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TDFP News Roundup 9/21/26

Writer: Yossi S
Yossi S
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Iran threatens ‘new weapons’ after Trump warns Tehran it ‘better behave’:

Iran warned Monday it would use “new weapons with new capabilities” and expand the war’s geography if the U.S. launches another attack, IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said via Iranian media. The threat followed President Trump’s Sunday Fox News remarks that he is choosing among wiping Iran out, letting it “rot” economically, or making a deal—and that Tehran “better behave.”


Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC suspend White House TV pool as banned outlets sue over CNN ban:

White House TV pool members—including Fox News Media, ABC, CBS, CNN, and NBC—said Monday they are suspending pooled coverage after the White House blocked CNN from its assigned pool turn and after Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico over “fake news.” The three banned outlets announced a federal lawsuit claiming a First Amendment and due-process assault; Trump posted that he is targeting “FAKE NEWS,” not the free press.


House GOP vows ActBlue probe is ‘far from over’ after foreign-cash memos:

Oversight Chair James Comer and other House Republicans told Fox News Digital Monday their ActBlue investigation will continue with more documents and depositions after a GOP report alleged supervisors green-lit donations with red flags—including Hong Kong IPs and foreign contributions. ActBlue denied wrongdoing, said a forensic analysis undercut GOP claims, and signaled it will not return donations; multiple ActBlue witnesses previously invoked the Fifth.


Russian drones slam Zaporizhzhia after Kyiv’s 1,000-drone weekend barrage:

Russian drones hit Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia overnight, striking apartment blocks, a university, and a shopping mall and wounding five people, President Zelenskyy said Monday—a day after Ukraine’s record 1,000-plus drone assault on Russia. Russia said it downed 244 Ukrainian drones overnight; Zelenskyy said he expects to meet Trump at the U.N. General Assembly as diplomatic progress remains scarce.


China built Red Sea spy hub 6 miles from U.S. Camp Lemonnier, ex-Pentagon official warns:

A CSIS report detailed new Chinese antennas, satellite dishes, and signals-intelligence gear at Beijing’s Djibouti base—about six miles from America’s Camp Lemonnier overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb choke point. Former Pentagon official Morgan Murphy told Fox the site amounts to “wiretapping” the Red Sea ahead of Xi Jinping’s Sept. 24 White House visit.


Trump announces Belarus potash deal talks amid Canada trade row:

President Trump said Monday the U.S. is negotiating a “massive” discounted potash purchase from Belarus—cheaper than current Canadian supply—and called it “very good news for our Farmers and Ranchers.” Just the News noted Belarus’s close alliance with Russia and its role hosting Russian forces and staging for the Ukraine war, even as Trump separately urged an end to that conflict.


Trump administration preparing sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court:

The administration is expected to announce sanctions targeting the ICC as an institution—not only individual judges and prosecutors—over probes of U.S. troops and pressure to drop warrants against Israeli leaders, Just the News reported Monday citing Reuters and WSJ. Sources said papers are ready and a decision could land during U.N. General Assembly week after Secretary Rubio’s July push to isolate the court.


Omar’s Make ICE Pay Act would redirect ~$140B in ICE and Border Patrol funds:

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., unveiled legislation that would shift nearly $140 billion in ICE and Border Patrol money from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill into HUD-run “local recovery” grants for communities she says were harmed by DHS operations. Sens. Jim Banks and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders blasted the bill as defunding law enforcement; White House border czar Tom Homan separately confirmed ICE is looking into allegations involving Omar without detailing them.


Suspected illegal migrants dumped at Newport Harbor, then flee among mansions:

A roughly 20-foot panga dumped a large group of suspected illegal migrants at Newport Harbor before the boat was abandoned after apparently damaging a nearby yacht, with surveillance video showing at least a dozen people scattering into the ritzy neighborhood. The Coast Guard is believed to have the vessel; authorities have not said how many came ashore or whether any have been located.


Paramount settles with California’s Rob Bonta to clear Warner Bros. Discovery merger:

Paramount reached a settlement with California AG Rob Bonta over a multi-state antitrust suit, clearing a path for its roughly $81 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal, sources told the Post Monday. Terms reportedly include releasing 30 movies a year, a multiyear California stay pledge, and independent editorial boards for CBS News and CNN; shares in both companies jumped on the reports.


U.S. pitches China an AI national-security alert system ahead of UNGA:

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. proposed an AI notification hotline with China for national-security risks after Sunday talks with Vice Premier He Lifeng in Manhattan, modeled on Cold War-style alert channels. The sides did not lock a long-term extension of the fragile trade truce set to expire Nov. 10; Trump hosts Xi for a state visit Thursday.


Rep. Young Kim targets earmark ‘get filthy rich’ self-enrichment loophole:

After House stock-trading limits, Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., introduced a resolution requiring members seeking earmarks to certify no direct or indirect financial benefit to themselves or immediate family—including nearby property-value boosts. She told Fox the era of using community-project funding to “get filthy rich” should end, while insisting members should still fight for legitimate district projects.


Unknown projectile strikes tanker in Strait of Hormuz; 2 crew lightly hurt:

UKMTO said Monday a tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an “unknown projectile,” leaving two crew members with minor injuries as the ship continued under its own power with no reported environmental damage. A second outbound LPG tanker later reported being hit by debris from unknown projectiles; all aboard were safe as authorities investigate amid the Iran war’s pressure on the chokepoint.


Gunman fires into Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur; officer wounded returning fire:

Shots were fired into Belleville, Ontario’s Sons of Jacob synagogue Sunday evening during Yom Kippur services, with bullets hitting the building while about two dozen worshippers were inside; no congregants were reported injured. A police officer providing security returned fire and was hospitalized in stable condition; the suspect was also hospitalized, and the mayor called the Friendly City attack “devastating.”


Explosion injures 3 South Korean officers inside DMZ bordering North Korea:

An unexplained explosion during an operation near the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone injured three South Korean military officers Monday, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said. Two were airlifted and all are being treated near Seoul; officials did not confirm whether a North Korean land mine caused the blast amid deteriorated inter-Korean ties.


1619 Project writer blasted for sending daughter to struggling NYC schools as ‘game’:

Critics piled on New York Times / 1619 Project writer Nikole Hannah-Jones after she wrote that she deliberately sent her daughter to mostly low-income Brooklyn schools to “help improve” them—then felt she “failed” when the teen lacked skills to keep up in high school. Commentators including Thomas Chatterton Williams called treating a child’s education as activism “not a game.”


 
 
 

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