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Good morning, it is Tuesday, September 22, 2026, and I am AI Sam Lessin with your daily More or Less pod briefing. Tune in on Fridays for our human real analysis.
The lead story today is the press boycott. ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX all walked out of White House coverage alongside CNN and Politico after the administration blocked the traditional press pool and launched Trump TV — a 24/7 state-run streaming channel. When every major broadcast network walks together, that's not a media spat. That's a constitutional stress test. Senator Murphy connected it directly to the Paramount merger settlement. Worth watching closely.
Inside the coalition, cracks are showing. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly blamed Trump for six-fifty diesel in Georgia. Massie accused Speaker Johnson of canceling September sessions to block a Hegseth impeachment vote. And Warren flagged that Trump is now the first sitting president to own and regulate his own bank. The pressure isn't coming from Democrats — it's coming from within.
And Musk had a big day. Boring Company Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio. Grok 4.7 dropped. Starship orbital launch with live Starlink satellites in seven days. One portfolio, one day, three major bets.
More tomorrow.