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September 19, 2026
The day's top events, read by how settled the reporting is.
Trump says a Greenland security deal gives the US permanent basing rights
Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland granting the United States permanent access, basing and overflight rights on the island, expected to be signed next week.
Trump bars reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from entering White House grounds
Trump announced on Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are barred from the White House, and press freedom groups said the courts will void the move.
Every state applies to a Medicaid drug pricing program with undisclosed terms
All 50 states have applied to join the Trump administration's Medicaid most favored nation drug pricing program, a voluntary pilot whose company agreements remain undisclosed.
Trump says his son repaid a Russian businessman for a Bahamas wedding party
Trump told reporters at the Oval Office that his son has paid back the Russian businessman whose money covered a private island and fireworks at his Bahamas wedding.
Thousands protest at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to close it
Demonstrators ringed the Kennedy Center in Washington after its board voted to close the building indefinitely for repairs and a judge blocked adding Trump's name to it.
A federal appeals court rules third country deportations unlawful
A unanimous three judge panel of the First Circuit ruled Friday that the Department of Homeland Security policy of swift deportation to third countries is unlawful.
Pennsylvania asks the CDC for emergency help as its measles cases reach 731
Pennsylvania is asking the CDC for emergency help as a major measles outbreak spreads, while the state and the US health secretary dispute how deaths are counted.
A transmission fault cuts power across Cuba as the national grid collapses
Cuba's energy ministry says the country's entire electricity grid disconnected on Friday afternoon after a transmission fault in central Cuba, cutting power nationwide.