September 25, 2026 – Page 5 – Bradley Cameron Site

LIVE – Pentagon: China Racing to 1,000 Nuclear Warheads by 2030 — Even as Trump and Xi Hold White House Talks

Townhall Chicago September 25, 2026

The Pentagon reports China is on track to surpass 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, expanding silo fields in western China comparable in scale to U.S. ICBM deployments, even as President Trump held a White House summit with Xi Jinping. Nuclear policy did not appear on the summit’s confirmed agenda of trade, AI, Iran, and Ukraine.

LIVE – 1619 Author’s Confession: I Sent My Daughter to a Failing School on Purpose — And She Called Me Out for It

Townhall Chicago September 25, 2026

Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the New York Times’s 1619 Project, has published an essay revealing she deliberately enrolled her daughter in a failing inner-city school as an ideological statement, only to be confronted by her daughter with the question of whether she knew the school was bad. Former Waukegan teacher Frank McCormick says the episode exposes a moral failure at the heart of progressive education ideology and makes the strongest possible case for school choice.

LIVE – Netanyahu Tells UN Walkout Nations: ‘If There Are Any Other Moral Cowards, Please Leave Now’

Townhall Chicago September 25, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and rejected genocide accusations before the UN General Assembly as dozens of world leaders walked out before his address. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the assembly by pre-recorded video after the Trump administration denied him a visa.

LIVE – Trump Hosts Xi at White House as Fox News Flags Gap in Iran Oil Sanctions

Townhall Chicago September 25, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Trump at the White House to discuss artificial intelligence and Iran, as Fox News reported that China remains Iran’s largest oil customer despite a U.S. pressure campaign. Xi said AI development should remain ‘under human control’ and called for joint U.S.-China responsibility over the technology.

LIVE – Treasury Secretary: Large Majority of Iran’s External Flights Shut Down

Townhall Chicago September 25, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. has shut down more than 80 to 90 percent of Iran’s external flights and described an ongoing financial pressure campaign aimed at forcing Tehran to negotiate. Bessent outlined three possible endpoints for the standoff, while security analyst Jim Hanson characterized the current phase as a prolonged war of attrition.

LIVE – AI Companies Are Lobbying for Rules That Could Backfire, Security Analyst Says

Townhall Chicago September 25, 2026

National security analyst Jim Hanson argues that OpenAI and Anthropic are pursuing federal AI regulation primarily to protect their market positions ahead of IPOs, a move he says could benefit China by handicapping American competitors. Hanson contends that framing like Xi Jinping’s call to keep AI ‘under human control’ functions as cover for slowing U.S. technological dominance.

LIVE – Democratic Candidate Quality May Offset GOP Headwinds Heading Into Midterms, Analyst Says

Townhall Chicago September 25, 2026

National security analyst Jim Hanson argues that weak Democratic nominees in Texas, Michigan, and Georgia give Republicans competitive openings heading into the midterms despite broader political headwinds. Hanson says the quality of individual candidates will matter more than national polling trends this cycle.