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🇺🇸 White House: $30 Billion Each Way in Non-Sensitive Goods — 10 Million Tons of Coal in 2027 and 2028; Archives Already Ran

🇺🇸 White House: $30 Billion Each Way in Non-Sensitive Goods — 10 Million Tons of Coal in 2027 and 2028; Archives Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 26, 2026

White House fact sheet, Sept. 25, filed after the visit: Board of Trade reached consensus on recommendations...

⚖️ SDNY: Wong-Tam, 59, and Wong, 57, Charged — 200-Plus Gift Cards Alleged From White Plains Mail; Not a Verdict

⚖️ SDNY: Wong-Tam, 59, and Wong, 57, Charged — 200-Plus Gift Cards Alleged From White Plains Mail; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald, Friday: Pian Pian Wong-Tam, 59, former White Plains P&DC clerk, and William Wong,...

🇺🇸 Archives Held, Then Xi Left Andrews at 1:10 — Trump: ‘Much Has Been, and Will Be, Accomplished’; Two More Meets Already Ran

🇺🇸 Archives Held, Then Xi Left Andrews at 1:10 — Trump: ‘Much Has Been, and Will Be, Accomplished’; Two More Meets Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

Nikkei / Washington Post: Trump and Xi viewed the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights....

⚖️ MDFL: Kristopher Lunsford Charged — $105 Million Truck-Lease Ponzi Alleged, 500-Plus Victims; Six Wire-Fraud Counts; Not a Verdict

⚖️ MDFL: Kristopher Lunsford Charged — $105 Million Truck-Lease Ponzi Alleged, 500-Plus Victims; Six Wire-Fraud Counts; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

FOX 13 / U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe, Friday 11:42 a.m. ET: indictment unsealed. Kristopher Lunsford, Georgia, six...

🇺🇸 Xi: Two More Meets This Year — APEC Shenzhen in November, Then G20 at Doral; Tea Held; Not a Year Deal

🇺🇸 Xi: Two More Meets This Year — APEC Shenzhen in November, Then G20 at Doral; Tea Held; Not a Year Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

AP, updated 11:57 a.m. ET Friday: Xi said he expects to meet Trump two more times this...

⚖️ WDTx: Imelda Magallanes, 51, Charged in Midland — One Count of Voting by an Alien; 2024 General Alleged; Not a Verdict

⚖️ WDTx: Imelda Magallanes, 51, Charged in Midland — One Count of Voting by an Alien; 2024 General Alleged; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

KOSA / U.S. Attorney, Midland, Sept. 24: Mexican national Imelda Magallanes, 51, lawful permanent resident since December...

🇺🇸 Trump–Xi East Room Dinner — ‘Never Better,’ Eagle Statue Gifted; Friday Tea and Archives, Then Xi Leaves; Not a Year Deal

🇺🇸 Trump–Xi East Room Dinner — ‘Never Better,’ Eagle Statue Gifted; Friday Tea and Archives, Then Xi Leaves; Not a Year Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

BBC / UPI, Friday: Thursday night’s state dinner in the East Room. Trump toasted harmony, peace and...

⚖️ Florida: 20 Arrested in Statewide Voter-Fraud Operation — 16 Alleged Noncitizen Ballots, 4 Felons on Probation; Not a Verdict

⚖️ Florida: 20 Arrested in Statewide Voter-Fraud Operation — 16 Alleged Noncitizen Ballots, 4 Felons on Probation; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

WFLA, Thursday 4:24 p.m. ET: Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier announced 20 arrests. Statewide...

🇺🇸 Xi: Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Atlanta in Days; 100,000 Students Over Five Years — Trump: ‘Great Meeting’; Not a Year Deal

🇺🇸 Xi: Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Atlanta in Days; 100,000 Students Over Five Years — Trump: ‘Great Meeting’; Not a Year Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

AP / Axios, Thursday: Xi said Ping Ping and Fu Shuang will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in...

⚖️ MDFL: Christiane Vinette Young, 75, Charged — Three Counts of Voting by an Alien; Fort Myers; Not a Verdict

⚖️ MDFL: Christiane Vinette Young, 75, Charged — Three Counts of Voting by an Alien; Fort Myers; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

FOX 13 / U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe, Sept. 24: Canadian national Christiane Vinette Young, 75, Fort...