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Trump told the Republican Party’s first midterm convention that every adult US citizen would receive $5,000 if his party retains control of Congress on 3 November. Laws in democracies such as Germany, Canada and the UK would treat such an offer as bribery.
Canada's counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion of US goods took effect on 8 September, hours after Trump moved to bar Bombardier jet sales in the United States.
Congress appropriated $45.8 billion to buy weapon replacements from US manufacturers. Europe has already sent $4.8 billion to the US Treasury for weapons the US does not pay for.
Pete Hegseth’s boat strikes have murdered at least 227 civilians over the past year, while he has urged governments across the Americas to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. ICC’s founding chief prosecutor argues that the strikes could constitute crimes against humanity.
An unpublished FBI memo tells vetting staff that paying for sex, theft from an employer and bestiality no longer automatically disqualify applicants.
A US federal appeals court ruled the First Amendment protects possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse material because “no real child appears in them.” The judges separately urged the Supreme Court to change the law.
A woman who was raped as a preschooler sued Elon Musk’s xAI. According to the lawsuit, the abuse was filmed, the files were fed to Grok, and Grok has since generated new images of her.
Judge Paul Engelmayer denied Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to vacate her convictions on 25 August, ruling the released Epstein files incriminate her. Clemency is her last route.
A Senate report found Bank of America moved $170 million to Jeffrey Epstein from billionaire Leon Black and filed required reports late. Judge Rakoff approved a $72.5 million payout to about 60 survivors. No US regulator has opened a case yet.
DOJ noticed appeal on 24 August against Judge Emmet Sullivan's order to unredact Epstein files, a day after his 10-day deadline for a sworn compliance declaration expired.
Jes Staley told House Oversight he shared confidential JPMorgan information with Jeffrey Epstein in jail, including Fed contacts, a $44bn inflow figure, and compliance scrutiny, while suggesting a weekend release to discuss business.
Justice Department withheld thirty-seven pages of FBI notes from interviews with a South Carolina woman who told agents that Donald Trump orally raped her at 13 to 15.
Meta has agreed to pay billions in a settlement with 47 US states over youth social media addiction and child safety on Facebook and Instagram.
Zelenskyy awarded Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom weeks after reports that Musk refused Ukraine’s request to lift Starlink limits blocking strikes inside Russia. Decree No. 835/2026 cited Musk’s role in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening Ukraine–U.S. relations.
RCMP is reviewing Alberta treaty chiefs' call for a treason probe into the Trump friendly Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP ahead of the 19 October referendum.
