By Upward News | Created at 2026-09-14 12:56:46 | Updated at 2026-09-26 08:57:05
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🚨 Leftists vandalize Turning Point USA headquarters. Leftist activists defaced the conservative organization's building and sprayed red paint on a statue of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, one year after his death. On a banner displaying Charlie and a short message, the name “Jesus” was crossed out and replaced with “Satan.”
🤖 AI CEOs call for global slowdown after rogue bot scare. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that within months, AI "swarms" could seize control of the entire internet, causing hundreds of billions in damage. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk agreed with the call to slow development.
🚫 Trump moves to exclude most immigrants from census. The Census Bureau proposed counting only citizens and permanent residents in the 2030 census, excluding both illegal immigrants and those here on temporary visas. The rule would also scrap race and ethnicity questions that have appeared since 1790.
👰♀️ DHS says Ilhan Omar married her brother. Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) married her brother and that investigators are looking into whether she committed immigration fraud. Mullin suggested the probe could uncover "illegal activity" tied to her family's entry into the US and noted that if Omar lied on her application.
WORLD NEWS
Behind the paywall: Trump on Irish reunification, a joint declaration from the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and an antisemitic attack in Berlin.
HOAX TRACKER
They failed to highlight the nearly 3,000 Americans who died that day…
INSIDER EXCLUSIVE
I've been dreading writing this reflection for a long time. Charlie Kirk was killed a year ago today, and I still find it as hard to believe as I did in the moments after I saw that horrific video…
THE COMMUNITY SECTION
YOUR TAKE
Should Trump launch an offensive against the Houthis?
TODAY’S POLL
📊 Do you trust that President Trump can resolve the war in the Middle East?
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POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
What matters most to you heading into the midterms?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💰 Affordability/Inflation (480)
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🇺🇸 Immigration (433)
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🚔 Crime (109)
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 💬 Other (148)
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💰 Affordability/Inflation: “I’m retired and on a fixed income, so how far my money will go is a huge concern for me.” — Sally
🇺🇸 Immigration: “Prices and inflation ebb and flow, even when Democrats are running the show. But illegal immigration is a much more rooted problem that can be seemingly intractable.” — Bobby
💬 Other: “Anti-Americanism and socialism being taught to our children is the biggest threat to our country at the moment.” — Terry
1,170 votes
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