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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks to reporters at the 9/11 Memorial in New York on September 11, 2026

Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Won’t Cost Taxpayers, Lutnick Says, The Numbers Disagree

On the anniversary of September 11, Commerce Secretary Lutnick promised Trump's $5,000 midterm dividend would cost taxpayers nothing. His two proposed funding sources, an unlaunched visa program and redirected CHIPS Act gains,

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Senate Democratic nominee on CBS Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan September 2026

El-Sayed Calls Trump ‘The Barbarian,’ Proposes AI Public Trust in Michigan Senate Race

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, used his CBS Face the Nation debut Sunday to call Donald Trump "the barbarian in the White House" while proposing that major AI companies be restructured

September 13, 2026

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Jeffries Calls for Urgent AI Action as Coxon’s Viral Warning Reaches Congress

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Sunday for Congress to act urgently on AI, announcing a Tuesday caucus on regulation — days after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's viral resignation warning that AI

September 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Government and Politics·News·Technology

Johnson Hedges on Trump’s $5,000 Checks as Legal and Funding Questions Mount

House Speaker Johnson told NBC's Meet the Press that Congress would 'work through' Trump's $5,000 dividend promise but made no commitment — as legal experts and Republican lawmakers raise questions about constitutional

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks amid US-China tensions over arms sales and the September 24 White House summit

China Threatens to Cancel Trump-Xi Summit Over Pending Taiwan Arms Sales

Beijing has warned Washington that the September 24 White House summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will be cancelled if the United States approves new arms sales to Taiwan before the

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Data center facility in Iowa as Republican midterm candidates face voter backlash over AI infrastructure

Trump’s Data Center Drive Becomes Republican Liability as 69% of Voters Push Back

NBC News polling shows 69 percent of voters oppose data centers in their communities, including 57 percent of Republicans. The NRSC's own leaked memo calls the issue an anchor in Ohio, where

September 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Government and Politics·News·Technology

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill as the 2026 midterm Senate map tightens

Trump’s Approval Collapse Turns the Senate Map Against Republicans

Civiqs tracking shows Trump's net approval has plunged to minus 24 nationally, with 25-point swings in battleground states like Ohio — turning what looked like a manageable Republican Senate map into a

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Shannon Airport Ireland September 12 2026 on Iran war midterms timeline

Trump Says the Iran War Ends After the Midterms. Tehran Disagrees.

Donald Trump said Friday the Iran war will end 'very soon' after the midterms, setting an electoral rather than military timeline. Tehran vowed no surrender, Israel set no deadline, and oil markets

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

President Trump speaks at the Republican Party midterm convention at American Airlines Center in Dallas, September 2026, announcing $5,000 Trump dividend pledge

Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Pledge Fractures Republicans Before House Goes on Recess

Trump's $5,000 conditional dividend pledge, made at the GOP's Dallas midterm convention on September 9, has split his own party four days later, with fiscal conservatives calling it "socialist vote-buying" and the

September 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump meets Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin as he endorses Irish reunification

Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ a Unified Ireland, Breaking With Decades of US Neutrality

Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would 'love' to see Ireland reunified with Northern Ireland, telling Taoiseach Micheál Martin that it is 'going to happen eventually' — breaking with a quarter-century

September 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Won’t Cost Taxpayers, Lutnick Says, The Numbers Disagree

El-Sayed Calls Trump ‘The Barbarian,’ Proposes AI Public Trust in Michigan Senate Race

Jeffries Calls for Urgent AI Action as Coxon’s Viral Warning Reaches Congress

Johnson Hedges on Trump’s $5,000 Checks as Legal and Funding Questions Mount

China Threatens to Cancel Trump-Xi Summit Over Pending Taiwan Arms Sales

Trump’s Data Center Drive Becomes Republican Liability as 69% of Voters Push Back

Trump’s Approval Collapse Turns the Senate Map Against Republicans

Trump Says the Iran War Ends After the Midterms. Tehran Disagrees.

Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Pledge Fractures Republicans Before House Goes on Recess

Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ a Unified Ireland, Breaking With Decades of US Neutrality

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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