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Trump & Co Watch September 2026

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms (LINK) — 14 September 2026

— A majority of the justices blocked the procedure that would have given the US Postal Service the unprecedented power to withhold potentially millions of mail ballots. The court said that the administration "is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge" but offered little explanation in its three-sentence, unsigned order. Conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.

Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards (LINK) — 14 September 2026

— BBC: In a series of social media posts on Monday, the US president compared warnings about AI to the "Global Warming Scam", that he said was "being perpetrated by the Radical Left Dumocrats". Trump also called himself "the Hoax Buster", likening concerns about the safety of the technology to what he called "the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX". In another post he wrote: "There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!" And earlier on Monday, Trump posted on social media that the only "guardrails" needed for AI was a "strong and smart" president.

— His comments come after Jack Clark, a co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, told the BBC that a "kill switch" for dangerous AI that can be checked by a third party may need to be mandatory for the industry. Clark's comments followed warnings about the risks the technology poses to humanity that have been raised in recent days by several executives and staff at leading AI firms.

Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, Republican senators say (LINK) — 14 September 2026

— The sweeping bill initially had just a provision included that would bar all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets. A core group of Democrats, as well as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said that didn't go far enough to address conflict-of-interest issues they had with Trump's crypto wealth. Their votes would be needed to advance the bill in a key vote this Tuesday. Tillis and Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., along with several other Democrats, had demanded language that would allow state attorneys general to step in and enforce the law in addition to the Justice Department.

10-year Treasury yield hits 5%, critical threshold for US economy and markets: level briefly touched in 2023 and otherwise not seen since 2007 (LINK) — 14 September 2026

— CNN: The rise could mean higher costs for Americans who want to buy a home, finance a car or take out other loans.

Washington Post: Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open. But how much oil is really going through? The question of how many ships are leaving the Persian Gulf is the latest rhetorical battleground in the Iran war (LINK) — 14 September 2026

— In a cacophony of data, claims and assertions, the Trump administration figures vary significantly from those compiled by commercial maritime tracking organizations.

U.S.: EPA eliminates rule that limits emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas: also announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants (LINK) — 14 September 2026

Trump administration changed how it counts measles deaths on 4 September amid Pennsylvania outbreak, reducing number (LINK) — 14 September 2026

— The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now using data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is a way to track mortality trends over time, according to a note published to the agency's website on 4 September: system is "not meant to confirm an individual case." The CDC put an asterisk under its tally of deaths that leads to a note saying the NCHS "does not currently have any death records from 2026 that indicate measles is the underlying cause".

U.S.: Cleveland City council passes resolution to rename part of Lake Erie as 'Gulf of Cleveland': will also be telling Apple and Google that council expects them to make the changes (LINK) — 14 September 2026

— President Donald Trump late last month signed an order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Last year, Trump signed an executive order to have the federal government use "Gulf of America" instead of Gulf of Mexico, and the president has recently tossed around the idea of renaming New Mexico.

Trump downplays AI warnings, citing competition with China (LINK) — 13 September 2026

France apologises for diplomatic spat with US to lift block on new ambassador to Washington: US officials tell AFP on Saturday that Washington appreciated the statement (LINK) — 12 September 2026

US judge blocks Trump administration's 'loyalty' question for civil service applicants (LINK) — 11 September 2026

— The administration began asking applicants for nonpartisan federal jobs to write essays explaining how they would help advance Trump's policies and executive orders. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole said the question had been asked of applicants to positions ranging from an air traffic control specialist to a crane ?operator to a nuclear materials courier.

US government proposes removal of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders after losing job (LINK) — 11 September 2026

In 9/11 remarks at Pentagon, Trump links war with Iran: "the Islamic Republic of Iran will never, ever have a nuclear weapon": "today we salute every member of the United States military who served in the war on terror" (LINK) — 11 September 2026

U.S. Appeals court upbolds block on Trump executive order limiting mail voting as Supreme Court considers same case (LINK) — 10 September 2026

Canadian tariffs on U.S. milk, perfume, golf clubs and other goods take effect as trade war grinds on (LINK) — 8 September 2026

Trump administration finds Duke School of Medicine racially discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions (LINK) — 8 September 2026

Cuba's foreign minister says no active negotiations with U.S. despite "genocidal" blockade (ground news LINK) — 7 September 2026

U.S.: No constitutional right to clean water, federal court finds (LINK) — 7 September 2026

— The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit from Mississippi residents related to lead-contaminated water.

Judge denies ousted Stars and Stripes journalists effort to reverse Pentagon's firings: publisher Max Lederer, editor Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte (LINK) — 7 September 2026

— In a joint statement to Fox News Digital, the three journalists expressed their disappointment with McFadden's decision but insist it's not the "final judgment." "We continue to believe that the Pentagon should not be able to fire journalists for speaking out against censorship and defending the editorial independence of Stars and Stripes."

European Commission to double funding for Greenland (LINK) — 6 September 2026

— Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "For the next EU budget, we have proposed to more than double our investment in Greenland. Because we are building this partnership for the long term." Greenland has been under renewed geopolitical focus since US President Donald Trump's threat earlier this year to seize the island by force.

German far-right AfD wins by a landslide in Saxony-Anhalt but falls short of majority in its quest to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II (LINK) — 6 September 2026

Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes 'strong' cooperation with Elon Musk as French minister says 'we cannot forget our history' — (LINK)

U.S.: FBI adds three men to newest most wanted fraud list launched in June: they are accused of stealing from a government food stamp program, the Pentagon and tech investors (LINK) — 6 September 2026

— WCSC: FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI has already caught four people who allegedly committed $2 billion in fraud. The new list joins the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, founded in 1950, and the Most Wanted Terrorists list, founded in 2001 after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Trump threatens to stop trading with countries where U.S. has a trade deficit unless the Fed cuts rates (LINK) — 4 September 2026

Iran war is "small potatoes" for U.S., Trump says, defending vice president, who said Thursday it shouldn't be called a war, saying, "A lot of people don't call it a war. I call it a military conflict" (LINK) — 4 September 2026

Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf: conservation groups have criticised the move, saying they are still considered endangered (LINK) — 5 September 2026

Judge allows lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law (LINK) — 4 September 2026

— Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel, a member of her security detail, but argued that she can't be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to the state. U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon rejected that argument, saying nine text messages she sent Ammel while he was in the state give North Carolina jurisdiction over her. He found it implausible that she was unaware of Ammel's whereabouts when she texted him.

Trump Administration imposes up to 100% tariffs on imported droness, continuing its campaign to thwart the Chinese drone industry and promote domestic manufacturing (ground news LINK) — 3 September 2026

New autism study deals blow to RFK Jr. theory: no evidence that exposure during pregnancy to traces of pesticides commonly found on fruits and vegetables is linked to autism-related traits in children (LINK) — 1 September 2026