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Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, AP sources say

By STEVEN SLOAN
Sep 15, 2026 1:33 pm - The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Sep 15, 2026 9:13 am - President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms, saying justices who opposed him were “not the people I interviewed.”
Senate blocks cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investments

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Sep 15, 2026 8:54 am - Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, stalling an industry-backed effort to place new guardrails around digital assets after demanding more limits on President Donald Trump's investments.
NATO jets down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter

By LIUDAS DAPKUS
Sep 15, 2026 8:33 am - NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, the day after the head of the alliance said strikes close to its territory would only increase its support for Ukraine in its war against Russia's full-scale invasion.
Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers

By JOSH BOAK
Sep 14, 2026 11:34 am - President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology was part of a “SICK conspiracy.”
Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize more key islands in the Red Sea and tighten grip on shipping routes

By SAMY MAGDY
Sep 14, 2026 7:33 am - CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, government and Houthi officials said Monday, strengthening their contro...
US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

By JENNIFER PELTZ and TED SHAFFREY
Sep 11, 2026 9:09 am - Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
US inflation picked up as gas prices marched higher due to conflict in the Middle East

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Sep 11, 2026 8:09 am - U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away.
US Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri

By DAVID A. LIEB
Sep 10, 2026 7:25 am - The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected a push to use Missouri congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, a loss for Republicans trying to maintain control of the House in the fast-approaching midterm elections.
Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes a dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins

By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Sep 10, 2026 7:23 am - President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.

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