https://drudge.com/ The Other Side of the News en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/294563/trumps-proposed-arch-become-sniper https://www.axios.com/2026/09/20/trump-arch-washington-snipers-drones President Trump said Sunday morning his proposed "triumphal arch" in Washington will become a dual-use facility housing snipers, drones and ammunition storage. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvx7jh6chc2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibzk6pe636bbtofuzmie6s3ht2m4mduc4x6r5d6ziqld7f3i5npyi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Beyond parody: &quot;At the strong request of the Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch, into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers ... &quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mvx7jh6chc2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mvx7jh6chc2j?ref_src=embed">8:35 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:30:12 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294563/trumps-proposed-arch-become-sniper#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294563 news, 0.5 daily 294563 https://drudge.com/news/294559/trump-vows-form-ai-force https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-vows-ai-force-czar-development/ In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around AI possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:flfa7b6kgjqp3bbh223tmpjk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvg5c2s6k2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihz2zycilehcklh5xn6ibbg46ehydhnfibyewq7j2ovyr3dwt7kny" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">AI Force to be populated by people from the AI industry who are stealing our wealth, water and resources. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flfa7b6kgjqp3bbh223tmpjk/post/3mvvg5c2s6k2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Wajahat Ali (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flfa7b6kgjqp3bbh223tmpjk?ref_src=embed">@wajali.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flfa7b6kgjqp3bbh223tmpjk/post/3mvvg5c2s6k2g?ref_src=embed">3:28 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:31:44 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/294559/trump-vows-form-ai-force#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294559 news, 0.5 daily 294559 https://drudge.com/news/294564/team-trump-spent-7-billion-paying-staff-not https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6098644-trump-doge-buyout-costs/ A new government report showing that the administration spent $7 billion paying staff not to work as it pushed its buyouts ... Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:33:39 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294564/team-trump-spent-7-billion-paying-staff-not#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294564 news, 0.5 daily 294564 https://drudge.com/news/294549/iran-war-causes-global-pain-pump https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/19/iran-war-causes-global-pain-at-the-pump/ "The Iran war is driving fuel prices higher worldwide, leading to angry protests around the globe and straining the economies of countries that have nothing to do with the war," Axios reports. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsbg7hg2j2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif6tpnh2r4bc5erkbdgencw7alp2wd73vtabfrxlfcghj7c4dcweq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Macron says France will convene G7 energy summit as fuel prices soar<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4/post/3mvsbg7hg2j2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Le Monde in English (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4?ref_src=embed">@english.lemonde.fr</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4/post/3mvsbg7hg2j2u?ref_src=embed">9:26 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:32:14 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294549/iran-war-causes-global-pain-pump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294549 news, 0.5 daily 294549 https://drudge.com/news/294529/trump-revives-racially-offensive-campaign-ad https://apnews.com/article/trump-wilie-horton-north-carolina-whatley-5bf8a542f360561241e4f82abb3d869a "Willie Horton was a bad guy, really bad guy," Trump said ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:sgti3jsgu3luif24tokvth3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsc7fdvyc2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreictalvt2xyztuk3dodhw7fuffpy3bmo2jror27cdyjg54wxziohfq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump's 'Willie Horton' Moment Featured a Story White Nationalists Are Obsessed With talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps- ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sgti3jsgu3luif24tokvth3a/post/3mvsc7fdvyc2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Josh Marshall (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sgti3jsgu3luif24tokvth3a?ref_src=embed">@joshtpm.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sgti3jsgu3luif24tokvth3a/post/3mvsc7fdvyc2e?ref_src=embed">9:40 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:30:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294529/trump-revives-racially-offensive-campaign-ad#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294529 news, 0.5 daily 294529 https://drudge.com/news/294542/jd-vances-give-us-another-chance-plea https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jd-vance-another-chance-midterm-election-appeal-1820635 Vance's 'another chance' plea collides with a sharp attack on Democrats as the 2026 midterm battle intensifies <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnpskhwx32m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiavr65xth2fgox467o4q4hajsxhqr4i6lmyq3wxxoiixgdsjrf3k4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">JD Vance - &quot;Give us another chance. Give us another 2 years.&quot; What about this past 2 years would you let them do again to you and your family?<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/post/3mvnpskhwx32m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Lincoln Project (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7?ref_src=embed">@lincolnproject.us</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/post/3mvnpskhwx32m?ref_src=embed">2:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:31:17 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294542/jd-vances-give-us-another-chance-plea#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294542 news, 0.5 daily 294542 https://drudge.com/news/294556/trumps-authoritarian-mindset-cant-handle https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/trump-authoritarian-dissent-appointees David Smith: Defiance from the supreme court and the Federal Reserve chair in one week ... how ever will the US president cope? <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nxi3xa7q7tfehgjga2tp5grd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnu7gcmet2y" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreic3cvhr3th2g2l6ftrrd64jxi4dr5xnau4utm6irwegjzpmsg4xfa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The Trump Administration is attempting to use flawed Social Security Administration data to confirm voters' citizenship status ahead of the upcoming federal election, risking the disenfranchisement of eligible voters: www.cbpp.org/research/fed ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nxi3xa7q7tfehgjga2tp5grd/post/3mvnu7gcmet2y?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nxi3xa7q7tfehgjga2tp5grd?ref_src=embed">@centeronbudget.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nxi3xa7q7tfehgjga2tp5grd/post/3mvnu7gcmet2y?ref_src=embed">3:19 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:33:03 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/294556/trumps-authoritarian-mindset-cant-handle#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294556 news, 0.5 daily 294556 https://drudge.com/news/294558/russia-seizes-assets-swiss-food-giant https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260918-russia-seizes-assets-of-swiss-food-giant-nestle-and-three-french-firms Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday to take control of the Russian assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French groups, citing hostile actions by "unfriendly" countries. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrf27i2d22v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia6bvufmcf4gxrtl25afmef72oiqdi2ng7utj7u27rremx446jbmq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Putin confiscates Nestle, Auchan assets in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 17 signed a decree confiscating the assets of several international companies, including Nestle and Auchan.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3mvrf27i2d22v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Kyiv Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh?ref_src=embed">@kyivindependent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3mvrf27i2d22v?ref_src=embed">12:58 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:30:47 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/294558/russia-seizes-assets-swiss-food-giant#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294558 news, 0.5 daily 294558 https://drudge.com/news/294567/civil-rights-groups-sue-keep-armed-agents https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/civil-rights-lawsuit-armed-agents-voting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.hu5r.gBXauwQBIDRG&smid=url-share The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration's immigration enforcement and suggestions that it could send agents to polling stations violate the Voting Rights Act. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:sdfhzkjavqo5ifiofn4uafrb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvse54lgmc2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie6euardjqj5rjdx7kwqyj6vzvncr6e6z2m7pqr3ix4axppmzxjhy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">We @democracydefendersfund.org are proud to be among &quot;Civil Rights Groups Suing to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites&quot; We are representing labor unions @aft.org, UFCW & IUPAT together w/ many from our coalition that also stopped Trump&#x27;s USPS cheating! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sdfhzkjavqo5ifiofn4uafrb/post/3mvse54lgmc2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Norm Eisen (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sdfhzkjavqo5ifiofn4uafrb?ref_src=embed">@normeisen.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sdfhzkjavqo5ifiofn4uafrb/post/3mvse54lgmc2s?ref_src=embed">10:13 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:57:29 -0400 retort https://drudge.com/news/294567/civil-rights-groups-sue-keep-armed-agents#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294567 news, 0.5 daily 294567 https://drudge.com/news/294530/anthropic-sets-up-biology-lab-ramps-ai https://www.reuters.com/world/anthropic-quietly-sets-up-biology-lab-it-ramps-ai-drug-program-2026-09-18/ Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrwvjcxs22w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifsxyl52e5bamezzakyjlb4nfdl2q3yszxfm6wwtos36tzq4qco2q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Looking forward to all sorts of people being very chill about this.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mvrwvjcxs22w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- George Pearkes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp?ref_src=embed">@peark.es</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/post/3mvrwvjcxs22w?ref_src=embed">6:18 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:31:07 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/294530/anthropic-sets-up-biology-lab-ramps-ai#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294530 news, 0.5 daily 294530 https://drudge.com/news/294551/ai-error-nearly-triggered-us-intercept https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program. The report, according to one of the sources, was "entirely false." But it also "almost started a war," the source said. Any US operation against a Chinese vessel could have risked spiraling into an armed conflict between the two nations. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:02:07 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294551/ai-error-nearly-triggered-us-intercept#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294551 news breaking, 0.5 daily 294551 https://drudge.com/news/294553/stephen-miller-leads-push-accelerate https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/stephen-miller-trump-migrant-children Key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pjx5q7ozubiuiefbscaivmvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvurmby52c23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiconil6g7tx32ffcjq6ipzvyzv2sorf2zairmsopa4k5s4cjzy7ne" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&quot;Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children&quot; www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026 ... (cartoon from the archives)<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjx5q7ozubiuiefbscaivmvj/post/3mvurmby52c23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ann Telnaes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjx5q7ozubiuiefbscaivmvj?ref_src=embed">@anntelnaes.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjx5q7ozubiuiefbscaivmvj/post/3mvurmby52c23?ref_src=embed">9:21 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:31:21 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/294553/stephen-miller-leads-push-accelerate#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294553 news, 0.5 daily 294553 https://drudge.com/news/294528/trump-lashes-out-karl-rove https://www.al.com/politics/2026/09/trump-attacks-longtime-gop-strategist-for-supporting-democrat-stone-cold-loser.html Karl Rove, the Republican strategist behind George W. Bush's two presidential campaign victories, drew the anger of President Donald Trump after announcing he was supporting a Democrat for the first time in more than three decades. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvodj5thb2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreift273zm5moyehf2qdryol3ppc2fak7onhqj55yzpdi233dbdgheq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The GOP needs to "get rid of these people," the Republican strategist argued.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/post/3mvvodj5thb2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- HuffPost (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec?ref_src=embed">@huffpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/post/3mvvodj5thb2g?ref_src=embed">5:55 PM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:31:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294528/trump-lashes-out-karl-rove#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294528 news, 0.5 daily 294528 https://drudge.com/news/294531/postal-service-chief-work-stopped https://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-ballot-us-postal-service-995f98147fbb49fb71696be824abff95?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9pjx0YCdgfsEhSiVZk6bQLM4RPz7xKOTkKEFJU2rnTRtmspKcQH0wDQZsK1-e7V6-rJQNHnj_RZUw3XOhzbn76dqqMOyswoTHov1YB5L7vcHueI78 The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump's effort to limit mail voting ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:tm256llkpggffiiuwk4tgiej/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwjdwajt22x" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigry746heciz4lqbtvwhn3s4b7gl5qjv2jxswvjjagurki3kc3day" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">He&#x27;s stuck in a quagmire war, lost bids to limit mail-in voting and slap his name on the Kennedy Center and failed to pressure the Fed on interest rates. So Trump is trying to change the narrative by cracking down on a favorite foil: the media. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tm256llkpggffiiuwk4tgiej/post/3mvwjdwajt22x?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Peter Baker (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tm256llkpggffiiuwk4tgiej?ref_src=embed">@peterbakernyt.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tm256llkpggffiiuwk4tgiej/post/3mvwjdwajt22x?ref_src=embed">1:58 AM &Acirc;&middot; Sep 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:32:20 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/294531/postal-service-chief-work-stopped#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294531 news, 0.5 daily 294531 https://drudge.com/news/294561/cost-iran-war-estimated-436-billion https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/politics/iran-war-cost-pentagon.html For the first time, the Pentagon reported costs incurred by each armed service. The figures are almost certainly on the low side, congressional officials said. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:06:39 -0400 retort https://drudge.com/news/294561/cost-iran-war-estimated-436-billion#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.294561 news, 0.5 daily 294561