Trump News for Thursday, September 17, 2026

Uranium project investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions are mounting between the Pentagon and Congress over the flow of information to lawmakers about the U.S. military's priorities, with both Democrats and Republicans accusing a Defense Department leader of being frustratingly opaque. …

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: With fewer than 50 days until the midterm elections, P…

HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the vaccine-skeptic group Children's Health Defense on Thursday they "have a friend in the White House" in President Donald Trump.

ABC responded to the FCC’s justification for calling in its eight owned station licenses for early renewal, arguing in a new legal filing that the agency had failed to refute “substantial evidence” of a Trump administration “retaliatory motive.” The network f…

The ruling comes amid legal battle over Trump’s changes to the Kennedy Center, including his effort to rename it.

The deal, which needs approval from Congress, comes as Riyadh seeks Washington's help in its war with Yemen's Houthis.

Iran's delegation to UNGA will be smaller this year, with travel restrictions and limits on luxury goods purchases.

How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking for the public trust on AI.

The BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.

Canada's prime minister outlines plans for stronger ties with the EU.

Critics from both parties said Schroyer wasn't qualified for the job.

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Diesel hit a record $6.40 per gallon this morning, up 73 percent from a year ago. “Not really my problem,” y…

The assailant sprayed vinegar at Ilhan Omar, admitting political motives were behind the assault at a townhall.

Remember when tech leaders would tell their employees to “move fast and break things”? It seemed that would be the way of AI too. But after a summer where rogue AI agents became reality, and researchers warned that AI could kill us all, a number of leading US…

There's not much the American people agree on these days. From Trump Steaks to plastic straws, from vaccines to Teslas, it's hard to pinpoint a topic that hasn't been polarized by politics. But a series of new surveys suggest Americans may have finally found …

One senator from Trump's party blocked the bid as he demands information about the fatal killings of US citizens by immigration enforcement.

President Donald Trump with Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 22. - Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/File The Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in three years has ushered in a new twist to the already unusual relationsh…

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has sent observers to monitor every U.S. federal election for the past two decades, has yet to receive an invitation from the Trump administration, the group told Democracy Docket Thursday.…

Businessman Adam Castillo had been detained by authorities for three months on breach of trust allegations.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp argues that AI safety concerns could ultimately push frontier labs toward nationalization over intellectual property liability.

Comcast's Universal is going ahead with plans to show a new Elon Musk documentary in theaters outside the US, the company says.

By Katharine Jackson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to provide at least 30 days' notice before taking any steps to demolish the Kennedy Center, the landmark perfor…

By Katharine Jackson and Mike ScarcellaWASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to provide at least 30 days' notice before taking any steps to demolish the Kennedy Center, the landmark perform…

The arch could obstruct views along the river, the administration acknowledge, but it says those impacts "cannot be fully avoided."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Trump are trying to bring down Cuba’s government, and their friends and allies are looking to profit from it. The Guardian reports that Republican donors, Cuban exiles, and even Trump Organization executives are al…

"I'm a high level practitioner of tai chi," Alex Karp told CNBC on Thursday.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are planning to attend the dinner, sources said.

British monarch highlights AI's potential darker capacities, urging safety and humanity-focused development.

Three senior military officials have confirmed the US has space weapons this week. Why now?

The mission also said Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on recent protests.

By now, it’s no longer in doubt that Donald Trump’s towering unpopularity—driven by a Trumpian trifecta of failure comprised of inflation, tariffs, and war—is allowing Democrats to contest some pretty red territory this fall. So how wide is the battleground m…

The Trump administration's efforts to lower drug prices included promised changes to Medicaid. But it's still unclear which drugs will be affected. And each state has to opt in.

Ahead of a scheduled meeting between presidents Trump and Xi, a report offers some solutions for how the U.S. and China can avoid AI-triggered armageddon.

A Republican congresswoman running for reelection in Florida’s 27th congressional district has come out with an ad criticizing President Trump. “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” Representative Maria Elvira Salaza…

In Kai Bird's biography of Cohn, he looks at how the lawyer taught Trump how to deny, delay, attack, sue and countersue, never admit defeat, side-step paying bills and avoid a paper trail.

Former Apple CEO Tim Cook's relationships with Trump and Xi still have some utility.

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

Donald Trump posted an image to Truth Social depicting the Marine Corps War Memorial, also know as the Iwo Jima Memorial, coated in gold.

What kind of Christianity is being proclaimed when the language of Jesus is attached to military power? The post Pete Hegseth’s Unholy War appeared first on The Intercept.

Kosovo's decision to join a US-led Gaza force exposes the pull of its alliance with Washington, according to analysts.

Gov. Hochul signed a moratorium on new data centers in July. U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler and Gov. Kathy Hochul don’t agree on much, but they’ve both concluded that supporting AI data centers is bad politics. [ more › ]

Beijing is drawing on vast reserves and seeking alternative crude as shipping disruption continues.

President Trump was photographed Wednesday night looking over a placard that appeared to include the words "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED."

An independent group tapped by the United Nations’ top human rights body reported Thursday that it found “reasonable grounds” to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran.The cited atrocity was a pair of Tomahawk missile strikes on the “clearly ident…

What is effective altruism, and why is the Trump administration targeting it? We looked at the philosophy's rise, fall, and AI comeback.

Iran's speaker mocks US interest rates, citing the Taylor equation amidst rising global oil prices and inflation.

Both Mark Carney and British PM Andy Burnham support Everton, a middling Premier League soccer team from the city of Liverpool.

A new report ranks the highest emitting methane sources from three major oil and gas basins in the U.S.

Regional analysts highlight the growing security alignment between Cairo and Riyadh amid escalating Red Sea tensions.

McConnell returns from three-month absence, to DC's surprise. But many questions remain

US sanctions aim to weaken Russian oil exports, heavily targeting China and India as Moscow's largest energy buyers.

Representatives from tech firms such as Nvidia and OpenAI were also part of the summit.

In address to European parliament, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney listed areas where he wants to boost cooperation.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a Canada-EU alliance would create a "beacon for other democracies".

Last week comedian Jimmy Kimmel said Jimmy Kimmel Live! and ABC wouldn’t be airing an interview with Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico on broadcast because they were worried it would anger Trump’s top censorship czar, FCC boss Brendan Carr. Kimme…

BioWare, Sims, and Apex Legends fans found belonging in games they feel they can no longer support

Ever since the end of the cold war, the subject of nuclear war and the profound threat it poses to humanity has suffered a “peculiar invisibility.” This is the phrase the German philosopher Günther Anders used in his book The Obsolescence of the Human (1956) …

Two recent books employ inventive approaches to read against the grain of the archive of slavery produced by those who built and benefited from it.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday called for deeper transatlantic ties with the European Union.

It's the end of an era for India's popular instant digital payments system, which has been free of charge until now.

One of the trickier parts of Tim Cook’s job when he was Apple CEO was walking the tightrope of upholding the company’s values without provoking the ire of the White House over things like immigration policy and DEI. His new role as executive chairman sees …

This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian. There are plenty of signs that AI will make all of our experiences of the US midterm elections worse. Voters have anxiety about AI’s impacts on the country. Politicos are …

The House Speaker Alt-F4’ed a half-day of planned votes on Wednesday, right after Rep. Thomas Massie filed a surprise impeachment resolution against Pete Hegseth.

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in years. And, the European Union has proposed that Canada become its first-ever "associate member."

Security experts from the US and China have proposed a set of safeguards for military AI modelled on the rules that grew up around nuclear weapons, including a ban on letting AI decide whether to launch them, Reuters reported. The recommendations, published l…

The US president says Washington is 'hopefully toward the end' of Iran war, as global energy prices remain high.

My morning reads: • Here’s Who Trump Should Blame for the Rate Hike He’s Raging About:He promised lower prices and lower interest rates. His policies delivered renewed inflation and a rate hike. (The Bulwark) • Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms: …

America's global reputation is in tatters. That's not all Trump's fault, but he sure made it worse

By Yves Herman and Lili Bayer STRASBOURG, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed the proposal of becoming an "associate member" of the European Union, saying Europe and Canada were ‌stronger together and should deepen tie…

Missile and drone strikes targeted Ukraine's capital Kyiv as well as the Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions.

Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery, Ishaan Tharoor writes.

Washington’s response to the Houthi advance exposes the limits of the US security umbrella in the Gulf.

The Defense Department issued a legal waiver authorizing current and former personnel to share unidentified anomalous phenomena–related classified information, but it doesn’t extend to other agencies.

Congress has 90 days to review the agreement on nuclear energy projects.

The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public services. The American Academy of Pediatrics is sounding the alarm about the impact on children.

Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall?

GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. The in…

New Delhi says it has 'made clear' its determination to 'protect its trade and economic interests'.

In her new memoir, "Timeless," Maye Musk said she was a mediator, financial backer, and support system as her sons, Elon and Kimbal Musk, built Zip2.

The ChatGPT creator says it is introducing a public reporting framework to share unexpected AI behaviour.

As AI firms push for greater controls on the industry, Al Jazeera unpacks the value of the main companies in the sector.

The EU has proposed making Canada its first associate member, drawing a tariff threat from President Donald Trump.

The symbolic move comes as Argentina escalates its claim over the British-administered territory.

US President Donald Trump had tried to pressure the Fed to lower rates, but it voted unanimously to raise them instead.

The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment".

South Park is back for its 29th Season and while the Trey Parker and Matt Stone created satire is now called South America in homage to Donald Trump’s mastery of geography, the Comedy Central show’s bite is still stars and stripes sharp — on or off “Chinese s…

The president's comments come after a federal judge on Tuesday blocked the performing arts center's board from adding a tribute to Trump on the building or site.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening said he counseled Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh to vote for an interest rate hike because other Fed officials were expected to vote that way anyway."I said do what you want because it doesn't matter because he d…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, was sentenced nearly eight months …

The bill marks the first time in more than two years the US Congress has passed legislation supporting Ukraine

Clipped From Video European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday that Canada become the bloc’s first “associate member,” provoking a fresh tariff threat from US President Donald Trump. The move is aimed at shoring up their economies …

The US president threatened heavy tariffs and said the US could cut some trade with Europe over the proposed status.

President Trump says the US is nearing the end of the conflict with Iran and claims direct talks with Tehran.