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CIA Director John Ratcliffe listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Situation Room of the White House, Saturday, June 21, 2025. Image: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
National SecurityWorld NewsSeptember 25, 2026

Danish Intel Flags Rising Risk of Limited Russian Strike on NATO; CIA Had Already Warned Moscow

By Tommy Flynn

Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service said Thursday that Russia is likely to intensify hybrid attacks on the West in the coming months and that there is a “low but growing risk” of a limited military attack on one or more NATO countries that border Russia. A full-scale invasion...

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Crime & CourtsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 25, 2026

Supreme Court Restores Trump SAVE Citizenship Tool for States Ahead of Midterms

By Tommy Flynn

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a D.C. district judge’s injunction and let the Trump administration resume an expanded Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system that states use to check voter citizenship against federal records. The unsigned order, issued...

President Trump and Melania greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan for the state dinner. -- Image: Screenshot from the @RapidResponse47 X page
US NewsWorld NewsSeptember 25, 2026

Xi’s Three-Day Washington Visit: Arrival Honors, Trade Truce, State Dinner — Archives Tour and Departure Today

By Tommy Flynn

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to the United States in more than a decade runs Sept. 23–25. President Donald Trump met him and Peng Liyuan on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, a planeside greeting the White House rarely extends. The three-day...

Jim Copenhaver
US NewsSeptember 25, 2026

Butler Rally Shooting Victim Jim Copenhaver Dies Two Years After Assassination Attempt on Trump

By Tommy Flynn

James “Jim” Copenhaver, one of two spectators critically wounded when a gunman opened fire on Donald Trump at a July 13, 2024, campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh. He was 76. His family, speaking through attorney Joseph A. Feldman, said he died...

Screenshot of Netanyahu's UN speech from the @netanyahu X account.
World NewsSeptember 25, 2026

Netanyahu at the U.N.: Israel “Prevented Genocide,” Iran Strike Was “Easiest Decision,” Credits Trump

By Tommy Flynn

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the 81st U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that accusations Israel committed genocide in Gaza are “the greatest lie of the century,” that striking Iran’s nuclear program was “one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” and...

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
Politics & ElectionsCrime & CourtsSeptember 25, 2026

Sixth Circuit Allows Ohio to Require Proof of Citizenship for BMV Voter Registration

By Tommy Flynn

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reinstated Ohio’s requirement that people registering to vote at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The 2-1 decision stays a preliminary injunction issued in...

President Trump salutes as the Star-Spangled Banner is played after greeting Xi at his arrival. -- Image: Screenshot from the @RapidResponse47 X page.
World NewsEconomy & BusinessSeptember 25, 2026

Trump-Xi Talks Focus on Restoring U.S. LNG Sales That Could Cut China’s Reliance on Iranian Oil

By Tommy Flynn

As President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a three-day state visit, U.S. and Chinese officials discussed reducing or eliminating Beijing’s 15 percent tariff on American liquefied natural gas. The talks form part of a broader energy and agriculture package...

Rubio Imposes Visa Ban on Birth-Tourism Operators, “Fixers,” and Facilitators
Immigration & BorderUS NewsSeptember 24, 2026

Rubio Imposes Visa Ban on Birth-Tourism Operators, “Fixers,” and Facilitators

By Tommy Flynn

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday a new visa-restriction policy aimed at the commercial networks that sell U.S. births as a path to citizenship. The rule uses Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which lets the secretary find a foreign...

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: Nils Huenerfuerst / Unsplash
Politics & ElectionsUS NewsSeptember 24, 2026

Senate Votes 50–49 Against Iran War-Powers Resolution; Four Republicans Break Ranks

By Tommy Flynn

The Senate on Thursday rejected a Democratic-led concurrent resolution directing President Donald Trump to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes the war. The tally was 50–49 against the measure. Four Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa...

Nithya Raman on left, Mayor Karen Bass on right.
Politics & ElectionsUS NewsSeptember 24, 2026

Berkeley Poll Puts Raman 11 Points Ahead of Bass; Prediction Markets Flip to the Challenger

By Tommy Flynn

A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies survey co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times shows City Councilmember Nithya Raman leading Mayor Karen Bass 39 percent to 28 percent among likely Los Angeles voters, with 33 percent still undecided. The online poll of 2,150 likely...

Merrick Garland and Jack Smith
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 24, 2026

House Judiciary: Biden-Harris DOJ “Ran Roughshod” Over Constitution in Jack Smith Probes

By Tommy Flynn

The House Judiciary Committee released a 57-page interim staff report Wednesday concluding that the Biden-Harris Justice Department and Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office used law-enforcement power to collect communications of Republican members of Congress and “ran roughshod”...

CNN scrambled to set up a live shot on the sidewalk near the White House after being banned. -- Image: Screenshot from the @nicksortor X page
US NewsCrime & CourtsSeptember 24, 2026

Judge Temporarily Restores White House Passes for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly ordered the White House early Thursday to immediately return press credentials to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The 14-day temporary restraining order covers hard passes held by about 78 journalists from the three outlets. Kelly, a Trump nominee...