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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Minnesota state Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) was projected to win the Republican primary for governor of the North Star State, Decision Desk HQ projects, dealing a blow to President Trump. Trump had endorsed Republican businessman Mike Lindell ... read more


Turkish officials suspect that the Israelis fabricated the intelligence report that alleged Iran planned to assassinate US President Donald Trump during the Ankara NATO summit last month ... read more


President Trump's outside advisers -- individuals who are not employed by the federal government - may now be protected from future congressional and legal investigations, according to a new opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. read more


Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina was recalled last week after it entered the United States without undergoing the required federal reinspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. read more


The supreme court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from his fossil fuel interests between 2005 and 2024, a new review of financial disclosures shows. read more


Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Ars Technica writes about how coupling road cameras with bluetooth signals could be used to track people and phones together. read more


President Donald Trump's reported secret escape from Air Force One amid fears of an Iranian assassination attempt sparked a furious online backlash Monday, with critics accusing the White House of leaving journalists and staff aboard what was described as a "decoy" aircraft. read more


Its second-quarter net loss jumped to $238.1 million from about $20 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement. read more


U.S. private employers added an average of 8,250 jobs per week for the four weeks ending July 25, marking the sixth consecutive week of slowing hiring, according to data released today. read more


In a NYS courthouse in the Republican Party enclave of Staten Island, Judge Wayne Ozzi temporarily blocked NYC's new tax on luxury second homes. read more


"I just am flabbergasted that all of the security that we have at the airport, that they don't know that I am the John Phillips that lives in Georgia and is not an English guy," he said. read more


According to the Congressional Budget Office, 2030 is the year when federal debt held by the public as a share of the economy will exceed the record set by World War II. read more


An "astounding" amount of taxpayer dollars has been diverted from American national parks to fund President Donald Trump's beautification projects in Washington, D.C., journalist Scott MacFarlane revealed Sunday night after obtaining internal U.S. National Park Service records. read more


Top Pentagon policy advisor Elbridge Colby, who for years advocated for the US to develop additional capabilities to fight a "limited nuclear war," is reportedly drafting a new strategy ... read more


Trump's reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse ... read more


US Senate candidate Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) sat on the hospital board. Then he started pulling six-figure income from a cell phone tower on that same hospital's grounds. read more


 

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