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US Institute of Peace and its ousted board ask appeals court to block Trump from carving his name into their building, a contractor already chosen.
Name bolted to facade since December
Source: CNN
September 17, 2026
Federal judge sentences Minneapolis man to 14 months for spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with vinegar at town hall, rejecting the "harmless kitchen substance" defense.
Planned attack for weeks, FBI found
Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune
September 17, 2026
Former ICE agent Christian Castro surrenders in Minneapolis on assault charges for shooting a legal immigrant, months after Texas Gov. Abbott stalled his extradition.
$200,000 bail, federal court Friday
Source: KMSP Minneapolis
September 17, 2026
White House pulls ICE director nominee Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma trooper who guarded DHS Secretary Mullin's home, after DHS officials questioned his credentials.
No confirmed director since Obama era
Source: The Independent
September 17, 2026
Federal judge orders 30 days' notice before any Kennedy Center demolition, a day after Trump said it will be "ripped down" without his name.
Photographed reading DEMOLISHED poster same day
Source: USA Today
September 17, 2026
California Gov. Newsom signs the nation's first smoke-damage testing and cleanup standards, forcing insurers to pay after 13,000 claims from the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Full standards not due until 2028
Source: Cal Matters
September 17, 2026
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