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Saturday, August 15, 2026

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to build a ballroom at the White House ... read more


"Today, Luigi Mangione admitted to stalking and murdering Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in broad daylight," said U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald. "No grievance, political belief, or ideological cause can justify murder. With today's guilty plea, Mangione is being held accountable for a heinous crime that claimed an innocent life and drew national attention. I commend the FBI, the NYPD, our law enforcement partners, and the dedicated prosecutors of this Office for their tireless work in securing this result." read more


Trump Brushes Off Concerns About Sailors Living in Squalid Conditions read more


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. read more


Two Democrats and a Republican were months late disclosing stock and crypto trades. read more


Friday, August 14, 2026

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US can sustain its blockade against Iran "indefinitely". read more


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. read more


Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump's name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge's order read more


Germany has provided a new package of humanitarian and emergency services equipment to Ukraine, including a raft of firefighting robots ... read more


A federal judge suggested that government lawyers could be held in contempt after he repeatedly pressed the Department of Justice to explain redactions in a tranche of challenged documents from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. read more


Donald Trump's use of his second presidency to grow his personal fortune has alarmed legal and ethics experts and congressional Democrats as he has reaped an "unprecedented" $2.2bn in 2025 revenues ... read more


U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will impose tariffs on imports of drones and their components, including from some key U.S. allies ... read more


The new mandate would likely cost billions of dollars and revert the Navy's most advanced ships to a system that takes more sailors to operate and is more difficult to maintain. read more


Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin, in a social media video posted Wednesday, Aug. 12, called on city residents not to attend the next Dearborn City Council meeting solely to confront outside provocateurs. read more


The Trump administration is expected to spend at least $900 million on White House construction projects that will be fueled in part by taxpayer dollars without the approval of Congress, according to a new report from The Washington Post. read more


The Treasury has made the American economy a safe space for corruption. read more


 

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