RFK Jr.'s Wild Week Plus: The National Guard standoff in Chicago, navigating debates when you’re outnumbered, and a court ruling that could upend Trump’s tariff agenda. Reason · Sep 2, 2025
8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago over long weekend as Trump plans federal deployment Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded over the Labor Day weekend in dozens of shootings in Chicago The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
US conducts ‘kinetic strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, killing 11, Trump says Trump says ‘we took it out’ referring to the operation in international waters, amid US-Caracas tensions The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2025
Hundreds of staff at California national parks to unionize amid Trump turmoil More than 97% at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon parks voted to unionize as president enacts major cuts The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2025
Trump Says To Ask Supreme Court For 'Expedited Ruling' In Tariff Appeal US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to seek a swift ruling from the Supreme Court as his administration pushes to overturn a court decision that found many of his tariffs illegal. International Business Times · Sep 2, 2025
The numbers are in: National Guard deployed to DC to fight crime has picked up 500 bags of trash along 3.2 miles Troops wearing orange high-visibility vests over their camouflage uniforms were seen last week picking up trash in Lafayette Park just outside the White House The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Not Dead. Trump Dismisses Health Rumors As 'Fake News' US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed social media rumors that have swirled about his health -- including that he had died -- as "fake news" during a press conference at the White House. International Business Times · Sep 2, 2025
Trump moves US Space Command to Alabama's 'Rocket City' President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday (Sept. 2) that U.S. Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. Space · Sep 2, 2025
MAGA sheriff fumes at ‘irritatingly high’ standard of care that migrants allegedly have in ICE facilities Arizona congresswoman said detainees inside ICE detention facility have faced medical neglect and unsanitary conditions The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Jeanine Pirro’s DC office boasts about touring the Supreme Court – while posing in a completely different building Staffers in the DC-based office boasted that the former Fox News pundit had secured a tour of the Supreme Court while posing for photos at the Capitol The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
West Point restores Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's portrait A painting of Gen. Robert E The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Viral video of item being thrown from White House window sparked wild conspiracies. Officials explained - and then Trump contradicted them The video shows a person wearing white pants stepping onto the second-story windowsill before tossing a dark object out the window The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Shutdown looms from Congress as Epstein drama and crime crackdowns make for a chaotic return Congress has to make some tough choices to avoid a shutdown. We Got This Covered · Sep 2, 2025
A doctor’s story shows ‘late-term’ abortion access is politically charged – but crucial In the United States, around 1% of abortions occur after 21 weeks. Yet these abortions are intensely vilified. Recall Donald Trump’s graphic and false claim that US laws allowed doctors to “rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day”. The Conversation · Sep 2, 2025
Latin Times · Sep 2, 2025 Colombia Claims Presence Of U.S. Forces Off Venezuelan Coast Is 'Disproportionate': 'Latin America Is a Land Of Peace' Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said the deployment of U.S. troops off the Venezuelan coast is "disproportionate," and that an "intervention is not possible because Latin America is a land of peace"
Benzinga · Sep 2, 2025 Nvidia Worth More Than 180x Lululemon, 3000x Cracker Barrel NVIDIA Corp.'s (NASDAQ:NVDA) growth has reached astonishing proportions. Nvidia is the largest company in the world by market capitalization and also larger than the full stock markets of several major economies.
International Business Times · Sep 2, 2025 Trump Dismisses Health Rumors As 'Fake News' US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed social media rumors that have swirled about his health as "fake news" during press conference at the White House.
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025 UN watchdog finds uranium traces at suspected Syrian former nuclear site The United Nations' nuclear watchdog reports finding traces of uranium at a site in Syria
Barchart · Sep 2, 2025 Dollar and Gold Rally as Stocks Slump The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.63%. Tuesday’s weakness in stocks boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, higher T-note yields on Tuesday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials and were supportive of the dollar. In addition, Tuesday’s slump in the yen to a 1-month low on...
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025 TikTok influencer who livestreamed her own arrest was targeted for documenting ICE agents, lawyer says “One of the biggest points that was being made to her aggressively by officers was, 'Did you think that you were going to get away with recording our activities and there wouldn't be a consequence?'”
Latin Times · Sep 2, 2025 Trump Says U.S. 'Shot Out a Drug-Carrying Boat" Coming From Venezuela: 'There's More Where That Came From' President Donald Trump said U.S. forces "shot out a drug-carrying boat" coming from Venezuela as part of the deployment of troops and warships off the country's coast
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025 The big Trump announcement that wasn’t what people were expecting IN FULL
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025 Devotees say Bolivia's lightning-struck 'miracle tree' conjures luck A pine tree in Bolivia's capital, La Paz, has become a symbol of hope and devotion after being struck by lightning 10 years ago
Latin Times · Sep 2, 2025 Another South American Country Set To Reach Deal With U.S. To Take Hundreds Of Deportees From Third Countries Ecuador is negotiating a deal with the U.S. to receive hundreds of U.S. deportees who have refugee status as long as they have not committed crimes and have no health issues, the South American country's foreign minister said
Benzinga · Sep 2, 2025 Trump: Without Tariffs, 'We're Not Going To Have A Country' President Donald Trump took to the airwaves Tuesday to forcefully defend his authority to impose tariffs, warning that a pending Supreme Court decision could determine the economic fate of the United States.