Headlines for September 9, 2026

Canada, France and the U.K. Ban Trade with Israeli Settlements, Haaretz: Israeli Prime Minister Netayahu Failed to Heed Warning of October 7 Attacks, U.S. Forces Bomb Five Iranian Tankers as Iran Retaliates by Firing Missiles at U.S. Base in Jordan, Dueling Court Rulings on Missouri’s Gerrymandered Voting Maps Pose Challenge to Midterm Elections Planning, Postal Service’s Inspector General Says It Will Review Whistleblower Warning on Trump Admin’s New Mail-In Voting Rule, Federal Appeals Court Blocks IRS from Sharing Taxpayer Data with ICE, U.N. Report: Sharp Rise in Wildfires and Heat Waves Undercutting Air Quality Worldwide, Federal Appeals Court Rules U.S. Constitution Does Not Guarantee Right to Clean Drinking Water, Reuters: Trump Admin Seeking Access to Venezuela’s Minerals, Trump Proposes Renaming State of New Mexico as “New America”, Trump Gave Executive Assistant Natalie Harp and Two Other White House Aides $45,000 Each, HHS Publishes Pseudoscientic Study Linking Trans Rights Advocacy to Political Violence, Researcher Quits Anthropic, Warning Self-Improving AI Poses Existential Risk, Protesters March on Albania’s Parliament to Oppose Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort Project