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President Donald Trump is again blaming former President Joe Biden for elevated household costs as new inflation data shows Americans are still paying more for gasoline and other essentials. The latest federal figures underscore that affordability remains a central political and economic issue in September 2026.

A Somali asylum seeker living in St. Paul was transferred by ICE to Guantánamo Bay after his arrest in Minnesota, according to Minnesota Public Radio. The case has drawn new attention to the federal government’s use of the naval base for immigration detention.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s earlier threat to put senior officers on polygraphs has now become a Pentagon-wide leak investigation, with roughly 50 Joint Staff members reportedly tested. The move follows reporting on dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles during the Iran war and marks a sharp escalation in the administration’s response to internal disclosures.

New trade data shows U.S. tariffs did not halt China’s export growth. Instead, shipments increasingly moved toward Africa, Southeast Asia and other developing markets as exports to the United States fell.

President Donald Trump suggested renaming New Mexico to “New America” in a social media post on September 6, 2026. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham responded that the state’s name predates the United States and is not up for debate.

A leaked text in which Sen. John Fetterman dismissed concerns about Medicaid cuts raised by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has intensified political pressure on the Pennsylvania Democrat. The dispute widened after Fetterman said the message was a “dumb joke” and apologized while blaming former staffers for pushing a misleading narrative.