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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...

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci delivers remarks during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 16, 2020
Crime & CourtsUS NewsSeptember 24, 2026

Paul: New Fauci Records Show Email Destruction and Previously Unknown Gain-of-Function Work

By Tommy Flynn

Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul said Wednesday his investigators have found additional evidence of federal-record destruction around Dr. Anthony Fauci and communications about gain-of-function programs the committee did not previously know existed. He spoke...

President Donald Trump greets Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Wednesday, September 3, 2025, on the South Portico of the White House. -- Image: Official White House Photo by Molly Riley
US NewsWorld NewsSeptember 24, 2026

Nawrocki: Permanent U.S. Base in Poland Is “Just a Question of Time,” Would Be Named Fort Trump

By Tommy Flynn

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said a permanent U.S. Army base in Poland is “just a question of time” and that the installation would be called Fort Trump. He spoke to Bloomberg Television in New York on Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. “It’s hard for me...

President Trump salutes as the Star-Spangled Banner is played after greeting Xi at his arrival. -- Image: Screenshot from the @RapidResponse47 X page.
September 23, 2026

Trump Greets Xi on the Andrews Tarmac as Three-Day State Visit Opens

By Tommy Flynn

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan landed at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday evening for Xi’s first state visit to Washington in 11 years. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump met them at the foot of the aircraft stairs rather than waiting at the White...

A gas station in Los Angeles shows a price of $8.99 for diesel.
US NewsEconomy & BusinessSeptember 23, 2026

White House Weighs Diesel Exports as Prices Hit $6.52; Wright Says a Flat Ban “Doesn’t Work”

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has told his team to look at keeping more diesel at home as pump prices hit records. “I’ve said let’s not send out the diesel. We make a lot of diesel … I’ve called for it. I’ve called for it within my people,” he told reporters at the...