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📅 8/5/2026

Trump Media Launches 'Truth API' Selling Wall Street Traders Early Access to President's Market-Moving Posts for Up to $100,000 a Month, Sparking Insider Trading Concerns

Trump Media & Technology Group launched its "Truth API" service on August 1, offering high-frequency traders, hedge funds, and institutional investors a direct, machine-readable data feed.

Trump Publicly Rebukes Longtime Ally Jeanine Pirro as DOJ Drops Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Against Ex-Olympian, Blaming 'Botched Installation' Not Vandals

President Trump publicly criticized his own handpicked U.S.

Court Fight Opens Over South Africa's Land Expropriation Law at Center of Trump's Aid Freeze and Afrikaner Refugee Program

South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, launched a legal challenge against the country's Expropriation Act in the Western Cape High Court on August 3.

📅 8/4/2026

Collins-Murray Bipartisan Deal Averts Government Shutdown Until Dec. 11, Blocks Trump's Grant Politicization Rule and War Spending as House Recess Complicates Passage

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) have announced a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the feder...

Voters Head to Polls in Multi-State Primary Day Across Virginia, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, Setting Key 2026 Midterm Matchups Including Warner Senate Race

Voters in five states — Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, and Washington — headed to the polls on August 4, 2026, for primaries that will set key general election matchups ahea...

Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Rebuke White House, Backing Spending Provision Blocking Trump's Bid to Politicize Control Over Federal Science Grants

In a notable rebuke of the Trump administration, Senate Republicans joined Democrats to include a provision in the bipartisan continuing resolution that temporarily blocks a rule f...

📅 8/3/2026

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno Publicly Calls for Ex-Son-in-Law Rep. Max Miller to Resign Amid Domestic Abuse Allegations as Miller Defiantly Stays in Ohio Race

Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno broke his silence on Sunday, calling on fellow Ohio Republican and former son-in-law Rep.

Democratic Socialists of America Erupt in Infighting After 14-13 Vote Blocks Member Poll on 2028 Presidential Endorsement Amid AOC Speculation

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), an organization of roughly 120,000 members, has erupted in intense internal conflict after its National Political Committee (NPC) voted ...

Bernie Sanders Uses 'Meet the Press' Appearance to Urge Democrats to Focus on Working-Class Issues as Party Battles Over Socialist Direction Ahead of 2028

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" on August 2, 2026, where he reiterated his long-standing argument that the Democratic Party must refocus on working-class Americans.

📅 7/31/2026

Divided Federal Reserve Under New Chair Kevin Warsh Holds Rates Steady in 9-3 Vote as Three Presidents Dissent for a Hike Amid Post-Iran War Inflation Spike

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5%–3.75% on July 29, 2026, in a 9-3 vote.

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Fully Implement Mail-In Voting Restrictions After Lower Courts Block Order in 23 Democratic-Led States Ahead of Midterms

The Trump administration filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on July 27, 2026, asking the justices to allow full implementation of a March 2026 executive order that i...

GOP Poised to Gain Up to 16 House Seats as Mid-Decade Redistricting Wars Reshape 2026 Midterm Battlefield Across 10 States

After 10 states enacted new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, Republicans are positioned to gain up to 16 House seats, compared with just six potential pickups for Dem...

📅 7/30/2026

US and Saudi Arabia Launch Joint Strikes on Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq, Killing At Least 20, as Trump Vows to Hit Iran 'Hard' After Intercepted Missile Attack

The United States and Saudi Arabia carried out joint strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, marking a major escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, which is now entering its fifth month.

Senate Judiciary Committee Postpones Vote on Todd Blanche's Attorney General Nomination as GOP Sens. Cornyn and Tillis Withhold Support Over Trump-IRS Settlement

The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its scheduled Thursday vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as U.S.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman Voices Frustration With Party, Laments 'Anti-Israel' Direction of Democratic Caucus

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has publicly escalated his frustration with the Democratic Party, warning that he may leave the caucus if it officially adopts what he views as ...