Sep 23 Judge questions Trump's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House By Jocelyn Noveck, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge weighing whether to block President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government's defense of the move. Continue reading
Sep 23 Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Trump administration's whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press… Continue reading
Sep 23 China's Xi kicks off state visit to Washington with a rare planeside welcome from Trump By Michelle L. Price, Didi Tang, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a trade truce until January. Continue reading
Sep 23 Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction By Matthew Lee, Associated Press At a meeting of the group’s board, the governors unveiled a 66-project blueprint to get things started while acknowledging enormous hurdles that must still be overcome. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addresses 2026 UN General Assembly By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Zelenskyy urged the world’s leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts, telling the U.N. General Assembly that “Russia’s revenues must remain a target.”… Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Iranian President Pezeshkian addresses 2026 UN General Assembly By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” the Islamic republic. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Day 2 of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly By Nayara Batschke, Associated Press Venezuela’s acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections Wednesday and said the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.”… Continue reading
Sep 23 How Trump's mail voting claims are affecting voters By Matt Loffman President Donald Trump's unfounded insistence that mail-in ballots lead to fraud appears to be persuading only his loyal coalition and almost no one else, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds ahead of midterm elections. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 8:50 Trump defends Iran war and threatens annihilation at UN General Assembly By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett President Trump took his “America First” foreign policy to the world stage, using his address to the UN General Assembly to defend the war with Iran and issue a stark warning to Iran's leadership. Trump said a deal could come… Continue watching
Sep 22 Fact-checking Trump's speech to the 2026 United Nations General Assembly By Caleb McCullough, Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero, Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump defended the United States’ robust use of military force in Iran, Venezuela and elsewhere, saying the international community is incapable of handling threats from those countries. Here are… Continue reading