September 3rd, 2026

• DM Katz warns of possible Iranian strikes during upcoming Jewish High Holidays
• Israel says it's ready to 'decisively' strike Iran if attacked during upcoming holidays - 'They like to attack on Jewish holidays because, after all, they hate Jews,' says DM;
• Trump: 'Israel should not worry' about latest Iran clashes, war will wind down soon - US president muses about changing name of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait,' says it's under American control despite fresh flareup; White House later posts map of Gulf with renamed strait
• Trump revives Iran regime change speculation with cryptic call for people to 'rise up' - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Iran as being in a 'death spiral' with its options rapidly narrowing
• Trump: 'I Couldn't Care Less' if Iran Signs 'Worthless' Deal - Urges Iranians to 'Rise Up and Fight'
• Bessent: We're Telling Everyone It's 'End of the Regime' in Iran, But That's Not Goal, 'It Could Happen'
• Trump aides, fearing midterm rout, push to keep Iran war 'quiet' for now - Vance and Rubio among those said to support keeping conflict contained until after November election, after which heavier US strikes could return - but no decision made
• Bessent warns Iran's outside backers to 'stay away' as Trump seeks to 'asphyxiate' Tehran's economy - Warning comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged support for the US adversary
• Putin and Iran 'need each other desperately,' expert says, as Russia voices support for regime
• Peru Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran in Scathing Condemnation of Rogue Terror State
• Iran heats up as US conducts 2nd round of strikes following tension in Strait of Hormuz - IRGC conducts retaliatory attacks on US forces in the region, claims to 'destroy American bases'
• IDF says it hit Hezbollah after group launched 2 drones at troops in Lebanon
• Iran warned US against Israeli attack on south Lebanon ridge held by Hezbollah
• US issues harsher censure of 'West Bank violence,' without explicitly blaming Israel - Washington urges legal action against perpetrators, but doesn't use the word 'settler'
• Shin Bet agents capture Hamas' Gaza internal security chief in daring daytime raid - Capture involved Shin Bet agents and local Palestinian anti-Hamas militias
• Katz: Israel will facilitate emigration from Gaza 'by any means' as soon as Trump allows - Defense minister claims 80% of Palestinians want to leave Gaza, but nobody will take them; PM visits IDF post in Strip, says Israel won't withdraw from territory it currently holds
• Netanyahu at Gaza Yellow Line: 'We are not withdrawing, we are staying' - Netanyahu visits IDF forces near Gaza's Yellow Line, declares Israel will remain in place and vows to complete the disarmament of Hamas
• IDF destroys Gaza tunnel, 26 km. worth destroyed east of Yellow Line amid ceasefire
• DOJ seizes $560K in cryptocurrency allegedly intended for Hamas, disrupts online recruitment network - Investigators also obtained identities of thousands who allegedly tried to donate to the terrorist organization
• Amid Oct. 7 blame game, Eisenkot says PM was unreachable for 2 hours after Syria downed F-16 in 2018 - Netanyahu's main election rival, a former IDF chief, says premier 'can blame himself' for creating 'environment' in which his office did not pass on Gaza intel hours before Hamas onslaught
• Netanyahu claims defense officials chose not to wake him on Oct 7, says decision was 'failure, not betrayal' - Video statement comes amid controversy between wife Sara, political rival Golan
• Israel-Germany defense ties strengthen as new submarine sails for Haifa, Germany tests Israeli ballistic missile
• Former IDF soldier charged with training to fight abroad with Islamic State
• Filmmaker cheers death of Bank of America executive with Luigi Mangione meme - The 'Punisher: War Zone' director dismissed critics as 'hasbara bots' and attacked Bank of America's connections to Israel
• In first, Olmert confirms Israel in 2008 killed top Assad adviser who oversaw nuke facility - In his new book, ex-PM recounts how Syria's Muhammad Suleiman was shot in the back of the head by elite troops who emerged from the ocean to breach his beachfront property
• 'We'll do what needs to be done': Erdogan warns Greece over Israeli defense deal - Turkish leader breaks silence on the "Achilles' Shield" pact without naming Israel directly, while Milliyet reports a formal Turkish warning was delivered to Athens over Aegean tensions
• Erdogan says Turkey would consider full membership of China-Russia-led security bloc
• EU to hit back at Russia after drone attack as Germany probes new sabotage cases
• US urges NATO allies to prepare in case Russia attacks
• Global bond rout gathers pace as inflation fears mount
• The war is raising the price of money. That's a problem for the global economy
• Dutch central bank shifts billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move in a time of global political unrest
• Florida's housing market goes into meltdown - Surge in price discounts and distressed sellers creates midterm election headache for Republicans
• Fourth university in three years settles federal claims over hidden Chinese research ties
• Bill Clinton Parties with Alex Soros and Fundraises Off 80th Birthday
• 89% of Americans believe corruption is 'widespread' in US government: Gallup poll
• Fetterman: Democratic Socialists of America 'Deeply Anti-American,' Want to 'Impoverish Middle Class Whites'
• James Carville Calls Hasan Piker an 'Idiot,' Demands DSA Remove 'Democratic' from Name
• House Fails To Secure 2/3 Vote - Radical Majority of Democrats Vote Against Passing Constitutional Amendment to Lock Supreme Court at Nine Justices
• Eight House Democrats Join Republicans in Condemning Socialism and Pass the SAVE America Act for Election Integrity
• Asst AG Harmeet Dhillon Threatens State Officials With Prosecution: "If You Knowingly Allow Non-Citizens to Vote in Elections, You are Committing a Federal Crime!"
• ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
• Postal Service Is Building Ballot Screening System Despite Ongoing Court Fight
• Paid actors, AI writing: How a new kind of video business cashed in on America's divided politics
• Commentary: The rise of AI 'civilizations' and the fall of corporate responsibility
• Elon Musk's G20 Prediction: 1 Billion Humanoid Robots Will Outproduce All of Humanity in 10 Years
• Amazon drone delivery is coming to nearly 500 cities - Prime Air's biggest expansion yet could put 30-minute deliveries within reach of millions more homes by the end of the year
• M6.2 earthquake hits South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits the southern East Pacific Rise
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Puerto Madero, Mexico
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Isangel, Vanuatu
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Nikolski, Alaska
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Coquimbo, Chile
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Joshimath, India
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Mt Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 12,000ft
• Hurricane Lowell intensifies into monster Category 5 storm as multiple systems develop in Pacific
• Huge 6.6-inch hailstone sets Illinois state record
• Miraculous: NY GOP Congressional Staffer Gets Struck By Sudden Bolt of Lightning… And Somehow Lives to Tell His Story
• Blackout risk rises as heat wave stresses largest US electric grids
• German police launch terror probes on power grid attacks - Two similar attacks in Germany are being investigated by counter-terrorism officials as possible acts of sabotage, with investigators examining the possibility of 'hybrid attacks' by either a 'foreign state' or far-left extremists
• Moscow Bans Bibles, Christian Resources from Mission Eurasia - Russian officials are searching seminaries, bookstores, and churches for materials connected to the ministry
• Watchdog Organization Demands Action After Pastor Reportedly Killed by Myanmar Junta - A Baptist pastor and another Christian were tragically martyred by the Burmese military junta after being accused of supporting anti-junta resistance, igniting widespread calls for international accountability
• Rogan shreds supporters of Lindsay Clancy, says they wouldn't rally if a father were on trial for same crime - The podcaster questioned the double standard, asking listeners to imagine if a single father had killed his kids
• Flashback: Father Who Strangled His Five Children During 'Schizophrenic Psychosis' Got the Death Penalty After a Jury Deliberated Just Two Hours - Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts Jury Is Deadlocked After Days as Feminists Turn a Child Killer Into a Martyr
• Report: Locals Say Illinois Toddler's Killing Could Be 'Another Lindsay Clancy Situation'
• One Injured in Shooting at Virginia Elementary School
• Minneapolis: At Least Six People Shot, Including Two Officers
• Shooting Outside Gay Bar in Arizona Leaves Antifa Militant Dead as Incident is Investigated as Possible Hate Crime
• Rome declares security 'red zone' around the Colosseum to protect tourists amid violent crime incidents
• Left-wing podcaster calls illegal immigrant crime stories 'exhausting' after woman's strangling
• States now must report undocumented immigrants to DHS or risk federal funding, DOJ says
• Trump DOJ Puts Sanctuary States on Notice: All State Agencies Receiving Federal Food Stamp and Social Security Assistance Funds Must Report Known Illegal Aliens to DHS Under Welfare Reform Law Passed by Congress in 1996
• Biden Judge Blocks President Trump's Executive Order Ending Birth Tourism
• Former California mayor sentenced for sex crimes involving teen exchange student he groomed for months
• Kansas school district allows secret gender transitions for students, without parents' consent: DOJ suit
• Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit challenging California policy allowing biological males in girls' sports
• Elliot Page claims no acting offers arise after 'The Odyssey,' hints transition may be why
• Pentagon orders mandatory testosterone tests for male troops 30 and older
• Thousands of Little Penguins Vaccinated in Victoria Amid Bird Flu Outbreak