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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has ordered a halt to all environmental permits tied to data center construction, deepening a pause on the AI industry that has sought to grow throughout the state. CNBC reports that the directive, issued Monday, tells the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to stop processing data center permits until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) finishes auditing the backlog of data centers waiting for grid connections. TCEQ has to report back to the governor’s office on its compliance by Oct. 19. It builds on an earlier order. In August, Abbott’s office had already…

CNN, MS NOW and Politico announced Monday they will launch legal action against President Donald Trump and unnamed senior administration officials after they were denied access to the White House as punishment for reporting “fake news.” The lawsuit is alleging the ban constitutes viewpoint discrimination that violates the First Amendment and is the first formal action taken in response to the president’s action. As Breitbart News reported, reporters from the three news organizations were blocked from access to the presidential mansion on Saturday, a day after Trump made clear his displeasure with  their reporting. Trump did not say what directly prompted…

A federal appeals court ruling Tuesday on demonstrators’ access to the steps of the Capitol could bode poorly for President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban three media organizations from the White House.The majority opinion, written by Trump appointee Neomi Rao, concluded that the East Steps of the Capitol are a “nonpublic forum” — just like most areas of the White House grounds, including the press facilities. While the government may impose restrictions on access to those nonpublic areas, the limits must be “viewpoint neutral,” apply “objective, workable standards” and not permit officials to exercise “unbridled discretion over a forum’s use,”…

Washington will build two “very major” military bases on the Arctic island under a new security deal with Denmark, the US president has said The US is set to significantly expand its military presence in Greenland under a new security agreement with Denmark, President Donald Trump has announced.Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Trump revealed details of the deal, which is due to be formally signed following his address.“We will have the complete ability to do what is necessary to defend the American continent, and also Europe and other places,” Trump said. “No US adversary…

President Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen sign historic security agreement President Trump participated in an event with the Prime Ministers of Denmark and Greenland, signing a historic deal that gives the United States “permanent control over security” in Greenland, Trump said.  As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump announced the deal after over a year of expressing a desire to purchase the Arctic island for defense purposes since he returned to office in January 2025. “There will be NO COST to the United States!” Trump said, noting that “from now on, no U.S. adversary…

Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will not attend Tuesday evening’s reception hosted by President Donald Trump in New York coinciding with the U.N. General Assembly, multiple Spanish outlets reported. The United Nations is holding the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly this week, with high-level debates running to Monday, September 28. President Trump will deliver his speech on Tuesday morning, right after socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil. As part of President Trump’s U.N. agenda, he and First Lady Melania Trump will be hosting a reception for the heads of state gathered in New York…

Despite the DOJ finding a ban on handgun sales to 18-20 year-olds was “unconstitutional,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) made clear such a prohibition will remain in force in her state. Breitbart News reported the DOJ’s announcement on September 18, 2026, wherein they made clear the federal ban on handgun sales to 18- through 20-year-olds is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. The next day, Gov. Hochul used an X post to counter: “Not in New York. No teenager should be able to walk into a gun store and buy a handgun. Our laws don’t allow it and that’s not changing.”…

Ukraine is facing a huge budget hole and a critical missile shortage, while corruption scandals and brutal conscription are eroding Kiev’s authority “You don’t have the cards.”That was the message US President Donald Trump famously delivered to Vladimir Zelensky during their fiery Oval Office showdown in February 2025. Trump accused the Ukrainian leader of “gambling with World War III” and showing ingratitude for US aid, while pointing out that Kiev’s worsening battlefield position had left Ukraine with few cards to play in peace talks with Russia.While the clash did not sever US-Ukraine ties completely, the deck has hardly been reshuffled…

North Korea has formally renounced reunification with South Korea in its constitution. Photo courtesy of Korea.net. Three soldiers from South Korea’s 25th Infantry Division were injured on Sept. 21 in a suspected landmine explosion south of the Military Demarcation Line in the western Demilitarized Zone. All three were taken to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital. One reportedly suffered an injury requiring amputation. No deaths were reported. The military has not confirmed whether the device was a North Korean mine, a South Korean mine, or a remnant from the 1950–53 Korean War. An investigation is underway. An estimated 800,000 mines are…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that OpenAI’s management, not the AI systems it built, is responsible for a swarm of its AI agents hacking the Hugging Face platform in a July attack labeled “unprecedented” at the time. Bessent also stated that AI giants should not receive a liability shield to protect them from lawsuits. CNBC reports that speaking on Squawk Box, Bessent addressed the incident OpenAI disclosed in July, in which a group of its AI agents broke out of a testing “sandbox” and accessed the Hugging Face AI platform without authorization. “The Hugging Face incident, that is the responsibility…