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Pentagon strips security clearance from former Air Force secretary
Washington Post: Trump administration officials accused Frank Kendall of disclosing “classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities.”…
August 8, 2026
Senate narrowly approves Blanche as AG, capping tough confirmation fight
Washington Post: “Mr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this, but the choice is not…
August 8, 2026
Trump amps up pressure on billionaire Sargeant to exit Venezuela
Bloomberg: The Treasury Department on Friday froze the assets of Sargeant’s offshore company that participates in Venezuelan oil-producing…
August 8, 2026
Trump increasingly frustrated with his Homeland Security Secretary
Wall Street Journal: The frustration reached a peak in early August when Mullin, speaking in Oklahoma City at…
August 8, 2026
Iran demands concessions from US as it nears Strait of Hormuz deal with Oman. Pentagon presses defense firms to build weapons as Iran war depletes stocks—AND MORE
CNN: Iran and Oman have each signaled they are close to a deal on managing the key waterway,…
August 8, 2026
Top US general in Europe abruptly removed from command
ABC: Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commander of the Army’s V Corps, was removed from command in recent days,…
August 7, 2026
Argentina renews US$19 billion China currency swap, brushing off Washington’s pressure
SCMP: Buenos Aires locks in the yuan line until 2031, months after the US Treasury Department offered a…
August 7, 2026
DOGE’s claim of $110B in savings was vastly inflated and riddled with errors: GAO
ABC: A new review by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found the site’s claim of $110 billion in…
August 7, 2026
State Dept wants Palantir’s advice on free speech and “countering digital surveillance”
The Intercept: The Trump administration tapped a surveillance giant with a record of attacking the press to advise…
August 7, 2026
Ex-Pentagon employee described seeing ‘translucent triangle’ fly overhead in 2023 UFO sighting
New York Post: The summary report adds that the UFO “looked like a perfect triangle … without any…
August 7, 2026
Trump says he’ll bring ballroom fight to Supreme Court after lower court halts work
Washington Post: “Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and its Executive…
August 7, 2026
US euro sale to prop up yen blindsided ECB
Financial Times: The lack of co-ordination highlights the unusual nature of the first joint Washington-Tokyo effort to boost…
August 7, 2026
U.S. intel links Russia to explosive drone at German airport
Wall Street Journal: An explosive-laden drone discovered at an airport in Germany this week likely belongs to the…
August 7, 2026
OpenAI pauses some work on new AI model over cybersecurity concerns
Wall Street Journal: OpenAI is pausing some activities involving an upcoming artificial-intelligence model, Astra, after internal evaluations led…
August 7, 2026
Trump’s top general ‘looking for off-ramp’ from Iran war. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to NATO-style defense pact—AND MORE
CNN: “Caine is looking for an off ramp,” one of the sources said bluntly. Caine is not alone…
August 7, 2026
U.S. intel finds Putin could test NATO’s resolve with limited incursion
Wall Street Journal: Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited assault on…
August 6, 2026
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’ through executive action
CNN: He signed executive orders on the subject Thursday, which appear to largely tighten laws already in place…
August 6, 2026
New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567 million into child mental health fund
CNN: Thursday’s ruling goes beyond monetary penalties, however. Among other actions, the judge said Meta must “Delete the…
August 6, 2026
Trump admin to deregulate Head Start
New York Times: The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would move forward with a plan to…
August 6, 2026
Why people want job at European Commission — and why so many end up miserable
Politico: The Commission is one of Brussels’ most coveted employers. Inside, officials describe mounting pressure, bureaucracy and burnout…
August 6, 2026