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Former Press Secretary Leavitt Remains in Trump Orbit
Karoline Leavitt closed out her final day as WH press secretary on Thursday but will remain in President Trump's orbit through his super PAC, MAGA Inc., and an outside adviser role ahead of the midterms. Trump announced her departure Aug. 12.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:28:41 EDTEstonian Spy Chief: Russian Mobilization Is a Coin Flip
Estonia's foreign intelligence chief said a new Russian mobilization is roughly an even bet and could be ordered within weeks, and that any political upheaval in Moscow would come without warning."At this point, it's an equal chance," Kaupo Rosin, director general of the...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:39:07 EDTTrump Stakes Out Secrecy Claims Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump's administration is laying the legal groundwork to resist potential congressional investigations should Democrats capture the House in November, CNN reported Saturday. The president's teams are advancing expansive claims of executive privilege that...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:25:48 EDTReport: El-Sayed Swipe at Usha Vance Risks Michigan Voters
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's social media post about Second Lady Usha Vance is backfiring and threatening to cost him support among the state's Indian American and female voters, Republican insiders told the New York Post.The stakes are...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:54:33 EDTGM Deal Would Invest $791 Million in Canada Auto Factories
GM plans to assemble a heavy-duty pickup truck at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union that would pump C$1.1 billion ($791.31 million) into Canada's auto sector as it reels from U.S. tariffs, a union bargaining report said on Saturday.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:23:02 EDTNewsom, California Legislature Reach Wildfire Recovery Deal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders reached a three-way deal early Saturday on a wildfire recovery overhaul that preserves insurers' right to recoup damages from utilities, handing the outgoing governor a partial loss. The compromise, published as...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:15:07 EDTOntario Answers Trump's 'Lake America' With 'Lake Ontario' Sign
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:54:37 EDTPolitico: US Tightens Grip on Venezuela Transition
The Trump administration is tightly controlling Venezuela's transition toward democracy, elevating a little-known opposition politician to lead negotiations while sidelining the country's most popular opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, Politico reported...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:49:03 EDTTrump to Serve as Presidents Cup Honorary Chairman
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has accepted an invitation to serve as honorary chairman of the 2026 Presidents Cup golf tournament outside Chicago.Trump announced the role in a Truth Social post, saying he accepted at the request of the PGA Tour and...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:35:02 EDTMusic Giants Accuse Anthropic of Copyright Theft
Music publishers affiliated with Sony and Warner Music Group sued Anthropic in federal court in California late Friday, accusing the artificial intelligence developer, its CEO, and a co-founder of carrying out what the publishers called one of the largest ongoing thefts of...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:11:42 EDTIsrael Confirms Threat Forced Netanyahu's Son Home
Israel's Shin Bet security agency has confirmed that a serious threat against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair prompted an urgent operation to bring him back to Israel from Florida. "There was a significant threat to harm Yair Netanyahu, and in light of this and...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:56:49 EDTAI Enriches Markets Yet Consumers Await Gains
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is putting artificial intelligence at the center of the central bank's economic outlook, even as Fed officials and economists increasingly question whether AI's enormous investment boom will ultimately benefit American workers and...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:37:21 EDTTrump Cannot Deport Students for Criticizing Israel, Judge Rules
Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government can not deport critics of Israel. Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:25:35 EDTSeneca Nation: 'Lake America' Violates 1794 Treaty
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca on Friday urged President Donald Trump to rescind his executive order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America," calling it a violation of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:11:05 EDTBessent Defends US Intervention to Support Yen
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said disorderly moves in the yen could trigger "forced unwinds" of positions, risking destabilizing global markets and ultimately raising borrowing costs for U.S. households and businesses.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:50:45 EDTICE Plans to Buy Up to $2 Million in Boston Dynamics Robots
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend as much as $2 million on Boston Dynamics' four-legged Spot robots, according to a Department of Homeland Security procurement listing.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:49:30 EDTTrump Awards Artemis II Crew Highest Space Honor
The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation's highest space honor on Friday.President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose April lunar flyby set a human...
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:37:11 EDTAnti-Abortion Leaders Eye Hawley as Possible 2028 Contender
Anti-abortion strategists frustrated with the Trump administration's retreat on their signature issues are eyeing Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., as a potential 2028 alternative to Vice President JD Vance, the Washington Examiner reported Saturday.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:25:54 EDTHarris Divide Highlights Democrats' Identity Struggle
Democrats running in competitive races are divided over whether former Vice President Kamala Harris is an asset or liability on the campaign trail, The Hill reported Saturday. The hesitation among some Democrats underscores a broader struggle within the party.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:33:55 EDTNoncitizen Voting Claims Shape Midterm Challenges
The drumbeat about the threat of voting by people who are not U.S. citizens is getting louder as the November election approaches. President Donald Trump is pushing to have the U.S. Postal Service send mail ballots only to voters verified as U.S. citizens. The Census Bureau...
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