Trump tells Ukraine to stop striking Russian diesel refineries, blaming Kyiv for a global shortage experts tie to the Iran war and closed Strait of Hormuz.
North Carolina wins $590 million from Chemours and DuPont over forever-chemical pollution from the Fayetteville Works plant, the largest environmental damages recovery in state history.
Trump won’t say whether the US struck an Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, an attack Iran says killed one and wounded four.
Park Service quietly opens contracting for a $500 million-plus sea wall key to Trump’s East Potomac golf project, with no funding after Congress ignored the request.
Trump says a united Ireland “may as well happen now,” breaking White House neutrality, during a visit centered on his Doonbeg golf resort.
Federal judge rules DHS broke the law with its plan to halve FEMA’s 23,000-person workforce over FEMA’s own objections, calling the cut “pulled from thin air.”
Trump calls Iran “probably” responsible for attacks that shut Saudi Arabia’s Hormuz-bypass pipeline, saying the Houthis “would much prefer not having us involved.”
San Diego transit agencies freeze fares at $2.50 for riders on CalFresh, Medi-Cal or CalWORKs ahead of the region’s first fare hike since 2009.
Trump says the Iran war ends “very soon” after his Ireland trip, 3 days after saying it ends “immediately after the election.”
Planned Parenthood sues to strike Wisconsin’s 24-hour abortion waiting period and physician-only rule as the state Supreme Court opens term with a 5-2 liberal majority.
Federal judge tosses Nashville Spanish-language reporter’s claim ICE arrested her in retaliation for covering raids, ruling on procedure and leaving the First Amendment question unanswered.
Trump calls for 30-foot George Washington “Colossus” and 5-year Smithsonian exhibition 3 days after its secretary announced retirement, saying museums focus “overwhelmingly” on the oppressed.
Pennsylvania’s biggest measles outbreak in 30 years reaches 676 cases, 52 in two days, as CDC still omits state’s two deaths from its national tally.
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah and DC over in-state tuition for undocumented students, completing suits against every state with such laws, 25 total.
Federal judge halts “favorite Trump initiative” essay question on federal job applications after 16 months, finding it likely violates applicants’ First Amendment rights.
Trump reposts his January 6 “we love you, go home” video to Capitol rioters hours after marking the 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon.
Justice Department appeals ruling that dismissed Trump’s IRS suit as collusive, 40 days after Attorney General Blanche killed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to win confirmation.
Trump says $1.2 trillion election-conditioned dividend needs no congressional vote, citing tariff revenue, as Commerce Secretary Lutnick points to unlaunched visa card and Intel shares.
Reflecting Pool contractor admits its own primer and chemical errors caused the peeling Trump blamed on vandals, in government reports the New York Times reviewed.
Ohio Republican Sen. Husted fires campaign political director he hired a month ago after Washington Post found his Facebook profile photo showed Nazi SS soldiers.
Interior Department blocks more than 130 national park projects worth $25 million, including Joshua Tree fire preparedness, saying partner groups work against administration priorities, Washington Post reports.
CDC declares lettuce cyclospora outbreak over at 12,883 sickened in 21 states, 570 hospitalized and 2 dead, as FDA keeps investigating Taylor Farms’ Mexico operation.
Justice Department deports Afghan permanent resident in first case ever decided by secret terrorism court dormant since 1996, on classified evidence her lawyers never saw.
Texas judge rules TikTok misled users about its child safety mode, finding it flagged rule-breaking posts “hard to find” instead of removing them.
Families read nearly 3,000 names at ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks.
Federal judge keeps Phoenix-area sheriff’s office under court monitoring in Arpaio-era racial profiling case, rejecting Justice Department-backed bid to end it over 46 unmet reforms.
Federal appeals court strikes down Energy Department’s emergency order keeping 64-year-old Michigan coal plant open 15 months past retirement, finding no specific shortage justified it.
New York Mayor Mamdani opens free year-round 2-K childcare for 2,000 toddlers, expanding to 12,000 next fall, as some providers still await city contract payments.
Trump declines Saudi crown prince’s request to strike Yemen’s Houthis, offering targeting help, as Saudi Arabia shuts its 750-mile Hormuz-bypass pipeline after drone attacks, CBS reports.
Denver and three civil rights groups sue to bar armed ICE agents from polling places and ballot drop boxes in November, citing a Civil War-era law.
California Gov. Newsom signs 13 youth online safety laws, banning personalized feeds and autoplay for kids under 16 and requiring AI chatbots to verify users’ ages.
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s Trump-encouraged congressional map for November as the state’s high court holds its election chief in contempt for telling counties to use it.
Vance closes the GOP midterm convention to 2028 nominee chants, telling a protester he says waved a Mexican flag to “get your ass over there.”
Health Secretary Kennedy uses a $9,000-an-hour Air Force jet to campaign with Iowa Republicans, after Trump ousted his first-term health secretary over private-jet travel, Washington Post reports.
Justice and Education departments accuse UC Berkeley Law of favoring Black applicants over white and Asian ones, at a school where 51 of 1,128 students are Black.
US diesel tops $6 a gallon for the first time as Trump says relief from the oil-price surge may not come until after the election.
Joe diGenova, 81, resigns as head of the Justice Department’s “grand conspiracy” probe of Trump’s foes without charging anyone, with department leaders faulting his pace, NBC reports.
Justice Department warns 29 states and DC of criminal sanctions if they destroy 2024 election records, after repeated court losses over demands for their voter data.
Wholesale prices rise 5.4% over the past year, diesel jumping 24% in August alone, as futures traders price a two-in-three chance the Fed raises rates next week.
Jimmy Kimmel moves his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico off ABC and onto YouTube to shield local stations from FCC license threats.
Federal appeals court in Richmond becomes the ninth to reject Trump’s no-bond detention policy, ruling immigrants already living in the US are entitled to bond hearings.
Delaware Gov. Meyer signs bills letting courts waive fines for people facing financial hardship and barring most police warrants that identify everyone who searched a term online.
Iran-backed Houthis take Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha near the strait Saudi oil exports rely on, the same day Defense Secretary Hegseth calls Iran’s military devastation “historic.”
Deaths from ectopic pregnancies, which grow outside the womb and almost never survive, nearly doubled from 2020 to 2025 and rose fastest in states with strict abortion bans, ProPublica finds.
Nebraska Gov. Pillen’s hog company employed undocumented workers at least 20 farms while he lent ICE a state prison and troopers, a Flatwater Free Press and New York Times investigation finds.
Treasury Secretary Bessent sidelines his chief information officer from AI policy after he warned OpenAI and Anthropic the White House was weighing model licensing, POLITICO reports.
Rhode Island Gov. McKee loses his primary 62-38 to former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, the first incumbent governor beaten in a primary nationwide since 2018.
Trump proposes excluding roughly 16 million undocumented and temporary immigrants from the 2030 census count that allots House seats, reviving his first-term citizenship question.
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls senators to a Sept. 16 AI briefing with pioneer Geoffrey Hinton after an Anthropic researcher publicly quit over safety fears.
TSA lets ticketless PreCheck members through security to meet travelers at the gate at 13 airports, 2 days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
