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PoliticsSep 25Supreme Court lets Trump administration use SAVE database for nowIn a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.CBS News
PoliticsSep 25Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of MidtermsCritics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.NYT US
PoliticsSep 25Bracing for Midterm Losses, Republicans in Congress Try a Pre-election PivotAfter nearly two years of allowing President Trump to set their agenda, G.O.P. senators are grasping for some quick action on cost-of-living measures they can show voters before November.NYT US
PoliticsSep 25Tillis rips Trump's Xi meeting as a "WTF moment"Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) criticized President Trump's warm reception for Chinese President Xi Jinping, questioning why Xi received a warmer welcome than some U.S. allies.Why it matters: Tillis has repeatedly broken with Trump since deciding not to seek reelection, freeing him to emerge as an outspoken Republican critic of the president.Driving the news: Tillis called Trump's red-carpet rollout for Xi a "WTF moment" in an interview with CBS News.Tillis said he was "worried about the trend of spending more time with despots and less time with democratic leaders of nations.""It's not that Xi JinAxios
PoliticsSep 25Here’s why Republicans in red-state races are starting to break from Trump.Republicans in red-state races are reportedly beginning to distance themselves from former President Trump. This suggests a shift in political strategy or party dynamics within the Republican party.NYT US
PoliticsSep 25Stop the wiretap shakedown on Main StreetHouse Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams called for federal modernization of surveillance laws following the introduction of bipartisan legislative efforts to protect businesses from predatory wiretapping lawsuits related to standard website technologies.The Hill
PoliticsSep 25Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ad campaign grows with new spot, wider reach - AP NewsTaxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ad campaign grows with new spot, wider reach AP NewsAP News
PoliticsSep 25Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purgesThe Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration to expand a federal database containing citizenship information, as it encourages states to purge people from voter rolls.NBC News
PoliticsSep 25Trump’s pick to lead the FDA won’t say if she thinks birth control is abortion, alarming advocatesHeidi Overton could revisit mifepristone’s approval and wouldn’t answer questions about IUDs in her Senate confirmation hearingThe Independent World
PoliticsSep 25Leopoldo Gómez, head of Univision News: "Regarding Hispanics, we are not neutral"Univision se prepara para el 3 de noviembre con una cobertura especial de las elecciones en EE.UU., buscando consolidarse como "la voz de los hispanos". El voto hispano es clave, con temas como la inflación y seguridad fronteriza en el centro del debate, según destaca el presidente de Noticias Univision.Clarín
PoliticsSep 25D.C. appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of AnthropicThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, finding the Pentagon adequately backed up its decision to label the firm a national security risk. The 2-1 ruling, issued Friday, rejected Anthropic’s challenge, finding the Department of Defense had “ample support” for its belief…The Hill
PoliticsBreakingSep 25U.S. is "ready to help" Cuba, State Department spokesperson says amid internal Army memoCBS News
PoliticsSep 25Supreme Court, over liberal dissents, lets DHS overhaul immigration database for midtermsThe Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Trump administration to implement its overhauled immigration database, which it says is aimed at combatting voter fraud, in time for November’s elections over the dissent of the liberal justices. The overhaul faced opposition from Democrats and some voting groups, and a judge had blocked it for violating…The Hill
PoliticsSep 25The Supreme Court revives a controversial data system for citizenship checksThe Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.NPR News
PoliticsSep 25Trump says U.S., China made progress during talks: 'Very positive'The U.S. and China made “tremendous strides” during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, President Trump said as the leaders capped the stay with tea at the White House and a trip to the National Archives. Mr. Trump said he will stay in touch with Mr. Xi and added that U.S. …washingtontimes · india
PoliticsSep 25Banning H-1B teachers is a recipe for disasterTexas’s teacher pipeline has grown thinner and less prepared on Gov. Greg Abbott’s watch. The children in the state's high-need schools have been protected, in part, by the qualified international teachers he now proposes to expel.The Hill
PoliticsSep 25Trump and Xi exchange praise during tea at the White HousePresident Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted China’s President Xi at the White House along with his wife for tea. The two leaders exchanged gratitude for each other’s hospitality and spoke of future opportunities to meet.NBC News
PoliticsSep 25Trump hails ‘very productive’ talks with China’s XiWashington and Beijing to continue discussions on AI, technology transfer licensing after state visit by Chinese leader.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsSep 25America at 250: From the American dream to book bans and AIAs the United States marks its 250th anniversary, its founding promises, identity and place in the world are being fiercely debated. As the Festival America in Vincennes gets underway, we're putting that question to two acclaimed novelists: New Yorker Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of "Long Island Compromise", and Lebanese-American writer Rabih Alameddine, whose novel "The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)" won the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 25Lauren Boebert granted restraining order against person who filed ethics complaint alleging sex with staffersThe Colorado congresswoman was granted the order against David Wheeler, co-founder of a Democratic-aligned PACThe Independent World
PoliticsSep 25Lackawanna opens $16 million City Hall, leaving its orange annex behindLackawanna last week opened a new City Hall on South Park Avenue that replaces the city’s 1960s City Hall Annex widely derided as one of the region’s ugliest buildings.buffalonews · united states of america
PoliticsSep 25Trump sees no urgency for Canada deal as trade dispute deepens, USTR saysWASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - ⁠President Donald Trump's administration is comfortable maintaining its trade standoff with Canada even ⁠as new US import bans on Canadian products take effect next week and Washington threatens 50% tariffs on Canadian autos, parts and steel from January, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday.thestar_my · malaysia
PoliticsSep 25Little Rock Central employees put on paid leave as district probes athlete eligibilityTwo Little Rock Central High School employees have been placed on paid administrative leave as the Little Rock School District investigates.katv · united states of america
PoliticsSep 25Newnan approves $772K contract for three affordable homesLease-to-purchase program aims to expand homeownership opportunitiestimes_herald · georgia