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TDFP News Roundup 9/19/26
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Trump seals permanent U.S. security control of Greenland in deal with Denmark:
President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland granting the United States permanent control over security and related needs on the Arctic island at “NO COST,” with Rubio hailing a “historic deal” that bars China, Russia, and other non-NATO forces from basing there. Retired Marine Col. Grant Newsham told Fox & Friends Weekend the pact ranks “right up there with Secretary of State Seward getting Alaska,” as Hegseth flagged plans for a large new U.S. military presence.
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House over ‘fake news’:
President Trump said he is banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds “effective immediately,” accusing them of constant “FAKE NEWS,” with a senior official telling Fox the outlets were informed the ban starts Saturday. CNN called any ban an “illegal assault” on the First Amendment; Politico vowed to keep reporting and defend its rights.
Houthis claim missile and drone strikes on Riyadh and Yanbu ‘sensitive sites’:
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed Saturday attacks on “sensitive sites” in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh and the Red Sea oil port of Yanbu using ballistic and cruise missiles plus drones, with smoke reported near Riyadh’s airport. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree cast the strikes as retaliation for alleged Saudi targeting of Sanaa.
Trump creates ‘AI Force’ modeled on Space Force, vows to name AI czar:
President Trump announced Saturday he is forming an “AI Force” akin to Space Force and will soon name an artificial-intelligence “Czar,” pledging not to “hinder or stifle” the industry while using existing criminal and civil law against bad actors. He cast AI as bigger than the Industrial Revolution or internet and claimed the U.S. must keep leading China.
GOP House and Senate odds fade as gas prices and Iran war fuel Trump backlash:
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball now shows Democrats leading in 208 House seats to Republicans’ 203 with 22 toss-ups, while Kalshi markets give Democrats a 90% chance of House control and 58% odds of flipping the Senate. High gas prices, the lingering Iran war, and a Marquette poll showing Democrats up 13 on the generic ballot are driving the shift as Vance barnstorms Iowa and Kansas.
Netanyahu may not meet Trump during UN visit as schedules miss each other:
A senior U.S. official told The Jerusalem Post that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s New York stop for the UN General Assembly looks “quite limited,” with the latest schedule putting him in town only after Trump has left. Trump still plans Iran-focused talks with Gulf leaders and a General Assembly speech stressing Tehran must never get a nuclear weapon.
Illegal immigrant Empower rideshare driver charged with Maryland teen rape:
DHS says Guinea national Abdoulaye Dia, who entered illegally through Arizona in 2023 and was released under Biden, faces first-degree rape, kidnapping, and related charges after an underage passenger alleged assault in a Silver Spring parking lot. Dia had a prior June NYC arrest for sexual abuse by forcible compulsion; Empower said July background checks showed no hits.
Anthropic pours $40M into AI ‘safety’ lobbying as lawmakers smell a power grab:
Anthropic has steered $40 million through Public First Action while pushing Congress for AI “guardrails,” with Sens. Ron Johnson and Mike Lee warning regulation could freeze out rivals and entrench incumbents. Trump this week called AI doomsday talk a “hoax” as Sanders floats a 50% AI tax and California’s Newsom eyes a special session.
China Coast Guard rams Philippine fuel-resupply boat in South China Sea:
The Philippine Coast Guard said a China Coast Guard vessel deliberately rammed fisheries vessel BRP Datu Magat Salamat during a Friday fuel run to fishermen about 54 nautical miles off Palawan, damaging railings and deck gear with no injuries. Video captured crew yelling “brace for impact!”; Beijing blamed Manila for cutting across its bow near Sabina Shoal.
Mamdani hosts secretive U20 world summit pushing climate and migration agenda:
Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened the Urban 20 Summit in New York with left-leaning mayors from 34 cities to discuss housing costs, climate, and migration—most of Saturday closed to press, and The Post locked out. Co-chairing with LA’s Dilpreet Sidhu, Mamdani slammed right-wingers who “demonize and terrorize immigrants.”
Rep. Tom Barrett: being a socialist should disqualify Michigan-7 opponent:
In a House-control swing seat, Rep. Tom Barrett said DSA-aligned rival William Lawrence’s posts praising police abolition, open borders, and calling the nuclear family “violent” should disqualify him—especially after Lawrence told Joe Manchin to “hurry up and die.” Lawrence now claims he let his DSA membership lapse; Barrett calls it election-eve window dressing.
Missouri woman federally indicted for death threats against Metcalf family:
Sharifa Nicole Henderson, 34, faces three counts of interstate threatening communications after allegedly vowing to kill Austin Metcalf’s relatives and put them in a “body bag” following Karmelo Anthony’s murder conviction. Jeff Metcalf says the family has received more than 100 threats since the Frisco track-meet stabbing trial ended.
Expert: Philly serial-killer probe could expose underground ‘snuff’ network:
Forensic psychologist Dr. Kris Mohandie warned that alleged snuff videos found at the home of dead pornographer R.C. Horsch—linked to seven missing women—may have been distributed for profit into underground networks. Police have reviewed less than a third of more than a million digital files; no homicide charges yet against son Eugene Horsch.
UFO whistleblowers beg Trump to waive NDAs so they can tell America ‘we are not alone’:
David Grusch, Dylan Borland, and Matthew Brown formed a public coalition asking President Trump to waive lifelong nondisclosure agreements so they can disclose alleged crash-retrieval and non-human evidence. Filmmaker James Fox called it the first direct public plea of its kind; Rep. Eric Burlison backed the ask.
Cuba suffers sixth islandwide blackout since Trump cut fuel in January:
Cuba’s grid collapsed again Friday, leaving millions without power after a western transmission failure cascaded islandwide—the sixth nationwide outage since Trump’s January energy blockade. By dusk Havana had restored only about 5% of customers as hospitals ran on emergency systems.
Walmart customer, 77, beaten to death by teen employee’s parents after cart dispute:
Bert Atienza died of blunt head trauma a day after Travis White and Erika Mitchell allegedly punched and kicked him inside a Norfolk, Virginia Walmart when their 17-year-old employee daughter called them over a shopping-cart argument with his wife. Both parents face second-degree murder; the teen faces assault-related charges.
Navajo Nation flood kills 3, including 7-year-old preparing for her birthday:
Elsie Begay, granddaughter Lucy Allison Mike, 7, and friend Dora Franklin drowned near Newcomb, New Mexico, after their truck stuck in mud and floodwaters swept them while crossing a wash. Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation this week damaged roads and forced evacuations amid late-season monsoon rains.
Herzog: Netanyahu pardon considerations ‘solely substantive’ amid coalition deadlock talk:
President Isaac Herzog said his review of any Netanyahu pardon request is “solely substantive,” while leaving open mediation and stressing he will do “everything” to avoid repeat elections if neither bloc hits 61. Unity-government and rotation scenarios are resurfacing as coalition math grows messy.
Appeals court lets Trump keep third-country deportations — but demands real notice:
The First Circuit ruled DHS may continue removing illegal aliens to third countries, vacating a lower-court order that forced home-country-first removals, yet held migrants must get meaningful notice and a chance to raise persecution or torture fears. More than 25,000 people have already been sent to at least 29 third countries under the policy.
ICE’s Indiana surge nets 426 illegal aliens in five days, including MS-13 and TdA:
Operation Safe Community-Indiana arrested 426 illegal foreign nationals whose records span sex crimes, assault, drug trafficking, and weapons offenses, ICE said, including MS-13 and Tren de Aragua members. Officials credited expanding 287(g) partnerships as Indiana agencies pile into Task Force Model deals.
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