Trump News for Saturday, September 5, 2026

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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for three hours Saturday about the war with Ukraine.

US president has pledged more than $400m through his super PAC to boost Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms.

Donald Trump’s plan to screw U.S. ranchers with imported beef is bad enough. But his deliberate concealment of where and how he’s getting it makes the whole thing stink even more, with whiffs of corruption. Trump’s obvious nervousness about what he’s up to wi…

What could possibly go wrong? As we discussed here, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll recently resigned over clashes with Pete Hegseth and Trump, and now he's been replaced with someone with zero military experience: Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary …

MAGA Inc., the super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump, plans to spend $10 million dollars in the Texas Senate race, according to a report filed with the FEC.

The White House launched five familiar looking games, so its users can play deportation, MAHA and build the wall

Donald J. Trump has essentially acknowledged that the grand construction projects he is pushing around Washington are monuments to himself. In a revealing interview with New York Magazine, Trump was asked directly about projects such as the proposed 250-foot…

The Trump administration has sought to expand third-country deportations, with more than 30 deals struck so far.

MOSCOW, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met U. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Saturday, telling them at the sta...

At least according to Trump: Well, according to Census data through July, not many countries: Belgium, Netherlands, Spain (although they drop out if European Union as a whole is taken as a “country”), Egypt, Nigeria, UK.

Based on the chatter on Wall Street, you’d think labor has never had it so good. Sadly for working Americans, this isn’t actually the case.

Both Russia and Ukraine vow not to strike each other's capitals for three days during talks in Moscow and Kyiv.

Milo Yiannopoulos built a brand on renouncing his sexuality and demanding mass deportations. Now, freshly deported himself, he says he’s “very ashamed” of backing Trump, and he’s dropped the “ex-gay” act too.

The Trump administration's actions related to sites managed by the NPS have been at the center of public debate and speculation.

Never mind those pesky FEC rules. Laws are for suckers, apparently. As we already discussed, Republicans are becoming concerned about Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., sitting on a pile of money rather than helping candidates. This Friday, Trump was asked about i…

The judge asked whether prosecutors were still investigating Hearn's conduct -- and prosecutors said they were not.

The House is cutting its September schedule to just four voting days, leaving the crypto industry’s biggest remaining legislative priority with almost no time to clear Congress before the midterm elections.

"Attempting to strike U.S. warships enforcing the blockade therefore crosses a different threshold."

Donald Trump seems rather annoyed that people are questioning his needless, unpopular, and costly war against Iran. On Friday, he downplayed the seemingly endless war and its costs as “small potatoes for us” and “not a big thing.” “We did Venezuela, and we di…

The "Flappy Bird" clone is decent.

Sept 5 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel rejected the Trump administration’s bid to lift a ban on using a federal immigration database to check the a...

No one was injured, according to a Kennedy Center statement, but debris and dust were spread across a wide area of the red carpet that patrons would typically walk on.

Travel expert Gabe Saglie discusses the best way to avoid travel headaches and pitfalls while enjoying the final getaway of the summer.

A watchdog report paints a damning picture of the Labor Dept. workplace under former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer

The strikes come a day after President Trump appeared to downplay the war with Iran as "small potatoes" during an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office.

Seems entirely appropriate to me. Source: New York Times Republicans eager to find out more about the party’s first-of-its-kind midterm convention in Dallas next week got a surprise this week: a website that initially purported to be the Republican National C…

US strikes have hit Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg island.

RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) is increasingly benefiting from surging demand for missiles, air-defense systems, and other military equipment as geopolitical ten...

U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday after Iran launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S.

President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of an economic boom. The August job numbers might have been a welcome brea...

A judge ordered the Trump administration to provide 48 hours’ notice before construction begins on the site of President Donald Trump’s planned arch.

Reports of dwindling US weapons stocks have triggered an unusually sweeping hunt for leakers inside the Pentagon.

Donald Trump's latest "troll" of renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America is landing with a giant thud, even with his own MAGA voters. Politico did a great article covering how mayors at our northernmost borders are feeling, starting with Robert Corradino, a Re…

In early September 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name of New Mexico to "New America."

Huckabee labels some of the settlers committing violence as 'terrorists' though analysts say his visit is 'symbolic'.

The White House has launched Arcade.Gov, a website of browser minigames built around Donald Trump's immigration and border policies. Read more

The CDC’s August 27 update linked 11,458 illnesses across 20 states, at least 495 hospitalizations and two deaths to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell. Patients fell ill between mid-June and mid-August.

"Blue," a statue that's been on the grounds of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for 7 years has been dismantled and removed.

In an effort to undermine the Supreme Court ruling against Trump's attempt to undo the 14th Amendment on birthright citizenship, DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin compared pregnant women to sick people who should not be allowed to enter the country. On Fox News, Mull…

I sat down with Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, to talk about his life in Congress, his colleagues, and specifically about the committee’s new report on Trump’s pardons. Raskin’s committee found nearly $1.7 billion in fin…

The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.

Alongside the familiar sounds of roosters crowing and thrill seekers screaming on rides at the Iowa State Fair, there was a chorus of boos from Turning Point...

US oil reserves hit their lowest point since 1982 as experts warn of 'dangerous' supply shortfalls.

Our Homeric daily links: Ig Nobel winners, bury trash? OpenAI freakout, China housing bust, food price rises, tankers wars, Black Sea blockade, George Galloway account seized, Trump Pickaxe threat, new diesel high, Japan interest rates rise, judge v. Reflecti…

The Bartiromo break up shows where Fox’s loyalty actually ends

The leftist Mexican president seeks to block Washington's meddling with new citizenship requirements. Critics say it's authoritarian. The post Claudia Sheinbaum Wants to Ban Dual Citizens From Office to Shield Mexico From Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

As oil tanker struck off Kharg island, Trump threatens one of the remaining parts of Iran’s nuclear complex.

A former congressman got hit with a ban, an artist had his upcoming Met Gala exhibition pulled, and a record carrier deployment finally came to an end.

The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.

Venezuelans are hoping for free and fair elections, but the US may prioritise oil production.

DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - An Iranian tanker was hit by U.S. forces on Saturday near Iran's key oil export hub, Kharg Island, in the Gulf, the semi-official I...

About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says.

Larry Wilkerson is unsure the U.S. will hold a free and fair election — if any — given Homeland Security’s expanded ICE and militia forces

CBC News recently travelled to Michigan to get a temperature check on how Americans are feeling about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada — the state's largest export market.

Also, a tribute to Gloria Steinem, whose fight for women's rights outlasted the rights themselves.

On The Political Scene Podcast: How the President’s instinct for escalation is costing him politically.

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports that US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

By Mike Stone, Erin Banco and David Jeans WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secre...

Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.

Middle East tensions have choked the production and transportation of oil, causing a surge in the price of car and jet fuels.

An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits warned that the agency was shortcutting vetting procedures for new hires, according to a whistleblower complaint.

US Representative Seth Moulton appears with New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill at a roundtable discussion about veterans issues on August 19, 2026 The ruling comes after federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit in response to Gov. Mikie Sherill’s executive order ba…

The White House announced the launch of what it called "Arcade.gov," a website of five versions of classic computer games promoting the president's agenda.

US President Donald Trump has repeated an earlier warning that the US may attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon".