Trump News for Wednesday, September 2, 2026

A remarkable display of nature was caught on camera when dozens of dolphins leaped through crystal-clear water.

Independent medical groups are filling the void left by Trump’s health agenda

Senator Thom Tillis accuses Pentagon chief of 'inept mismanagement' as US military is strained by war on Iran.

Israel Katz says 'there is no real solution for Gaza' without de-populating the territory.

Could the president's apparent support really bring production (and production jobs) back to the U.S.?

Resignation of US Army secretary is latest loss at the top for the military.

The administration filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI in the newspaper’s lawsuit.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and Palantir executives were all in attendance at the G20 meeting with a unified message: AI is a "non-negotiable."

This was inevitable. ICE has billions of new money to spend, zero shame, and not a single adult in a leadership position capable (or willing!) to talk the agency off the ledge. ICE decided the neat new tool of cruelty it absolutely had to have were gloves tha…

Democrats are eying Alaska as a prime pickup opportunity as they seek to win control of the Senate.

Despite renewed fighting with Iran and near daily attacks on ships, Trump says Strait of Hormuz is 'under USA control'.

The coin marks the first time in nearly 200 years that a living person has been featured on the country's currency.

US President Donald Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran and says the military destroyed a mine-laying rocket.

Trump is the first living president to be on a circulating coin in 100 years.

On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office published an alarming report from an anonymous whistleblower about the USPS’s role in the 2026 midterms. The report suggests the US Postal Service is rushing to implement a ballot-vetting system for the midterms th…

The port visit comes amid reports of severe emotional strain and poor conditions on board following nine months at sea.

Signing ceremony as US to control a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves.

In January 2025, the Trump administration cut off funding for a program to identify and monitor landslide hotspots in Nepal. Just over a year later, disaster...

Growing nationwide opposition to AI and data centers came right up to the summit’s doorstep.

Trump’s Justice Department filed a brief on behalf of OpenAI in a landmark copyright lawsuit by The Intercept and other media companies. The post Trump Admin Tells Court: Let OpenAI Rip Off The Intercept’s Articles appeared first on The Intercept.

The federal government says making AI companies pay for content used to train their models would undermine national security.

The US Defence Secretary is facing criticism for his apparent online mocking of members of Canada's cadet programme.

Even as Donald Trump regularly uses mail-in ballots himself, he has decided that mail-in ballots are a system by which voting fraud occurs. To be quite clear, this is bullshit. There is astoundingly little evidence of significant voter fraud, and that’s equal…

Pierre Damas Bel was killed Monday after he stepped into traffic on Interstate 70 near Springfield, Ohio. The Haitian immigrant’s family says he was distraug...

Venice: Jack O'Connell plays Larry Lamb opposite Guy Pearce's Murdoch in a stirringly acted but stylistically overcooked rumination on our clickbait-addled world.

The conspiracy theory that persists even though no evidence supports it

President Donald Trump has nominated acting Navy secretary Hung Cao for the permanent position — a move that, if confirmed by the Senate, would elevate a for...

While the Trump administration claims it has killed 'narcoterrorists', families fear fishermen are among the victims.

Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once.

The Trump administration has intervened in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, making an argument in favor of the AI lab. The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleging that OpenAI unlawfully trained its AI systems on articles from T…

Appeals panel says only military tribunals may assess court-martial convictions in blow to former Afghan war prisoner.

Chinese, Egyptian leaders discuss the US-Israel war on Iran, which has prompted regional powers to rethink defence.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A crane removed the 24-foot (7-meter) sculpture "Blue" from the Kennedy Center grounds on Wednesday in the latest move to rede...

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year

In a leaked memo, an ICE official tells employees the new AI tech will protect them from doxing. Some worry it could be used to root out whistleblowers. The post ICE Is Paying a Controversial AI Firm to Hide the Identities of Agents appeared first on The Inte…

The problem with Trump’s ballroom isn’t a too-eager judicial branch but a lawless executive.

Long before "Lake America," 2003's freedom fries showed how nationalism turns language into a loyalty test

A renewed threat underscores the museum complex’s isolation—and the limits of Trump’s pressure campaign.

This US presidency is rewriting the rules of global governance and ushering the world into a new era.

Chevron is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela. The deal will expand its footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty for Venezuela.

By Emma Rumney and Jonathan Stempel LONDON/NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Marlboro-maker Altria on Wednesday sued the U.S.

Yet again, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says ICE body cameras are coming ... but they still haven't turned on the ones they already have.

Exclusive: Kinema, in collaboration with a group of distributors, is making the documentary about E. Jean Carroll and her defamation battle against President Trump available online.

Kheibar Shekan, Iran's medium-range missile, is said to play a pivotal role in escalating US-Israel tensions.

Back in June, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission that federal limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties violate the First Amendment, opening the floodgates to a much broader arr…

NBC is defending anchor Kristen Welker after President Trump threatened to report her to the Federal Communications Commission over her characterization of his political endorsements. The president…

President Donald Trump has dropped another clunker in the laps of his fellow Republicans in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.

Analysts say Venezuelan crude is hard to extract and refine, and likely can't replace oil stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it now has enough body cameras to equip all of its agents. And, Congress votes to fund the government, averting a government shutdown ahead of the midterms.

The FBI made a highly irregular request to monitor one of Trump’s most visible critics.

Both Democrats and Republicans are leaving Trump behind in trying to glom on to anti-surveillance (Flock) and anti-data center sentiment.

Silicon Valley billionaires hope to buy their way out of democracy

The anonymous whistleblower described the Postal Service’s work on systems as “secretive, rushed, chaotic"

BBC Verify fact checks President Trump's funding claims about Nasa.

WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Iran and its Arab neighbours were plunged back into war on Wednesday by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and...

The recent trade war between the U.S. and Canada has both economic and political implications for Michigan given it's the state's top trade partner.

Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1.

“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.” The post The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders” appeared first on The Intercept.

Iran says the US bombed a wedding near the Strait of Hormuz; hits Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan in retaliation.

U.S. military strikes rock Iran for a second day in a row, Trump attempts to combat rising gas prices as midterm approaches, Sen. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts' Democratic primary.

The defence deal between the two countries fits into a larger shift in regional alliances amid the US-Israel war on Iran.

Imprisoned in Spain, James 'Fergie' Chambers has supported charities but is accused of aiding Hamas.

By Alasdair Pal and Kanishka Singh SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Australia and the United States on Wednesday announced a combined $580 million in fu...

Visa cancellations or delays have forced international artists to rethink US tours under President Donald Trump.

The far-right British commentator sat with interviewer Piers Morgan after being detained by US immigration authorities.

The change marks the second US-based tech giant to comply with President Donald Trump's controversial order.

Juan Orlando Hernandez had been accused of money laundering and fraud as part of a government corruption scheme.

The Republican House speaker defends the US-Israel war on Iran and praises Trump's 'steady hands at the wheel'.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Tuesday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, saying it struck Isl...

US calls for deregulation of AI at a G20 ministerial meeting, emphasising industry growth over regulatory constraints.

The move follows an order by President Donald Trump as part of Washington's trade spat with Canada.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned early last week at one of the busiest moments for the service since the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the Navy combat veteran the nod as con...