NYTIMES (David French) - JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American
I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - Sigh: Ed Sheeran Caves to the Pressure From Left in New Statement About War in Gaza
Sigh.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Alaska: The last frontier for the Senate | All Over the Map
Alaska is one of the nation’s most reliably red states, making its Senate race an unlikely but crucial battleground. Democrat Mary Peltola is mounting a serious challenge to GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan, making it a key race for control of the Senate. John King speaks to voters whose opinions are as nuanced as their breathtaking state. 0:00 Alaskans are grappling with rising costs 3:21 Alaskans weigh in on the Senate race 6:07 Why some voters want to stay the GOP course 8:38 War, fuel costs are affecting business To understand America's complicated and volatile politics through the eyes of everyday voters, stream episodes of All Over The Map with John King on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4cTtyuC #Election #Alaska #News
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Clancy trial holdout juror breaks silence | Elizabeth Vargas Reports Full Show
The holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has hired a former Trump attorney and is breaking his silence from a secure location in an exclusive interview with NewsNation. This episode originally aired Sept. 18, 2026. #lindsayclancytrial #newsnation #trump Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
REDSTATE (Kyle Becker) - 'I'm Not a Lesbian': Boebert Blasts Ethics Complaint Claiming She Slept With Staffers
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has fired back at an ethics complaint that claimed she slept with male and female staffers.
WASHINGTONPOST (Annie Gowen) - ‘A River Runs Through It’ casts a new line — as an opera
To prepare, writers and producers of Opera Montana’s adaptation took the cast fishing on the Yellowstone River.
WASHINGTONPOST (Kyle Melnick) - Scientists heard a knock at the door. It was a pelican in need of help.
“This is kind of just a once-in a-lifetime experience,” said marine researcher Annsli Hilton.
WASHINGTONPOST (John Woodrow Cox) - She cheered a teen protest against ICE. Police charged her with a crime.
A local political feud over a high school protest became a brief national fixation when police charged a woman with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
WASHINGTONPOST (Washington Post readers) - The D.C. barber who considered his job a ‘vacation,’ and other lives we’ve lost
A mom who helped her daughters win the spelling bee. A gardener with an unforgettable mushroom soup. Intimate obituaries, in 150 words or less.
AXIOS (Dan Primack) - How Trump 2.0's stock market stacks up with predecessors
Data: Financial Modeling Prep ; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The stock market soared during the first 20 months of President Trump's second term, but slightly underperformed the same period of his first term. Why it matters: Trump considers the stock market to be a proxy for the economy, even though many economists disagree. By the numbers: The S&P 500 rose nearly 27.6% between inauguration day and this past Friday's close, compared to 28.5% during his first term. - The gap at 20 months is closer than it was at the one-year mark , with Trump 2.0 leapfrogging former President Biden but still trailing former President Obama. Zoom in: Trump 2.0 also trails Trump 1.0 in terms of Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite…