Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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

1. 6 AM CTIran says it got a U.S. Hormuz reply; $500 ACA refunds start mailing; SCOTUS stay holds
   • Update: Iran says it received a U.S. response on Hormuz and ceasefire terms
   • Reps. Cloud and Clyde urge Trump and Vance to investigate ATF’s 1.4 billion pages of out-of-business gun records
   • U.S. withdraws last troops from Iraq bases as Iran celebrates the pullout
   • Update: Russia hits Kyiv overnight again; child killed in nearby Vyshhorod
2. 10 AM CTPosting shortly
3. 12 PM CTPosting shortly
4. 2 PM CTPosting shortly
5. 5 PM CTRussia hits Ukraine power grid; State revokes 250,000 visas; $15B Iowa steel plant
   • Update: Russia launches heaviest energy attack on Ukraine in months; Kyiv faces emergency power cuts
   • SpaceXAI rolls out a redesigned Grokipedia v0.3, and Musk reposts the news
   • Update: Mediators still work Iran-U.S. Hormuz track; Washington wants nuclear steps first
   • State Department says it has revoked more than 250,000 visas under Trump and Rubio
6. 9 PM CTPosting shortly
7. Evening WrapPosting shortly