Trump Confidante Laura Loomer Goes on Racist, Islamophobic Tirade Over Weekend
admin Loomer targeted Florida Senate Democratic nominee Angie Dixon, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan, among others.
August 2026
Texas Swing County Could Shut Down 92 Polling Places Before Midterm Election
Senate candidate James Talarico is pushing Tarrant County to drop plans to close nearly a third of its polling sites.
Alabama Utility Partners With Flock to Sell More Surveillance to Cities
Alabama Power has acted as a middleman to sell surveillance services to more than 80 municipalities.
Texas Expected to Pass Controversial New Curriculum Emphasizing Christianity
The framework highlights the “roots of Western civilization in Christianity” and eliminates a world cultures course.
Trump Shares AI Video, Appearing to Falsely Claim US Bombed Iran’s Kharg Island
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Trump believed that the video was real.
Gaza Journalists Released From Israeli Jails Say Their Jobs Made Them Targets
What happens when journalistic work itself becomes the justification for imprisonment, beatings, and insults?
Trump Calls on FCC to Punish News Orgs That Publish His Bad Polling Numbers
Trump said that “SOMETHING MUST BE DONE” about polls showing his strong disapproval ratings.
Free Speech Groups Sound Alarm on “Red Scare” Repression of ICE Watch Activists
Advocates asked a court to unseal more details on Trump’s surveillance of churches, schools, and libraries in Minnesota.
Trump Administration Reportedly Nearing Deal to Take Over Venezuelan Oil Fields
“Congress must intervene and put an end to Trump’s oil-fueled imperialism,” said an analyst with Public Citizen.
Texas Prosecutor Will Take Houston ICE Killing Case to Grand Jury
Federal officials are still not cooperating with the investigation of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s fatal shooting.