U.S. bars Canadian cars, dairy and alcohol imports.
Today's events
Canada import ban.
Three proclamations bar certain Canadian motor vehicles, dairy and alcoholic beverages from importation into the United States under Section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act — escalating from duties that took effect August 22.1Sep 11 · Fed. Reg.Polysilicon imports.
Proclamation 11052 adjusts imports of polysilicon and its derivatives — the feedstock for solar panels and semiconductor wafers — into the United States.2Sep 11 · WHCitizenship orders.
The White House issued two citizenship executive orders: 14418, continuing to protect the meaning and value of American citizenship, and 14419, ending birth tourism.3Sep 11 · WHWashington coal plant.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright ordered TransAlta to keep Unit 2 of the Centralia coal plant available to run through December 11; it had been scheduled to shut at the end of 2025.4Sep 11 · DOEIran sanctions licenses.
Treasury published two Iran-related general licenses: one issued September 4 authorizing the wind-down of transactions involving certain entities through September 19, and a second issued September 8.5Sep 11 · TreasuryBiosafety rewrite.
The National Institutes of Health proposed replacing its near-50-year-old recombinant-DNA guidelines with a policy covering all biohazards while cutting requirements for low-risk research; comments close October 19.6Sep 11 · HHSTrade-barrier docket.
The U.S. Trade Representative filed a notice seeking public comment on significant foreign trade barriers for the 2027 National Trade Estimate Report.7Sep 11 · USTRNepal flood aid.
The State Department approved $1 million for forensic support to Nepal Police, taking total U.S. assistance after the floods past $5 million; FBI specialists are helping identify victims.8Sep 12 · StatePentagon ceremony.
Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the Pentagon courtyard, where the names of the building's 184 victims were read aloud.9Sep 11 · DOD
Allied Governments
Ukraine's nuclear plant.
Britain told the atomic agency's board that Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant lost off-site power ten times in three months, and that fewer than a third of its off-site radiation monitors still transmit data.aSep 11 · UK FCDOBrussels remembrance.
NATO held a ceremony at its Brussels headquarters for the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks — the only time in the alliance's history that its mutual-defence clause, Article 5, has been invoked.bSep 11 · NATOCounter-terror stocktake.
At the Security Council, Britain said it has trained more than 120,000 Iraqi security personnel and provided over $670 million in humanitarian and stabilisation assistance to communities affected by the Islamic State.cSep 11 · UK FCDO
Voices
“On August 21, 2026, Canada reneged on its commitment, ceased negotiating in good faith, and did not remove the discrimination or unreasonable and unequal imposition at issue in Proclamation 11048.”
Proclamation 11063 · Sep 111
“We salute the service members working right now to ensure the world's No. 1 sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, will never have a nuclear weapon.”
President Trump, Pentagon courtyard · Sep 119
“America needs more reliable power, not less, and today's order will help ensure reliable electricity generation remains available to help address periods of peak demand.”
Energy Sec. Chris Wright · Sep 114
“The increasingly multi-disciplinary, cross-sector, and global nature of modern science calls for a paradigm shift.”
Draft NIH Biosafety Policy · Sep 116
“We can't restore what was taken from us that day, but we can make and continue to hold a solemn promise: never to forget.”
Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs · Sep 119
“The safety of Americans in the affected area remains our highest priority.”
State Dept. media note, Nepal floods · Sep 128
Sources
- Federal Register, “Excluding Certain Canadian Products From Importation Into the United States in Response to Continued Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States” — Motor Vehicles (Proclamation 11063), Dairy (Proclamation 11062), Alcoholic Beverages (Proclamation 11061), filed Sept. 11, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/canada-motor-vehicles-exclusion · …/canada-dairy-exclusion · …/canada-alcohol-exclusion
- GovInfo — Presidential Documents, “Proclamation 11052—Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives Into the United States,” published Sept. 11, 2026. govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202600522
- GovInfo — Presidential Documents, “Executive Order 14419—Ending Birth Tourism” and “Executive Order 14418—Continuing To Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” published Sept. 11, 2026. govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202600521 · …/DCPD-202600520
- U.S. Dept. of Energy, “Energy Secretary Keeps Northwest Coal Generating Plant Online,” Sept. 11, 2026. energy.gov/articles/…/northwest-coal-generating-plant
- Federal Register, “Publication of Iran-Related Web General Licenses CC and DD” (Office of Foreign Assets Control), Sept. 11, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/iran-general-licenses-cc-dd
- Federal Register, “Draft NIH Biosafety Policy for Research Involving Biohazards” (National Institutes of Health, HHS), filed Sept. 11, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/draft-nih-biosafety-policy
- Federal Register, “Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the 2027 National Trade Estimate Report” (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative), filed Sept. 11, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/2027-national-trade-estimate-report
- U.S. Dept. of State, “United States Approves Additional Funding for the Nepal Floods Response,” Sept. 12, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/nepal-floods-response-funding
- U.S. Dept. of War, “Trump, Hegseth Commemorate 25th Anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon,” Sept. 11, 2026. war.gov/News/…/25th-anniversary-of-911-at-the-pentagon
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, “UK statement on Ukraine — IAEA Board of Governors September 2026,” Sept. 11, 2026. gov.uk/government/speeches/…/uk-statement-on-ukraine-iaea-board
- NATO, “NATO commemorates the 25th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States,” Sept. 11, 2026. nato.int/en/news-and-events/…/nato-commemorates-25th-anniversary-of-911
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, “The United Kingdom will work through this Council to combat terrorism in all its forms: UK statement at the UN Security Council,” Sept. 11, 2026. gov.uk/government/speeches/…/combat-terrorism-in-all-its-forms