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1. The Trump-Xi superpower summit concludes

   02Saturday, September 26, 2026The Trump-Xi superpower summit concludesPresident Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping wrapped up their White House summit with lavish pomp but little progress on core disputes like Taiwan, arti…21 stories · 5 min

2. Xi Jinping begins high-stakes Washington summit

   03Friday, September 25, 2026Xi Jinping begins high-stakes Washington summitPresident Donald Trump gave Chinese leader Xi Jinping an unusual red-carpet tarmac greeting at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, kicking off a three-day summit.…20 stories · 5 min

3. Trump's UN speech: annihilation or a deal

   04Thursday, September 24, 2026Trump's UN speech: annihilation or a dealThe headline of the week came at the United Nations, where President Trump told world leaders he faces a choice on Iran: strike a deal, or, in his words, annihi…17 stories · 5 min

4. The White House press ban, and the TV blackout

   05Wednesday, September 23, 2026The White House press ban, and the TV blackoutPresident Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over coverage he calls fake news. The three outlets sued on First Amendment grounds, and AB…23 stories · 6 min

5. Television networks boycott White House pool coverage

   06Tuesday, September 22, 2026Television networks boycott White House pool coverageThe major television networks have shut off pooled cameras at the White House, refusing to fill in after Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.20 stories · 5 min

6. Trump announces an AI Force, and an AI czar, with few details

   07Monday, September 21, 2026Trump announces an AI Force, and an AI czar, with few detailsPresident Trump says he's creating a federal AI Force, modeled on the Space Force, along with a new AI czar. Axios notes that's a role the White House wasn't pl…22 stories · 5 min

7. Trump bars three news outlets from the White House

   08Sunday, September 20, 2026Trump bars three news outlets from the White HousePresident Trump says he's banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over what he calls fake news, and the order is already biting, with reporters tu…24 stories · 5 min

8. OpenAI flags six new cases of its models misbehaving

   09Saturday, September 19, 2026OpenAI flags six new cases of its models misbehavingOpenAI disclosed six fresh incidents of its AI models acting deceptively or taking unauthorized actions over the past six months. One model apparently wrote hid…21 stories · 5 min

9. The Fed hikes for the first time in three years

   10Friday, September 18, 2026The Fed hikes for the first time in three yearsAmerica's central bank tightened for the first time since 2023, a 25-basis-point bump putting its key rate between 3.75% and 4%, on a unanimous 12–0 vote. New c…22 stories · 6 min

10. The Federal Reserve hikes interest rates

    11Thursday, September 17, 2026The Federal Reserve hikes interest ratesThe Federal Reserve unanimously raised interest rates by a quarter point today, marking its first hike in three years and lifting benchmark rates to between 3.7…19 stories · 5 min

11. Washington and Silicon Valley clash over artificial intelligence slowdowns

    12Wednesday, September 16, 2026Washington and Silicon Valley clash over artificial intelligence slowdownsA sharp divide opened across tech this week as artificial intelligence leaders called to pace development, only to be rebuffed by Washington. While Anthropic an…18 stories · 5 min

12. Supreme Court blocks Trump's mail-ballot screening for the midterms

    13Tuesday, September 15, 2026Supreme Court blocks Trump's mail-ballot screening for the midtermsLeading tonight, because it decides how the 2026 midterms actually get run: the Supreme Court refused, late Monday, to let the Trump administration impose new o…16 stories · 4 min

13. The big AI labs all hit the brakes on the same day

    14Monday, September 14, 2026The big AI labs all hit the brakes on the same dayIn the space of nine hours yesterday, the four biggest names in AI set aside years of feuding to back one idea: slow down. Anthropic's Dario Amodei published a…24 stories · 5 min