News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
President Donald Trump is attending the U.S. Open on Sunday as a guest of Rolex despite imposing steep tariffs on the Swiss watchmaker’s home country and with organizers seeking to keep any audience booing of him from being seen on the TV broadcast. https://to.pbs.org/4m7NYSe
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) September 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned a large drone attack by Russia that hit a key government building and killed at least two people in Kyiv.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) September 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Israel says drone launched from Yemen struck arrivals hall at Ramon airport reut.rs/3Vz8Dno
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Breaking news: South Korean workers who were detained in a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia last week will be released and flown home as part of a deal with the United States, the country’s presidential office said.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) September 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) September 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Democrats announced they would tour the Naval Station Great Lakes ahead of the arrival of ICE. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says DHS officials “locked the doors" and "fled the base."
— Politico (@politico.com) September 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
— NPR (@npr.org) September 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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JD Vance defended the U.S. military’s strike on an alleged drug vessel leaving Venezuela. Rand Paul is fuming. “JD “I don’t give a shit” Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the “highest and best use of the military.” Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird?” Paul wrote on X.
— Politico (@politico.com) September 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) September 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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NBC News Decision Desk Poll: Trump's approval ratings stay in negative territory, while Americans express strong support for vaccines amid turmoil at federal health agencies.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Law enforcement officials removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down as part of the clearing of homeless encampments in the nation’s capital: https://cnn.it/3HWaOhL
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.” https://to.pbs.org/46pYsb0
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) September 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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