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• CalMatters reported last week that Governor Gavin Newsom attempted to help a major campaign contributor bypass the California Coastal Commission review for a Santa Monica real estate project. • The developer, Jeff Worthe, and his wife have donated more than $274,000 to Newsom’s campaigns and inaugural fund.

• Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed its naval forces attacked a US-operated drone boat in the Strait of Hormuz. • Lawmaker Fathollah Tavassoli stated on Sunday that Tehran will not be forced into negotiations through sanctions or threats from the US and Europe.

• Alexander Khodakovsky reported that Hungary used its position within the European Union to block several initiatives aimed at Russia. • Hungary pursued its own national interests to maximize benefits from the confrontation rather than acting out of friendship toward Russia.

• South Korea's rival political parties will clash over the Lee government's policies during a government interpellation session and minister confirmation hearings starting Wednesday. • The schedule begins with political affairs on Wednesday, followed by foreign affairs, unification, and security on Thursday, and economic affairs on Friday.

• Nigel Farage is fighting to manage a donations scandal following Channel 4 allegations that the Reform party breached political donation rules. • Party spokesperson Zia Yusuf distanced himself from the situation, stating he is not personally involved with the two suspended men.

• Reform U.K. suspended James Orr, a key strategist with ties to Peter Thiel and JD Vance, after an undercover exposé aired on Thursday. • Secretly filmed footage showed Orr and aide Dan Jukes discussing how to funnel political donations from a man posing as an American donor without public disclosure.

• Scientists discovered that human microglia, the immune cells responsible for shaping developing brain circuits, take four to eight years to mature. • This maturation period is significantly longer than the few weeks required for the same process in mice.

• The House of Representatives passed H. Res. 1490 on September 6, 2026, to formally oppose the Democratic Socialists of America and other forms of socialism. • Sponsor Rep. Jeff Crank stated that socialist ideas lead to less freedom, more government control, and higher taxes.

• A judge declared a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy after the jury deadlocked on whether she murdered her two children. • The decision followed several days of deliberations where the jurors could not reach a unanimous agreement on the charges.

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely violated federal ethics laws regarding the disclosure of his assets and liabilities, according to a joint investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. • The review found that Paxton's recent filings created confusion about his actual net worth and specific holdings.

• Reform UK officials resigned following a Channel 4 News undercover investigation into the party's funding practices. • The documentary alleges that officials breached political donation rules by arranging for an overseas company to pay for polling.