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Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Admin May Direct DOJ to Investigate ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Providers
A divided panel reinstates a DOJ subpoena seeking records from telehealth provider QueerDoc.
Army Temporarily Halts All Apache Training Flights After Fatal Crash in Texas
Army leaders have ordered a nationwide pause as investigators seek the root cause of the Apache maintenance test flight crash near Fort Hood.
Judge Clears Way for Trump Admin to End Temporary Protected Status for Somalis
Somalia was first placed on the TPS list in 1991.
Funding Uncertainty Could Slow Pentagon’s Golden Dome Program, General Says
The short-term funding resolution passed by Congress won’t be enough to fund operational expenses for the system, he said.
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American Missionary Pilot Kidnapped by Islamists in Niger Released, Trump Confirms
Kevin Rideout, who was held captive for nine months, has been released to U.S. officials and will soon be reunited with his family.
Judge Dismisses DOJ’s Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns said the claims in the lawsuit were ‘too isolated and episodic to support a plausible inference.’
DOJ, Los Angeles County Sheriff Settle Gun Permit Lawsuit Filed in 2025
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said Sheriff Robert Luna and his staff have addressed the matter head on.
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CCP Prepares Various Counter-US Strategies Ahead of Xi’s Visit, Including Trip Cancellation, Insiders Say
The CCP’s current focus is still on pursuing trade surplus and earning more U.S. dollars, says a source within the CCP’s system.
Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Stalking Charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing
The plea resolved Mangione’s federal stalking case while separate New York murder charges remain pending.
Polish Prime Minister Says Russian Plot to Kill Dual Ukrainian-US Citizen Thwarted
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a Russian was arrested on Aug. 7 whose ‘assignment was to carry out an execution’ in Warsaw.
Trump Urges Supreme Court to Unblock Election Integrity Order
A Boston judge issued a new nationwide order this week blocking the post office from enforcing the president’s mail-in ballot policies.
State Department Ends DEI Policies in Foreign Service
A review conducted by the State Department found that DEI content had been incorporated in the Foreign Service’s training curricula.
US Unemployment Claims Remained Stable to Kick Off August
Recurring jobless claims, a proxy for hiring, remained below 1.8 million.
Trump Issues Memo to Help Combat Foreign Criminal Networks
The memorandum calls for the creation of a program to disrupt ransomware, scams, and fraud targeting Americans.
Trump Says Leavitt Leaving Her Post as White House Press Secretary at End of Month
The president made the announcement via Truth Social on Aug. 12.
Violent Crime Rate Drops in Major US Cities
Cities chiefs’ report showed decreases in homicides, robberies, and aggravated assaults in many of the largest cities in the United States.
Career Ladders in Reverse: Experienced Workers Flock to Entry-Level Roles
Younger workers face competition on two fronts: from their peers and from more experienced candidates.
Appeals Court Sets Aside Biden-Era Energy Standards for Stoves, Ovens
‘The Biden Administration proposed numerous regulations to make home appliances more expensive and less useful,’ a three-judge panel unanimously wrote.
Groups Seek to Block Trump’s New Executive Orders on Birth Tourism, Birthright Citizenship
The motion against the two new orders was filed in the same New Hampshire court that invalidated the president’s first executive order.
