
The White House withdraws the candidacy of Richard Lance Schroyer to head ICE after a senatorial blockage, while Trump announces an agreement with Denmark concerning the defense of Greenland, a territory already under American military presence since the Second World War.
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Richard Lance Schroyer was nominated by Donald Trump to lead ICE, but his confirmation was blocked by a Republican senator. Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, already hosts US military installations under previous agreements.
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United States: the White House withdraws its candidate for director of the immigration police, blocked by a Republican senator
The name of Richard Lance Schroyer, former member of the Oklahoma police force, was chosen by Donald Trump to represent ICE. An about-face in the form of disavowal for the President of the United States.
Trump announces agreement with Denmark on Greenland
The American president was pleased to have concluded a historic agreement giving the United States the defense of Danish territory, even if previous treaties since the Second World War had confirmed the American military presence.
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The deletion of Charles Sapin's editorial on France Inter provokes political tensions between the right, which denounces an attack on pluralism, and the left, which salutes the employees. Furthermore, Sébastien Delogu acknowledges unpaid alimony after revelations from Mediapart.
During his last intervention at the UN, Emmanuel Macron defended multilateralism and warned against the return of the “law of the jungle”. Faced with the surge in fuel prices, the government extended until the end of 2026 and expanded aid for heavy commuters, which could benefit 5.5 million people. Marine Tondelier gave birth to her son Léon on September 18 in Lens, a few hours after participating in a meeting at the Élysée on international conflicts.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon and François Hollande see their interests served by the progress of the left's primary, despite the hasty elimination of Philippe Brun and the tense exchanges between Ségolène Royal and Raphaël Glucksmann during the first debate on LCI.
Marine Tondelier, environmentalist candidate in the French presidential election, gave birth to her second child, Léon, on September 18 in Lens, two days after participating in a meeting at the Élysée on international conflicts. She clarified that the birth had gone well and that she would adapt her campaign to reconcile motherhood and political commitment, while defending measures for reproductive health and a “child-friendly country”.

Ségolène Royal launches her campaign in the socialist primary during a public meeting in Alfortville, aiming to become the first female president of the Republic twenty years after her failure in 2007. Marine Tondelier announces the birth of her son Léon, while Bruno Retailleau tries to take advantage of the postponement of Édouard Philippe's interview to relaunch his campaign on pension reform. The first televised debate of the left primary is scheduled for Wednesday evening on LCI with five candidates.

The senatorial elections of September 27, 2025, the last intermediate election before the presidential election of April 2026, are analyzed as a test of the balance of power resulting from the municipal elections in March. The RN aims to create a group with 10 senators, LFI hopes for a symbolic entry via Gabriel Amard in the Rhône, LR and the centrists want to retain their majority despite the pushes of the RN in the south, the Macronist group (RDPI) is trying to survive the loss of François Patriat, and the socialists fear losing their rank as second group in the Senate to the benefit of the centrist Union.