The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for September 12, 2026. Nothing new from September 11, 2026, but we added 5 events that erode our democratic ideals from earlier dates to the archive — 179 so far this month, 2067 in total. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

This day in history

We haven't recorded anything for September 11, 2026 yet, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in history.

• September 11, 2025 — SEC dismissed its civil fraud case against Nikola founder Trevor Milton after his Trump pardon

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we archived yesterday. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• April 29, 2025 — Education Department terminated $1 billion in school mental health grants without required individualized review
• December 24, 2025 — ICE agents shot and wounded man during Glen Burnie, Maryland arrest; agency's account of second injured man was contradicted by county police
• December 29, 2025 — DOJ sued Virginia over in-state tuition for undocumented students; outgoing AG Miyares joined DOJ to strike the law unopposed
• September 2, 2026 — Trump told Attorney General Blanche he had a legal case against Republican primary rival Dan J. Sullivan in Alaska Senate race
• September 8, 2026 — AP reporting revealed USPS mail-transport changes drove ballot-rejection surge in Washington, Oregon

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