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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Today, Trump ordered the Pentagon to curtail military exercises with our ally South Korea; a top admiral concedes the abysmal conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln; Jared Kushner meets with Hamas to advance Trump’s vision for Gaza; the White House took steps to withhold funding from Colorado over Tina Peters; Donald threatens to bomb our ally Oman if they cut a deal with Iran, the Supreme Court again rejects Trump’s push to get his $5.8M back from E Jean Carroll; the NAACP is joining the legal team looking into the death of Nolan Wells; Washington is poised to elect the first out Black trans woman to a state legislature in the United States; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea | The New York Times

Top Admiral Praises Sailors but Concedes Hardships After Visit to U.S.S. Lincoln | New York Times

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ | The Washington Post

New evidence suggests White House took steps to punish Colorado over Tina Peters case | MS NOW

NAACP Office of General Counsel Joins Nolan Wells’ Family Legal Team | NAACP

Washington Is Poised To Elect The First Out Black Trans Woman To A State Legislature In The US | Erin In The Morning

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Monday, August 17, 2026

Today, the Democratic National Committee passed resolutions that could inform the 2028 party platform; the Justice Department is expanding the military’s law enforcement power; the Food and Drug Administration traveled to Mexico a month after linking Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak; U.S. and Ukrainian forces went head to head in a drone exercise and Ukraine won; the Tate brothers’ custody hearing was postponed as they fight extradition; a Canadian petition to oust Hoekstra as the ambassador has nearly 200,000 signatures; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Justice Department expands military's power to detain migrants accused of trespassing | CBS News

FDA in Mexico a month after linking Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak | The Washington Post

Democrats disagree over abolishing or reforming ICE at DNC meeting | AP News

Tate brothers custody hearing postponed as they fight U.K. extradition | NBC News

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Monday, August 17, 2026

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Monday, August 11th, 2025

Trump and Putin are going to meet in Alaska this week for talks about Ukraine as Zelensky rejects Trump’s proposal to cede territory; a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Trump administration for inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York; Trump is delaying millions of dollars in already approved disaster relief funds for North Carolina; Gregg Abbot claims he’s sending the FBI after Texas Democrats; a gunman who hates the Covid vaccine opened fire at the CDC; we now have our sixth IRS Commissioner after the fifth one refused to hand over private tax data on migrants; the Trump administration is going to destroy two really expensive carbon dioxide measuring satellites on purpose; an appeals court rules that Trump’s clamp down on spending data is against the law; another judge blocks limits on domestic violence grants; Governor Maura Healey signs a new shield law for abortion and trans health care; and Allison and Dana read your Good News.

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DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show | The Washington Post

Zelensky Rejects Ceding Territory to Russia After Trump Suggests a Land Swap | The New York Times

IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before Billy Long was ousted | The Washington Post

What can the FBI do in Texas redistricting fight? Not much, experts say. | The Washington Post

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose | NPR

Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority | POLITICO

ICE Is Holding Migrants in Crowded and Unsanitary Cells, Suit Claims | The New York Times

US judge blocks Trump administration limits on domestic violence grants | Reuters

Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs new shield law for abortion & trans health care | LGBTQ Nation

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