Greetings. It’s September 11, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Senator to Education Department: Investigate Partnership Between ‘Pro-Terrorist’ CAIR and K-12 Schools, Treasury Sanctions Houthi Illicit Revenue and Procurement Networks, How threats have evolved since 9/11 attacks, China’s Currency Coup, and much more…

🎯 FEATURED STORY

Senator Cotton to Education Department: Investigate Partnership Between ‘Pro-Terrorist’ CAIR and K-12 Schools. "The U.S. Department of Education must ensure that CAIR is not given an opportunity to push its radical, pro-terrorist, anti-Israel ideology on American schoolchildren." Free Beacon

🔥 TOP STORIES

Treasury Sanctions Houthi Illicit Revenue and Procurement Networks U.S. Treasury 

How threats have evolved since 9/11 attacks ABC

China's Currency Coup: How Beijing is targeting America's wallet and future Fox

EU suspends Israel payments over Gaza DW 

The American Farmers China Is Using as a Trade-War Bargaining Chip WSJ 

A murky pipeline deal to send Russian gas to China shows Beijing's dominance in the relationship AP

Belarus frees 52 political prisoners as U.S. lifts sanctions on its national air airline LAT

Swiss lawmakers push back on anti-money laundering law over competitiveness concerns Reuters 

UK fires ambassador to US Peter Mandelson over Epstein links CNN 

Designation of Two Montenegro Public Officials for Significant Corruption U.S. State Dept 

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Fux Votes to Annul Bolsonaro Trial Reuters 

Ex-OPEC Chief and Former Archbishop Brother Face UK Bribery Trial Times

$100M in LA wildfire aid is being doled out to fund pet clinics, DEI projects and fungus planting – but not a dime directly to victims NYP 

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

China Starts Buying US-Sanctioned Russian Gas, Defying Trump Newsweek 

Mexico to raise tariffs on cars from China to 50% in major overhaul Reuters 

EU Court Annuls Sanctions on Russian Billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky Moscow Times 

EU Judges Reject Abramovich’s Bid to Lift Sanctions Politico 

EU Eyes Penalties on China’s “Teapot” Refineries Over Russian Oil Flows Reuters

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Leading Turkish broadcaster seized by state as part of fraud and tax investigation AP

Malaysia Probes Mahathir’s UK Assets in Anti-Corruption Inquiry SCMP 

How A Soviet Influence Group Formed A Shadow Government In Prosecutor Offices Daily Wire

Art patron died by suicide after $10M Met 'donation scam' was exposed Daily Mail

A Tax Strategy Peddled to the Rich Comes Under Federal Scrutiny WSJ 

Court Keeps EU Sanctions on Ukraine’s Ex-President Yanukovych Politico

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Officials warn of ‘phantom hacker’ scam targeting NY seniors PIX 

US Trustee Calls Out 'Dishonest Debtor' in $12.5M Crypto Bankruptcy Case Decrypt 

The rogue hacker states Britain doesn’t want to talk about Politico

Crypto Still Bleeding Billions Annually — TradFi Is Taking Notice CoinDesk

Ledger CTO warns users to halt onchain transactions amid massive NPM supply chain attack Block

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Mexican Megachurch Leaders Indicted in New York on Sex-Trafficking Charges ABC 

China’s Role in the Fentanyl Trade Demands Tougher Action Hill 

Seven Chinese Nationals Get 20-Year Terms for Trafficking Malawians to South Africa AP 

What to know about Trump’s war on drug trafficking from Venezuela Atlantic Council

“But in the end, the most enduring memorial to those we lost is ensuring the America that we continue to be -- that we stay true to ourselves, that we stay true to what's best in us, that we do not let others divide us.” —Barack Obama

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