September 11

BLS data shows grocery prices rising fastest since 2022 as tariffs bite

Bureau of Labor Statistics data released in September 2025 showed grocery prices rising at the fastest pace since 2022, with coffee up 18.9%, beef up 14.7%, and bananas up 6.9% year over year. Economists attributed a significant portion of the increases to Trump's import tariffs, which were estimated to add 0.5 to 0.7 percentage points to the consumer price index. The data directly contradicted White House officials who had repeatedly claimed tariffs would not raise consumer prices.

Vance accompanies Charlie Kirk's remains to Arizona after his assassination

Vice President JD Vance accompanied the remains of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Air Force Two back to Arizona on Sept. 11, 2025, following Kirk's assassination. Kirk, 31, had built Turning Point USA into one of the largest conservative campus organizing networks in the United States; Vance's personal attendance at the dignified transfer of Kirk's remains reflected the close political relationship between the administration and the organization Kirk founded.

UK removes Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador after Epstein emails emerge

Prime Minister Keir Starmer removed Peter Mandelson as Britain ambassador to the United States after published emails showed a closer relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than officials said had been known during the appointment process. The dismissal turned the Epstein records fight into a diplomatic and government-vetting crisis for the UK government.

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Brazil's Supreme Court convicts Bolsonaro and sentences him to 27 years over coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro on September 11, 2025 on charges related to his role in plotting a coup following his 2022 electoral defeat. He was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison. The verdict followed a two-year investigation that found Bolsonaro and co-conspirators had planned to assassinate President Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justices to prevent the transfer of power.

Al Qaeda terrorists attack World Trade Center and Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000

Nineteen terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda hijack four commercial airplanes. Two planes crash into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing both towers to collapse. A third plane strikes the Pentagon. Passengers attack hijackers on a fourth plane, forcing it to crash near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people from 93 nations are killed. The attacks spur President George W. Bush to declare a global War on Terror.

Nixon White House Counsel John Dean gives IRS Commissioner Walters a list of 576 political enemies and orders audits

White House Counsel John Dean delivered a list of 576 supporters and staffers of Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern to IRS Commissioner Johnnie Walters on September 11, 1972, demanding the IRS open tax audits on each name. Walters refused, placed the list in a sealed envelope in his safe after obtaining authorization from Treasury Secretary George Shultz to do nothing. The episode became central to Watergate investigations, revealing that Nixon had told aides he wanted an IRS commissioner who would "go after our enemies and not go after our friends."

Moscow warns Washington against attacking Cuba as the secret deployment continues

The Soviet government warns the United States not to attack Cuba while the missile deployment is still underway in secret. The public statement is meant to deter intervention without revealing the full extent of Soviet activity on the island. It becomes one of the last major warnings before discovery.