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.
BREAKING: President Trump says oil prices that spiked because of the Iran war likely won't come down until after U.S. midterm elections.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) September 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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President Trump said Iran is desperate to affect the midterm elections and mused Wednesday before heading to Texas that the war would end right afterward. Read more:
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) September 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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The U.N. atomic watchdog's board reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in 20 years for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by inspectors at various undeclared sites in Iran.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) September 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Strike on shopping centre in Sumy in northern Ukraine kills three, governor says reut.rs/4xPvJI2
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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A researcher at Anthropic publicly resigned Tuesday over concerns that the company and the broader AI industry were “gambling with our lives” by racing to build AI with self-improving superintelligence.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) September 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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👀 SCOOP: Sanders convenes senators for AI briefing amid mounting alarm
— Axios (@axios.com) September 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Trump administration proposes dramatic overhaul of 2030 census that changes who counts as living in America — and what we know about them
— Politico (@politico.com) September 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking. n.pr/4igxbOJ
— NPR (@npr.org) September 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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President Donald Trump gave Natalie Harp and two other White House aides $45,000 each in cash gifts, according to financial disclosure statements. https://cnn.it/46fcgnS
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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A fast-moving fight over whether Missouri Republicans can use a redrawn congressional map for this fall’s midterm elections is cast into chaos with two different courts issuing conflicting rulings.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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US appeals court skeptical of bid to curtail abortion pill access reut.rs/3V1bHeY
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Airport security checkpoints have been the end of the line since soon after the 9/11 attacks for most friends and relatives who want to see off departing passengers. That is changing at some U.S. airports.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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The US just had its hottest summer in 132 years of recordkeeping, beating the summer of 1936 — during the Dust Bowl era — as well as the summer of 2021, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Previously, those two years had tied for the hottest summer.
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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