helped expose FBI official for colluding with Russian oligarch found dead hours after publicly criticizing him, the agency and Rep. Jim Jordan: Allison Guerriero, a security researcher whose information helped expose the criminal conduct of former FBI counterintelligence official Charles McGonigal, has been found dead at her home in Boynton Beach, Florida.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/woman-exposed-fbi-official-working-203547803.html

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Voices, The Peoples News

September 2, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

“The deep critical thinker has become the misfit of the world, this is not a coincidence. To maintain order and control you must isolate the intellectual, the sage, the philosopher, the savant before their ideas awaken people. – Carl Jung

This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
A federal judge just discovered a whole new way to place ICE above the law. Texas is where MAGA goes to escape the rule of law.
https://www.vox.com/politics/501503/supreme-court-ice-immunity-christian-castro-texas-greg-abbott

Federal judge blocks new Virginia limits on existing local ICE agreements
Current immigration enforcement cooperations may continue, but localities remain barred from joining the federal program for the first time.
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/09/01/federal-judge-effectively-blocks-new-state-law-limiting-virginias-cooperation-with-ice/

‘Shadow surge’ overhaul of ICE tactics laid bare by highway smash. The urgent ICE Watch and Community Defense session came together on Friday to address what’s being seen as a stealth rise in action rise in actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/2677800694/

‘Headline grabbing’: Texans hit back at Trump admin for ‘egregious’ injustice. When local police who are untrained in the nuances of immigration law join forces with the feds, it can lead to U.S. citizens being hassled, detained and even deported.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-arrests-texas-trump/

ICE is holding a 76-year-old green card holder suffering from stage four cancer in Tacoma’s detention center. Migrant advocates are fighting for his release.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/ice-stage-4-cancer-filipino-national

The Trump administration is planning to end employment authorization eligibility for the spouses of H-1B holders in the latest restriction on the program.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/h-1b-holders-spouses-would-lose-work-permits-in-new-trump-plan

A 29-foot-tall Jesus statue in New Mexico challenges Trump’s border wall claim, diocese says ‘nothing could be less catholic.’ Does eminent domain prevail against the First Amendment and religious freedom? A diocese in southern New Mexico says ‘nothing could be less Catholic’ than the president’s border wall
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-mexico-jesus-border-wall-b3042291.html

Texas Man Deported to Mexico by ICE Returns After Producing Birth Record: Morales returned to Texas on August 30, 2026, to reunite with his family. His civil rights lawsuit against the agencies involved remains active, raising ongoing questions about local police and ICE partnerships
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-man-deported-mexico-ice-returns-producing-birth-record-12391316

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
‘Wealthy tax cheats reaping the benefits’: IRS audit revenue plummets after Trump purge. “While working families are expected to pay their fair share, Trump is making it easier for the rich to get away with not paying theirs.”
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-hamstrung-irs-is-a-gift-to-rich-tax-cheats-and-a-headache-for-honest-taxpayers/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
The Plastics Industry Is Writing School Lesson Plans to Push Plastics on Kids. Some lessons include plastic scavenger hunts, while others ask kids to pretend they work for Dow Chemical Company.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-plastics-industry-is-writing-school-lesson-plans-to-push-plastics-on-kids/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Ex-Trump insider guts ‘shadowy and repellent’ partner behind ‘unconstitutional’ deal. “Because major U.S. oil companies have been unwilling to pony up large amounts of cash to invest in Venezuela, Trump has allied the government with the most shadowy and repellent Venezuelan businessman he could find,” wrote Abrams.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-venezuela-2677807536/

White House Says Venezuela Oil Grab Includes 100-Year Leases to 17 Oil Fields. Agreement grants US 35% equity stake, veto power over board appointments as it aims to purge Russian and Chinese influence from region
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-secures-100-year-concessions-in-venezuela-oil-deal-white-house/4043803

A floating solar farm comes with major savings — and plenty of other benefits, too. These systems provide environmental and operational benefits by reducing water evaporation, limiting algae blooms, and preserving natural land and wildlife habitats.
https://redington.solar/floating-solar-farms/

Ohio expected to cut water plant energy costs by $10 million by floating solar panels on drinking water reservoir. “This project shows that clean energy doesn’t have to come at the cost of land.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/floating-solar-array-lima-ohio-reservoir/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=01M1EY6DWWHWFS9D4HDSQNEZCK&utm_id=01K2W29RSZZS5N96NWWDZ2SY6A

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Iceberg Lettuce Outbreak Has Now Sickened 11,458 People And Routine Tests May Miss It: Investigation of Multistate Outbreak of Cyclospora Illnesses: Iceberg Lettuce. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigation-multistate-outbreak-cyclospora-illnesses-iceberg-lettuce-july-2026

USDA beefs up American rancher aid, but the underlying industry pressures remain. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the new plan is intended to help livestock ranchers facing a low supply of fed cattle, which has helped beef prices soar.
https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2026/09/02/usda-unveils-new-effort-to-help-ranchers-rebuild-u-s-beef-herd/91565869007/

# Gov / Politics / US
Through Bipartisan Effort, Democrats and Republicans Have Destroyed World Trust in the USA.
Acknowledging the problems is only the first step. A demonstrated and sustained commitment to implement a changed approach to the multiple crises we have helped to create or exacerbate across the Middle East—and the globe—must follow.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/global-trust-in-us-middle-east-policy

Shutdown threat lifted as House passes stopgap spending bill. The measure gives Congress more time to reach a deal on a comprehensive spending package for fiscal 2027.
https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2026/09/shutdown-threat-lifted-house-passes-stopgap-spending-bill/415755/?oref=ng-homepage-river

Panic as nukes feared to be ‘on the table now’ after ‘disgusting’ Trump threat: President Donald Trump’s escalating threats to effectively destroy Iran set off alarm Tuesday, with one foreign-policy analyst warning that the president appeared to be signaling that nuclear weapons were “on the table now.”
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-strike-2677804912/

Election 2026: ‘Take Me Back!’ sends message on Democratic Socialists of America: Women who fled socialist regimes are pushing back on the Democratic Socialists of America, a group gaining momentum within the national Democratic Party.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f8e52dd9-c7cc-4c9d-922b-d3d2d0c4c2dc.html

Amid the legal battle over Trump’s anti-mail voting order, election deniers push false claims
All the legal ping-ponging over Trump’s executive order attacking mail voting has put anti-voting activists in a weird spot lately.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-voting-mail-ballots-democrats-lawsuits-15cf1ec7dcdb8211bf6b624b75a7f4ab

Melania Is Doing Nothing as First Lady, and Pocketing Millions: First Lady Melania Trump does not receive a taxpayer-funded salary for her official role, but she has generated over $17.2 million in private income through personal business ventures during her second term
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/melania-profiteering-trump-000000096.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Politicians’ reckless rhetoric is putting federal judges in danger. A new report highlights growing harassment and violent threats against jurists and their families.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/brennan-center-report-federal-judges-terrified-harassment-threats-violence-donald-trump-hateful-rhetoric/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump wanted a machine for mass disenfranchisement. The Postal Service built it. A whistleblower within the agency recently warned that this hastily built delivery framework is “intended to fail” and could cause mass voter disenfranchisement ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The disclosure alleges that USPS continued developing this tracking system despite explicit federal court orders to halt the operation
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whistleblower-postal-services-work-to-comply-with-trump-order-is-rushed-and-sloppy

The real scandal in the USPS whistleblower story is hidden in a court filing. A bombshell whistleblower complaint, submitted to Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office, reveals that the U.S. Postal Service allegedly kept building a new system to restrict mail-in ballots even after federal courts ordered it to stop it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySb4gPp_UHs

American journalist sentenced to two years in prison for working as an agent for China. Thomas Pauken II tried to put Chinese intelligence in touch with an unnamed Trump administration official.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/01/american-journalist-sentenced-to-2-years-for-acting-as-agent-for-china

‘Unforgiving’ new USPS portal could reject 10,000 mail ballots due to a single error
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/unforgiving-new-usps-portal-could-reject-10000-mail-ballots-due-to-a-single-error-whistleblower-warns/

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Nearly 2.5 Million Children Have Lost Medicaid and CHIP—So Far—During Trump’s Second Term. The drop in children covered by Medicaid comes before the most draconian changes to the program made by Republicans’ 2025 budget law are set to take effect next year.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/children-s-medicaid-enrollment-trump

Texas Hospitals Are Losing $27 Million a Day Starting Now and the People Who Will Feel It May Not Be Medicaid Patients. Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/31/texas-hospitals-medicaid-funding-chirp/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
“I’m Gravely Concerned About the State of the Pentagon Under Pete Hegseth.” Rep. Jason Crow Says Firings and Resignations Are “Alarming and Hurting Our Military Readiness”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jh8ep5uu

The world’s largest far right paramilitary rallied in NYC. It should alarm everyone. Five thousand people attended a rally in New York City led by the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
https://truthout.org/articles/worlds-largest-far-right-paramilitary-rallied-in-nyc-it-should-alarm-everyone/

Congress raises alarm bells over Hegseth ‘kill them’ order. What should we Americans do when it comes out that our Secretary of Defense has been committing crimes in plain sight and nobody in the administration seems concerned about it?
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/pete-hegseth-war-crimes/

It looks like Hegseth is replacing top military officers with loyalists
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6064658-hegseth-consolidates-pentagon-power/

The United States has resumed military strikes against Iran, targeting assets linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/us-resumes-iran-strikes-trump-171332535.html

Navy Sounds Like It Now Wants The Air Combat Drone It Notoriously Passed Over A Decade Ago. A carrier drone with a heavy weapons capacity, long reach, and the ability to operate in heavily contested airspace is just what the junked X-47B was designed to offer.
https://www.twz.com/sea/navys-sounds-like-it-now-wants-the-air-combat-drone-it-notoriously-passed-over-a-decade-ago

US strikes Iran again as Tehran retaliates. U.S. Central Command said in a statement Tuesday evening that it had completed the latest barrage against Iranian military targets including air defense sites, radar systems and maritime assets.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-strikes-ad84a64884aedbbd1e5914182bb3cd8d

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
Willie Nelson, 93, is telling his Texas hometown to fight the Data Centers “Invading our land.” The country legend called for protecting farmland and natural resources in Texas, where he grew up and still maintains a home. Nelson’s stance follows decades of advocacy for family farmers, including founding Farm Aid in 1985
https://people.com/willie-nelson-opposes-ai-data-centers-near-his-texas-hometown-12029076

How local zoning laws could decide the data center revolution. Land use law is a topic of conversation that’s sure to put any dinner party to sleep.
https://www.lightboxre.com/insight/zoning-and-land-use-considerations-for-data-centers/

US lawmakers demand investigation into Trump administration’s secret surveillance of Americans. Two congressmembers respond to revelations of government snooping on journalists, non-profits and unions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/lawmakers-trump-obscure-law-investigation

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Voices, The Peoples News

September 1, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
On August 25, 2026, Sisi Rose, a 33-year-old U.S. citizen and member of the Cheyenne River and Sisseton-Wahpeton tribes, was violently detained by law enforcement during a protest outside the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations office in Sacramento, California.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcdr6Y0hXHp/

Here is the latest report from Eyes on ICE, titled “Sacramento ICE Protest Escalates: Indigenous Activist Hospitalized”:
https://substack.com/inbox/post/212772605

“Native Americans are getting swept up in immigration raids. Homeland Security Secretary Mullin has an opportunity to fix it”:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/native-americans-are-getting-swept-up-in-immigration-raids-homeland-security-secretary-mullin-has-an-opportunity-to-fix-it/

“For Indigenous Americans it’s unthinkable, but true. ICE is arresting, detaining Native Americans. People with Indigenous ancestry – once again – are being made to feel less than full citizens when their only ‘crime’ is that their ancestors were in this country prior to European settlement”:
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/10/for-indigenous-americans-its-unthinkable-but-true-ice-is-arresting-detaining-native-americans/

Native American Caucus Members Condemns Detainment and Racial Targeting of Native Americans by ICE
https://www.house.mn.gov/members/Profile/News/15539/41109

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Federal government allows return of U.S. citizen deported after traffic stop in Central Texas. Brian José Morales García maintained he was born in Denver after the federal government accused him of having entered the country illegally.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/30/texas-us-citizen-deported-central-texas-returns-america/

‘They’re going to kill me’: Woman fled Iran for asylum in US. Then even with protection order, she was deported to African country US advises against
https://www.firstpost.com/world/iranian-woman-fled-iran-for-us-was-later-deported-to-country-she-had-never-visited-14041854.html

The cruelty of third-country deportations. Since early 2025, the Trump administration has deported more than 23,000 people to 26 countries they had never seen. ‘I do not know what happened to the others’: Trump’s third country deportations spark global debate. Since early 2025, the U.S. has deported more than 23,000 people to 26 third countries.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trump-deportations-liberia-africa-01054360?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=4b6637e968-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_01_10_42&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-4b6637e968-486092373

ICE officials deported a Venezuelan man with a 5-month-old American son to Liberia, a country to which he has no ties. “I do not understand how a country that considers itself a global hero can act this way towards a human being,” said Carlos Tellez Sanchez. CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-deports-venezuelan-father-texas-west-africa/?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=4b6637e968-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_01_10_42&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-4b6637e968-486092373

# Business / Industry / Corporations
100-Year-Old Connecticut Manufacturer Shuts Down as Owner Says Trump’s Economic Policies Pushed Business Over the Edge
https://www.alternet.org/donald-trump-tariffs-closed-factories/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels / ATF
Dutch mental health and addiction institute warns President Donald Trump ecstasy pills are potentially lethal. ‘This Trump pill is extremely dangerous’: The Dutch mental health and addiction research center issued a national “Red Alert,” warning drug users against ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump‘s head. The institute said the pills contain dangerously high concentrations of PMMA (para-methoxymethamphetamine), a substance that can cause fatal overheating and warned users: “Absolutely do not use these pills.”
https://www.wboc.com/news/international/a-dutch-institute-issues-a-red-alert-over-potentially-lethal-trump-shaped-ecstasy-pills/article_d43ea295-3be3-5231-a62d-f8f1f24d4959.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
National Petroleum Council urges subsurface mapping of U.S: A new report by the National Petroleum Council urges Congress to authorize a coordinated national program to map the country’s resources deep underground as part of a broader effort to secure domestic supply chains for energy and critical minerals.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_278b8b65-5049-42ea-acc0-b52950ccfcfd.html

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
EPA sued over approval of ‘forever chemical’ pesticide. The agency approved trifludimoxazin for use on crops, including corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, oranges, apples, peanuts and almonds, earlier this summer.
https://www.courthousenews.com/epa-sued-over-approval-of-forever-chemical-pesticide/
What is Trifludimoxazin? It belongs to a group of synthetic substances known as PFAS, which do not break down easily in the environment.
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-sued-for-approving-forever-chemical-pesticide-trifludimoxazin-2026-08-31/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Thomas Massie names names in scorched-earth Epstein speech aimed at Trump’s DOJ. Massie accused the government of dragging its feet and shielding prominent figures, stating that over 3 million files remain hidden or heavily redacted despite previous transparency legislation.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6062468-massie-names-epstein-coconspirators/

# Gov / Politics / US
Talarico Protests as Texas Swing County Plans to Close 92 Polling Places
https://www.commondreams.org/news/texas-closing-polling-places

MAGA donors and Republican operatives are on the verge of “panic” as President Donald Trump’s war chest sits largely unspent ahead of what is expected to be a GOP midterms bloodbath, a new report alleges.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-donors-panic-over-trump-174512465.html

‘Mild panic will set in soon’: GOP donors left to wonder about Trump’s $300 million war chest
Trump’s top advisers insist that it is still early to discuss battle plans for MAGA Inc.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/09/mild-panic-will-set-in-soon-gop-donors-left-to-wonder-about-trumps-300-million-war-chest-00913096

Trump suffers ‘significant’ blow to election meddling plot courtesy of top general: In a letter Caine confirmed that senior military leaders had “no plans” to deploy federal military personnel or National Guard members to polling places during the midterms
https://www.rawstory.com/midterm-2677802079/

Recent Federal Threats and Violence Claims. Trump threatens ‘city will die’ if it defies his demand for federal troops: President Donald Trump and local leaders in Chicago are locked in a tense standoff following a violent holiday weekend and renewed threats of federal intervention
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-chicago-jb-pritzker-crime-b3042683.html

U.S. House will attempt to stave off government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on a continuing resolution, preventing the government from shutting down in October and buying lawmakers more time to finish all 12 annual appropriations bills.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/u-house-attempt-stave-off-194500602.html

‘Nobody is trying to rein him in’: White House insiders grow frustrated with Trump’s ongoing conflicts and inflation before midterms
https://knewz.com/nobody-trying-rein-white-house-insiders-grow-frustrated-trumps-ongoing-conflicts-inflation-before-midterms/

As Public Backlash Intensifies, Trump Warns American Towns Will Be “Backwards And Poor” If They Continue To Fight $1 Trillion Buildout in an August 2026 social media post, warning that local pushback against artificial intelligence infrastructure threatens American economic progress
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-data-centers-ai-movement-rejection-list-12386732

# Global News
Gasps as foreign leader brags on live TV about ‘how he manipulated Trump’: ‘The gall’
https://www.rawstory.com/israel-2677802343/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump Calls on FCC to Punish News Orgs That Publish His Bad Polling Numbers: Trump said that “SOMETHING MUST BE DONE” about polls showing his strong disapproval ratings.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-calls-on-fcc-to-punish-news-orgs-that-publish-his-bad-polling-numbers/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
A House bill called the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026 tighten rules insurers use to deny care
https://www.aha.org/lettercomment/2026-05-07-aha-offers-support-house-medicare-advantage-improvement-act
Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr8375\

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
“It’s really a valuable part of my life.” Massachusetts voters will decide this November whether to keep recreational marijuana legal in the state. Ten years after voters there passed a measure legalizing recreational weed for people 21 and older, the question is again on the ballot.
https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/massachusetts/news/15830525/massachusetts-commission-overrules-objection-orders-cannabis-repeal-question-printed-on-2026-ballots

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Army Secretary turns in resignation following Hegseth tension. Dan Driscoll, in submitting his resignation, brought up concerns with the direction of the Army.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/army-secretary-resigns-01058326

Punch-Drunk Pete devised this plot to cover up war crimes. Our military has never seemed weaker on the global stage thanks to regime carrying out Project 2025’s planned changes to the U.S. military.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/hegseth-uss-lincoln/
Project 2025: The Heritage Foundation to radically restructure the U.S. federal government under a conservative executive branch. (920 pages)
https://static.heritage.org/project2025/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf

# Technology / Robotics / AI / Flock Cameras
As Flock Cameras Pop Up Everywhere, Opposition Is Rising:
Cameras sold by Flock Safety are designed to monitor and catalog motor vehicles by license plate and physical characteristics. The company is now facing scrutiny from lawmakers and private citizens alike while its cameras have become targets for destruction and defacement by activist vandals.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/flock-surveillance-camera-backlash-1235613132/

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 31, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

“Things which seemed reasonable were often found to be untrue, and things which seemed unreasonable were sometimes true.” — Wilbur Wright

This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous
DOE Cancels Tribal Energy Access Corridor: Congress created the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) program to identify places in the country that would especially benefit from investment in transmission upgrades. These are also areas where it was extremely hard to convince utilities and investors to make the investments needed to upgrade the existing, inadequate transmission infrastructure.
https://www.ospower.org/doe-cancels-tribal-energy-access-nietc/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Appeals court delivers 8th straight blow to ICE’s mandatory detention policy. The 3rd Circuit said the Trump administration misinterpreted federal law. ICE’s mandatory detention policy notched its eighth straight loss last Friday in federal appeals court, POLITICO writes (and ACLU celebrates), with a divided panel ruling that individuals in detention with longtime ties to the United States are entitled to bond hearings.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trump-ice-third-circuit

Salvadorans who have built lives in the US under TPS are now bracing for the end of their protections on Sept. 9. Hundreds of faith leaders have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to extend it
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/08/29/immigrants-brace-for-trump-decision-on-el-salvador-tps/91387858007/

ICE is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on new gadgets with safety concerns: Quadrupedal Robot Dogs ($2M): ICE is looking to deploy a fleet of four-legged robots to track and apprehend undocumented migrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notes these robots are intended to inspect “dangerous, confined, unstable, or difficult-to-access areas” to protect human agents from harm
https://whnt.com/news/national/ice-plans-to-spend-2-million-on-dog-like-robots-for-immigration-enforcement/

US Brings Back Citizenship Requirement After 35 Years. There used to be an extra hurdle to clear for people who wanted to become U.S. citizens: neighborhood investigations. Immigration officers would interview neighbors, landlords, employers, coworkers, and nearby business staff.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/us-may-resume-neighbourhood-investigations-for-citizenship-applicants-after-35-years/articleshow/133557330.cms?from=mdr

A federal judge has ruled that the government violated the First and Fifth amendments by using immigration laws to threaten noncitizens with visa revocation and deportation based on their protected speech. Judge rules Trump admin cannot punish noncitizens for protected speech
“This downward spiral is antithetical to our Constitution that recognizes our right to speak freely,” a San Francisco federal judge wrote in a case by international students who had their visas threatened.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-rules-trump-admin-cannot-punish-noncitizens-for-protected-speech/

Searching for meaningful checks on federal lawlessness. “While the killings themselves sparked shock and alarm, so did what they exposed about accountability when federal agents trample rights. There has been a near-total collapse of the machinery of redress. In the killings of both Good and Pretti, the federal government declined to open civil rights investigations and promptly labeled the deceased Americans terrorists.”
https://www.justsecurity.org/149160/collateral-accountability-oldest-check-federal-lawlessness/

ICE awarded $10.1 million contract to expand rapid DNA testing program used to verify familial relationships during enforcement operations
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-wants-to-expand-rapid-dna-testing-to-verify-relatives-12364463

Trump deports Afghan man whose brothers helped US military to Central African Republic. Afghan national granted protection in the US is one of dozens of people deported to the war-torn Central African Republic.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/us-deports-relative-of-afghans-who-aided-military-to-africa

ICE turns to police vehicle-stopping technology for immigration enforcement. The contract, dated August 14, 2026, follows high-profile vehicle pursuits in Texas and Maine where ICE agents shot and killed drivers who failed to stop. In both incidents, the drivers were not the agency’s intended targets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rWIR7ZKso

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety / Recalls
Bilt fiascos raise concerns about Trump and Vought’s hands-off approach to consumer protection. Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Customers soon learned the hard way that this wasn’t true.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bilt-cfpb-russell-vought-trump-consumer-protection-fintech

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Deadly flooding hits Grand Canyon: 1 dead, several ‘missing or unaccounted for’ in Grand Canyon after flash flood: Officials. Air evacuations continued at the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Sunday afternoon.
https://abc7news.com/post/grand-canyon-flooding-flash-flood-hits-bright-angel-creek-leading-colorado-river-forcing-phantom-ranch-evacuation/19765991/

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupts, coats villages in ash as a larger eruption remains possible
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/sinabung-volcano-indonesia-sumatra-island-094029882.html

Rob Bonta Warns Trump Administration Over Reports of Yosemite Land Transfer to Private Developer: ‘National Parks Belong to the People.’ Trump administration is exploring transferring a slice of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. Kingsbarn Eyes Yosemite Land for Road Access
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:454e40a48094b:0-rob-bonta-warns-trump-administration-over-reports-of-yosemite-land-transfer-to-private-developer-national-parks-belong-to-the-people/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Venezuela says Trump’s historic oil deal targets 1.5M barrels per day, could generate $200B
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the agreement a ‘huge win’ that could bring nearly $100B in private investment
https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/venezuela-says-trumps-historic-oil-deal-targets-1-5m-barrels-per-day-could-generate-200b

DOE cancels 3 national transmission corridors, citing ‘Green New Scam.’ The agency previously said the projects would provide resource adequacy support to the PJM Interconnection and bolster transmission between the Southwest Power Pool and WestConnect regions.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-cancels-3-national-transmission-corridors-citing-green-new-scam/828012/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Trump says he wants to let ranchers process their own food. This is what agriculture groups have to say. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that there are “big announcements” to come on Monday regarding beef processing.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/politics/trump-beef-tariffs-farmers

Trump pledges legal action to break ‘nasty monopoly’ in meat processing
A proposal to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own animals immediately drew criticism from agriculture groups over food safety concerns.
https://www.fooddive.com/news/Trump-white-house-cattle-monopoly-food-safety/829102/

# Food / Forageing
# General News
Google Maps wades into Great Lake name dispute. Google Maps labeled Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for U.S. users after an order from President Donald Trump that was rejected by Canada.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/google-maps-wades-great-lake-230000434.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Slammed After Leaving Almost a Million Texans Without a Vote: ‘This is how democracy dies.’ Former Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned from his post representing the sprawling district from northwest San Antonio to El Paso. 130 days later, Abbott has not called a special election to fill the remainder of Gonzales’ term, leaving the seat on track to remain vacant until January.
https://thenerdstash.com/texas-gov-greg-abbott-slammed-after-leaving-almost-a-million-texans-without-a-vote-this-is-how-democracy-dies/

Poll: Majority of voters concerned with rise of socialism, communism. A slew of candidates running as democratic socialists appears to be raising alarms with a majority of American voters, according to a new poll.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3d1d2d52-4cad-4a2d-907b-0ed3f57c0fd9.html

Cursing Trump calls for war crime tribunals: ‘They must be tried!’ Trump’s call for international tribunals comes during a period of high friction between the White House and international justice bodies
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-calls-for-war-crimes-trial-of-iranian-leadership-over-alleged-protesters-deaths/4042721

Trump demands all Canadian companies doing business with the US move to America ‘immediately.’ Trump’s rebranding of Lake Ontario was just the beginning of multi-day effort to provoke Canada
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-canada-businesses-truth-social-b3041901.html

# Global News
Iceland votes ‘no’ on restarting talks to join European Union. The debate over Iceland joining the EU focused heavily on fishing, the krona and how much control the country should have over its affairs. While the “yes” vote was popular in the capital, the “no” from more rural areas tipped the balance.
https://www.politico.eu/article/icelanders-say-no-to-restarting-talks-to-join-the-eu/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Crime Was Swimming While Black’: Texas Family Violently Arrested by Police in Chaotic Confrontation at Community Pool Over Alleged Disturbance
https://www.themarysue.com/crime-was-swimming-while-black-texas-family-violently-arrested-by-police-in-chaotic-confrontation-at-community-pool-over-alleged-disturbance/

Police officials are slow to react to Flock misconduct by officers. At least 19 law enforcement employees in five states were arrested, fired, placed on leave or investigated over the past two months for allegedly misusing Flock’s warrantless surveillance system.
https://www.local3news.com/local-news/we-are-finding-bad-cops-growing-concerns-over-flock-cameras-privacy-addressed/article_256256e1-ccd1-4b9b-ab01-88b22cd8929c.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Get ready for a primer on the Federal Tort Claims Act. Jan. 6 insurrectionists are trying another way to get taxpayer money from the Trump administration after the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion slush fund met fierce bipartisan opposition
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/jan-6-rioters-pursue-new-path-for-payments-from-trump-administration

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
‘Bitter’ war unfolds inside White House as DOJ henchman tries to oust ex-Fox News advisor
https://www.rawstory.com/harmeet-dhillon-leo-terrell/

Federal judge says U.S. Postal service can’t proceed with Trump-ordered plan that could curtail mail voting
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/27/politics/judge-pauses-usps-plan-restrict-mail-voting

Trump Threatens NBC’s Welker With ‘Punishment’ for Doing Her Job: “Trump, like all authoritarians, wants to silence those who disagree with him,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in response.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-kristen-welker-fcc-punishment-meet-the-press-1236846910/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
The Law That Ended Surprise Medical Bills Is Now Costing $16 Billion a Year — and Texas Employers Are Absorbing More of It Than They Know
https://www.beckerspayer.com/policy-updates/the-never-ending-no-surprises-saga/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
Texas hemp businesses say new delta-8 rules leave them facing raids, uncertainty: An Austin judge delayed ruling on a restraining order sought by four companies that say Texas improperly expanded delta-8 enforcement.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/10/texas-hemp-thc-ban-federal-court-emergency/
Delta-8: Delta-8 THC is a psychoactive compound found in small amounts in the cannabis plant and is mostly manufactured from hemp-derived CBD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%948-Tetrahydrocannabinol

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Military leaders are warning Hegseth that escalating Iran war could harm their ability to protect the US: His war in Iran is unsustainable and is draining America’s ability to defend itself from threats elsewhere—and at home.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/new-report-hegseths-own-military-brass-warn-the-iran-war-is-unsustainable/

U.S. Forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers loaded with sea mines on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, marking the first military action against Tehran in a month. The U.S. military struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday, marking its first attack on the Middle Eastern country in more than a month, with Iran reportedly retaliating later in the day.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6060116-us-strikes-iranian-rocket-launchers/

# Military / Global
Iran attacks U.S. forces in Jordan following U.S. strike on missile launchers. The retaliatory attacks came after the US targeted and hit two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/iran-attacks-jordan-uae-after-us-bombs-larak-island-whats-the-latest

US, Iran trade attacks after months-long lull: “It’s not a decisive shift to a new phase of the war,” Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, told JNS. “Rather it is a reminder that the U.S. has the will to police the Strait of Hormuz.”
https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/us-iranian-regime-reportedly-trading-strikes-after-weeks-long-lull

Ukraine Kills Second Irreplaceable Tu-95MS Bomber in Six Weeks: $48,000 Drone. Russia’s Tu-95MS fleet has shrunk to roughly 37 aircraft, each now carrying half its rated Kh-101 load
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325950/20260828/ukraine-kills-second-irreplaceable-tu-95ms-bomber-six-weeks-48000-drone.htm

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August 30, 2026
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# Indigenous
Indigenous Tribe in ‘Standoff with Armed’ Agents Over Border Wall Warns CNN of ‘Total Devastation of Our People’
https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/tribe-alleges-us-agents-trespassed-on-indigenous-land

Armed Federal Agents Are Now Blockading Tribal Police To Protect Private Contractors as They Bulldoze Through a Sacred Reservation. This development marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between the Trump administration and the Tohono O’odham Nation
https://www.themarysue.com/armed-federal-agents-are-now-blockading-tribal-police-to-protect-private-contractors-as-they-bulldoze-through-a-sacred-reservation/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
The second Trump administration is actively executing what it describes as the largest mass deportation program in American history, aiming to remove individuals residing in the United States without legal authorization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmO8Ud0yr8Q

Free Speech Groups Sound Alarm on “Red Scare” Repression of ICE Watch Activists. Advocates asked a court to unseal more details on Trump’s surveillance of churches, schools, and libraries in Minnesota.
https://truthout.org/articles/free-speech-groups-sound-alarm-on-red-scare-repression-of-ice-watch-activists/

Federal appeals court strikes down ICE’s mandatory detention policy
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trump-ice-third-circuit

DOJ ramps up denaturalization lawsuits against immigrants: Federal prosecutors moved to strip citizenship from 25 naturalized Americans, accusing them of lying about their pasts and hiding serious crimes. It’s called denaturalization, and the Justice Department now calls it one of its top priorities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZDq3e0wYgc

Texas lawmakers, community leaders back impeachment articles over ICE enforcement operations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/texas-lawmakers-community-leaders-back-230354031.html

Christian Castro suspended by ICE after Texas jail release
https://share.google/FPddx9OHomyPjVNab

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump Admin Eyes Deal to Give Away Yosemite Park Land to Real Estate Firm. The White House has been in talks with the firm since the spring of last year.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-eyes-deal-to-give-away-yosemite-park-land-to-real-estate-firm/

Trump Just Greenlit a Massive Industrial Land Grab That Puts Over 400 Endangered Species on the Path to Extinction. The Trump administration moved to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and weakened the Endangered Species Act, opening millions of acres of national forests and sensitive wildlife habitats to industrial development
https://www.themarysue.com/trump-just-greenlit-a-massive-industrial-land-grab-that-puts-over-400-endangered-species-on-the-path-to-extinction/

Dozens of trees are disappearing from a D.C. golf course just days before Trump’s overhaul deadline. The Trump administration did not release any design plans, construction schedule or budget for the golf course by the time the trees were cut
https://people.com/dozens-trees-quietly-toppled-dc-without-court-approval-ahead-trumps-new-golf-course-makeover-report-12072010

Dallas Investor Who Owns Thousands of Acres of East Texas Land Sues a Groundwater District in Federal Court for Blocking His Plan to Drill 43 Water Wells
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/east-texas-lawsuit-groundwater-rights-bass/

Newsom Insists Trump Is “Destroying Everything That Is Sacred And Beautiful About This Country.” Accuses President Of Trying To “Grift Our Public Lands” As Administration Negotiates Yosemite Land Transfer With Private Real-Estate Developer
https://share.newsbreak.com/jg2j0idr

145 acres of private land near Zion National Park now permanently protected. The Zion Forever Project announced Wednesday that it secured 145 acres of land next to the eastern gateway of Zion National Park through a legal agreement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m7BSKnnASg

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Data center developers in Texas plan massive new gas power projects: A handful of mega data center projects would emit over 100 million tons per year of greenhouse gases, an enormous amount roughly equal to the annual emissions of a mid-sized industrialized country.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082026/texas-data-center-gas-projects/

Van Hollen Accuses Trump Of Risking Troops’ Lives To Hand Venezuelan Oil To “His Billionaire Buddies.” Calls President’s “Biggest Oil Deal In World History” A “Gross Dereliction Of His Constitutional Duty”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6059052-democrats-slam-trump-venezuela-oil-deal/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
President Donald Trump announced plans to issue a legal order allowing farmers and ranchers to process and sell their own meat, aiming to break the market dominance of the “Big Four” meatpacking companies
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trump-beef-processing-regulations-01053957

Rice Recall Expanded: 54,000 Lbs. Sold Across 12 States May Have Foreign Matter. The affected Lundberg Family Farms product was sold in chains such as Wegmans, Walmart, Target, Whole Foods and Giant
https://people.com/fda-issues-update-lundberg-family-farms-white-rice-jasmine-recall-13-states-12072609

Jasmine Rice Recall Includes 27,324 Packages Sold Across 12 States
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/jasmine-rice-recall-includes-27-123000322.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Gov / Politics / US
Tucker Carlson Says Trump Should Be Removed From Office ‘Immediately’ If He Considers Nuclear Weapon Use. The conservative pundit and former Fox News host made the remarks on The Tucker Carlson Show during a discussion about the risk of nuclear escalation in the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran.
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-says-trump-should-be-removed-from-office-immediately-12383179

Donald Trump has now managed to infuriate our neighbors in the Great White North to a degree once thought impossible, bringing a modern “Western War” with Canada into play. Not one with guns; wars against nations that could actually hit us are too expensive. No, he’s about to start a “21st Century War against decent nations,” one in which missiles packed with money lob back and forth.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-canada-2677780828/

RFK Jr. rebellion rises as ‘dark and shameful’ plan spurs institutional confinement fears: Civil rights and disability organizations, including the American Association of People with Disabilities, have condemned the policy shift as a threat that risks dragging the nation back to a “dark and shameful era of ignorance and cruelty”.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/robert-f-kennedy-jr-autism-2677790788

Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s Sharia Law Warning Ignites Fierce Religious Freedom Debate: ‘Nobody Is Trying To Enforce Sharia Law’
https://thenerdstash.com/texas-senator-ted-cruzs-sharia-law-warning-ignites-fierce-religious-freedom-debate-nobody-is-trying-to-enforce-sharia-law/
Sharia Law: Sharia law is the religious and moral code of Islam, derived from the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

Raging Trump roars ‘CROOKED’ and ‘FAKE’ in all-caps Truth-Social threat. President Donald Trump suffered a public meltdown Sunday morning over his plummeting poll numbers and the people who report them.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-truth-social-2677795664/

CIA chief’s secret Moscow trip exposed as insiders leak details: CIA Chief’s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO. Warning comes after new U.S. intelligence assessments indicated Russian president could launch a limited assault
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/cia-chiefs-surprise-moscow-trip-was-to-warn-russia-not-to-attack-nato-c2d997f3

Trump’s triumphal arch will cause a slew of ‘adverse’ effects, administration admits — but its plans are staying. Park Service finds Trump’s arch would adversely affect dozens of historic sites around DC
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6005794-national-park-service-triumphal-arch-section-106-review/

Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
https://www.lapost.com/content/trump-is-staking-out-extreme-positions-on-white-house-secrecy-legal-experts-say

# Global News
Putin suffers blow as allied nation calls it quits on Russia’s version of NATO over concerns Moscow can no longer serve as ‘guarantor of security’ due to ‘its own challenges’
https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/putin-suffers-blow-armenia-vows-abandon-russia-version-nato-security-concerns/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
LAPD releases video of officers beating handcuffed jail inmate who later died. Jose Carlos Hoyoz-Munoz was arrested after a family altercation and restrained for ‘combative’ behavior
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/jose-carlos-hoyoz-munoz-los-angeles-police-death

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Texas Prosecutor Will Take Houston ICE Killing Case to Grand Jury. Federal officials are still not cooperating with the investigation of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s fatal shooting. Teare said his office also may file a federal lawsuit to force the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to provide more information.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/texas-houston-ice-shooting-district-attorney-teare-grand-jury/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump attacks ‘Meet the Press’ host for saying his endorsements have led to ‘mixed results. In a Sunday morning post to Truth Social, the president blasted Welker — accusing her of distorting his record on endorsements in Republican primaries.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-rages-at-nbcs-kristen-welker-after-she-reports-on-mixed-results-of-his-endorsements-threatens-fcc-punishment/

The Trump administration is using a little-known customs-import provision to secretly demand and obtain the private records of journalists and activists without a judge’s sign-off. The administrative maneuvers allow the government to collect highly private information, causing widespread alarm among civil liberties advocates.
The records being targeted include:
Phone logs and communication data.
Social media accounts and digital histories.
Journalist and activist communications, which advocates argue directly threatens press freedom and the protection of confidential sources.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/dhs-2677794655-2677794655

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
More hospital systems are cutting ties with Medicare Advantage plans, forcing seniors to switch or pay out of network
https://share.newsbreak.com/jg2qef3o

Why are seniors losing Medicare Advantage plans? Seniors are losing Medicare Advantage coverage due to several factors, including insurers exiting markets, rising costs, and changes in Medicare reimbursement rates. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has also played a role by introducing prescription drug caps and reducing base payments to Medicare Advantage insurers, further pressuring insurers financially.
https://medicareagentshub.com/questions/why-are-seniors-losing-medicare-advantage-plans

Trump admin blocks more than $1.6B in potentially improper Medicare lab payments
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/trump-admin-blocks-over-16b-potentially-fraudulent-medicare-lab-payments-cms

# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Harvested alive: Trump must step in before doctors farm humans for spare parts. The action against the OPO serving Kentucky and parts of three neighboring states comes after horrific incidents involving patients’ organs being removed for donation while their bodies still showed signs of life.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4693335/trump-ban-death-organ-donation-opo-reform/

One Critically Ill Newborn, Two Women Claiming Motherhood: Texas Custody Battle Puts Surrogacy at the Center of Legal Fight. The newborn was placed back on a breathing tube after his condition declined following surgery for a severe heart defect
https://www.foxnews.com/us/surrogate-california-couple-clash-court-newborn-fights-life-after-heart-surgery

IV saline recalled in Texas over fiberglass contamination risk. Baxter International Inc. voluntarily recalled two lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection (IV saline) in Texas and 13 other states because the solutions may contain fiberglass contamination.
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-impacted-iv-fiberglass-detected-saline-12380272

UnitedHealthcare sparks fury after denying rehab treatment to young man severely injured in crash. The young man’s mother recounted the grim prognosis doctors gave her. ‘They told me there was a very good chance that he may never regain consciousness.’ UnitedHealthcare had denied covering Peyton’s rehab, claiming it was ‘not medically necessary,’ Trina said.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16084239/UnitedHealthcare-deny-rehab-brain-injury-crash-Peyton-Alvarez.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. forces, on Aug. 28, sank a vessel in the eastern Pacific that the U.S. Southern Command said was serving as an at-sea refueling point for drug-trafficking boats.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/video-shows-us-forces-seizing-002801458.html

Hegseth Considers Second Mass Gathering Of Generals And Admirals To Reinforce Fitness, Grooming And Anti-“Woke” Standards — “The Era Of Unprofessional Appearance Is Over”
https://share.newsbreak.com/jg2wpqs2

Number Of Soldiers Leaving Hegseth’s Military “Skyrocketing.” A new report reveals troops are looking to leave the military in rising numbers over Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s illegal orders and mismanagement.
https://hiphopwired.com/3063965/number-of-soldiers-leaving-hegseths-military-skyrocketing/

Hegseth blocks promotions of 4 Army officers linked to ousted generals
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/hegseth-blocks-promotions-army-officers-ties-sacked-generals/

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Data Centers / Secret Service
Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras
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# Social / Communities / Housing
HOA Foreclosure Filings Are Up 28% Through Early 2026 — With Experts Warning That Associations Can Begin the Process Over Debts as Small as $50
https://www.homes.com/news/hoa-foreclosures-are-rising-why-theyre-so-difficult-for-homeowners-to-stop/528428736/

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