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Can Verge readers beat the national average?

I was dismayed to discover only 9% of US adults answered all eight questions correctly in the Pew Research Center’s basic quiz on the First Amendment. How well can you do? Hint: it’s a leash on government restriction of speech. With that, I’m sure you’ll score better than Brendan Carr. [Link: Quiz: How much do you know about the First Amendment? | https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/quiz/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-first-amendment/ | Pew Research Center]

Judge blocks new Trump inscription on Kennedy Center

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Kennedy Center’s latest attempt to inscribe President Trump’s name back on building — and to rename the campus after him. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the Kennedy Center board cannot move forward with the plans without “Congress’s blessing,” finding that an August vote on the renaming…

Patel grilled on ICE shootings, Trump Jr.’s wedding…and bestiality?

Presented by SourceAmerica {beacon} PRESENTED BY It’s Tuesday, and it’s Sen. Mitch McConnell’s first full day back in 92 days. In today’s issue: Patel questioned Supreme Court angers Trump Texas students respond to Republican Macklemore dropped from tour Programming note: We’re Joshua Feldstein and Claire Leibowitz, filling in for Cate today. Please send us your…

Why Trump’s diesel woes are playing right into Moscow’s hands

Faced with record diesel prices and less than two months to go until the midterm elections, Donald Trump has reverted to a default setting in his turbulent and abortive campaign to end the Ukraine war: blaming the victim. His timing could not be worse for Ukraine, or more beneficial to Russia.

Barack Obama takes the middle way on AI.

AI commentary is frothy this week! Obama chimed in with a series of posts on X saying he’s neither an AI “accelerationist” nor a “doomer.” In a familiar tone from the former president, he cautioned that choices we make about technology “should not be made just by the companies involved, but by all of us.” “We need government — and specifically our leaders in Washington — to get proactive in coming up with concrete proposals, laws, and regulations that deal with serious safety concerns,” Obama said. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/obama.png?quality=90&strip=all]