What happened. Why it matters. Plainly.
Trump announced a Russian diesel deal on Oct. 9 and Treasury issued General License No. 135 through April 7, 2027, as Zelensky called it a gift to Putin.
Trump presented National Medals of Science and of Technology and Innovation to Musk, Brin, Huang, Su, Dell and Nadella; how they were chosen is not stated.
Two lawsuits filed Oct. 7 challenge taxpayer-funded Trump ads, with the DNC alleging misuse of $20 million; the claims are unproven and no ruling was reported.
California officials condemn Trump’s Nebraska rally remark about Los Angeles and San Diego, while the White House cites a nuclear Iran. What is and isn’t known.
Trump’s diesel order tells Treasury to decide within 5 days on deferring diesel taxes and the IRS to waive penalties, but it does not make red diesel tax-free.
An executive order changes what federal agencies call artificial intelligence, and a voluntary accord with tech companies lists four layers of controls.
The U.S. rallied from a three-point deficit to beat the International team 17-13 at Medinah Country Club, winning the Presidents Cup for the 11th straight time.
Trump says Supreme Court tariff and citizenship rulings cost trillions; the Court’s actual opinions don’t make that claim.
South Korea’s Lee rules out sending combat troops into the Iran war but says Seoul is reviewing a stronger role for its navy’s Cheonghae Unit.
The House voted 220-204 to pass its third Iran war-powers resolution this year, with record crossover of seven Republicans; it cannot reach Trump’s desk.
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, September 6, 2026
On September 4, 2026, a federal magistrate judge ordered the Justice Department to disclose who designed the structure of the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” — the $1.776
US Central Command said its forces carried out a new wave of strikes on Iranian military targets on Monday, Sept.
A new national poll from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, released Aug. 31, 2026, finds President Trump’s job approval at 32%, with 64% of respondents
President Trump announced on Aug. 28, 2026, what he described as an oil deal giving the United States a 55% effective-output share of a new private joint venture
President Trump signed an executive order on August 27, 2026, directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Canada said it will keep
Darline Graham, the South Carolina senator who took her late brother’s seat after his sudden death last month, won the Republican nomination for a full Senate term
The fight over the Kennedy Center just took a sharper turn. In a court filing reported August 25, 2026, Justice Department lawyers told a federal judge that if
Five senior officials in the Trump administration have announced or been reported as leaving their posts in a roughly two-week span in August 2026: press secretary
XRP spent the past week swinging from a rally tied to a White House meeting on crypto regulation to a sudden crash that wiped out roughly $500 million in leveraged