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• President Donald Trump announced he is barring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House because of unfavorable coverage. • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supported the move on X, stating the Department of War backs the decision to remove these outlets. • This action conflicts with the 1977 Sherrill v. Knight ruling, which found that the White House cannot deny access to credentialed journalists based on the content of their reporting.

• President Trump announced he is banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. • The president justified the decision by accusing the three news organizations of reporting "fiction" and "lies." • This move restricts the access of specific media outlets to the executive branch and its official briefings.

• Former President Trump signed a law imposing severe sanctions on Russia's energy sector, financial institutions, and military leadership. • The legislation allows the United States to apply tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that continue to purchase Russian energy resources. • These measures create significant financial risks for global trade partners and markets that rely on Russian oil and gas.

• President Trump banned CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House while accusing the outlets of spreading fake news. • The president threatened that other media organizations would soon face the same punishment. • This decision restricts the access of several major news organizations to official government briefings and events.

US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second termUS politics live – latest updatesIn his latest attack on the US constitution’s first amendment and the press, Donald Trump has announced that he is banning outlets CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday afternoon, the US president said he was expelling the news outlets over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for others outlets could follow. Continue reading...

The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the lawAs the death toll from the worst measles outbreak in decades rises, Robert F Kennedy Jr headlined the Washington DC conference of the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense, which he led for nearly two decades.“Let me be clear. You have a strong and steadfast friend at the White House,” Kennedy, now serving as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), told anti-vaccine activists at the conference in a nearly hour-and-a-half-long speech. He urged patience, saying that he would’ve made sweeping changes “on day one” but that he had to follow the law in order to make permanent change. Continue reading...

Critics had criticized administration for nominating Schroyer, who has no formal experience working in ICEThe White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement, less than three months after announcing his role.Critics had initially criticized administration officials for nominating Schroyer, who has no formal experience working in ICE. Schroyer previously worked as a member of homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin’s security detail when he was in the Senate. Continue reading...

• The White House issued new presidential actions regarding artificial intelligence policy on September 14, 2026, as Republican lawmakers remain divided on their own approach. • These executive actions establish a specific policy calendar that lawmakers and financial markets are now tracking. • The ongoing policy disagreements are shaping campaign messaging and committee priorities ahead of the midterm elections.

• The White House, CNN, NPR, and Al Jazeera are providing active coverage of U.S. politics and policy decisions. • The White House website features a "Live News" page specifically for September 13, 2026. • These updates provide the public and market analysts with real-time information on congressional actions and election developments.

The president’s substantial holiday gifts to four White House aides were made public via financial disclosures released by the administration Donald Trump gave sizable holiday gifts to four White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration, including $45,000 to executive assistant Natalie Harp.Communications adviser Margo Martin and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris also received $45,000, while director of Oval Office operations Walt Nauta received a $20,000 gift. Continue reading...

• The Supreme Court has ruled to allow the construction of a new ballroom at the White House to proceed. • Government filings indicate the ballroom's specific height and mass are essential for shielding underlying military facilities from kinetic impacts. • This decision highlights the intersection of architectural aesthetics and national security requirements for high-profile government installations.

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4, along political lines, to allow Donald Trump to resume construction of a $400 million ballroom at the White House. • The justices determined that the group filing the legal challenge against the project lacked the necessary legal standing to bring the case forward. • This decision removes a significant legal hurdle, enabling the high-cost construction project to proceed without further judicial delay.

Justices’ 5-4 ruling permits Trump administration appeal to block lower court order halting above-ground workA divided US supreme court has permitted Donald Trump to continue building his controversial $400m White House ballroom amid legal challenges.In a 5-4 ruling, the justices permitted the Trump administration’s request to ⁠block a lower court order which had halted above-ground construction of the project while a lawsuit by a historic preservation group seeks to block it. Continue reading...

Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speechesA White House teleprompter operator who left his post amid accusations that he used inside knowledge to make bets on Donald Trump’s speeches on an online prediction market has been fined $172,000, according to federal regulators.Gabriel Perez exploited “material, nonpublic information” that he gathered through his work for the president in order to place wagers on the Kalshi platform “for his personal benefit”, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) maintained in a news release on Friday. Continue reading...

Helipad relocation led in part to incident where Marine One, carrying the president, had close call with passenger jetSafety officials say the relocation of a helipad amid Donald Trump’s multi-project White House reconstruction led in part to an incident earlier this month in which a military helicopter carrying the president came too close to a passenger jet.A preliminary report published Thursday by the National Transportation ⁠Safety Board (NTSB) blamed “communication issues” for the failure of the crew of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, to give the required three minutes’ notice to air traffic controllers that they were about to take off from the White House. Continue reading...

• Chief Justice Roberts has granted permission for the White House to proceed with construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project. • The decision comes as the Supreme Court reviews an emergency appeal filed by the Trump administration regarding the project's legality or funding. • This ruling allows the high-cost renovation to continue temporarily, avoiding a construction halt while the legal challenge is pending.

Chief justice signs temporary order to permit work while court considers emergency appeal from administrationThe US supreme court has allowed Donald Trump to continue construction of his controversial White House ballroom for now, temporarily pausing a lower court order that would halt much of the project.Supreme court chief justice John Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday, permitting work to continue while the court considers an emergency appeal from Trump’s administration. Continue reading...

• President Trump is expected to appoint Heidi Overton, a physician and influential White House health care adviser, as the new head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). • Overton's transition from a strategic advisory role within the White House to the leadership of the FDA signals a shift in the agency's management. • This appointment is significant as the FDA oversees critical public health functions, including drug approvals and food safety regulations.

Former real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’As the US national debt climbed past $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, and the war with Iran he started nearly six months ago dragged on, forcing Americans already struggling to pay the bills to spend more on fuel, Donald Trump led the press corps on a tour of the extensive remodeling of the White House grounds he is personally overseeing in his role as the self-styled “builder-in-chief”.The tour, during which Trump showed off upgrades such as a new granite driveway and refurbished columns, and expounded at length on newly laid grass, culminated in Trump autographing the back of a stone, inscribed with his name, to go in the center of the ornate new helipad he insists he needs. Continue reading...

Senator Jon Ossoff, who is up for re-election, came up with arguably the standout line of the midterm elections so farHello there,Jon Ossoff really struck a nerve. That much is clear. Continue reading...

Internal documents obtained by Guardian show White House meetings, scheduled calls with top Trump officials and communications with Fox News producers Continue reading...

National Trust for Historic Preservation filing comes after president made emergency bid for construction to continueA historic preservation group that sued to block construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom urged the US supreme court on Tuesday to suspend the project while it considers whether the work can continue.The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed its request less than a week after the Trump administration asked the nation’s highest court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400m ballroom project during the appeals process. Continue reading...

• Federal officials have launched a probe into "mention markets," a growing category of prediction markets where users bet on specific words or phrases spoken by individuals. • The investigation focuses on whether these markets are susceptible to manipulation, particularly following controversies surrounding the platform Kalshi. • Because sports wagers comprise over 80% of the billions traded weekly in this category, regulatory action against sporting event mentions would significantly impact the industry.

• Prescriptions for leucovorin surged in the US following a September 2025 White House press conference that suggested the drug as a treatment for autism. • A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) highlights that this increase occurred despite a lack of supporting clinical data for such use. • Leucovorin is a folic acid analog typically used to mitigate side effects from methotrexate; it is not FDA-approved for autism, though it is used for cerebral folate deficiency.

• The White House is considering anti-transhipment penalties after identifying a "Shadow Transshipment Network" used by China to evade US tariffs. • India has been categorized as a "Tier 1 Diversified Scale Leader," alongside major economies like Canada, Japan, and the EU, where transhipment risks are embedded in legitimate trade. • The US estimates it is losing between $19 billion and $26 billion annually due to these trade evasion tactics.

• Federal officials have launched a probe into "mention markets," a growing category of prediction markets where users bet on specific words or phrases spoken by individuals. • The investigation focuses on whether these markets are susceptible to manipulation, particularly following controversies surrounding the platform Kalshi. • While sports wagers comprise over 80% of weekly trading volume on such sites, Kalshi continues to permit bets on political events, earnings calls, and live news broadcasts.

• Federal officials have launched a probe into "mention markets," a growing category of prediction sites where users bet on specific public statements. • The investigation focuses on whether these platforms are susceptible to manipulation, following recent controversies involving the prediction market Kalshi and the White House. • This regulatory scrutiny matters as it examines the intersection of financial speculation and the potential for actors to influence political discourse.