Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Today, the House Oversight Committee has voted to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt for failing to appear pursuant to a subpoena, Trump lashes out at the Supreme Court after they shut down the USPS mail ballot portal scheme, a deal has been reached to sell Chicago’s parking meters to an outside firm but only after they sell the ICE deportation fleet Omni Air, Senate Democrats blocked a cryptocurrency bill because it lacked safeguards against Trump enriching himself while in office, Trump is lashing out after a judge rules his name can’t be put back on the Kennedy Center, and Bari Weiss’ 60 Minutes debut episode clocks the show’s lowest ratings this century.
GUEST: Kristen Clarke: former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Justice Department, and current General Counsel for the NAACP.
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Sources:
Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot plan - POLITICO
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/14/us/supreme-court-mail-voting-trump
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court after mail ballot loss - POLITICO
Bari Weiss smacked with ‘pretty striking drop’ as early returns come in for ‘60 Minutes’ - Raw Story
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