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The Army has directed a battalion in the 173rd Airborne Brigade to end its specialized drone-warfare efforts and refocus on airborne infantry duties, officials said Thursday.
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The Trump administration has deported 2,284 Mexican citizens to Guatemala this year and sent at least dozens more to Honduras before their transfer to Mexico.
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The USS George Washington began operating in the Middle East after the USS Abraham Lincoln spent more than 250 uninterrupted days at sea while supporting the Iran war.
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Justice Department investigators have sought voluntary interviews with law enforcement officials involved in the FBI’s 2022 search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The requests are part of a Florida-based inquiry into an alleged “conps
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A federal court granted a coalition of states’ request to temporarily halt FMCSA and DHS efforts to obtain sensitive information on millions of commercial drivers.
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Yupeng Sun was charged in Massachusetts with fraudulent voter registration and fraudulent voting after allegedly impersonating a permanent resident to register and cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential election.
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Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to review his defamation lawsuit against CNN after federal courts dismissed his claims over the network’s use of “the Big Lie.”
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President Donald Trump joined Michael Cohen’s radio program in a friendly interview after their bitter break and Cohen’s testimony against Trump in his 2024 criminal hush-money trial.
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The U.S. national debt exceeded $40 trillion on Aug. 19, 2026, five months after reaching $39 trillion, intensifying debate over federal spending and borrowing costs.
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew criticized Donald Trump while Canada considers restoring U.S. alcohol sales as part of negotiations aimed at avoiding threatened 50% tariffs.
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A federal court granted New York Attorney General Letitia James and allied states a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from seizing records of millions of commercial drivers.
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Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation concluded that prosecutors could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that an off-duty Erie County Sheriff’s Office deputy committed a crime in the January collision that killed
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A federal jury in Oklahoma City convicted Sioux Erosion Control Inc., part-owner and vice president BG Dale Biscoe, and employee Randall David Shelton over a five-year conspiracy involving publicly funded Oklahoma transportation contracts.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested five people on August 19, 2026, including individuals convicted of murder, armed robbery, manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
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President Donald J. Trump’s August 20 memorandum replaces the 2013 national space transportation policy and directs agencies to expand launch infrastructure, commercial access, and industrial capacity.
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President Donald J. Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 20 directing agencies to expand U.S. space transportation infrastructure, streamline permitting and environmental reviews, and support more than 1,000 U.
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The White House said Cabinet officials have traveled nationwide to promote the administration’s policies, including the Working Families Tax Cuts and investments in domestic manufacturing.
