https://drudge.com/user/Reinheitsgebot New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/293930/trump-flunky-oks-banking-license-pedo-47 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/14/trump-world-liberty-bank-charter-crypto-01038464 The Trump administration has granted preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture backed by President Donald Trump's family to operate a federally chartered trust bank, over the protests of Democrats who decried the decision as riddled with conflicts of interest. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the bank regulatory arm of the Treasury Department, said in a letter on Friday that it was conditionally approving World Liberty Trust Co.'s application for a trust bank charter. The company must still meet additional requirements before it receives final approval, the regulator said. The decision stands to give new powers and federal credibility to a venture in which Trump and his family retain a substantial financial interest Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:53:18 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293930/trump-flunky-oks-banking-license-pedo-47#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293930 discussion, 0.5 daily 293930 https://drudge.com/news/293929/6-dead-including-suspect-series https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/14/6-dead-including-suspect-in-series-of-killings-in-michigan-01038830 A series of shootings in Michigan left five people plus a suspect dead Friday, police said, following an extensive search around two homes and a wooded area. Officers responded just before noon to reports of a shooting at a home in Missaukee County, about 170 miles northwest of Detroit, and found three people dead and another in critical condition, Michigan State Police said in a statement. The wounded person was taken to a hospital. Suspect Chad Hickman, 39, fled before they arrived at the home, according to police. As officers conducted a large-scale search for him, they found a fourth person dead at another home. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:35:48 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293929/6-dead-including-suspect-series#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293929 discussion, 0.5 daily 293929 https://drudge.com/news/293928/magats-show-support-tate-brothers https://ca.news.yahoo.com/andrew-tate-supporters-doing-push-093103416.html Is it a sitcom? Is it a Miami manosphere convention? No, it's Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate fanboys fighting for their freedom. A few blocks from the federal detention centre where the brothers are currently being held following their 18 July arrests, "Top G" loyalists gathered in Downtown Miami to demand their release, in a rather unique way. Footage soon surfaced online of a bunch of grown men (in 34-degree heat, mind you) dropping to the ground and doing push-ups as a form of protest. Ah yes, very Alpha. And if push-ups with questionable form weren't enough, they also came equipped with handwritten signs reading, "Thank you Andrew Tate for teaching us BRAVERY!" and "Tates are heroes" Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:33:30 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293928/magats-show-support-tate-brothers#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293928 discussion, 0.5 daily 293928 https://drudge.com/news/293927/slumlord-jared-touts-peace-middle-east https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kushner-touts-trump-peace-prosperity-165425562.html Jared Kushner is taking heat for his latest social media post. On Thursday, Kushner marked six years since the Abraham Accords with a post on X crediting his father-in-law, President Donald Trump with opening what he described as a new era in the Middle East. The post drew critical responses from several commenters, including former President Barack Obama official Tommy Vietor, who sarcastically commented on Middle East peace since the accords. "Yes the Middle East has been so peaceful since the signing of the Abraham Accords. No new wars. No slaughter of innocent people. Just good vibes and trade deals," Vietor wrote on X. Jared Kushner @jaredkushner Six years ago, President Trump launched the Abraham Accords and opened a new chapter of peace, partnership, and prosperity in the Middle East. <p>Many said it was impossible. But with courageous leadership, persistence, and a small group of people willing to challenge old assumptions, we proved that the impossible could be achieved. <p>For too long, the region was trapped by old ideas and failed frameworks that managed conflict rather than solved it, and too often created incentives that perpetuated division and instability. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:28:35 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293927/slumlord-jared-touts-peace-middle-east#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293927 discussion, 0.5 daily 293927 https://drudge.com/news/293903/republican-says-congress-needs-do-more https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/house-republican-says-we-should-do-a-little-more-for-the-rich/ Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) made a remarkable argument on Thursday, explaining that in his opinion, Congress "should do a little more" for wealthy Americans. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2dmdkcnr2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiaw5gap3lsxbiwf3p77ak6mbgdekjmkswuqxsljip63lpkzxslzvu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman: Actually, I think we should be doing a little more for the rich.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr/post/3mt2dmdkcnr2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Headquarters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr?ref_src=embed">@headquartersnews.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr/post/3mt2dmdkcnr2n?ref_src=embed">10:11 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:33:49 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293903/republican-says-congress-needs-do-more#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293903 news, 0.5 daily 293903 https://drudge.com/news/293905/iran-rejects-trumps-delusions-making https://thehill.com/policy/international/6031248-iran-rejects-trump-hormuz-claim/?email=066c0990fa413d52c3842f29a42abb22ffa00eae&emaila=02c3337a6605235631b8cab2e023d54e&emailb=e0d37ab6f97ed06914f0e75a1ebed673001a81f7f84978ff9209f3e23f7ba5d3 Iran on Saturday rejected President Trump's assertion that he could declare the Strait of Hormuz a "territory of the United States," saying the opening and closure of the key waterway will remain up to Iran's control. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msu6hs43t225" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig5onoqqrt3x36madkumgy2uqkusx3zxru7n77erdpcl3txog753m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump preposterously claims that the US &quot;owns&quot; the Strait of Hormuz<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3msu6hs43t225?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3msu6hs43t225?ref_src=embed">11:23 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:31:00 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293905/iran-rejects-trumps-delusions-making#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293905 news, 0.5 daily 293905 https://drudge.com/news/293896/food-banks-struggle-meet-demand-snap https://www.commondreams.org/news/food-banks-snap-cuts Food banks across the US, from New Mexico to Oregon to Illinois, are seeing massive increases in demand as the unprecedented federal nutrition aid cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law last summer take hold, stripping benefits from millions of Americans amid elevated grocery costs"a recipe for disaster. An estimated 4.5 million people, including roughly 1.5 million children, have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits since the Trump-GOP budget law took effect last year, enshrining around $200 billion in cuts -- the largest in the program's history -- as well as new work reporting requirements that are expected to put millions more at risk of losing aid. The large-scale loss of benefits and expectations of even more hardship in the near future have heavily strained local food banks. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kyhuc5gvte6wtvcex2652v5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrrfg2a5c2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidwfgj47yt42d64h4mtamvxwjoqydl24req2yr5gamyqnyalavapm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump's One Big Ugly Bill: -Tax cuts for his rich friends -Healthcare cuts for everyone else<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kyhuc5gvte6wtvcex2652v5j/post/3mqrrfg2a5c2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ken Martin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kyhuc5gvte6wtvcex2652v5j?ref_src=embed">@kenmartin.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kyhuc5gvte6wtvcex2652v5j/post/3mqrrfg2a5c2z?ref_src=embed">1:33 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:31:31 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293896/food-banks-struggle-meet-demand-snap#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293896 news, 0.5 daily 293896 https://drudge.com/news/293907/vance-says-low-oil-prices-top-goal https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/vance-says-low-oil-prices-225002006.html Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second. The remarks contrasted with President Donald Trump's repeated framing of the fight: that entering the war had the sole objective of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, even if that meant short-term economic sacrifices for Americans. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:50:27 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293907/vance-says-low-oil-prices-top-goal#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293907 discussion, 0.5 daily 293907 https://drudge.com/news/293885/poland-thwarts-russian-plot-kill-american https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-plot-kill-american-thwarted-poland/?ICID=ref_fark A Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday, marking the first time in decades that a Western leader has publicly accused Moscow of plotting to kill a U.S. citizen. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt32hpr5su2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibtak3z2hsnzrawqpzzae67a4mmxxjxduc7ywtuqxo3zqm6cbyg7i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Polish security services have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in the country, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3mt32hpr5su2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Washington Post (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh?ref_src=embed">@washingtonpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3mt32hpr5su2w?ref_src=embed">5:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:30:36 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293885/poland-thwarts-russian-plot-kill-american#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293885 news, 0.5 daily 293885 https://drudge.com/news/293900/stinkys-disastrous-ceasefire-set-expire https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/14/u-s-iran-ceasefire-set-to-expire-with-talks-at-a-standstill-01038275 The fragile monthlong ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appears set to expire Monday absent a last-minute deal to extend it and potentially end the war between the two nations. A senior White House official, granted anonymity to share details of the negotiating process, described the situation between the two countries as "static" ahead of the Monday ceasefire expiration deadline. The official had not heard of any forthcoming extension as of Friday afternoon. "It doesn't matter how close or how far we are," the official said. "What matters is if Iran wants to come to the table and agree to a deal. Right now, they haven't done that." Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:54 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293900/stinkys-disastrous-ceasefire-set-expire#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293900 discussion, 0.5 daily 293900 https://drudge.com/news/293884/trump-ends-anti-corruption-rule-shell https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-ends-anti-corruption-rule-requiring-shell-companies-report-ownership/ The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will allow shell companies and other questionable entities to conceal their ownership from federal investigators, in a move that critics say will only further facilitate corruption in the U.S. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuzoee7uu2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid4cbmbjc6bjbaxncx3soyx7zzqc3vqq46gw6pd2a6c4eoizjkc5q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The U.S. Treasury Department permanently repealed a rule that required businesses formed in the U.S. to report who owns them to federal crime investigators. Foreign companies and pooled investment vehicles must still report about foreign owners. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3msuzoee7uu2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Washington Post (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh?ref_src=embed">@washingtonpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3msuzoee7uu2e?ref_src=embed">7:30 AM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:33:55 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293884/trump-ends-anti-corruption-rule-shell#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293884 news, 0.5 daily 293884 https://drudge.com/news/293894/decomposing-rapist-sneers-suffering https://www.rawstory.com/trump-uss-lincoln-crisis/ Sailors suffering a mental health crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were told by President Donald Trump on Friday they hadn't been stuck on board "nearly long enough." Trump made the remark Friday when a reporter asked whether the deployment had gone on too long. The Lincoln's roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines are nine months into a deployment that was supposed to end in May, with no return date announced. Families of sailors have described moldy showers, broken toilets, weeks without laundry service, and a meal that came to two tortillas and a half-cup of rice. Annabelle Loma told the Military Times her husband had tried to go overboard and was placed on a medical hold. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:42:00 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293894/decomposing-rapist-sneers-suffering#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293894 0.5 daily 293894 https://drudge.com/news/293870/trumps-revenge-suit-against-harvard https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/judge-dismisses-trump-revenge-suit-161720224.html A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration's Title VI lawsuit against Harvard University. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msy6svssz32v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidmm37vtyptz4yzgeat3ijq7ayowwpuhqukmfz2bi256qvrfrekma" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The lawsuit was the basis for the Trump administration's demands for Harvard to make financial and policy changes over pro-Palestinian protests in 2023 and 2024.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3msy6svssz32v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Forbes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63?ref_src=embed">@forbes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3msy6svssz32v?ref_src=embed">1:40 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 13, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:31:38 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293870/trumps-revenge-suit-against-harvard#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293870 news, 0.5 daily 293870 https://drudge.com/news/293848/uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-tried-jump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment Aircraft carrier's crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvr5feic32v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreielx5wrguooa67qywrwttw4kzj3utnbg5np56d7bwdvtu3qaj22vq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The USS Abraham Lincoln is supporting military operations in the Middle East against Iran. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3msvr5feic32v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Forbes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63?ref_src=embed">@forbes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3msvr5feic32v?ref_src=embed">2:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Aug 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:32:00 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293848/uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-tried-jump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293848 news, 0.5 daily 293848 https://drudge.com/news/293867/us-posts-record-july-budget-deficit https://qz.com/us-budget-deficit-july-record-tariff-refunds-081326 The U.S. federal government posted a budget deficit of $432.3 billion in July, a record for that month... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nx7znvoex7ev3wcxn3tipovm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkbzfycjc2f" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiarh3c5rlyqt2lztka5r73p5ypjvg4fpvddwkriehutcrjmit3rwu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en"><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nx7znvoex7ev3wcxn3tipovm/post/3mpkbzfycjc2f?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nx7znvoex7ev3wcxn3tipovm?ref_src=embed">@mayor.nyc.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nx7znvoex7ev3wcxn3tipovm/post/3mpkbzfycjc2f?ref_src=embed">8:44 PM Jun 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:35:18 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/293867/us-posts-record-july-budget-deficit#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293867 news breaking, 0.5 daily 293867