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  1. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 2 PM CTUpdate: Iran hardens Hormuz stance as ~80 countries demand the strait reopen
  2. White House · Fri, Sep 25 · 2 PM CTAmbassador: Trump told Xi Chinese help for Iran is "totally unacceptable"; Beijing "assured" it will stop
  3. White House · Fri, Sep 25 · 2 PM CTXi praises visit "perfection"; Trump calls talks "very productive," confirms APEC and G20 follow-ups
  4. White House · Fri, Sep 25 · 2 PM CTDHS hits back as Squad Democrat pushes bill to abolish ICE and CBP
  5. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 2 PM CTD.C. Circuit, 2-1, upholds Pentagon’s supply-chain-risk designation of Anthropic
  6. Supreme Court · Fri, Sep 25 · 2 PM CTNo new Court orders Friday; third-country deportation response still due Monday
  7. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTIran floats seven-day plan to reopen Hormuz, with a long list of demands
  8. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTSaudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles as allies meet under defense pact
  9. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTRussian strikes kill seven in Kyiv; Ukraine's largest steel plant shuts
  10. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTU.S. pushes new Russia-Ukraine talks, with the UAE as host
  11. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTWHO: Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to two more health zones
  12. World · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTYemen's hospitals overwhelmed as civil war returns
  13. White House · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTXi leaves Washington after National Archives stop; little public progress on trade or Taiwan
  14. White House · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTSenate backs the president, rejecting limit on Iran war powers 50-49
  15. White House · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTCourt order restores White House press passes for CNN, Politico and MS NOW
  16. Supreme Court · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTSupreme Court, 6-3, lets DHS use SAVE database to verify voters' citizenship
  17. Supreme Court · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTAdministration asks justices to restore third-country deportations
  18. Supreme Court · Fri, Sep 25 · 12 PM CTJustices hold first post-summer conference Monday; new term's arguments start Oct. 5