News
CNN, MS NOW, Politico Denied White House Access
Reporters from three major news organizations - CNN, MS NOW, and Politico - were denied access to the White House on Saturday morning.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:06:30 EDTCENTCOM: 1 Billion Barrels of Oil Moved Through Hormuz
U.S. Central Command said Saturday that more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil have moved through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two months while Iran has exported none under a U.S. naval blockade.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:34:01 EDTMachado Prepares Venezuela Comeback Amid Trump-Rodriguez Ties
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is preparing to return home and press for new presidential elections, potentially clashing with the Trump administration's preferred political transition as Washington seeks to reshape its influence in the Americas.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:29:27 EDTLawsuit Accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, SpaceXAI of Collusion
Four consumers filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Friday accusing Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google of conspiring to slow AI development, days after their leaders endorsed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to pace the frontier.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:16:32 EDTUS Judge Signals Rejection of Part of TikTok Privacy Settlement
TikTok and ByteDance's proposed $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department hit a hurdle on Friday after a federal judge indicated he would reject part of the agreement. TikTok and its Chinese parent company agreed in August to settle allegations that the...
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:11:55 EDTNew Laws Spur Fight Over Nazi-Looted Art
Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims and their representatives have filed two lawsuits in California staking their claims to Nazi-looted paintings that still hang on the walls of prominent museums in Los Angeles and Auschwitz.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:36:08 EDTDenmark, Greenland Cautiously Optimistic on Trump Deal
Denmark's government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday about President Donald Trump's announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster U.S. military presence there but keep the island under Danish control.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:23:14 EDTParty Divisions Complicate Democrats' Midterm Push
Democrats are seeking to reclaim Congress, but lingering divisions from a bruising run-up to the November election threaten the party's attempt to claw back power from President Donald Trump's Republicans.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:31:23 EDTLiberal Voter Groups Face Midterm Funding Crisis
Several of the nation's largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks just as voting is getting underway in an election that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of...
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:17:14 EDTDOJ: Handgun Sales Ban for Adults Under 21 Unlawful
The Department of Justice said Friday that a federal law barring licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional and cannot be criminally enforced.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:33:50 EDTGoogle's Gemini Hacked 3 Companies During Test
Gemini, Google's artificial intelligence system, hacked three other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:59:42 EDTHouse Panels Flag ActBlue Foreign Donation Risks
ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising giant, potentially allowed foreign political donations while maintaining inadequate fraud-prevention practices, three House committees alleged in a new report.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:03:56 EDTTrump Mum on Whether He Will Demolish Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump on Friday refused to say whether he would try to tear down the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the iconic facility on Washington's Potomac River.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:38:17 EDTHospitals Settle Trans Care Billing Probe for $9.5 Million
Two major U.S. hospital systems have agreed to pay nearly $9.5 million combined to settle a Department of Justice probe into claims that the medical centers were improperly billing for gender-transitioning treatment for minors, the department said on Friday.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:08:54 EDTTrump Extends $100,000 H-1B Visa Requirement
President Donald Trump has extended for another year a requirement that employers pay $100,000 for certain H-1B visa petitions, the White House said Friday.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:16:39 EDTParamount, States Discuss CNN Monitoring, Film Release Commitment
Paramount and states seeking to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros could settle as soon as this weekend, with independent content monitoring of CNN among the terms under discussion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.A commitment on...
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:14:35 EDT35 Palm Beach Billionaires, Including Trump, Make Forbes 400
President Donald Trump is one of at least 35 Palm Beach, Florida, homeowners and residents to make this year's Forbes 400 ranking of the wealthiest Americans, the Palm Beach Daily News found in a review of the Forbes data.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:11:45 EDTIdaho Abortion Backers Eye Rebuilding OB Care
Idaho has seen a shortage of doctors providing obstetrics care amid an abortion ban. Abortion rights activists believe overturning the ban will change all that, The New York Times reported.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:43:53 EDTSen. Hawley Invites Flock, Competitor CEOs to Senate Hearing
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., invited the CEOs of four surveillance technology companies to appear before a Senate panel next week as lawmakers scrutinize the use of artificial intelligence-powered cameras and the vast amounts of data they collect.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:21:45 EDTTrump Hails 'Infinite Life' Greenland Deal With Denmark
President Donald Trump announced Friday an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that grants the U.S. permanent control over security on the Arctic island, though neither government confirmed his account.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:55:58 EDT