Voices, The Peoples News
September 17, 2026, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
“It is nothing but heartbreaking just to see how inadequate the response has already been.” The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Missing and Murdered Unit has been chronically understaffed since it opened in 2021. Federal spending on the project rose during the Biden era but a federal audit found that 39% of the budget for the unit was redirected during that time to other BIA projects. The understaffing problem has gotten worse during President Donald Trump’s term
https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/state_news/staffing-problems-stall-federal-investigations-of-missing-and-killed-native-people/article_c4fcdebe-d444-599d-b973-8486a6d68c48.html
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Woman claims her family petition was approved at green card interview, then ICE agents allegedly handcuffed and detained her
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/woman-says-she-handcuffed-detained-184015325.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years. Core Reason: Persistent and elevated inflation driven by energy price shocks and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-warsh-trump-inflation-bab1bcb07e973bfb2dd0c3e5fbbb73b1
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Lands / Water / USGS
Data Center Spilled 5,000 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel Into River Tributary. Equinix, the company that has operated the data center in Secaucus since 2001, said its investigation determined there was a failure of two valves that are used as part of the filtration process for the fuel, which was stored in a tank outside the data center.
https://gothamist.com/news/broken-valves-caused-a-data-center-to-spill-5k-gallons-of-diesel-in-njs-meadowlands
‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season. US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire. Wildfires are overrunning firefighters at the highest rate in two decades, according to data from the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, a federal agency.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/wildfires-government-firefighter-shortage
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Data Centers
Trump working to spare U.S. the effects of global oil crunch, eyeing Venezuela and fast permit. A soaring global energy crunch collides with mid-term election season in the U.S., as the White House looks abroad to Venezuela and pressures Ukraine to ease supply pressures.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-working-spare-us-effects-global-oil-crunch-eyeing-venezuela-and-fast
# General News
Trump board shuts Kennedy Center after renaming block. The president threatened to block the renovation unless his name was restored to the building. “Simply put, Defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress’s blessing. The board resolution bucks a federal court order and a statute Congress enacted.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-kennedy-center-judge-blocks-name-on-building/
Judge demands ’emergency’ answers as forklift rams Kennedy Center after Trump threat. Trump and the other defendants must answer by 10 a.m. Thursday, and the court will schedule a prompt hearing if necessary after reviewing that response.
https://www.rawstory.com/kennedy-center-emergency-trump/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The Epstein Files: C-SPAN provides extensive video coverage and archives on the ongoing congressional investigations, document releases, and high-profile depositions related to Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.c-span.org/liveEvent/?epstein-files
Rep. Jamie Raskin News Conference on Epstein Files: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) spoke to reporters after his own review of unredacted files held by the Justice Department related to its investigation of convicted financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/rep-jamie-raskin-news-conference-on-epstein-files/673155
Tucker Carlson has claimed that President Donald Trump personally and directly ordered the cover-up of federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein, marking one of the most direct public allegations yet tying Trump himself to the handling of the files.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-epstein-files-cover-up-tucker-carlson-b3051483.html
Alarm as Trump caught studying ‘Kennedy Center DEM-‘ plans: ‘He must be stopped’: President Donald Trump was photographed aboard Air Force One looking at a poster board that read “Kennedy Center DEM-.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kennedy-center-2677871077/
House holds Leon Black in contempt over Epstein probe, sending matter to DOJ. Black had a long business relationship with Epstein and paid him $158 million between 2012 and 2017 for financial services.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2026/09/16/leon-black-contempt-of-congress
Who is Leon Black? Leon Black is an American billionaire financier and the co-founder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Black
RFK Jr. Faces Quiz Over Epstein Link to Tragic Ex-Wife. Newly surfaced emails from Jeffrey Epstein have renewed scrutiny over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past connections to the late sex offender. The correspondence includes a callous remark from Epstein regarding the 2012 death by suicide of RFK Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/bombshell-epstein-rfk-jr-tragic-141502211.html
Newly revealed 1994 photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with Jeffrey Epstein raises new questions about relationship between politician and the pedophile. Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. was on such good terms with Jeffrey Epstein that he had free use of the billionaire pedophile’s Manhattan office in 1993 — and partied with him at The Pierre, The Post has learned.
https://nypost.com/2023/12/08/news/pictured-robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-jeffrey-epstein/
# Gov / Politics / US
HOLY SH*T! The European Union formally invites Canada to join them as an “associate member,” delivering a world historic rebuke to Donald Trump. This was absolutely unthinkable just a few short months ago…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/von-der-leyen-mark-carney-canada-eu-first-associate-member
Iran war powers resolution passes House with seven Republican defections: GOP defections widen as House passes measure intended to halt the Iran war. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the largely symbolic measure registering opposition to the conflict.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/15/house-passes-measure-intended-halt-iran-war/
Trump warns Europe over Canada deal. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened the EU with serious tariffs and a halt to trade if the bloc moves forward with a proposal to make Canada its first associate member.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/16/trump-threatens-to-impose-serious-tariffs-on-europe-if-canada-joins-eu-as-associate-member-01081525
House passes sweeping Russia sanctions: The House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine.
https://apnews.com/article/sanctions-russia-ukraine-house-tariffs-china-f377fc956c442195dfcf50571b01a1c4
“We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow, so he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote.” Rep. Mike Levin accuses house leadership of protecting Defense Secretary Hegseth with early recess.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/johnson-hegseth-midterms
Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/15/trump-dangerous-corrupt-majority-new-poll
AIPAC’s Network Has Already Spent $67.2 Million to Shape the Midterm Elections. The giant influx from American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACs is a case study in money distorting politics.
https://truthout.org/articles/aipacs-network-has-already-spent-67-2-million-to-shape-the-midterm-elections/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Police Use Flock to Jail Completely Innocent Woman for Weeks. In her words: “I was devastated, I was scared. I thought my life was over.” The case around Isaacs proceeded solely based on evidence gathered from an automatic license plate reader (ALPR) provided by the extremely controversial company Flock Safety.
https://futurism.com/future-society/police-flock-alpr-jails-completely-innocent-woman-florida
Texas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to community. Disbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply. State officials stepped in to investigate after Jennifer Combs spent a night in jail in May after a post appeared on her Facebook page suggesting people were hospitalized by bacteria in the water pipes of Trinidad
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/trinidad-texas-police-department-disbanded
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Kash Patel LIVE: Epstein Video Played In Congressional Hearing; Patel EXPLODES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXhA_GdoVC8
A Silent Hearing Suddenly Exploded—And One Document Left Washington Completely Speechless
https://trendify.jervisfamily.com/posts/silent-hearing-suddenly-exploded-and-one-document-left-washington-completely-speechless-pmai123456-team-apex-ec84d6#google_vignette
UN Experts Say US War Crimes Likely in Iran School, Sports Complex Massacres. The report points to statements by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that signaled the “deprioritization of civilian harm mitigation and of compliance with international law.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-war-crimes-in-iran
UN mission finds grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in strikes on Iranian school, sports centre. United Nations experts highlight indiscriminate strikes on school in Minab, sports centre in Lamerd
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-report-us-strikes-iran-protests-9.7347566
Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability. UN experts expressed grave concern over reports of serious violations of international law arising from illegal military operations carried out by the United States and Israel in the Islamic Republic of Iran since 28 February 2026,
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/07/iran-un-experts-alarmed-renewed-escalation-hostilities-call-accountability
A secret new court with mind-blowing powers has been quietly unleashed by Trump: The “secret new court” you are referring to is actually a real, highly specialized federal body called the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC). While it is not “new”—Congress created it 30 years ago under the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act—the Trump administration officially activated it for the very first time
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-court-immigration/
# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Flock Cameras / Secret Service
Hacked Data Shows What Flock Cameras Really Record—and It’s Terrifying: Hacked data obtained from a reverse-engineered Flock automated license plate reader reveals that the surveillance device captures significantly more detailed images and data than publicly acknowledged by the manufacturer. The joint investigation exposed massive image generation, explicit object and person detection, and critical security vulnerabilities including unencrypted hard drive partitions.
https://newrepublic.com/post/215485/hacked-data-flock-cameras-recording-people
# Social Services / Social Security / Disability / SSI / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
[Video] JUST NOW: Child Welfare Leaders Stunned by Trump’s Call to Freeze Social Services Spending; Legal Action Quickly Threatened. President Trump says the federal government needs to get TOTALLY OUT of the welfare business, and make the STATES fund itHe says it’d cut down on fraud by 75%!”The LEARING centers… The federal government runs this stuff! We should be running our military and running our country, but the states have to run all of that stuff and you’ll cut it down by 75%! And it will be run better!”ABSOLUTELY! States need SKIN in the game!
https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/child-welfare-leaders-stunned-by-trumps-call-to-freeze-social-services-spending-legal-action-quickly-threatened/258488
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