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404 Media @404media.co · 1h
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3h
New: Through a series of complex agreements with cities, the White House built a massive license plate camera database accessible to the feds. The program aggregates data across license plate companies (Flock, Axon, more) & is searchable by many agencies: www.404media.co/how-cities-a...
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 20h
The Enron board of directors always approved their own financial statements. It's great that these companies are talking about doing good things, but that is not enough, and it is not a substitute for Congress passing meaningful federal AI regulation.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21h
BREAKING: SCOTUS allows the Trump admin to restart third-country removals under a policy found by lower courts to violate federal law. The Democratic appointees dissent. The deportations will be OK'ed at least through the next several months, with SCOTUS agreeing to hear the case in December.
CERTIORARI GRANTED
DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL. V. D.V.D., ET AL.
The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson and
by her referred to the Court is granted. The February 25, 2026
order and judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 1:25-cv-10676, are stayed.
The application is also treated as a petition for a writ of
certiorari, and the petition is granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: (1) Whether
the district court had jurisdiction over Respondents' claims.
(2) Whether the district court had authority to enter classwide declaratory relief and APA vacatur under 8 U. S. C. §1252(f) (1).
(3) Whether the Government's Guidance on third-country removals
is unlawful under 8 U.S. C. §1231(b), the Due Process Clause, or FARRA/CAT and its implementing regulations. (4) Such other
questions that the Government determines are appropriate for the
proper disposition of the case. The Clerk is directed to
establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be argued in the December 2026 argument session. The stay shall
terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the application for stay.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
Breaking news: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce deeper cuts to the military’s top ranks, reducing the total number of positions for general and flag officers by as much as 20 percent, officials told The Post.
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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CNN @cnn.com · 20h
Airport security employees checking boarding passes and IDs at airports will no longer be allowed to sit down while working, according to the union representing them. cnn.it/4hFPkng
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Jonathan @jonathanmoroz.bsky.social · 22h
Not even one day and America.gov has already been infected with woke
Q: Did Trump win the 2020 election?
A: No. Official FEC totals from state election offices show Joseph R. Biden Jr. received more popular votes than Donald J. Trump in 2020.

Biden: 81,268,924 (51.31%)
Trump: 74,216,154 (46.86%)
Source: FEC Official 2020 Presidential General Election Results (PDF)
The presidency is decided by the Electoral College, not the national popular vote. Biden also won the Electoral College 306–232. National ArchivesQ: Did Trump win the 2020 Election?
A: No. Official certified results show Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 presidential election.

Electoral College: Biden 306, Trump 232 (270 needed to win)
Source: National Archives, 2020 Electoral College Results
Popular-vote tallies by state: FEC official 2020 presidential results (PDF)
Congress counted those electoral votes and Biden took office on January 20, 2021.Q: Can donald trump run for president in 2028?
A: No. Under the 22nd Amendment, no person may be elected President more than twice.

President Trump was elected in 2016 and 2024, so he cannot be elected again in 2028 unless the Constitution is amended.

Text: 22nd Amendment
Official annotated discussion: Library of Congress Constitution Annotated (PDF)
I do not give legal advice. This is the constitutional text as published.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026
A bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials — including the Kennedy Center — was blocked Monday night in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
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GOP senator blocks bill to stop Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center
The bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials was thwarted in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 29/09/2026
Sorry I just need to take a few years to think about everything
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/09/2026
The Education Department will scrap Biden-era Title IX rules that sought to bolster nondiscrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, officials announced, marking a return to rules from the first Trump administration.
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Education Department officially scraps Biden-era Title IX rules
The new regulations mark a return to rules from the first Trump administration.
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Trump’s Mail-In Voting Plan Was Originally Far More Extreme, with @peterelkind.bsky.social @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal. n.pr/4iMlJdT
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/09/2026
Exclusive: MLB approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials said, and Grand Teton was scouted. The Tetons are about “wildlife, opportunity for solitude, not for more amusement,” said the county commissioner. wapo.st/3Vh0N50
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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
Aylin says she fled her home country after her life was threatened. She sought refuge in the US but was deported to a country where her sexuality puts her at risk. cnn.it/3Vw5GqT
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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
Whistleblowers are alleging that Kennedy Center officials halted plans earlier this year to repair leaks in the building, which the Trump administration has highlighted as its reason to close the storied arts institution. cnn.it/4htVNl0
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"
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CNN @cnn.com · 24/09/2026
The Trump administration has said it will end a key part of a review assessing the impact of the president’s proposed triumphal arch, effectively evading the federal historical preservation law that has been in place since 1966. cnn.it/4yWcsF0
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Because I disrupted a meeting [...] so because someone doesn’t like me, you’re arresting me? That’s what it sounds like,” Carrion said. “Because of fucking Tim O’Hare, it’s unbelievable.”
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Watch Body Cam of Man Arrested for Just Cussing at a County Meeting
Cops followed EJ Carrion home and arrested him in his drive way one week after he said 'bullshit' at a county meeting in Texas.
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Axios @axios.com · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: White House defies court order, doesn't reinstate access for banned reporters
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White House defies court order, doesn't reinstate access for banned reporters
CNN is set to be the television pool for President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House on Thursday evening.
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NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported. n.pr/4d56tVL
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Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Democrats are again insisting that Trump release the text of his deals with drug companies. @wyden.senate.gov: “Here we are, months later, with six written requests, legislation to compel release, and a Cabinet secretary’s commitment. And I have not seen a single page.”
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Democrats again demand Trump’s drug-price contracts following Post report
Lawmakers say they cannot judge the effectiveness of the administration’s initiative to lower drug prices until the contracts are released.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/09/2026
For the first time in recorded history, a sea turtle has nested on the West Coast. Scientists say it is the latest sign of warming ocean waters.
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Tropical Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Southern California Beach
It’s the first time in recorded history that a sea turtle has nested on the West Coast. Scientists say it is the latest sign of warming ocean waters.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/09/2026
The cost of security for Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a high-profile figure in the Trump administration whose father and uncle were assassinated in the 1960s, grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026, people familiar with the matter said.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/09/2026
Breaking news: Vice President JD Vance is set to announce that the administration is removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage, saying that they were fraudulently enrolled in the government health program.
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Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud
Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026
An ICE agent shot a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, local authorities said. The man, an immigrant from Venezuela, was taken to a hospital and then released into ICE custody, a lawyer representing him said. nyti.ms/4jf4uC6
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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
DHS is actually accusing hundreds of cruise line employees of possessing CSAM materials and revoking their visas without filing criminal charges. It's a way of bumping up their numbers without having to prove anything I wrote about it last year and NPR did this June www.npr.org/2026/06/06/n...
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CNN @cnn.com · 19/09/2026
A video posted on TikTok shows ICE officers pulling a teen from a car and one officer repeatedly punching him before detaining him in Alamo, Texas. The mother of the teen driving the car told CNN the two were on their way to enlist in the US Marines when the incident occurred.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
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CNN @cnn.com · 19/09/2026
A Sikh truck driver was stabbed more than a dozen times in an unprovoked attack by a man at a Wyoming rest stop, according to local officials, raising an alarm among Asian American advocates who are warning about inflammatory rhetoric against South Asian truckers.
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Sikh truck driver stabbed 17 times in unprovoked Wyoming attack raises fears of assaults against South Asians, officials say | CNN
A Sikh truck driver was stabbed more than a dozen times in an unprovoked attack by a man at a Wyoming rest stop, according to local officials, raising an alarm among Asian American advocates who are w...
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 19/09/2026
Studies show how the effectiveness of violence interrupter programs varies greatly depending on funding. Portland programs have helped support victims of shootings, but they’ve grappled with precarious funding and lost federal grants.
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In Portland, Violence Interrupters Struggle to Keep a Steady Foothold - Bolts
Funding cuts have threatened the work of community groups that work outside of law enforcement to support crime victims and prevent more violence.
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Shane Goldmacher @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Trump calls his $400 million super PAC “my money that I control.” Yet federal officeholders are legally barred from directing soft-money groups. A new FEC complaint accuses Trump of violating law. W/ Maggie Haberman: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Trump’s Open Claims That He Directs Super PAC Spending Draw Watchdog Complaint
Federal law bars those holding federal office from directing spending decisions for a political organization with no contribution limits.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026
Receiving Medicaid, food stamps, tuition assistance and free school lunch could all be grounds for denying a green-card application now. New York led 21 other states, D.C. and several cities in suing the Trump administration over the new rule. wapo.st/475AnWm
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"In past conflicts, preparing lists of proposed targets — work that includes assessing how they align with an operation’s objectives — had taken hours for staffers to complete. Ahead of the US attack on Iran, much of that work was condensed into several minutes via Maven," a Palantir AI system.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026
Breaking news: The Kennedy Center laid off about a dozen employees Friday, according to people familiar with the layoffs. The cuts come as the center’s main building remains closed during a legal battle over President Trump’s transformation of the institution.
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Fresh layoffs begin at Kennedy Center as closure continues
The cuts come as the center’s main building remains closed amid a legal battle over President Donald Trump’s transformation of the national cultural institution.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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CNN @cnn.com · 18/09/2026
The US Institute of Peace asked a federal appeals court for emergency relief to prevent the administration from carving President Donald Trump’s name into the facade of its headquarters which was renamed for him last year.
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US Institute of Peace asks court to block Trump from carving his name into the building | CNN Politics
Another DC institution is fighting to stop President Donald Trump from permanently planting his name on the front of their building.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it." Crowd: *groans*
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed human rights experts find 'reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: New data shared with @wired.com by @statesunited.org shows that 197 election deniers will contest congressional and statewide races in the midterms. Critically, 33 of them will be in races for positions that will have oversight of the 2028 election... www.wired.com/story/hundre...
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Hundreds of Election Deniers Will Be on the Ballot This November
197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states. Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
gasoline up to $4.434/gal as of tonight, while diesel has climbed to $6.387/gal, according to the latest GasBuddy live view. up from $4.355 and $6.301 last night, and tomorrow will bring more increases to the averages as they play catch up.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/09/2026
Breaking News: The Trump administration is quietly moving to strip a core protection for endangered species, according to an internal memo. nyti.ms/471V0mp
A photo of a whale in the ocean. Headline reads: "Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection." Photo credit: Louise Johns for The New York Times.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/09/2026
Pennsylvania has recorded four measles-associated deaths, health officials said. One of the newest reported deaths is an 18-year-old who suffered a “rare and severe neurological complication,” the coroner said.
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Pennsylvania teen died of ‘rare and severe’ complication of measles, coroner says
Pennsylvania has recorded a total of four measles-associated deaths this year, state health officials said.
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CNN @cnn.com · 16/09/2026
House Democrats are fuming after a pair of centrist members once again defied their party leaders by voting to help advance a key White House priority – the second time in recent weeks. cnn.it/4xnglS1
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CNN @cnn.com · 16/09/2026
The House voted to approve a measure that would require President Donald Trump to end his war with Iran, offering a potent political rebuke of the administration's handling of the war just weeks before the midterms. cnn.it/3T0xHWR
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WIRED @wired.com · 16/09/2026
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days. www.wired.com/story/hacker...
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/09/2026
Exclusive: The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address this September, and says the servicemembers must meet waist-to-height requirements and exhibit “impeccable” grooming standards. on.wsj.com/3VwFKeF
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/09/2026
Breaking News: President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the Kennedy Center if his name wasn’t added to the building.
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Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center
President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.
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