Friday, September 18, 2026
Today, a federal judge blocks Trump from making any major changes to the Kennedy Center - including demolition - without a 30 day notice to the court, Turkiye detains dozens in a crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community, Trump officials admit the triumphal arch will harm historic sites but is pushing ahead anyhow, United Nations human rights experts have found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran, the Department of Health and Human Services wants to relax the rules for informed consent on human research subjects, Minnesota state authorities have arrested ICE agent Christian Castro for shooting a Venezuelan man and lying about it, the man who threw vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar has been sentenced to 14 months in prison, and the White House withdraws the nominee for ICE director.
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Sources:
Trump officials say planned arch will harm historic sites but must go on - The Washington Post
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/17/ice-nominee-withdrawn-schroyer-01082250
Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison | MPR News
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/kennedy-center-changes-30-day-notice
Thank you again for these updates, Allison.
Thank you for the update. We really appreciate you