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#1 House Democrats Block Constitutional Amendment to Lock Supreme Court at 9 Justices - Sahil Kapur and Kyle Stewart for NBC News, Nick Sortor, CBS News, Special Report, and House Judiciary GOP ususus on X
The House on Wednesday voted down a proposed constitutional amendment to keep the Supreme Court at nine seats, with the measure falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. The vote was 212-206. All but one Democrat voted against it, as openness within the party to expand the high court by four seats grows. The joint resolution, offered by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., calls for amending the Constitution to say: “The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices consisting of one chief justice and eight associate justices.”
#2 Charlie Kirk Shooter Will Stand Trial for Murder; Pleads Not Guilty- NewsNation The Salty Witch, Patsy Dunbar, Gene Meilus, Crystal Smallen/dana hughes, Rheva Acevedo, and usJosiah Taylorus on X
A judge has ruled that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, will stand trial for the political activist’s murder. Robinson will stand trial for the following charges: Aggravated murder – a capital felony offense carrying the potential for the death penalty. Felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury – a first-degree felony. Obstruction of justice – a second-degree felony involving the moving of a firearm. Obstruction of justice – a second-degree felony involving the disposal of clothing. Witness tampering – a third-degree felony for allegedly instructing a roommate to delete text messages. Witness tampering – a third-degree felony for allegedly directing a roommate to stay quiet. Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child – a Class A misdemeanor. Robinson pleaded not guilty to all the charges after Judge Tony Graf issued his rulings...
#3 US Mint Officially Launches $1 Coin Featuring Trump - Mira Bhakta for The Hill, Governor JB Pritzker/The Kobeissi Letter/ET Gus, Dynamite News, Startup Pakistan, vanhoa, and Pierre Poutine🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸#NAFOfella on X
The United States Mint released 250,000 $1 coins Wednesday featuring President Trump’s likeness to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary. The design of the coin shows a simple portrait of the president — designed by United States Mint Chief Engraver Joseph Menna and inspired by an official White House photo by Daniel Torok — on one side with the inscriptions “Liberty,” “In God We Trust” and “1776 ~ 2026.” The coin was greenlighted in March after controversy arose stemming from a federal law that previously prohibited living people from being depicted on U.S. currency. But a law Trump signed during his first term — called the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 — included new language regarding the semiquincentennial commemoration coins...
#4 Trump Suggests Renaming the Strait of Hormuz Near Iran to Trump Strait - Erin Mansfield for USA TODAY, Slay News, ᏞᏫᎡᎠ ᎬᎠᏀᎬᏞᏫᎡᎠ, M. A. Rothman, Xevolverz, and Wunderkid on X
President Donald Trump asked on social media whether the United States should consider changing the name of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that borders Iran and has been key to tensions during the ongoing war. "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT???" Trump asked. "Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" It was not immediately clear if Trump was serious about the potential name change. He previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America...
#5 DOJ Rules States Must Report Undocumented Immigrants or Lose Welfare Funds - Misty Severi for Just the News, Benny Johnson, Eric Daugherty, U.S. Department of Justice, Rapid Response 47, and ThePersistence on X
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion on September 1, 2026, reversing a 1998 view and clarifying that states accepting TANF or SSI funds must have their entire governments report known undocumented individuals to DHS. All 50 states and territories participate in these programs, which include over $16.4 billion in annual TANF grants alone. Supporters see it as closing a loophole for sanctuary areas, while critics anticipate court challenges; the rule applies only going forward...
#6 Federal Judge Rules Trump Cannot Deport Students For Criticizing Israel - blueapples for Zerohedge, First Amendment Watch, Wave News Network, CBS Miami, 19K-13F🙏🏼🇺🇸🇸🇻🇸🇪, and Pierre F. Lherisson on X
One central position that United States President Donald J. Trump campaigned on in 2024 en route to his return to the White House was his stance against the censorship industrial complex that his followers saw as being weaponized against them. In their eyes, the weaponization of free speech by an axis of big tech oligarchs and the Biden administration created a political climate in which the value so sacrosanct to the spirit of American was under attack in a dynamic that posed an existential threat to the nation. While that issue evoked a sense of urgency in voters that ultimately led to Trump’s triumph in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, the president’s second administration has proven itself to be just as guilty as its predecessor in weaponizing free speech to advance its political agenda...#7 Deleted Email Details Alleged Trump-Targeting Push Inside Letitia James’ Office: ‘Find and Pursue Crimes’ - Gunther Eagleman™, Benny Johnson, Eric Daugherty, and
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A New York prosecutor accused state Attorney General Letitia James’ office of directing employees to "find and pursue crimes" involving President Donald Trump and entities tied to him, according to a report.The allegation stems from an email sent by Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld, who works in the Investor Protection Bureau of the New York Office of the Attorney General, which is led by Shamiso Maswoswe, the Times Union reported. The email was allegedly later wiped from the office’s servers, according to the outlet, while James’ office dismissed the matter as a personnel issue and rejected claims that the office was targeting people based on political beliefs...
#8 The Invisible Lighthouse - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, SciTech Girl, RamyaReddy, Long Island Guide, Kell, and Willem on X
On the rooftop of a seven-story building on Long Island, scientist Justine Haupt has installed what her lab calls a lighthouse. Unlike a typical lighthouse, the purpose of Haupt’s project is not to warn ships. Instead, it catches single particles of light, one at a time, that have been fired thirteen miles away through the open air, from a tower at Stony Brook University. The light at play here is far too faint for the human eye to register. In fact, someone could stand directly in its path and be completely unaware. And yet, the technology being sent along that invisible thread may very well turn out to be among the most consequential technologies of this century and is definitely worth understanding in greater detail. Likewise, who is paying for this and what do they intend to do with it?#9 Mullin Says DHS Could Deploy to Polling Sites for ‘Specific’ Threats, Arrests - Eric Bazail-Eimil for Politico, US Homeland Security News, Marc E. Elias/Mike, Jivajen Moreno-Adams/David Gilbert, lanski/Joyce Alene, and Governor Gavin Newsom/Dave Kellogg on X
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin provided more details Tuesday about the kinds of operations which would see immigration agents enter polling places, as Democrats have worried the Department of Homeland Security could seek to interfere in November’s midterm elections. Speaking to reporters in New York City, the Homeland Security secretary said that “ICE isn’t there to patrol the polling places. We’re there to enforce specific threats.” He added, however, that reports of specific undocumented immigrants at a location could be a reason for ICE to deploy...
#10 Rep. Emmer to Newsmax: Rep. Omar Knew About Fraud - Sam Barron for NEWSMAX, Kristin Robbins, Elena, MN House GOP Rapid Response, Mario Nawfal, and the Morse Report on X
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Newsmax on Wednesday that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., knew about fraud being perpetrated by members of Minnesota's Somali community. Three people — Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, Ahmed Abdullahi Ghedi, and Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim — were recently sentenced to years in prison for their role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme that exploited federal child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. "They charged over 90 people in this," Emmer said on "Finnerty." "Of those 90 people, 86 of them are Somalis from the Somali community."
