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Bessent: Weekly Iran Bank Sanctions, “Financial Violence” if Necessary
World NewsEconomyAugust 31, 2026

Bessent: Weekly Iran Bank Sanctions, “Financial Violence” if Necessary

By Tommy Flynn

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the United States will roll out new secondary sanctions against Iran on a weekly basis, starting with banks, and told the Associated Press the campaign will amount to “financial violence if we have to.” The comments came in...

Fajr-5 MLRS missile launcher.
US NewsWorld NewsAugust 31, 2026

U.S. Hits IRGC Mine-Rocket Launchers on Larak Island; Iran Fires on American Bases in Jordan

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. forces struck two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launchers on Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday after Central Command said Guard units were preparing to fire rockets loaded with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. It was the first publicly acknowledged American strike on...

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In the CourtsPoliticsAugust 30, 2026

11th Circuit Vacates Georgia Map Defeat After Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling

By Tommy Flynn

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 25 vacated a 2023 district-court judgment that struck down Georgia’s 2021 congressional and legislative maps under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and sent the cases back to U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones. A three-judge panel...

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines in July 2025.
World NewsEconomyAugust 30, 2026

Bessent Heads to G20 With Iran Sanctions, Growth, and Bond Yields on the Table

By Tommy Flynn

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosts G20 finance ministers and central bank governors Monday and Tuesday in Asheville, North Carolina, the first major gathering of the group under U.S. chairmanship after Washington largely sat out last year’s South Africa-led process. A senior...

Beef cattle in a feedlot in New Mexico
US NewsPoliticsAugust 30, 2026

Trump Orders a Legal Path for Ranchers to Process Their Own Beef

By Tommy Flynn

President Trump said Friday he is authorizing legal documents so farmers and ranchers can process their own food, aiming at what he called a “nasty monopoly” among the four companies that handle about 85 percent of U.S. meat processing. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said...

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US NewsPoliticsAugust 29, 2026

California Lets New Voters Register Without a License or SSN — Then Accepts Gym and Insurance Cards at the Polls

By Tommy Flynn

California’s live voter-registration form still lets an applicant check that they have neither a California driver’s license or state ID nor a Social Security number. Official Secretary of State guidance says those first-time federal voters who registered by mail or online...

DOJ Sues Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
In the CourtsEducationAugust 29, 2026

DOJ Sues Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens

By Tommy Flynn

The Justice Department filed four complaints Thursday challenging state laws that give in-state tuition and financial aid to illegal aliens while denying the same rates to U.S. citizens who live out of state. The targets are Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. Associate...

Treasury Drafts Reviews That Could Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Soros Network, SPLC, and CAIR
US NewsPoliticsAugust 29, 2026

Treasury Drafts Reviews That Could Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Soros Network, SPLC, and CAIR

By Tommy Flynn

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the IRS are preparing reviews that could revoke 501(c)(3) status for Open Society Foundations, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, three people familiar with the matter told the New York Post....

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
In the CourtsPoliticsAugust 29, 2026

Judge Declines Immediate Block on Trump’s New Birthright-Citizenship Order

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman on Friday refused to issue a temporary restraining order against President Trump’s Aug. 6 follow-on executive order limiting which children born in the United States receive citizenship documents. Boardman, a Biden appointee sitting in...

Voters cast ballots behind privacy flaps on Election Day.
US NewsPoliticsAugust 29, 2026

DHS Ties Grant Money to Paper-Ballot Audits After Vendors Cite China-Made Parts

By Tommy Flynn

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told the White House Transparency Task Force that the three vendors supplying more than 80 percent of U.S. voting systems have acknowledged Chinese-manufactured components, some with no ready American substitute, and that a...

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Trump finishes strong in primaries, looks to close endorsement run with Midas touch in New Hampshire

While Democrats battle over whether the party’s future moves towards socialism, Trump’s endorsements carries serious weight with Republicans, showing a highly unified GOP.

PoliticsAmanda HeadAug 27, 2026

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Hundreds missing and scores dead as flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border

At least 332 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after a flash flood and mudslide along the Nepal-Tibet border washed away villages and damaged roads and infrastructure.

World NewsPhanindra Dahal and Laura BickerAug 27, 2026

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Those Who Build and the Politicians Who Take

There's an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can't, devise ways for the government to take shares in what others have built.

OP-EDVeronique de RugyAug 20, 2026

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Democrats Suddenly Can’t Define ‘Woke’ After AOC Says It Was ‘Crazy’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) handed her party a problem it spent Sunday morning refusing to answer when she laughed off a slate of far-left policy positions as the excesses of “Woke 1.”

PoliticsVirginia KrutaAug 17, 2026

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Dennis Prager Asked This Question About Communism, and It Deserves an Answer

Dennis Prager celebrated his birthday on August 2, and all of us at Townhall wish our longtime friend and contributor a very happy birthday. In his honor, we're taking a look back at some of Dennis's work over the years — and, perhaps more importantly, at how remarkably relevant much of it remains today.

PoliticsAmy CurtisAug 17, 2026

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Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs as country recovers from devastating earthquake

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, an ally of President Donald Trump, has asked the U.S. to suspend tariffs as his nation recovers from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that killed at least 289 people.

World NewsKatherine MosackAug 17, 2026

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Fauci's Pardon Neutralized? Florida Issues Subpoena, Begins Investigation Into Self-Dealing, Which Fauci's Pardon Does Not Cover

Millions of Americans are lamenting that former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci has immunity — no pun intended — after countless instances of lying, deceiving, and building a medical oligarchy to rule the country under the guise of health.

US NewsSamuel ShortAug 12, 2026

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Wall Street drifts near its all-time high as oil prices keep swinging

U.S. stocks are hanging around their records on Tuesday, while oil prices keep swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.

EconomySTAN CHOEAug 12, 2026

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Treasury issues guidance on contributions to Trump Accounts

The new guidance provides a framework for employers to contribute up to $2,500 annually to employees’ ‘Trump Accounts’ for their children.

US NewsMorgan SweeneyAug 12, 2026

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House Democrats Plot Trump Probes if They Win

U.S. House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power ‌are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

PoliticsNewsmaxAug 8, 2026

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