WHITE HOUSE BACKTRACKS ON PLAN TO EXERT NEW CONTROL OVER N.I.H. GRANTS - THE NEW YORK TIMES — Hypocrisy Democracy, Wednesday, September 23, 2026

LIBERAL NEWS
the BLUE PILL

Trump Brags About Looting Another Country in Bonkers U.N. Address [Strong Left] — New Republic

Trump’s Ban on White House Press Backfires Immediately [Strong Left] — New Republic

Where Is the U.S. Beating China on A.I., and Where Is It Lagging? [Lean Left] — NYT Politics

Trump officials weigh rolling back beef import plan as GOP midterm panic spreads [Lean Left] — Politico

There's growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections [Lean Left] — NPR Politics

China's Xi kicks off state visit to Washington on Wednesday with a rare planeside welcome from Trump [Lean Left] — Washington Times

Batavia and Geneva match up for the 108th time; Simeon-Morgan Park showdown set for the West Side [Lean Left] — Chicago Sun-Times

Delcy Rodríguez poses with Trump in New York as Maduro languishes in jail nearby [Lean Left] — Guardian World

Trump Has Lost Interest in the Iran War, but It’s Still Quite Interested in Him [Strong Left] — The Nation

From cybersecurity to AI to Taiwan, what's at stake in Trump's summit with Xi [Lean Left] — NPR Politics

John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Lists [Strong Left] — The Intercept

Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post [Lean Left] — Politico

Traffic sign on 405 hacked to display pro-Iran website [Lean Left] — LA Times

JD Vance faces test in White House meeting with Israel-backing radio host [Lean Left] — Politico

Transcript: Trump’s Pollster Drops Bomb on GOP as Midterm Panic Erupts [Strong Left] — New Republic

To Wary Working People, AI Preemption Is the New Nafta [Strong Left] — New Republic

Zelenskiy Tries Not to Roll His Eyes as Trump Rants About Ballroom [Strong Left] — New Republic

Trump-Approved TV Pool Makes Major Security Blunder [Strong Left] — Daily Beast

HYPOCRITICAL NEWS

Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill [Strong Left] — The Intercept

'Square that circle': Analyst pinpoints Trump's glaring contradiction over Chinese AI [Strong Left] — Raw Story

White House Backtracks on Plan to Exert New Control Over N.I.H. Grants [Lean Left] — NYT Politics

Fox News Finds Itself at Odds With Trump on Press Ban [Lean Left] — NYT Politics

CNN Fact Checker Calls Out Trump’s ‘Single Most Politically Damaging Category of Lie’ [Center] — Mediaite

White House Backtracks on Plan to Exert New Control Over N.I.H. Grants - The New York Times [Center] — Google News US Politics

Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations - The New York Times [Center] — Google News US Politics

I used Muse, Instinct, and Grok Bot to plan my European vacation. Meta's AI agent was my favorite. [Center] — Business Insider

Rural Americans are getting more and more fed up with data centers [Center] — Business Insider

The CEO of a $55 billion conglomerate explains why the Japanese concept of 'kosoryoku' is so important in the AI age [Center] — Business Insider

‘Wrong’: Trump Spox Slams Top Republican Senator For Criticizing Xi Dinner [Center] — Mediaite

The Commander in Jinx? Trump Has Met Many Athletes in Second Term — and at Least 11 of Them Are Now Injured [Center] — Mediaite

‘Really Sick in the Mind!’ Left-Wing Podcaster Calls Christian Republican Voters ‘Cancer in Our Country’ [Center] — Mediaite

Speaker Johnson Calls for Trump to Get Out of Iran: ‘We’ve Got to Bring it to a Resolution’ [Center] — Mediaite

DOJ Lawyer Behind Legal Filing in Press Ban Case Once Admired Hitler — and Praised Him for Understanding the ‘Importance of Propaganda’ [Center] — Mediaite

‘Bad Precedent’: Newsmax Boss and Longtime Trump Pal Chris Ruddy Hits Trump’s Media Ban [Center] — Mediaite

NEW POLL: Trump Viewed As Doing More Damage to the Economy Than Biden at His Peak [Center] — Mediaite

‘This is a Fight!’ CNN Boss Fires Back at Trump Ban — Tackles Ellison Takeover in Private All-Hands Meeting [Center] — Mediaite

CONSERVATIVE NEWS
the RED PILL

SHOCK POLL: Powerful blue state gov's lead shrinks to single digits weeks before election [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Facing Cancer Battle, Jimmy Lai’s Daughter Looks With Hope to Trump-Xi Meeting [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

'Bro We Need Your Vote': Matt Gaetz and a Desperate GOP Wrestle With Trump's Unpopularity [Lean Right] — Reason

Montana Dem Sam Forstag Removes Bernie Sanders, AOC from Endorsement Page After Primary [Strong Right] — Breitbart

They Were Lifelong Democrats. Then a Terrorist Attacked Their Synagogue. [Lean Right] — The Free Press

Mexico Moves To Buy American, Box Out China In USMCA Push [Strong Right] — Daily Caller

Just Don’t Make Terminators [Lean Right] — National Review

Trump Says He Wants Drones and Snipers in 250-Foot Triumphal Arch, Complicating His Controversial Proposal [Lean Right] — Reason

Pastor Ezra Jin: Free My Fellow Church Leaders in China. Plus. . . [Lean Right] — The Free Press

Rosie O'Donnell to Release Epstein Victims Interview Series After ABC Rejected Her Segment on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Socialist mayor’s new answer to rampant retail crime ignites fury: ‘Bandage on a bullet wound’ [Strong Right] — Fox News Politics

Trump’s Media Ban Is Unconstitutional [Lean Right] — The Free Press

Pro-Hamas Turkish Strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan Accuses Israel at U.N. of Building ‘Concentration Camp’ [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Trump Warns Iran Of Annihilation At U.N. As Tehran’s Rep Holds Blank Stare [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

Red State Gets Another Chance In Crazy Battle Over Midterm Maps [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

Clay Travis: President Trump Will Attend Texas-Tennessee Game At Neyland Stadium [Strong Right] — Daily Wire

My New Montreal Economic Institute Paper on "The Legal Battle Over Trump's Tariffs: Implications for Canada" [Lean Right] — Reason

Ex-Democrat shares abortion pill experience that left her 'hemorrhaging in the bath' [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Market Correlation

U.S. equities are under pressure: the S&P 500 -0.75% at 7,706, the Nasdaq -0.69% at 26,936, the Dow -1.03% at 51,512. The VIX sits at 15.2 (+2.4% today), inside its normal range.

The 10-year Treasury yield is climbing at 5.11% — the number behind mortgage rates and Washington's interest bill. The dollar index is at 101.1 (+0.7%). Elsewhere: gold down 1.2% at $4,323/oz; WTI crude down 2.2% at $92.50/bbl; Bitcoin at $84,460 (-2.0%).

Among big names, PLTR leads gainers at +3.68%, while WFC lags at -5.30%. Rate moves and energy prices feed straight into the political fight over inflation — match this against the headlines above.

S&P 500 7,706.39 -0.75%

Nasdaq 26,936.04 -0.69%

Dow 51,512.42 -1.03%

VIX 15.23 +2.42%

10Y Yield 5.11% +3.04%

Dollar Index 101.1 +0.67%

Bitcoin 84,460.0 -1.99%

Gold 4,323.0 -1.22%

Oil WTI 92.5 -2.21%