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September 15, 2026

07:45 AM Trump rebounds slightly - Republicans keep sliding ahead of the midterms

Trump’s approval rating has risen from its previous low of 33 % to 35 %. In the congressional race, Democrats now lead Republicans 44 % to 37 % - the widest gap since Trump returned to the White House. Especially bad news for Trump: 63 % of Americans reject his promised 5,000-dollar dividend, including 40 % of Republicans. On the economy, Democrats also lead Republicans 38 % to 37 % for the first time in roughly 10 years. The Iran war, high fuel prices and Trump’s construction projects in Washington continue to weigh on public sentiment ahead of the midterms.

01:30 AM Newsom Won’t Run Against Harris in 2028

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will stay out of the 2028 presidential race if Kamala Harris runs again. A head-to-head race between the two would be “mutually assured destruction” and a gift to every other candidate, he said. Newsom pointed out that their political networks overlap heavily and that both began their careers in San Francisco. He acknowledged that Harris already had her chance in 2024, but said he still would not run against her.

September 14, 2026

08:40 PM Sweden’s Center-Left Bloc Is Ahead - Sweden Democrats Lose Ground for the First Time in a Parliamentary Election

According to the preliminary count, the center-left bloc around Magdalena Andersson is projected to win 176 seats, while Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s alliance is projected to take 173. The gap is only about 29,000 votes, with 353 electoral districts and overseas ballots still outstanding, and the final result is not expected before Wednesday. The Sweden Democrats suffered particularly heavy losses and are projected to lose 11 seats. Even with a change of government, Sweden is still expected to maintain a much stricter approach to immigration than it had in the 2010s. For Andersson, winning the election would only be the beginning, because the Centre Party, Greens and Left Party remain sharply divided over taxes and participation in government.

05:25 PM Republicans Build Their Largest-Ever Poll-Watching Operation

Republicans say they have already recruited a record number of poll watchers for the upcoming elections. Party spokeswoman Ally Triolo called it the largest “election integrity” operation in Republican Party history. At the same time, lawsuits and last-minute changes to voting rules have become so widespread that the National Bar Association has set up a hotline for voters who run into trouble casting their ballots. The Trump administration is dismissing concerns about the election system and blaming them on “extreme liberal Democrats.”

03:27 PM AI Stocks Plunge Worldwide as Industry Leaders Warn Development Is Moving Too Fast

Shares of AI companies and chipmakers have fallen sharply around the world after leading figures in the industry warned about the risks of moving too fast with AI development. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for a slowdown, and Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said they agree with him. Altman also said OpenAI will not move forward with its planned IPO this year because of safety concerns. Nvidia, AMD, ASML, Infineon, SoftBank and other major tech stocks took heavy losses as investors increasingly question the industry’s huge debt loads and infrastructure costs. Amodei warned that within 6 to 12 months, AI agents could theoretically be capable of taking over large parts of the internet and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.

06:08 AM France Apologizes to U.S. After Human Rights Dispute

France has withdrawn criticism of the United States that it posted publicly in late July after it triggered a diplomatic dispute. France’s U.N. mission in Geneva had criticized Washington for joining Russia and North Korea in voting against extending the term of U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk. The United States responded by staging a walkout during a U.N. Security Council meeting and was reportedly even considering blocking France’s new ambassador in Washington. Paris has now said it regrets the post and had only intended to criticize a single vote. The apology could clear the way for Aurélien Lechevallier to become France’s next ambassador to the United States.

01:10 AM Carney explores EU partnership status for Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is exploring a much closer relationship between his country and the European Union and, according to consistent reports, is even considering a new partnership status that does not yet exist. The backdrop is the escalating trade dispute with the United States, which is increasingly pushing Ottawa to look for other partners. Canada and the EU are discussing freer movement of goods, services and workers in strategic sectors such as energy, defense and critical minerals. Joint data centers, satellite networks and new energy links to Europe are also being discussed. Carney has also reportedly spoken with Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of allowing Canadians to live and work in the EU without visas.

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