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Treasury Plans to Focus on Growth at G20 Meeting
The U.S. Department of the Treasury said it will focus on economic growth at the upcoming G20 Finance Ministerial meeting.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:05:05 EDTTrump: 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuela Oil Under US Control
President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country's oil reserves.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:53:22 EDTNashville Airport Could Be Renamed for Dolly Parton
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority announced plans Friday to rename the airport for Dolly Parton, three days after the country singer-songwriter died at 80.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:43:52 EDTTop China Chipmaker Sues Pentagon Over Military List
China's top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies, sued the Pentagon on Friday over being placed on a list of companies the United States believes are aiding Beijing's military.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:02:13 EDTAOC Shakes Up Staff Amid 2028 Speculation
The longtime campaign manager and senior adviser to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., will leave in September, Axios reported Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:25:54 EDTVance, Zeldin Seek Review of 2023 Ohio Derailment
Vice President JD Vance and Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, have asked the EPA inspector general to open an independent review of federal and private decisions before, during, and after the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:36:29 EDTVirginia AG Forms Unit to Challenge Trump WH Actions
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has created a legal unit to challenge Trump administration actions that his office says "exceed federal authority" and threaten the state's interests.The Federal Accountability Unit will include four new attorneys working across the...
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:27:25 EDTCBC Reverses Policy, Will Call 9/11 Terrorism
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is reversing its policy and will now refer to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States as terrorist attacks.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:26:48 EDTTrump's Washington Makeover Reaches Golf Course
More than 60 trees have been removed in recent weeks at East Potomac Golf Links, adding a visible new dimension to President Donald Trump's plans to overhaul the historic Washington golf course as his broader effort to reshape the nation's capital continues to take form.The...
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:21:55 EDTWyoming Gov. Gordon Orders Probe of DOJ Election Monitors
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has asked his attorney general to investigate what he described as "aggressive" and "irregular" conduct by Department of Justice officials sent to monitor last week's primary election. Attorney General Keith Kautz is conducting a fact-finding...
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:16:40 EDTTrump Appeals New Court Block on Mail Voting Order as Midterms Near
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a federal judge's latest ruling blocking implementation of President Donald Trump's order to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting, escalating a court fight over election rules just days before states are scheduled to begin...
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:54:11 EDTCanada Poaches 48 US Researchers Amid Trump Funding Squeeze
Canada on Thursday announced $541 million Canadian ($389 million U.S.) to recruit 64 top researchers, three-quarters of whom were poached from U.S. universities, including Harvard, Cornell and MIT, as the Trump administration squeezes elite academic funding.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:38:38 EDT$4.3 Billion NASA Telescope Set to Launch Sunday
NASA's $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch Sunday, Aug. 30.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:52:14 EDTPark Service Backs Trump's Arch Despite Sightline Impacts
A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump's proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.The report...
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:39:14 EDTFBI Ends Automatic Hiring Bar for Experience With Prostitution
The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes, according to people familiar with the matter.The move away from an automatic disqualification falls along a continuum of evolving recruitment standards within federal...
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:34:20 EDTTrump Govt. Mulls Deal to Give Away Part of Yosemite Park
President Donald Trump's administration has been quietly considering a proposal to give away a section of the renowned Yosemite National Park in California to a private developer, a report said Friday.According to the News of the United States (NOTUS) outlet, the government...
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:31:53 EDTHegseth Might Again Summon Top Brass to Quantico
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is considering gathering hundreds of the nation's senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia for the second time in a year, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:39:15 EDTRep. Walberg Probes Funding for MyGender Dolls
The House Education and Workforce Committee opened an investigation Friday into whether federal money helped develop MyGender Dolls, a project connected to researchers at a University of Minnesota institute.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:30:23 EDTTop 20 Midterm Donors Give $1.2 Billion
The 20 biggest donors in the 2026 midterm elections have donated $1.2 billion, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:36:53 EDTDNC Builds First Internal Litigation Team Ahead of Midterms
The Democratic National Committee is establishing its first internal litigation department and mobilizing tens of thousands of poll observers ahead of a legal battle with Republicans over 2026 midterm ballot rules.
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