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🇺🇸 Trump and Xi at the White House — SI Named, Xi Pledges Fentanyl Help; Bessent Already Said Jan. 10; Not a Year Deal

🇺🇸 Trump and Xi at the White House — SI Named, Xi Pledges Fentanyl Help; Bessent Already Said Jan. 10; Not a Year Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

Washington Times / Reuters, Thursday: Trump welcomed Xi in the Grand Foyer. Trump: security, technology, superintelligence. Xi:...

⚖️ EDPA: Jones, 48, Basley, 47, and Eight Others Charged — $5–10 Million a Month Alleged; 10 Names, Not a Verdict

⚖️ EDPA: Jones, 48, Basley, 47, and Eight Others Charged — $5–10 Million a Month Alleged; 10 Names, Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

U.S. Attorney David Metcalf, Wednesday: ten charged in the Jones-Basley organization. Gregory ‘Smallz’ Jones, 48, and Edward...

🇺🇸 Zelensky: After the 40, Teams Met Witkoff and Kushner — U.S. ‘A Couple of Weeks’ With Russia; Not a Truce

🇺🇸 Zelensky: After the 40, Teams Met Witkoff and Kushner — U.S. ‘A Couple of Weeks’ With Russia; Not a Truce

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

TASS / Zelensky, Sept. 24: after Tuesday’s 40-minute sit with Trump, Ukraine’s negotiating team met Steve Witkoff...

⚖️ DOJ: Oxygen Forensics CEO Reiber, 55, and Davydov, 52, Charged — Hidden Russian Owners; No Malicious Code Alleged

⚖️ DOJ: Oxygen Forensics CEO Reiber, 55, and Davydov, 52, Charged — Hidden Russian Owners; No Malicious Code Alleged

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Justice Department, announced Wednesday: Lee Reiber, 55, Boise, and Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov, 52, Moscow, charged with conspiracy...

🇺🇸 White House / CNA: Trump, Frederiksen, Nielsen Signed Greenland Security Deal — 1951 Amended, Not Annexed; Parliaments Still Due

🇺🇸 White House / CNA: Trump, Frederiksen, Nielsen Signed Greenland Security Deal — 1951 Amended, Not Annexed; Parliaments Still Due

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

White House, Sept. 22: Trump, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed a trilateral...

🇺🇸 DOJ: Three Charged in Puerto Rico — Rivera-Vega 144 Guns Alleged, Costales-Soto 24; 148 Still Unaccounted; Not a Verdict

🇺🇸 DOJ: Three Charged in Puerto Rico — Rivera-Vega 144 Guns Alleged, Costales-Soto 24; 148 Still Unaccounted; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

DOJ / ATF, San Juan, unsealed this week: Jean Paul Rivera-Vega, Christian Sebastián García-De Jesús, and Misael...

🇺🇸 Local 10: Shmueal Mauda, 36, Miami Shores Detective — Federal $1.6M Senior-Fraud Complaint; Not a Verdict

🇺🇸 Local 10: Shmueal Mauda, 36, Miami Shores Detective — Federal $1.6M Senior-Fraud Complaint; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Local 10 / U.S. Secret Service complaint, Tuesday: Detective Shmueal Mauda, 36, also Sam Mauda, plus Elisha...

🇺🇸 Reuters: Trump–Burnham, About 40 Minutes — ‘Natural Business Person’; Falklands Stand Firm; Chagos Still a Deal, Not a Rewrite

🇺🇸 Reuters: Trump–Burnham, About 40 Minutes — ‘Natural Business Person’; Falklands Stand Firm; Chagos Still a Deal, Not a Rewrite

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Reuters, Elizabeth Piper, United Nations, Sept. 22: first face-to-face, about 40 minutes. Trump called Andy Burnham a...

🇺🇸 DOJ: Damon Matai Seei, 34, Arrested — Alleged Dump of About 300 Utah Mail Ballots; Not Guilty; Not a Verdict

🇺🇸 DOJ: Damon Matai Seei, 34, Arrested — Alleged Dump of About 300 Utah Mail Ballots; Not Guilty; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 22, 2026

DOJ, Sept. 22: indictment unsealed charging former USPS letter carrier Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, with...

🇺🇸 Reuters: Zelensky — 40 Minutes With Trump; Energy Ceasefire Discussed, U.S. Will Convey to Russia; Not a Signed Truce

🇺🇸 Reuters: Zelensky — 40 Minutes With Trump; Energy Ceasefire Discussed, U.S. Will Convey to Russia; Not a Signed Truce

Steve Sr. Editor September 22, 2026

Reuters, Kyiv, Sept. 22, 7:33 p.m. UTC: after a 40-minute sit at the U.N., Zelensky said they...