Trump News for Friday, September 18, 2026

Donald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment

Trump says the US will gain ‘permanent control’ over security in Greenland under a deal with Denmark.

The U.S. already has an expansive security agreement with Greenland.

The war in Yemen intensifies with mounting clashes and reciprocal attacks between Saudi forces and the Houthis.

The desire to resist the president continues to create some strange bedfellows.

Trump said the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics haven't been confirmed by Danish officials.

Polling shows voter skepticism of AI, data centers and Flock cameras.

The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch advocate of aid for Ukraine.

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Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a US defence pact next week, pending approval from both parliaments.

ICE officers on dating apps should be wary of tradwives, an FBI memo suggested, as well as any woman whose profile would "appeal" to them.

Critics call it an "unprecedented assault on press freedom"

President Trump was photographed this week on board Air Force One examining a large poster with the words "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED" printed above a rendering of a construction site, heightening concerns that his administration wants to raze Washington, D.C.…

Germany received the first of nearly three dozen F-35 stealth warplanes it ordered four years ago from Lockheed Martin.

A secret 15-year effort has produced genetic evidence that one of the nation’s Founders fathered children with a woman he enslaved.

Columbia University The federal class action suit accuses campus security of holding roughly 80 people inside a reading room at Butler Library and beating some of them, and then punishing them to satisfy the Trump administration. [ more › ]

The president chalked the ban up to what he called unfavorable coverage, and he threatened that bans on other media companies could be coming.

The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europ…

Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, calling them "fake news."

NYU Langone, hospital, medical, building, healthcare. The hospital system will pay $8.5 million, similar to the “monetary penalty” paid by Mount Sinai earlier this month. [ more › ]

Trump named three outlets in the Truth Social post: CNN, MS NOW and Politico, all barred “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS.” He said more names are coming. He didn’t define the ban.

Trump said the ban was "effective immediately."

The President of the United States has banned CNN, MS Now and others from the White House. Floundering in the polls and in the war with Iran, the notoriously thinned skinned and authoritarian former Apprentice host just posted on his Truth Social: “I am proud…

Donald Trump announced Friday he was banning several of America’s most prominent national news institutions from the White House, claiming that the prohibition was the result of “FAKE NEWS.”He specified that he would bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, though it i…

A Microsoft executive called OpenAI’s use of publishers’ material “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

Records in 2024 show the venue had a surplus of millions of dollars once contributions and grants had been factored in.

New policy mandates testosterone testing for US service members over 30, citing readiness while experts warn of risks.

Mexican president says she is seeking a decrease in tariffs as both countries seek new bilateral trade deal.

Immigrants applying to live permanently in the United States can be rejected if they receive public benefits, beginning this week. Use of Medicaid, food stamps, tuition assistance and free school lunch programs, among other government assistance, could all …

President Donald Trump is set to announce that all 50 states will join a program to provide most favored nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs

Protesters are demanding Trump be removed as its chairman for failing to protect and manage it.

Virginia leads the way for in-person voting, reflecting a nationwide trend towards casting ballots before Election Day.

Midterm-bound Republicans have opted to separate themselves from the president’s sinking ship, but MAGA world isn’t letting them off so easily.A spate of far-right influencers flamed Florida Representative María Elvira Salazar after her campaign aired an adve…

This is a lightly edited transcript of the September 17 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.Perry Bacon: Hi, this is Right Now on The New Republic, and I’m the host, Perry Bacon.…

Favors ARE traditional on the day of a Don’s offspring’s wedding.

At Leavenworth, former workers say CoreCivic made conditions dangerous, which led to a near-death attack. The post ICE Revives Former “Hellhole” Prison — And Hires the Same Company To Run It appeared first on The Intercept.

A bipartisan data center bill passed by the House earlier this week hit a roadblock in the Senate on Thursday, opening room for more debate among lawmakers over how far Congress should go to shield Americans from increased electricity costs associated with fa…

As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI's potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused on what's already happening. The Verge reached out to Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios who have st…

Forbes released its annual list determining the 400 wealthiest people in the US. More than half of them live in these five states.

Usually, airlines will offer meals and hotel vouchers when there's a maintenance delay. But new rules in Washington, D.C., could change all that.

A judge says she remains skeptical that the DOJ won't move forward with improperly compensating Trump allies who were prosecuted under the Biden administration.

President Trump is looking to potentially build 12 new data centers on federal public lands—something the vast majority of Americans are against, regardless of political affiliation. The Washington Sun reported Friday that the Bureau of Land Management is con…

ABC News’ Armando Garcia speaks to Republicans and Democrats in the Big Bend sector of Texas who oppose the Trump administration’s plans for a border wall.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order to fast track oversight and control of AI ASAP. Projected as a move to step in where Donald Trump fears to go and respond to AI CEOs sudden change of heart about the rate of the technology’s accel…

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The footage was filmed by a US Navy officer who reported the group of bright airborne objects to the Air Force's UFO investigation programme.

The National Weather Service is speeding ahead with changing the name of the Great Lake

Joe Rogan is drawing a line between himself and the Trump base, even as he acknowledges he helped the president get elected. The comments came during a wide-ranging podcast conversation about political loyalty and comedy.

A couple days ago a THR report claimed that Universal was getting cold feet over releasing Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary in international territories. Despite the film opening theatrically in the U.S. in a few weeks (via Bleecker Street), no international da…

What’s driving religious fundamentalists, tech accelerationists, and anti-immigrant ethnonationalists to bring about the end of the world? The post Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance appeared first on The Intercep…

President Donald Trump admitted that he had no clue what was in his own executive order. During a dinner in the White House Rose Garden Thursday, Trump announced an executive order on “Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage” to a group of 100 outdoorsmen a…

There's a lot of chatter online, but is it just talk?

Poll reveals 71 percent in US believe Trump's team lacks a clear strategy for resolving the conflict.

Naturally, Republicans running for Congress should campaign on President Donald Trump’s promise to pay adult Americans $5,000 if the GOP wins the midterm elections

Despite the corruption and debasement of the Trump years, this election offers a fresh start

Republicans canvassing voters before November’s midterms are finding that nobody is thrilled to vote for GOP candidates. “When they go to those doors, they are telling me that there is just no enthusiasm there,” CNN’s Kristen Holmes reported on the network’s …

Stretched by its war with Iran, Washington may have little choice but to trust Houthi assurances on shipping.

This is the latest step in Canada's bid to move closer to Europe amid bitter trade war with the US.

“The Kennedy Center was meant to pay tribute to a beloved president, and to advance his philosophy that artistic achievement was proof of a free society,” Streisand wrote in a statement.

Xi Jinping is scheduled to be in Washington on September 24 for a state visit, and some of China’s largest manufacturers may accompany him, Reuters reported. The information on which ones is still unknown, and the trip itself has not been officially confirmed…

A federal judge ruled yesterday that President Trump cannot tear down the Kennedy Center without a 30-day notice. And, recent lawsuits seek to keep armed federal officers away from polling sites.

The FBI director’s testimony is part of a larger MAGA strategy to sow cynicism

UN probe finds US unlawfully struck an Iranian school and sports centre, killing children; White House rejects findings.

Facing an impeachment vote on Pete Hegseth, Johnson fled Washington. We should have seen it coming

My back in NY morning reads: ​• Why Are Valuations Falling in a Bull Market?: Ben Carlson runs the year’s tape — mortgages from 6% to 7%, the 10-year from 4% to 5%, inflation from 2.4% to 3.4%, oil from under $60 to over $100. (A Wealth of Common Sense) ​​• M…

Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades

As Bangladesh faces a deadly measles outbreak, experts assess what it would take for the U.S. to reach similar levels

A few days ago, Mike Davis, a former clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch and chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee, posted a racist diatribe on X offering to pay for “bitching minorities” to move to another country. He also offered to cov…

Two likely 2026 midterm election outcomes could reshape health care, crypto, clean energy, and AI power. Here's the market map.

Renewed scrutiny of AI poses a risk for the stock market, some analysts said.

Barf Bag: According to the Air Force, we’ve deployed “on-orbit space control weapons” to prepare to fight around the Moon.

To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.

A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why.

Democrats' wary optimism about the midterms gave way to growing confidence this week.The party has seen strong post-Labor Day polls in key battlegrounds - and even in traditionally red areas. Recent escalations in the war in Iran, including an attack on a maj…

Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center amid court battle, Trump's other priorities also get pushback this week, Poland's PM warns Russia could strike countries that support Ukraine.

Evidence shared exclusively with Al Jazeera ISIL supporters sharing ways to bypass AI safeguards.

CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February. …

Indonesia says vessel will be used to aid disaster relief across the archipelago.

The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.

Geoffrey Hinton's warning came days after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging the AI industry to "pace the frontier."

South Korean president will facilitate US-North Korea talks but will not deploy troops in US war on Iran.

Shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat says the US president's recent comments were aimed at US voters, in a BBC interview.

As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he's digging into the country's political past to cite one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes.During a campaign stop…

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections begins Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide who they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. …

Barbra Streisand criticized President Donald Trump's "unchecked ego" amid the ongoing debacle surrounding the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

“You can easily imagine my indignation at seeing this revered institution become the subject of such a bitter struggle over one man’s name and unchecked ego,” wrote Kennedy Center honoree Barbra Streisand. She was referring to President Donald Trump’s attempt…

President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office [Getty Images] President Donald Trump's administration says it has approved the sale of nearly 50 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a policy shift for the US that has raised concerns…

The ex-Oklahoma state trooper’s nomination had stalled in the Senate as ICE faced growing scrutiny over its operations.

A large crane collapsed onto two homes in River Vale, crashing through the roof of one house and nearly splitting it in two. It's unclear if anyone was inside the houses at the time.

Trump says he faces a 'big decision' on whether to 'annihilate' his Iranian foes, adding that 'anything could happen'.