Saturday, September 26, 2026
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  1. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz plan; Tehran still awaits mediators
  2. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: At least 16 killed as Ukraine and Russia trade strikes; Zelenskyy cites 55% jet-drone intercepts
  3. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: China’s vice president, at the U.N., presses Gulf sovereignty and an end to Cuba pressure
  4. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: U.S. and China detail $30 billion reciprocal tariff relief and multi-year U.S. coal buys
  5. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: DOT set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, down from Biden’s 50.4
  6. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  7. SpaceX & Launches · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts USSF-385 from Vandenberg; booster B1100 lands on OCISLY
  8. AI · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: xAI’s Grok 4.7 ships for coding and knowledge work in Cursor and the API
  9. Supreme Court · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: No new Saturday orders; third-country deportation response still due Monday 4 p.m. EDT
  10. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTChina’s vice president, at the U.N., presses Gulf sovereignty and an end to Cuba pressure
  11. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: Iran still awaits a formal mediator reply after Trump publicly rejects Hormuz plan
  12. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: Tigrayan forces hold Mekelle, Axum and Shire airports as seven-group alliance fights Abiy
  13. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: DOT set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, down from Biden’s 50.4
  14. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  15. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Iran says it saw Trump’s initial Hormuz reply but still awaits a formal mediator response
  16. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Zelenskyy says Ukraine intercepts 55% of Russia’s jet-powered drones as Saturday toll hits 16
  17. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTTrump says he approved new fuel-economy standards ending Biden’s EV push; Duffy teases Monday rollout
  18. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTTrump says 25,000 died last month in Ukraine war and again presses Zelenskyy to settle with Putin
  19. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTUpdate: At least 16 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes; Zelenskyy says Putin seeks pretexts
  20. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTUpdate: UN rights chief urges Ethiopia de-escalation after school airstrikes and forced-recruitment reports