Kamala Harris returns to Michigan to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed for Senate 23. September 2026 (00:18) Former VP, who lost state to Trump in 2024 elections, is lending her popularity to unite fractured partyKamala Harris returned to Michigan on Tuesday to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed, lending her popularity among Black voters to a progressive Senate nominee still working to unite a party fractured by a bruising primary – and the former vice-president’s loss to Donald Trump in the state.Appearing with El-Sayed at a Detroit birth center, Harris used a roundtable on Black maternal health to frame that November’s contest against the Republican Mike Rogers as a fight over women’s access to care. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Spain allows US extradition case against pro-Palestine aid donor to proceed 23. September 2026 (00:16) Lawyers for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, wanted over alleged support for Hamas, say client is being persecutedThe Spanish government has decided to allow the Trump administration’s controversial extradition request to extradite wealthy activist James “Fergie” Chambers to continue in the country’s courts.Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects, is currently imprisoned in Madrid. It is the first known case of the US seeking to extradite a citizen over alleged support for Hamas, an accusation tied to money Chambers has donated to support Palestinians, including the Sameer Project, in Gaza. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Taylor distances himself from Bragg’s proposal to let homebuyers use super as collateral for mortgages 23. September 2026 (00:11) Opposition leader said the idea for Australians to use their superannuation savings as collateral for a loan ‘is not our policy’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor has immediately distanced himself from the latest policy proposal from Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg that would let first home buyers use their superannuation savings as collateral for a loan.Bragg, the shadow housing minister, floated “a range of ways” on Tuesday that Australians’ retirement savings could be used to help more people into home ownership.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: ABC watchdog criticises ‘culture of secrecy’ and factchecking at Four Corners 22. September 2026 (23:51) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAssistant treasurer maintains ‘appropriate protections’ needed on big techDaniel Mulino, the assistant treasurer, maintained the government plans to put in place “appropriate” protections on big tech after warnings from the White House against any “censorship” of protected speech.We have stressed that at the heart of our policy response is choice, that we’ve said that people should have the right to opt out of the algorithms, but that on the policies that we’ve put forward in their current form, that the default would be for those algorithms to be what would apply, but that people would have choice.I would expect … that we would apply this to digital platforms no matter where their origin is, and that’s the right position to take when it comes to regulating technology in a way that is achieving the right policy outcomes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
California and New York sue over Trump push to halt wind energy projects 22. September 2026 (23:35) US officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seek to block renewables in favor of fossil fuelsDemocratic attorneys general from California and New York have sued the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.California attorney general Rob Bonta said he was suing over removal of a project off his state’s coast planned by Chicago-based Invenergy. The Trump administration said in June it was buying back the company’s US offshore wind leases for four wind projects on the east and west coasts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran and US hold talks on sidelines of UN summit, says Trump 22. September 2026 (23:21) Senior Iranian official indicates willingness to reopen strait of Hormuz if US takes steps to ease pressure on TehranIranian officials held three hours of talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN general assembly, Donald Trump disclosed on Tuesday.He said there would a further meeting in the very near future. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs 22. September 2026 (22:46) The park is the most highly visited and strong winds make trash problem worse, with gusts blowing away itemsHold on to your hats – Yellowstone national park staffers have removed a record-setting 20,100 pieces of trash from hydrothermal areas around the geyser-filled park so far this yearThe most commonly found items include 280 hats, 54 camera lens caps, 47 hair ties, 42 pencils, 36 pairs of sunglasses, 20 hotel key cards and 17 baby pacifiers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings reveal 22. September 2026 (22:13) President made more than 440 purchases and 700 sales despite voter anger over elected officials trading stocksDonald Trump made over a thousand stock sales and purchases worth between $79m and $270m in July, according to a Guardian analysis of his latest financial disclosure released Tuesday.His two largest sales were of Amazon and Microsoft stock, selling between $5m and $25m each on 20 July. That same day, he also sold up to $5m worth of Oracle and Costco stock, $500,000 to $1m in Nvidia, and bought up to $5m worth of shares in Intuit and Salesforce, among dozens of other transactions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump praises relations with Burnham despite tensions over AI and Iran 22. September 2026 (21:50) US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New YorkDonald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries on a range of thorny issues including regulation of artificial intelligence, the Chagos islands and the war in Iran.At their first face-to-face meeting, the US president praised Burnham, who sat nervously alongside him, as a “natural businessperson”, saying he thought he had “lots of assets on his side” and would be a “great” prime minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Choosin’ Texas unseats All I Want for Christmas as longest-running No 1 song on Billboard Hot 100 22. September 2026 (21:45) Ella Langley’s record-breaking song has spent 23 weeks at the top, surpassing Mariah Carey’s holiday anthemElla Langley’s hit song Choosin’ Texas has made Billboard Hot 100 history, spending 23 weeks on the chart and breaking the record for the longest-running No 1 song in the chart’s 68-year old history.The track, which was released last October as the lead single on the 27-year-old singer and songwriter’s album Dandelion, has surpassed Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You, which topped the charts for 22 weeks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
