Capitol Hill

• Trump Endorses Republican Challenger Seeking to Oust Letitia James
“Barbarians Are Inside the Gate”: Mike Johnson Warns of DSA’s Gen Z Surge
• John Cornyn Defends Letting Democrats Vote in Republican Primaries
• DOJ Fires Back at D.C. Council over Push to Remove National Guard
• Former Bernie Sanders Operative Warns Radical Left Has “Overtaken” Democratic Party
• “Sqad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rally Cancelled After Jewish-Owned Florida Venue Cites “Increased Security Concerns”
• Trump Says He’ll Declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. Territory “Pretty Soon”
• Treasury Secretary Bessent Says U.S. Set to Deliver “Never Seen Before” Economic Pain on Iran
• Appeals Court Rules Trump Admin Can Direct DOJ to Investigate “Gender-Affirming Care” Providers

ECONOMY

• Apple to Begin Mac Mini Production in the U.S. Later This Year
• Nvidia CEO Says AI Data Center Boom Is Creating New Class of Six-Figure Jobs

• Buc-Ee’s Steps up Trademark Battles over Logos and Mascots
• Denver Business Leaders Sound Alarm After Socialist Topples 15-Term Dem Incumbent in Primary
• Gen Z Turns to Sports Betting as Economic Anxiety Grows
• U.S. Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall in July
• Gas Prices Hit a Mid-August Record — But Americans May Finally Get a Break
• Trump Administration Imposes New Tariffs on Imported Drones
• Mortgage Rates Drop to Four-Week Low but Remain Above Pre-Iran War Levels

SWAMP WATCH

• Outraged Parents Sue School District over Mosque Field Trip — Students Given Qurans, Encouraged to Wear Hijabs
• Colorado Energy Company Prevents Woman from Adjusting Her Own AC During Heat Wave

• Former Border Patrol Agent Busted in $25K Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
• Gavin Newsom Bails Out Utility Companies While Abandoning Wildfire Victims
• Seattle Socialist Mayor Under Fire as New Recall Push Takes Aim at Public Safety Failures
• Massachusetts Mayor Charged in Alleged $1,500,000 Pandemic-Era Loan Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
• Obama Judge Clears Way for Trump Admin to End Temporary Protected Status for Thousands of Somalis
• Commie Mamdani’s Free Buses Are Costing New York Millions
• DFW Scraps Islamic Foot-Washing Plan as Gov. Abbott Calls It “Illegal,” Threatens Airport Grants

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• “Hey, Buddy, I Just Crashed”: Dramatic Video Footage Shows Pilot Walking Away from Fighter Jet Crash
• UAE Points Finger at Iran After Abu Dhabi Oil Vessels Attacked in Strait of Hormuz
• Deadly 7.7 Quake Rocks Indonesia, Leaving at Least 47 Dead
• Morocco, Ceuta Officials Call on Spain to Change Migration Policies After Border Crisis
• China’s Arctic Shipping Push Could Reshape Global Trade Forever
• Iran’s Economy on the Brink? Economists Warn Blockade Could Trigger “Severe Collapse”
• Sanctuary State California Ordered to Transfer Hundreds of Criminal Illegal Aliens to Federal Custody
• Trump Confirms American Missionary Pilot Kidnapped by Islamists in Niger Returned to U.S.
• Feds: Trump’s Illegal Immigration Crackdown Is Crushing the Human Smuggling Business

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Bill Maher Says Trump Accounts Make Sense, Echoing George W. Bush’s Social Security Proposal
• “Coyote vs. Acme” Slams Hollywood’s Favorite Boogeyman
• James Cameron Questions the Future of “Avatar” Sequels
• Poll Shows Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Allowing Men to Play on Women’s Sports
• Caitlin Clark Returns from Injury Scare with 29 Points as Fever Take Top Spot in East
• Stephen A. Smith Admits Rep. Byron Donalds Could Make Him a Republican
• Wait … Joe Rogan Hearts Candace Owens?
• “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Star Mark Ruffalo Blames RFK Jr. As Lettuce Market Crashes After Diarrhea Outbreak
• Grammy Nominated Singer Tish Hyman Trashes WNBA, Calls for Boycott for Not Banning “Trans Men”

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Self-Driving Trucks Begin Official Testing on California Highways
• Diamond Breakthrough Could Give Nuclear Fusion a Massive Energy Boost
• Scientists Are Cracking the Code to Better-Tasting Chocolate
• 7 Stunning Telescope Images That Reveal the Universe in Incredible Detail
• One-Wheeled AI Security Robot Could Patrol Your Property Around the Clock
• Meta on Trial: 29 States Take Aim at Zuckerberg over Addictive Social Media
• 19,000 Feet Down: Deep-Sea Mine Could Give U.S. New Rare-Earth Source
• Michael Saylor Pushes Back on Elon Musk’s Prediction That AI Will Make Money Irrelevant
• AI-Driven Inflation Is Shifting from Computer Chips to Construction

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• Chiefs Heiress Gracie Hunt Reveals Why She Lifts Heavy—and Has Ditched Calorie Counting
• 5 Squat Variations That Can Build Strength and Muscle in Your Lower Body
• Study Points to a Potential New Cause of Celiac Disease
• The Health Risks of Snoring and 3 Natural Ways to Reduce It
• Your Blood Does More than You Think—Here’s How to Nourish It
• HHS Invests $102 Million to Expand Primary Care Access to Nearly 1 Million Americans
• Drug Prices Fall at Fastest Rate in 60 Years as Trump Policies Take Effect
• How 15-Minute Micro-Workouts Can Build Muscle and Strength
• The Best Time of Day to Eat Protein

OPINION

• David Marcus: Karoline Leavitt’s Lasting Legacy Is Opening the White House to Indie Press
• Jerry Newcombe: The DSA Wants to Remove Our Constitutional Safeguards
• Jacob Lane: GOP Must Start Defining Democrats, Stop Playing Defense
• Horace Cooper: DEI Rollbacks Aren’t Hurting Black Workers. Big Government Is.
• Sean Davis: We Can’t Save the American Dream by Pretending Everything Is Just Fine
• Brian McNicoll: They’ll Lie to You to Get Your Vote
• Josh Hammer: The Electoral Integrity Issue Isn’t Israel — It’s Islam
• Fred Fleitz: Why Sharing Peaceful Nuclear Technology with Saudi Arabia and South Korea Strengthens America and Nonproliferation
• Clare Ath: Wildfires, Heat Waves and Blackouts Exposed the Green Agenda’s Dangerous Flaws