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$91K Flights, $3,200 ‘Cultural’ Fee: Inside Whitmer’s $200K Asia Trip
FOIA records obtained by The Center Square show Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s eight-day trip to South Korea and Taiwan topped $200,000, including $91,000 for airfare and $3,200 for a “cultural activity.”
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Feds Charge 16 Green-Card Holders Over Ballots in 4 States
Justice Department says 16 lawful permanent residents face charges tied to ballots in Florida, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota across the 2022–2026 election cycle.
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Christa Pike Survived Two Lethal Doses—Will Tennessee Try Again?
Her lawyers say she’s awake and talking after a failed lethal injection; a judge meets Wednesday as Tennessee freezes executions and a review begins.
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US Marines Injured by Iranian Attack on Ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Antiwar.com relayed NBC’s report that eight Marines were hurt when an Iranian missile struck a non‑Navy ship on Sept. 14. The outlet also noted a Pentagon database added 29 injured sailors this month, raising questions officials have not publicly answered.
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Kentucky Authorities Apprehend Alleged Cop Killer
Kentucky State Police say Trooper Hayden Phillips was fatally shot along I‑65 in Warren County. A suspect was later taken into custody in Louisville; no identity has been released.
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School Investigated Over Alleged Gender Transition of Minor
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether a Massachusetts school district violated federal parent-rights laws after parents alleged their child was socially transitioned without their knowledge.
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Trump’s Press Ban Sparks First Amendment Fury — Then Critics’ Own Access Fights Resurface
After President Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, critics called it an attack on the First Amendment. Conservatives pointed back to earlier fights involving Fox News, an Illinois reporter and White House press-pool access.
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‘May fly an explosive‑packed airplane into a US city’: Declassified presidential briefs show pre‑9/11 warnings on al‑Qaida
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, several dozen presidential daily briefs were declassified, revealing specific pre‑attack warnings and threat assessments about Osama bin Laden and al‑Qaida, according to reporting adapted from the Associated Press.
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Judge Shreds Trump‑Era Plan to Halve FEMA—‘Pulled From Thin Air’ and Unlawful
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled DHS unlawfully pushed a 50% FEMA staffing plan, citing post‑Katrina safeguards. FEMA said it’s “ready for the 2026 hurricane season.”
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CBS clip reveals Lindsay Clancy holdout was the only Black juror—conservatives say the pile‑on backfired
In a CBS Mornings interview, juror Paula Devlin confirmed the lone holdout in the Lindsay Clancy case was a Black man and the jury’s only person of color; conservative commentators quickly framed it as a reversal after days of attacks. A mistrial was declared, and a return to court is expected Sept. 29, per Headline…
