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September 17: Trump Weighs Iran Attacks as Missouri Map Challenge Returns
In Europe
The European Commission has proposed making major online platforms pay a supervisory fee to help enforce the planned EU Kids Act. The measure would fund oversight of child-safety rules for digital services across the bloc, putting some of the enforcement bill on the companies operating the platforms rather than entirely on taxpayers.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says intelligence agencies see a serious risk of Russian hybrid attacks in the coming months, including possible drone strikes targeting Poland and other countries backing Ukraine.
In U.S. courts and elections
A federal appeals court is considering a challenge to Missouri's congressional map just days before ballots must go out. The central question is whether there is still enough time to alter the map before the election.
A man who sprayed vinegar at Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall has been sentenced to more than a year in prison. He admitted the attack was politically motivated.
The ACLU has released video of Memphis Safe Task Force officers arresting activist Hunter Demster while he filmed them. Demster is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging the task force retaliated against people recording police activity, including by treating Tennessee's 25-foot police buffer law as a boundary that moved with officers.
A judge has also ordered the Trump administration to provide 30 days' written notice before beginning planned changes at the Kennedy Center.
In the Middle East
President Trump says he is nearing a decision on whether to resume major attacks against Iran, telling Axios he is weighing a campaign intended to end the conflict. He said he could not rule out an effort to “annihilate” Iran, language that leaves a great deal resting on what, precisely, counts as a decision.
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