SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 14, 2026--
Barrett-Jackson ( https://www.barrett-jackson.com/ ), The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, returned to Las Vegas this weekend, bringing celebrities and crowds to watch close to $36 million in collectible vehicles and automobilia change hands during this year’s auction from Sept. 10-12, 2026, in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Las Vegas Auction featured 593 collectible vehicles that generated close to $35 million. UFC President and CEO Dana White took home a pair of Ram trucks after he dropped $1.5 million on the winning bid that benefited charity, bringing the total amount Barrett-Jackson has helped raise for charity to more than $173 million. During the three-day auction, Barrett-Jackson sold 250 pieces of authentic automobilia for more than $1.1 million, generating nearly $36 million in total auction sales.
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“We just wrote another amazing chapter in Barrett-Jackson and Las Vegas history,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “For three days, we turned the Entertainment Capital of the World into the center of the collector car hobby. From fierce bidding for millions of dollars of fantastic vehicles to celebrity sightings and impressive exhibits, it was truly an immersive experience. On 9/11, we were incredibly proud to raise significant funds for Folds of Honor and the UFC Foundation, highlighted by an unforgettable $1.5-million winning bid by our good friend Dana White. The robust turnout by fans, bidders and consignors drove impressive sales and created numerous exciting and memorable moments.”
The 2026 Las Vegas Auction featured a diverse lineup, including world-class customs, iconic muscle cars, and elite supercars. Excitement peaked on Super Saturday with the $968,000 sale of a 2019 Ford GT ( Lot #742 ) and a 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Weissach ( Lot #735 ) that sold for $495,000.
The Top 10 vehicles sold during the Las Vegas Auction included:
Friday opened with a moment of silence to honor those who were lost and all whose lives were forever changed on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Demonstrating the same spirit of unity that brought our country together on that day, those gathered in the auction arena then joined in the singing of the national anthem.
Barrett-Jackson continued its tradition of giving back to the community. One of the biggest moments of the auction came when UFC President and CEO Dana White joined Barrett-Jackson Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson on the block for the sale of two championship-style, one-of-one trucks. The result of a collaboration between Ram, UFC and RealTruck, the first retail production 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee SRT pickup ( Lot #3000 ) and a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 SRT-10 custom pickup ( Lot #3001 ) sold as a pair for $1.5 million — with White personally placing the winning bid to take both vehicles home. With all fees and commissions waived, the entire hammer price will be shared equally between the Folds of Honor Foundation and the UFC Foundation. Folds of Honor provides life-changing educational scholarships to the families of America’s fallen or disabled military and first responders. The UFC Foundation’s portion will support Hispanic charities.
“Watching Dana White battle other bidders for the pair of custom charity Ram trucks was incredibly special — a moment enthusiasts will never forget,” said Jackson. “Dana is one of the most patriotic individuals in our country, and it is fitting that his winning bid on 9/11 will benefit those in need, especially the families of fallen American service members and first responders.”
Star power met horsepower in Las Vegas when a custom 1971 GMC Jimmy ( Lot #687 ) consigned by singer/songwriter Edie Brickell fetched $88,000. Another celebrity-connected vehicle was a 1951 Cadillac Series 62 Royal Parade convertible ( Lot #721 ) built by General Motors at the Cadillac factory for Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, prior to her accession. The princess was chauffeured in the special one-off parade Cadillac during the 1951 Canadian Royal Tour, not long before she became Queen Elizabeth II. The final auction price for the royal Cadillac was $220,000.
Actor Cody Walker, CEO of Reach Out WorldWide (ROWW) and founder of FuelFest, was on-site to check out the last-ever Toyota GR Supra MkV Final Edition; the car was on display in Las Vegas before it heads to the Barrett-Jackson 2027 Scottsdale Auction in January. Generously donated by Toyota, the car’s entire sale price will go to ROWW, which was founded in 2010 by Cody’s brother, the late actor Paul Walker, to assist in the aftermath of natural disasters around the world.
Another star car headed to Scottsdale that was on display at the Las Vegas Auction was the historic 2006 Maybach 57 luxury sedan formerly owned by legendary Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor. It was her last vehicle and was willed to renowned celebrity stylist and trendsetter José Eber upon her passing. The vehicle has been rarely driven since Taylor’s death and has only 7,200 actual miles.
Barrett-Jackson successfully auctioned 250 pieces of authentic automobilia — all selling with No Reserve — to generate $1,150,699 in total sales. This landmark event marked the second most successful Las Vegas Auction in company history.
Top automobilia items included:
The 2026 Las Vegas Auction kicked off on Sept. 9 with an invitation-only Opening Night Cocktail Reception at LIV nightclub inside the luxurious Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort. Under the vision of Fontainebleau Development owner Jeffrey Soffer, the resort has significantly enhanced the Barrett-Jackson Auction lifestyle experience, blending the high-octane energy of the automotive world with premier luxury hospitality and sophisticated social spaces. The reception was the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow auction guests at the Strip’s leading nightlife and daylife destination, which includes both the high-energy nightclub and the outdoor LIV beach oasis.
Beyond the action on the auction block, Barrett-Jackson continued its tradition of hosting a massive automotive lifestyle festival filled with activities for the whole family. The event featured a vast Exhibitor Marketplace, interactive sponsor displays, a fan zone with DJs playing today’s hits and an array of food options.
Barrett-Jackson is inviting consignments for the 2027 Scottsdale Auction, which will be held at WestWorld of Scottsdale, January 23-31. In addition, General admission and Barrett-Jackson Experiences hospitality packages for the 2027 Scottsdale Auction are on sale now. The inaugural Barrett-Jackson Digital Select Auction is scheduled for Nov. 5-12 on Barrett-Jackson.com.
About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is the leader in collector car auctions and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions and the sale of private collections. Welcoming hundreds of thousands of attendees per year, Barrett-Jackson hosts live collector car auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach, Florida; Columbus, Ohio; and Las Vegas, Nevada, where thousands of the most sought-after, unique and valuable vehicles cross the block in front of a global audience. In addition to the four main in-person events, Barrett-Jackson will hold several Digital Select Auctions. With broadcast partner A+E Networks, Barrett-Jackson features live television coverage of their events on FYI and HISTORY, as well as “All the Cars, All the Time” via their produced livestream on Barrett-Jackson.com. Also based in Scottsdale, the Barrett-Jackson Collection Showroom offers a rotating selection of premium vehicles that meet the high standards for which the company is known. Since 1971, Barrett-Jackson has helped raise over $173 million to support more than 200 local and national charities. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit www.barrett-jackson.com, or call 480-421-6694.
UFC President and CEO Dana White took home a pair of Ram trucks after he dropped $1.5 million on the winning bid that benefited charity during the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump'smail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years. The case has major implications because nearly one-third of the country votes by mail.
The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action the agency said would remove more than $300 billion in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy.
The EPA also announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. The changes represent a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution, often in low-income and majority Black or Hispanic communities.
Also Monday, Trump said he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology were part of a “SICK conspiracy.” The president specifically said that the administration has already stopped the AI company Anthropic “from doing bad, or potentially bad” things.
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Kristen Clarke, the NAACP’s general counsel, said the ruling was “a big victory” for voters and democracy, calling mail voting a secure practice “deeply rooted” in U.S. history.
“The Supreme Court rightly rejected an effort that would have made it harder for millions of Americans to participate in our elections,” Clarke said in a statement.
“The Court’s decision preserves a critical pathway to the ballot box and reaffirms that our democracy works best when every eligible voter can participate,” Clarke continued. “We will continue to use every tool available to support Americans in registering their voices and their ballots this midterm election cycle.”
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Todd Blanche will take questions from reporters on Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden, according to the White House.
Blanche is taking a turn answering questions from reporters following Vice President JD Vance’s appearance in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room earlier this month.
Trump has yet to announce a replacement for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who held her last press briefing in late August before officially leaving the post.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway.
The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.
The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the center of a roiling political controversy, to clear the way for restrictions before the pivotal November contests for control of Congress. The case has major implications because nearly one-third of the country votes by mail.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll stay on the sidelines of the 2028 presidential race if former Vice President Kamala Harris, a fellow Californian, decides to run.
He told CNN it would be “mutually assured destruction” if both of them ran, “a gift from God” for all the other candidates. Newsom and Harris both started their political careers in San Francisco local government and rose in tandem to national prominence.
“I wouldn’t do that to her. I wouldn’t do that to you. I wouldn’t waste everyone’s time,” Newsom told CNN’s Jake Tapper while fly fishing in thigh-high water.
Tapper said Newsom could argue that Harris already had her chance as the 2024 Democratic nominee.
“That would be the case you’d make. Pretty good one, actually. That’s objectively true,” Newsom said. But their circles have too much overlap, he added.
“The Venn diagram on that is just pure crossover,” Newsom said.
Asked about the arrangement, Jeffries said flatly, “Of course it’s a concern.”
Democrats have vowed a robust investigation and oversight agenda if they win control of the House in this fall’s election.
Jeffries said that as with other aspects of the “unprecedented corruption that the Trump cartel has unleashed on the American people, beginning on day one in the next Congress, we’re going to hold all the crooks accountable.”
McConnell briefly addressed reporters from a wheelchair outside the Senate chamber, smiling but looking noticeably frail.
Speaking slowly, McConnell joked that he wasn’t sure how many reporters would be there after dodging questions for his almost two decades as leader.
He said he was back in the Senate to work on a pending farm bill and because he has an ongoing interest in NATO and “backing up our good friends who are totally in the fight against the Russians.”
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Trump on Monday nominated the wife of “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
Kimberly Greenwood was among a list of nominees the Trump administration sent to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.
Later Monday, Kimberly Greenwood posted on Instagram a picture with her husband and Trump as she thanked the president for the nomination.
“Mr. President, thank you for believing in me and entrusting me with this extraordinary opportunity to serve,” she wrote.
Her husband, Lee Greenwood, is one of Trump’s favorite singers, whose signature patriotic anthem has been his chosen walk-on song at political events for years. Trump even went into business with Lee Greenwood, selling a $59.99 “God Bless the USA Bible,” with him.
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McConnell says he’ll be voting in the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized for a fall in his home.
McConnell’s three-month absence from the Senate generated a flood of criticism and online speculation, as the Kentucky senator initially remained quiet for weeks about his condition. The 84-year-old senator eventually disclosed that he had been “briefly unconscious” due to a fall and had also been treated for mild pneumonia in the hospital.
“My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven’t made it any easier,” McConnell said in a statement. “I’m still not quite back to 100%, but I’ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.”
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The president has nominated outgoing Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to serve as his top envoy to Saudi Arabia.
Hunt is near the end of his second term representing his Houston-area district. He finished third in the March 2026 Texas Republican primary for the U.S. Senate behind Ken Paxton and John Cornyn.
If confirmed, Hunt will head to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, amid tensions in the Middle East as the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran continues and as fighting between the Saudis and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen intensifies.
Before politics, Hunt was a U.S. Army officer who served as a diplomatic liaison in Saudi Arabia.
Hunt in a posting on X said he understood “the strategic importance of the partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia and the profound responsibility of this position.”
Gov. Brian Kemp endorsed Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins on Monday after urging GOP primary voters not to nominate him.
In a statement, Kemp called the congressman a “common-sense leader” who can defeat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.
Kemp’s decision comes after weeks of bruising headlines about Collins’ fundraising, associations with white nationalists and a House ethics investigation. Collins has denied wrongdoing.
Republican Senate leaders initially wanted Kemp, who is term-limited as governor, to challenge Ossoff. The 63-year-old governor demurred. Instead he recruited former football coach Derek Dooley. Kemp campaigned with Dooley through his June runoff loss, arguing Collins was too conservative to win the battleground state.
“There’s only one candidate in the race, in my opinion, that can beat Jon Ossoff,” Kemp told The Associated Press during the primary campaign. “It’s a lot different running statewide than in a ruby red congressional district.”
It’s not clear how much Kemp will campaign with Collins.
A whistleblower’s account released Monday contends a new Trump administration voter probe is ordering federal officials to unlawfully misrepresent themselves to access state voter data and create federal records that could wrongly implicate U.S. citizens.
The Department of Homeland Security’s new “Unlawful Voter Initiative” investigates voters based on unreliable data sources that may not accurately identify someone’s citizenship, according to the report released by Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Chuck Schumer.
The whistleblower said a group of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services staff has been mandated to review at least 40 voters a day to surface potential noncitizen voters. The effort builds on Trump’s fixation on finding noncitizens who are illegally on the rolls, even though research shows they are exceptionally rare.
In a news conference, Schumer called the initiative an “illegal scheme” and said Trump was willing to go to extreme lengths to “cheat, lie and steal in this election.”
DHS didn’t immediately comment.
Sen. John Thune says any legislation in Congress to regulate artificial intelligence should “strike a balance” and have a “light touch.”
“You don’t want to stifle innovation, but I think you also want to make sure that the more advanced threats can be mitigated and there’s a capability and place to do that,” Thune said as the Senate returned to Washington after a five-week recess.
He said he thinks Congress could find a way to put guardrails around “those types of more consequential threats” without harming innovation and U.S. advancement.
Thune, who was chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee before he was leader, has been working on bipartisan legislation to regulate AI companies. But he has not yet introduced the bill.
“It’s very real, despite what Donald Trump has to say,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Jeffries said congressional action is needed “immediately.”
He said Republicans need to quit burying their heads in the stand, as a rubber stamp to Trump.
“We can’t wait until the next Congress,” he said. “We need to act now.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that he expects Trump to summon AI platform providers to the White House in the coming days.
Johnson said the meeting hasn’t been scheduled yet, but it’s in process.
“There will be a deliberate discussion about the responsibility of the companies to maintain safety, and what role, if any, the government has to play in that,” Johnson said.
Johnson said he’s wary of taking steps that could slow down innovation, saying the U.S. must maintain an edge over China in AI development.
“Whoever achieves automated general intelligence first probably has an edge over everybody else around the world,” Johnson said.
In a video posted Monday on social media, Seth Bodnar takes aim and fires at a small camera.
“Are you tired of security cameras watching your every move? Yeah, me too,” Bodnar, a military veteran, said.
Flock cameras have emerged as a theme in the midterm elections. Across the political spectrum, candidates have been increasingly critical of Flock Safety, which sells the cameras to police around the country.
The cameras take photos of license plates, and that data can be shared across law enforcement agencies. Critics have raised privacy concerns. Supporters say the cameras have strengthened policing.
The company didn’t respond to a request for comment. But in response to previous questions about campaigns’ rhetoric, a spokesperson emphasized the role the technology has played in solving crimes.
Trump lashed out at AI critics on social media, saying that the AI companies calling for government regulation of their sector could end up bankrupt.
“Concerning AI, when, in the History of Business, did anyone see the Leaders of an Industry call for Regulation that, if strongly implemented, will drive them into oblivion and bankruptcy?” Trump said.
The president then said that claims that AI posed a threat to humanity was “hoax” along the lines of his two impeachments during his first term.
“AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX,” Trump said.
In a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrote that the man, Umar Kremlev, was a “dear friend,” who “very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding.”
ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative website, reported earlier Monday that the wedding between Trump Jr. and socialite Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas was heavily funded by Kremlev, a Russian oligarch who heads the International Boxing Association. He also has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Democratic-led states and cities filed lawsuits Monday challenging a federal rule set to take Friday that they say gives the Trump administration broad discretion to deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps and other public benefits.
The lawsuits challenge Trump’s plan to revive a “public charge” rule that he originally imposed during his first term but that was reversed under President Joe Biden.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading a coalition of 21 other states in one of the suits, said the rule would force needy immigrant families to choose between seeking assistance and seeking legal status in the country.
The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action the agency said would remove more than $300 billion in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy.
The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama address climate change and clean up industrial pollution.
EPA officials said the change would allow utilities to make the best decisions for their ratepayers rather than be forced to closed aging or inefficient plants.
Former Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday that he will campaign on behalf of Republican Sen. Susan Collins as she fights a tough reelection campaign in Maine.
Manchin was a longtime Democrat and centrist who became an independent while nearing the end of his time in office in 2024. He said during an appearance on CNBC that he considers Collins a dedicated public servant.
“You lose the Susan Collins of the Senate, you’re losing the soul of the Senate. Basically, a person you can talk to, wants to do the right thing all the time,” Manchin said.
Collins, the only Republican senator in New England, faces Democratic former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson in November. The race is critical to Democratic aspirations to take control of the Senate.
Laura Allen, whose family owns a Texas ranch, was among the people who turned out Monday for the announcement of the lawsuit. The Trump administration plans to build a wall and other border infrastructure through the remote Big Bend area.
“Where this project goes will be right through the middle of the property, over 2 miles from water,” Allen, a former county judge and two-time Trump voter, said in Marfa, Texas. “All of our working facilities will now be behind the walls, with no guarantee of what will happen to us.”
She pointed out that illegal border crossings have plunged since Trump returned to office.
“Thank you, President Trump. You’ve secured the border. But now let it go. It’s time,” she said.
The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees plans to propose adding Trump’s name to the facility’s exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its “precarious fiscal position,” according to a new court filing in a suit aimed at blocking the addition of his name to the building.
The filing made by Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, an ex-officio member of the board who’s led an effort to block Trump putting his name on the building, said she was alerting the court to the proposal because it could implicate a pending decision before the court.
“The Board understands that without such appropriate recognition it is unlikely that President Trump will provide the fundamental oversight of the renovation of the main building and lead the fiscal rescue of the Center,” the board wrote in the proposed resolution.
The document proposes 10 options for adding the president’s name to the building’s exterior.
Visitors walk past a display depicting artificial intelligence and a human hand at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A large box of pre-assembled mail-in ballots at the Wake County Board of Elections on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Shannon, Ireland to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
