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President Donald J. Trump with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | June 12, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
US NewsWorld NewsAugust 20, 2026

Trump Confirms Plans to Meet Kim Jong Un Later This Year

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he intends to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the end of the year, signaling a renewed push for high-level personal diplomacy with Pyongyang after years of limited engagement. Speaking to reporters during a tour of a...

A sign directs voters to a polling location.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsAugust 19, 2026

Democrat Narrowly Flips Longtime Republican Pennsylvania House Seat After Mail-In Ballots Reverse Election Day Lead

By Tommy Flynn

Democrat Brandon Dukes defeated Republican Scott Timko by 88 votes in a special election for Pennsylvania’s 12th House District on Tuesday, flipping a seat that Republicans had held for nearly three decades and that President Donald Trump carried by 18 points in 2024. Unofficial...

Putin meeting with Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi in June, 2025
US NewsWorld NewsAugust 19, 2026

Reports Detail Russian Shipments of Drone Components and Explosives to Iran via Caspian Sea

By Tommy Flynn

Russia has been transferring military supplies including drone components, ammunition, and TNT to Iran across the Caspian Sea, according to a European government document obtained by NBC News and confirmed by a Western official. The shipments are intended to help Tehran...

Byron Donalds and family celebrate his primary win. Image: @ByronDonalds X page.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsAugust 19, 2026

Byron Donalds Wins Florida Republican Gubernatorial Primary

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds secured the Republican nomination for Florida governor on Tuesday, defeating a crowded field to become the party’s standard-bearer in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. With results showing Donalds capturing roughly 48 to 49 percent of...

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US NewsPolitics & ElectionsAugust 18, 2026

Polling Firm Median Strategies Admits Fabricated Surveys Were Part of Experiment on Unverified Political Information

By Tommy Flynn

A firm calling itself Median Strategies has acknowledged that polls it released this summer, including one showing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass holding a nearly 12-point lead over City Councilmember Nithya Raman in the upcoming mayoral runoff, were fabricated and not based on...

A roll of “I Voted” stickers sits on a table at a polling place on Nov. 8, 2022.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsAugust 18, 2026

Justice Department Plans Record Deployment of 1,000 Election Monitors for Midterms

By Tommy Flynn

The Justice Department intends to send approximately 1,000 federal observers to polling places across the country for the November midterm elections, a figure described by senior officials as a record for a Republican administration and a significant expansion of the...

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. Photo: Daniel Torok / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsAugust 18, 2026

Trump 'not surprised' by document revealing plans to sue him before he was elected

By Adam Herbets and Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square

(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump said he was "not surprised" to hear of confidential documents obtained by The Center Square revealing plans to sue him . Trump made the comments at a press briefing on Monday, acknowledging investigative reporting by The Center...

 The Pentagon is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of War, formerly the U.S. Department of Defense. Photo: Felton Davis / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from Original
US NewsAugust 18, 2026

Navy awards Raytheon $22.9B to boost Tomahawk production

By Brett Rowland | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $22.9 billion, multi-year contract to accelerate production of Tomahawk cruise missiles, aiming to build more than 1,000 of the long-range strike weapons a year. The Department of War announced the award Monday as part of...

President Donald Trump speaks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, May 22, 2026. Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work
US NewsWorld NewsAugust 18, 2026

Underlying Tensions Over China Ties and Trade Commitments Fuel Trump Decision to Scale Back South Korea Drills

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump’s order to substantially reduce U.S. participation in the ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercises with South Korea reflects deeper frictions in the alliance that extend beyond the public justifications of cost and signaling toward North...

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US NewsPolitics & ElectionsAugust 18, 2026

Declassified NSA Memo Shows Agency Delayed 2016 Election Interference Report Over ‘Deep State’ Concerns

By Tommy Flynn

A newly declassified internal National Security Agency memorandum from March 2020 reveals that the agency’s deputy director blocked the release of a completed analytic report on foreign targeting of U.S. elections, including activity related to the 2016 presidential contest,...

Sen. Ron Johnson Details New Texts and Emails in Ongoing Fauci Investigation on Sunday Morning Futures
US NewsHealthAugust 17, 2026

Sen. Ron Johnson Details New Texts and Emails in Ongoing Fauci Investigation on Sunday Morning Futures

By Tommy Flynn

Senator Ron Johnson on Sunday highlighted newly released communications from former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci’s government-issued phone and related correspondence, saying the materials raise further questions about what federal...

The Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 17, 2026

Attorney General Blanche Says DOJ May Seek Supreme Court Review in Voter Roll Access Disputes

By Tommy Flynn

Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the Justice Department may ask the Supreme Court to intervene in ongoing legal battles over federal access to state voter rolls, following a series of lower-court rulings that have blocked the administration’s efforts. Appearing on...