Tuesday, September 29, 2026

All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.

1. 6 AM CTTrump set to unveil America.gov at 9 a.m. CT; Iran awaits U.S. Hormuz reply today
   • Trump set to unveil America.gov AI portal today at 9 a.m. CT
   • Update: Iran says it expects a U.S. Hormuz reply today; mediators met Monday
   • Update: Russian strike hits Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences; Zelenskyy cites 9 dead Monday
   • DOT finalizes lower CAFE standards: about 34.9 mpg by 2031
2. 10 AM CTTrump unveils America.gov AI portal; Iran still awaits Hormuz reply
   • Update: Trump unveils America.gov; Gebbia cites 29,000 government sites
   • Trump tells AI chiefs U.S. must keep lead: ‘Whoever wins superintelligence wins’
   • Update: Trump says he offered Iran ‘NOTHING’; Tehran still awaits Hormuz reply
   • Update: Russia hits Kyiv overnight with ballistic missiles and 152 drones
3. 12 PM CTTrump signs America.gov order; says Iran war over ‘very soon’
   • Update: Trump signs order establishing America.gov as federal front door
   • Update: Trump releases Super Intelligence lunch seating; Musk and Huang flank him
   • Update: Trump says Iran war over ‘very soon’; Qatar still mediating Hormuz
   • Update: Zelenskyy says overnight strikes hit Black Sea vessels and Kyiv region
4. 2 PM CTRubio: Americans will be able to apply for a first passport fully online through America.gov starting next year
   • Rubio: Americans will be able to apply for a first passport fully online through America.gov starting next year
   • Trump hosts tech chiefs for ‘Super Intelligence’ lunch, says AI will be officially renamed
   • Senate Judiciary grills Jack Smith over Trump probes; Grassley calls them a 'corrupt operation'
   • Update: Rubio says America.gov will let Americans fully apply for passports online next year
5. 5 PM CTSupreme Court lets third-country removals resume; Trump and AI chiefs sign Super Intelligence accord
   • Supreme Court stays block on third-country removals and will hear the case in December
   • Update: Trump and AI chiefs sign ‘morally binding’ Super Intelligence accord; AI renamed in executive order
   • DOE seeks exchange of up to 40 million SPR barrels as Hormuz war keeps oil elevated
   • Update: Trump says Iran is ‘failing very badly’ and the war will end ‘very soon’
6. 9 PM CTIRGC appeals to U.S. voters as Treasury hits Iran weapons networks; Super Intelligence order and SCOTUS stay stand
   • IRGC publishes 25-page letter urging U.S. voters to punish Trump in November midterms
   • Treasury sanctions 10 in Iran military procurement networks under Operation Economic Outcast
   • Update: White House posts Super Intelligence executive order; full industry accord text released
   • Update: America.gov live as federal front door; Rubio still points to fully online first passports next year
7. Evening WrapEvening Wrap: America.gov and Super Intelligence land; SCOTUS lets third-country removals resume
   • Evening Wrap: Trump signs America.gov order; Rubio says first passports go fully online in 2027
   • Evening Wrap: Trump and AI chiefs sign Super Intelligence accord; White House posts renaming order
   • Evening Wrap: IRGC urges U.S. voters to punish Trump; Iran still awaits Hormuz reply
   • Evening Wrap: Treasury sanctions 10 in Iran military procurement networks