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Wednesday, August 05, 2026

  • Dana Bash: "How do you prepare for the next pandemic?"
  • Secretary Sewage Swim: "We did almost everything wrong."
  • Dana Bash: "But what about now?"
  • Secretary Racoon Penis: "We need to protect our rights."
  • Dana Bash: ?
  • Secretary Roadkill: "During Covid we dismantled our rights."
  • Dana Bash: "But I'm asking what *to* do"
  • Secretary Raw Milk: "You were part of the problem."
  • Dana Bash: "You want to sit here and attack me?"
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    New Mexico filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, on Wednesday for "stonewalling" its criminal investigation into the activities of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at a remote ranch in the state. read more


    Pam Bondi sold as much as $5.5 million in Trump Media securities on April 2, 2025, and hours later Trump announced the tariffs that sank the stock she had just left. read more


    Donald Trump's administration has paid back $100bn (78bn) in "Liberation Day" tariff refunds to businesses through US customs officials. This represents roughly 60% of all tariff revenue collected by the government under the policy, according to a recent court filing from US Customs and Border Protection. read more


    AG nominee Todd Blanche tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access His remarks signal the Justice Department could target mail-order abortion pills, which activists have long sought to ban read more


    Iran said an agreement with Oman has been reached on a proposed route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a potential step toward a reopening of the critical waterway for energy supplies. read more


    By expanding the arena of fighting in the region, experts say, Tehran sent a warning about the dangers of a widening war. read more


    Families of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are raising urgent concerns ... read more


    The biggest-ever cyclospora outbreak in the U.S. still shows no signs of slowing down. read more


    Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's slugfest of a Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, clinching the nomination in a close race over Rep. Haley Stevens and establishing a Midwest beachhead for a progressive left... read more


    Tuesday, August 04, 2026

    Margaret Manto, NOTUS: Anthony Fauci's diary included the names and medical information of people he came into contact with as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, including people with cancer, Ebola or HIV. Sen. Rand Paul's office published Fauci's diary entries without redacting those sensitive details.


    Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government censorship." Since then, a wave of court rulings has concluded his administration has done the opposite. Reuters identified 75 federal-judge rulings finding Trump's government infringed on First-Amendment rights including freedoms of speech, religion, and the press.


    Jack Smith, the former special counsel who brought criminal charges against Donald Trump, will testify Sept. 22 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "He stands by the decisions he made as Special Counsel and looks forward to the opportunity to appear before your Committee in a public hearing to correct the many mischaracterizations of his tenure," his attorneys wrote in a letter to the committee.


    The rebellion against Todd Blanche's nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump's new protections from the I.R.S ... read more


    Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said in a letter to the White House that the military has "exceeded" the parameters of President Donald Trump's orders in striking alleged drug-smuggling vessels ... read more


    Funding currently expires at the end of Sept. 30, triggering a full government shutdown on Oct. 1 if Congress fails to act. read more


     

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