September 20, 2026 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
FOX REPORTER: “The president knows in places where there are high prices, that can cause a problem for a president. But he is now starting to argue, with the midterms approaching, that he thinks the high prices are worth it because he thinks the Iran war is worth it. He also said ‘prices ill come tumbling down like a rocket …
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September 20, 2026 Democrats, New York City
The New York Times reports: President Trump will visit Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday at the mayor’s official residence at Gracie Mansion in New York City. A spokeswoman for the mayor said the meeting will “focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers.” Mr. Mamdani twice traveled to Washington to meet with the president, first as mayor-elect in …
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September 20, 2026 Republicans, Trump cultists
JONATHAN KARL: “Do you support him (Trump) banning these news organizations because he doesn’t like what they’re reporting?” STEVE SCALISE: “Look, you go to a bill signing with President Trump, and the first thing he does before he even signs the bill is he brings in the press, and everybody gets to not only take pictures but ask questions. Go …
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September 20, 2026 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
Politico reports: When devotees of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement meet for a summit Sept. 29 in Washington, titans of American industry will pay the bill. Walmart, America’s biggest retailer and a leading purveyor of the ultraprocessed foods MAHA decries, is among the sponsors. So are two artificial intelligence giants, OpenAI and Anthropic, whose …
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September 20, 2026 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Raw Story reports: President Donald Trump moved Sunday to rectify a poll he published after angering some of his religious followers with a proposed name to take the place of “artificial intelligence.” On Saturday, Trump described the term “artificial intelligence” as “inaccurate,” arguing that a different term was better suited to describe the fast-advancing technology. Via a poll he published …
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September 20, 2026 Congress, Republicans
NBC News reports: Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Sunday downplayed concerns that Trump may have violated the Constitution when reporters from Politico, MS NOW and CNN were banned from covering the White House on Saturday. Asked directly whether the president had violated the Constitution, Barrasso said, “No, I believe the press has an obligation to report fairly.” Pressed again on …
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September 20, 2026 Congress, Republicans
Newsweek reports: Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has called on President Donald Trump to place a ban on diesel exports to help lower domestic fuel costs, which he warned are “KILLING FARMERS’ INCOME.” On Saturday, the Iowa lawmaker urged the president to “put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag products bc food prices …
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September 20, 2026 Business, Idiocracy
The Washington Post reports: With interest in populist economic policies surging ahead of the Nov. 3 elections, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is embarking on a 20-state road trip to urge voters to reject socialism and embrace capitalism as the “best pathway to opportunity and prosperity.” The sprawling bus tour, dubbed the “Free Enterprise Express,” departs this weekend for stops …
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September 20, 2026 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
The Associated Press reports: Vice President JD Vance mounted a vigorous defense of the Trump administration’s policies and Iowa GOP candidates on the November ballot, arguing that the Democrats had turned into the party of “lunatics,” in his second trip to the politically consequential state this year. While in Iowa, Vance tried to nationalize the elections, invoking Democratic candidates in …
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September 20, 2026 Iran War, United States
“The president tells Fox News he’s in a ‘deciding mode’ and that ‘very big things are going to be happening in the not-so-distant future.’ The president described the current choices on the table as ‘wiping Iran out, letting them rot economically or making a deal.’ “He added, ‘My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up? …
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