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TDFP News Roundup 9/14/26

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Senate Republicans release Clarity Act text with new ethics language ahead of Tuesday vote

U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday released a revised draft of the Clarity Act cryptocurrency bill that they said includes ethics language approved by President Trump and 126 substantive changes requested by Democrats. The text still faces a 60-vote procedural test Tuesday, while the banking industry remains opposed over stablecoin rewards language.


Another judge blocks Trump’s mail-in ballot rule

D.C. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols on Monday blocked President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, becoming the second judge to issue an active stay while the fight heads toward the Supreme Court. Nichols found plaintiffs were likely to succeed; if implemented, the order would have required USPS to deliver mail ballots only to voters on state eligibility lists.


Vance to announce suspension of 870K borrowers tied to $39B in suspected SBA fraud

Vice President JD Vance is set to announce Monday that the SBA has suspended nearly 870,000 U.S. borrowers linked to an estimated $39 billion in suspected PPP and EIDL fraud, according to a Politico report cited by Just the News. He is expected to appear in Kansas City with AG Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler as “Operation No Doze” demand letters begin in Kansas and Missouri.


Kennedy Center board says venue could close by Tuesday amid looming bankruptcy

The Kennedy Center board says the Washington performing-arts venue could close as early as Tuesday amid looming bankruptcy, according to a 57-page packet obtained by The Washington Post and reported Monday by Just the News. The Trump-led board argues restoring Trump’s name to the center is needed to secure funding, while lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty say Trump is taking the venue hostage.


NSA plans major internal restructuring focused on AI and China

The National Security Agency is set for its first major internal overhaul in at least a decade, creating five new organizations focused on artificial intelligence, China, cybersecurity, combat support, and global intelligence, officials told The Washington Post. NSA Director Joshua Rudd said the restructuring aims to align the agency with current and future priorities, with each unit led by a “mission director.”


U.S. 10-year Treasury yields hit 5% as Middle East conflict rocks energy markets

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields hit 5% on Monday amid a bond selloff tied to Middle East fighting and energy-market turmoil, Just the News reported. The move coincides with rising oil prices driven by Houthi advances in Yemen and strikes on Saudi oil pipelines.


Diesel hits new high of $6.23 as Trump urges Ukraine to halt Russian refinery strikes

AAA put the national average diesel price at a fresh record $6.23 per gallon on Monday, up from $6.20 Sunday and $5.90 a week earlier. President Trump again urged Ukraine to stop hitting Russian diesel refineries, saying the strikes are worsening a global fuel shortage already strained by Hormuz disruptions.


Oil prices jump 3% as Saudi pipeline outage deepens war supply fears

Brent crude rose about $3 to $107.61 a barrel (after touching $108.65) and WTI climbed $2.48 to $102.53 on Monday after a drone attack temporarily shut Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline. The outage could threaten up to 4% of global oil supply if it persists, with Yanbu inventories covering only about five to seven days of exports.


Iran threatens 77 vessels over alleged Strait of Hormuz rule violations

Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority published an updated Monday list of 77 vessels it says violated its Hormuz navigation rules, threatening fines, detention, or confiscation. Commodity vessel traffic through Hormuz fell to single digits per day over the weekend, below a 10-day average of 14 transits, according to ship-tracking data cited by Reuters via Fox.


Trump says Iran wants a deal and he will decide whether to engage

President Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social that “the failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quickly and badly,” and that he will determine whether the U.S. chooses to engage. He added that the concept of talks remains open even as fighting over Hormuz continues.


Pentagon invests $450M to expand U.S. tungsten processing amid Iran war

The Pentagon announced a $450 million investment Monday in The Elmet Group to expand domestic tungsten and molybdenum processing for missiles, munitions, aircraft, and other weapons systems. Officials said China dominates global supply of both materials and that the funding will help establish the only independent ammonium paratungstate facility in North America.


Trump slams ‘terrible’ AOC and Mamdani over laugh during 9/11 ceremony

President Trump on Sunday evening blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani after video showed them chuckling during Friday’s 9/11 remembrance, calling the moment “inappropriate.” Conservatives including Meghan McCain and Sen. Ted Cruz condemned the clip, while a Giuliani security aide argued other politicians were also joking nearby.


Vance calls AI CEOs’ slowdown push ‘a bit of a Trojan horse’

Vice President JD Vance said Monday he feels “a little bit weird” that frontier AI companies are “begging the government to regulate them,” calling the pitch “a bit of a Trojan horse.” Trump posted that the only AI guardrail needed is a “STRONG AND SMART” president and warned of a “sick conspiracy” against AI and data centers that helps China.


Macklemore yanked off Ed Sheeran tour after anti-Israel stage rants

Promoter Messina Touring Group said Monday that Macklemore will not perform remaining U.S. support dates on Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after venues refused to host him following anti-Israel stage remarks. Venues from Philadelphia to Tampa objected after the rapper’s MetLife Stadium “free Palestine” rant and genocide accusations against Israel.


Trump says White House was a ‘dump’ before renovations

President Trump posted that the White House was in “very bad condition” and “frankly… a ‘dump’” before his renovations, praising Interior and contractors for restoring the exterior. The comments come amid contested White House changes including East Wing demolition for a planned ballroom and other D.C. monument projects.


Microsoft drafts AI code of conduct to keep models under human control

Microsoft on Monday unveiled a draft in-house AI code of conduct requiring its systems never resist correction or shutdown and rejecting AI consciousness or legal personhood. AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said the company wants six weeks of public feedback before using the code to train future models, citing OpenAI agents’ Hugging Face hack as a “warning shot.”


AI guardrails debate explodes as Trump resists industry slowdown calls

Washington Examiner reported Monday that Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s resignation over existential AI fears has sharpened a White House–Congress fight over guardrails. Trump has waved aside slowdown pressure as fearmongering and framed AI as a race to beat Beijing ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping.


Democrats launch ‘New Battlefield Project’ to watch midterm polling places

Democratic state parties announced Monday a “New Battlefield Project” aiming to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places if armed federal officers appear. The push follows Trump efforts on citizenship proof and mail-ballot rules; the White House called Democrats’ election fears fueled by refusal to support “commonsense” voter ID and citizenship measures.


Former Stars and Stripes publisher says critical coverage drove staff firings

Ex-publisher Max D. Lederer Jr. said Monday in Tokyo that the Pentagon used insubordination claims to fire three Stars and Stripes staffers when the real motive was critical reporting that angered military leaders. The Pentagon denies retaliation; the trio’s lawsuit against Hegseth and others continues after a judge declined preliminary relief.


Dispatch audio captures scramble after Tiffany’s campaign-plane ditching

Daily Wire published Monday emergency dispatch audio from the Saturday night search for Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany after his Bonanza lost power and ditched in Lake Wausau. Tiffany and pilot Len Boltz swam to shallow water, needed stitches, and Tiffany said God was looking after them while vowing to stay on the campaign trail.


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