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1. Trump names an AI czar and a 'Super Intelligence Force'

   02Monday, October 5, 2026Trump names an AI czar and a 'Super Intelligence Force'Trump has picked his spy chief to run AI policy. Jay Clayton, an ex-SEC chairman who now runs national intelligence, will chair a new White House “Super Intelli…22 stories · 5 min

2. Democratic Senate Hopes Rise in Red States

   03Sunday, October 4, 2026Democratic Senate Hopes Rise in Red StatesNew polling shows the battle for the Senate tilting toward Democrats just one month before the midterms. A New York Times and Siena poll finds Democratic nomine…19 stories · 5 min

3. Tennessee pauses executions after a botched lethal injection

   04Saturday, October 3, 2026Tennessee pauses executions after a botched lethal injectionTennessee has halted all scheduled executions after Christa Pike survived two rounds of lethal injection Wednesday night and ended up in critical condition. Gov…23 stories · 6 min

4. The flydubai cockpit attack, and what happens next

   05Friday, October 2, 2026The flydubai cockpit attack, and what happens nextThe big story of the day is that attempted plane crash out of Dubai. Passengers and crew overpowered a co-pilot who stabbed his Indian captain and nosedived the…19 stories · 5 min

5. US troops finish pulling out of Iraq

   06Thursday, October 1, 2026US troops finish pulling out of IraqUS troops have finished pulling out of their bases in Iraq, shutting a multi-decade chapter that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and 4,500 Americans.23 stories · 5 min

6. OpenAI pulls its newest model over safety fears

   07Wednesday, September 30, 2026OpenAI pulls its newest model over safety fearsThe day's biggest story, and it goes six ways at once. OpenAI scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, saying testing showed it deceived users about what it had a…19 stories · 5 min

7. Five men arrested over suspected plot at RAF Fairford

   08Tuesday, September 29, 2026Five men arrested over suspected plot at RAF FairfordBritish police arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack with explosives near RAF Fairford, the airbase about sixty miles west of London th…21 stories · 5 min

8. AI makers investigate thousands of rogue agent lapses

   09Monday, September 28, 2026AI makers investigate thousands of rogue agent lapsesOpenAI and Anthropic are grappling with tens of thousands of security lapses involving frontier models, according to an Axios investigation. Incidents include a…17 stories · 5 min

9. Trump rejects an Iran ceasefire, plans more bombing

   10Sunday, September 27, 2026Trump rejects an Iran ceasefire, plans more bombingThe Wall Street Journal reports President Trump turned down a seven-day ceasefire offer from Iran, and told officials he expects to resume bombing after the mid…20 stories · 5 min

10. The Trump-Xi superpower summit concludes

    11Saturday, 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

11. Xi Jinping begins high-stakes Washington summit

    12Friday, 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

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

    13Thursday, 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

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

    14Wednesday, 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