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Saturday, September 12, 2026

The News Roundup – Domestic and International (The 1A) 2026-09-11

Domestic

Despite President Donald Trump’s historic unpopularity, Republicans are betting on him big ahead of this year’s midterms. The party staged a first midterm convention in Dallas, Texas this week.

Following renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, the price of crude oil has risen to over $100 per barrel, meaning American drivers are in for more pain at the pump.

And this week New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release of a public portal allowing access to records relating to 9/11.

Interview:

https://the1a.org/segments/trump-dallas-mamdani/

International

A new book alleges that Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu was warned of the Hamas offensive, just days before the October 7, 2023 attack.

This week, President Donald Trump announced he would institute bans on some Canadian goods, including dairy products, alcohol, and motorcycles.

And the far-right AfD German political party made historic gains in a state election this week.
Interview:

https://the1a.org/segments/the-news-roundup-international-50/

‘Dangerous, radical and frankly weird’: How Republicans used their Dallas convention to frame up the midterms - POLITICO

In an election that is likely to be decided over the cost of living, Republicans are doing everything they can to paint their Democratic opponents as radicals...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/11/america-no-commies-one-t-shirt-explains-the-gops-midterm-attack-plan-01071950

Rand Paul and his staff travel by private jet with taxpayer dollars while preaching fiscal restraint - POLITICO

The expense is not illegal or against Senate rules, but it’s raising questions about why the charter flights were necessary for official business…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/11/rand-paul-private-jets-01071502

WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections | PBS News

After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that "we want honesty in our elections," he led them in a pledge to "cheat like hell" and "go out and vote" in the midterm elections…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-leads-rnc-in-pledge-to-cheat-like-hell-in-november-elections

The Bible Got Women Wrong. Driscoll Just Agrees With It. (Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher; Data Over Dogma podcast on YouTube)

Mark Driscoll would like you to know that a strong wife is a blessing, an independent wife is a problem, and a woman is essentially a plot of raw land waiting for the right gardener to come along.

This week we take his statements apart line by line: the use of 1 Corinthians 11, the ancient household logic sitting underneath it, and the bride-price laws of Deuteronomy 22 that show exactly what "property" language has always meant. Then we head back to the Bible's actual garden, where it turns out there was never only one gardener.

Chapters:

0:00 Barely-Tone Introductions
0:28 Who Is Mark Driscoll?
1:56 The Clip, Read Aloud
4:30 Cleansing The Palate
5:01 Umbrellas And 1 Corinthians 11
5:50 No Independent Social Identity
7:25 Who Gardens The Garden?
7:54 "Look At That Property"
8:42 Virginity As Social Construct
9:33 Deuteronomy 22 And Bride Price
12:13 Yes, It's Biblically Defensible
14:01 Credit Cards And Pendulums
15:08 Marital Rape And 1 Corinthians 7
16:04 The Virginity Double Standard
18:40 A Wife As Reflection
20:49 The Bible's Actual Garden
21:39 Ezer Means Equal
22:58 Insecurity Dressed As Headship
25:01 Why Narcissists Seek Pulpits
27:02 Believe The Red Flags

Interview:

https://youtu.be/bFqVvf5L9lI?si=47Yhe1urBwgY3lmC

Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You to see

Jimmy’s interview with Democratic Senate candidate from Texas James Talarico was not televised because of threats from the FCC so we're hosting their discussion here on YouTube. James talks about Republicans being scared of him winning, Jesus being co-opted by MAGA, the RNC Convention being held in Texas, not taking money from corporate PACs, Trump calling him a “freaky guy” and having second thoughts about endorsing his opponent Ken Paxton, and the GOP making it harder for people to vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE9LrGpNk

President Trump announces ACA $500 rebate checks. #healthcare #doctor

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G4u_Y6LxSPY

I'd Like to Teach the World to Think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oqo6eVK6n0

Worries about the CDC reliability hover over flu season : NPR

"When they raise doubt on the adjudication that a state may have made around a death, that is highly problematic," says Daskalakis. "This is dangerous."…

https://www.npr.org/2026/09/11/nx-s1-5950002/as-diseases-loom-cdcs-response-to-measles-deaths-stirs-fears-about-agencys-reliability

Metamorphosis is a beautiful thing 🥹#jdvance #trump

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N73J71cJpl4

7 takeaways from the ‘Trumpapalooza’ Republican convention : NPR

- Republicans have an enthusiasm problem

- The message emphasized personal attacks over policy

- The rise of the -isms

- What war?

- 2028 looms over everything

https://www.npr.org/2026/09/11/nx-s1-5962848/republican-convention-trump-dividend-vance-midterms

JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention

Vice-president dog-whistled, exaggerated claims of success and echoed Trump talking points to excited audience…

Addressing Democratic “radicals”, whom he accused of wanting to destroy the nuclear American family, he boomed: “Stay the hell away from our kids.”

But it was also a speech aimed squarely at rallying the Maga faithful: attacking transgender rights, extolling the importance of American manufacturing and religious freedom, and accusing Democrats of “doubling down on the crazy”.

Vance showed a penchant, too, for Trump’s baseless statements, claiming that some Democrats in New York “cheered on” the slaughter of Jewish people on 7 October, and suggesting that a “new generation” of Democrats seek to defund the police and “abolish the border”.

“What is it that drives this new generation of radical Democrats? It’s not new policies. They’ll say the same stuff: defund the police, abolish the border, the green new scam. We’ve heard all this stuff before,” Vance said. He then tried out a new line: “I think that what’s new about them is what motivates them is a new type of hardcore hatred.”…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/jd-vance-republican-midterm-convention

Ted Cruz’s GOP Convention Speech Interrupted By Chilling Call From The Crowd | HuffPost Latest News

Cruz mentioned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. And after each name, an unidentified member of the crowd could be heard shouting: “He should be shot.”…

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-crowd-member-gop-midterm-convention_n_6aa38536e4b0b2af35a5dc19

RFK Jr.’s claim that the US has the ‘sickest children’ in world history is wrong – PolitiFact

For most of human history, about half of children died before puberty, with disease as a major contributor.

Childhood mortality has fallen significantly in the U.S. and globally in the last century, largely because of advances in sanitation and medicine, including vaccines.

U.S. children have a significantly higher mortality rate than children in comparable high-income countries. Children’s chronic disease rates in the U.S. have increased in recent decades…

https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/sep/10/robert-f-kennedy-jr/children-health-history-midterm-convention/

Federal court rejects Trump administration order keeping Michigan coal plant open | PBS News

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-court-rejects-trump-administration-order-keeping-michigan-coal-plant-open

An Off the Charts Bonkers Promise

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M9N_sBWGjY4

Fed's Warsh faces new pressure to hike rates after inflation heats up - POLITICO

A decision to raise rates next week would come at a politically fraught time — less than two months before a midterm election that will determine control of Congress…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/11/cpi-inflation-fed-warsh-rate-hike-01072017

That Viral Photo of Muslim Men Praying and Blocking Traffic? Look Closer

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bHhv0cl23ss

Court deals first blow to Trump’s coal rescue campaign - POLITICO

“DOE needs to stay in its lane and use its emergency powers only in actual emergencies,” Lenoff said in a statement following the ruling.

“Preventing the market-driven retirements of coal plants to advance a coal-friendly agenda is not a proper use of emergency powers,” he said. “We will continue to challenge unlawful orders if DOE persists in issuing them.”…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/11/court-deals-first-blow-to-trumps-coal-rescue-campaign-01072134