Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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  1. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Trump signs order establishing America.gov as federal front door
  2. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Trump releases Super Intelligence lunch seating; Musk and Huang flank him
  3. World · Tue, Sep 29 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Trump says Iran war over ‘very soon’; Qatar still mediating Hormuz
  4. World · Tue, Sep 29 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Zelenskyy says overnight strikes hit Black Sea vessels and Kyiv region
  5. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 12 PM CTUpdate: White House says no diesel export-ban decision; weighing softer options
  6. Supreme Court · Tue, Sep 29 · 12 PM CTUpdate: BOP transgender-care stay response due Oct. 8; Alito still out of Suncor
  7. AI · Tue, Sep 29 · 12 PM CTOpenAI shelves GPT-6.1 Astra release after safety tests fall short
  8. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Trump unveils America.gov; Gebbia cites 29,000 government sites
  9. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 10 AM CTTrump tells AI chiefs U.S. must keep lead: ‘Whoever wins superintelligence wins’
  10. World · Tue, Sep 29 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Trump says he offered Iran ‘NOTHING’; Tehran still awaits Hormuz reply
  11. World · Tue, Sep 29 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Russia hits Kyiv overnight with ballistic missiles and 152 drones
  12. World · Tue, Sep 29 · 10 AM CTRubio: thwarted UK base plot ‘clearly involves’ a foreign actor
  13. Supreme Court · Tue, Sep 29 · 10 AM CTTrump administration asks Court to pause order blocking BOP transgender-care ban
  14. Supreme Court · Tue, Sep 29 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Alito still out of Suncor climate case; arguments Oct. 5
  15. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 6 AM CTTrump set to unveil America.gov AI portal today at 9 a.m. CT
  16. World · Tue, Sep 29 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Iran says it expects a U.S. Hormuz reply today; mediators met Monday
  17. World · Tue, Sep 29 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Russian strike hits Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences; Zelenskyy cites 9 dead Monday
  18. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 6 AM CTDOT finalizes lower CAFE standards: about 34.9 mpg by 2031
  19. White House · Tue, Sep 29 · 6 AM CTUpdate: White House still weighing diesel export ban as prices near record
  20. Supreme Court · Tue, Sep 29 · 6 AM CTJustice Alito will not participate in Suncor climate case set for Oct. 5