Trump News for Thursday, August 6, 2026

A review of the body formerly charged with reducing government spending has found several issues with its calculations.

Associate Judge Todd Edelman said he would wait to determine whether to grant the dismissal with prejudice after hearing more arguments.

US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to further limit who is eligible for birthright citizenship.

US president says he is involved in talks and war will end 'pretty soon', claiming that Iran cannot 'go much longer'.

From Texas to New York, local communities are organizing against massive data centers, making their development a new political battleground.

Michigan progressive fended off AIPAC as well as Democratic establishment in US Senate race, supporters say.

The executive orders ban birth tourism and expand the existing definition of people whose children are not eligible for US birthright citizenship.

For a while now we’ve been mocking the Trump White House’s plans for an “AI framework” that would have the frontier AI labs hand over their top models for an initial review. After all, this was more or less the exact same plan that the Biden admin worked out …

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: As the Iran war drags on, the US may be running perilo…

The labor union representing Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service workers asked a judge Thursday to block a sweeping tax audit immunity agreement...

Additional details weren't provided, but Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional.

The US president's latest effort comes after Supreme Court ruled against his push to reinterpret constitutional right.

US says the five entities and eight individuals sanctioned help Cuba acquire military equipment from Russia and China.

Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.

One of the orders bans "birth tourism."

Republican senator has not been seen in public since mid-June, sparking criticism of transparency over his condition.

A union that represents Treasury Department and IRS employees has joined in a lawsuit previously brought to block the Trump administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund."

Allegedly tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs, he is believe to have been in a stupor since June and may be close to death, his family says.

The Japanese yen recently touched its lowest value against the dollar in 40 years.

The Government Accountability Office said some of the savings DOGE claims on its "Wall of Receipts" are either incorrect or don't have evidence.

The actor and longtime environmental activist criticized Tesla's build quality while praising Kia's EV.

Misconduct and misrepresentations by Justice Department lawyers have led some federal judges to question the traditional benefit of the doubt they give to th...

"The FCC's decision to eliminate the 39 percent national audience reach cap is unlawful on its face," the lone Democratic commissioner wrote.

The incident occurred as President Trump invited a family on stage during his speech at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas.

As perhaps a few Elon Musk fans may remember, he got really annoyed at Wikipedia last year and tasked his second-rate LLM, Grok, with recreating it as “Grokipedia.” Grokipedia, launched nearly a year ago, basically starts by forking Wikipedia and then having …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 today to eliminate the National Television Ownership Rule, claiming authority to repeal a limit that was set by Congress over 20 years ago. The rule prohibi…

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said the name "Officer Abdelnabi." Trump supporters booed. Lombardo had to explain that Abdelnabi was the Las Vegas police officer killed the day before. So much for "back the blue." Lombardo was paying tribute to Austin Abdelnabi whe…

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., said he believed he would win in a Democratic primary if the vote were held today. Polls tell a another story.

ISTANBUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and several other countries on Thursday strongly c...

The era of set broadcast ownership limits is officially over, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to end the national ownership cap rule. The agency's two Republicans, Chair Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty, voted to en…

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs are worried the memes are damaging the IP

Experts question Netanyahu's strategy, labeling Israel's war on Iran a strategic failure with global economic impacts.

A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used the cloud data storage provider Snowflake.…

Foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim nations slam Israel targeting Gaza's hospitals, demand action to protect medics.

Buenos Aires says it will not respond after Brasilia reduced diplomatic ties over Milei’s latest attacks on Lula.

Grandpa Pudding Brains collected $166 billion in tariffs under a law the Supreme Court says does not authorize tariffs. The government has now returned $100 billion of it, but the refund doesn't reach the folks who paid higher prices. The Orange Menace claime…

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week's flurry of threats and dip...

During a speech in Las Vegas, no one could pay attention to anything Trump was saying because of the suspiciously buoyant structure sitting on top of his head.

Awdah Hathaleen, who worked on the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was killed last July in occupied West Bank.

The Government Accountability Office said in a report that student-loan servicers struggle to implement repayment changes in a short timeframe.

The Flock camera system has come under fire across the U.S.

The Trump administration has repeatedly pushed back on reports of shortages of both US offensive and defensive weapons.

Iran and Oman agree on new coordinates for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Following the “success” of her documentary, the First Lady is embarking on a new docuseries.

When the administration's goal is to see migrant children deported, it's not a good sign for the admin to then supply their lawyers.

While precise data is classified, publicly available information suggests the US has used up many difficult-to-manufacture weapons.

WBD executives are "confident" the merger will happen as UK regulators step back.

A 21-year-old pregnant mom has been detained, along with her infant son, for over a month at the family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, her family says.

The AI group's technology is used by Israeli military and Trump administration's ICE.

I am up in Maine discussing economics and markets; bandwidth is hard to come by, as is reception. In the meanwihle, enjoy this 2019  Businessweek piece about the event     Talking Rates in the Maine Woods With Economists Over Good Wine Taking place right befo…

SoftBank contributed $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before announcing that it's leasing land from the federal government to build a sprawling data center in Ohio. The Japanese company revealed the timing in response to a…

“The administration’s attacks on Head Start are not random,” Whitney Pesek with the NWLC told Jezebel. “They are part of a coordinated campaign to advance the goals of Project 2025, which seeks to abuse executive power to push women out of public life.”

Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh were sworn in on Wednesday, in what the latter called the happiest day of her life.

Fauci previously served as the chief medical officer to President Joe Biden and led the U.S. COVID pandemic response effort

It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.

A White House official told ABC on Wednesday that "no final decision has been made yet."

Executions, arrests and closure of public gathering spaces have raised concerns among Iranians and rights groups.

Will the war on Iran and Hormuz deadlock last for months? Experts analyse the obstacles blocking a lasting deal.

The flu shot, mFlusiva, was shown in a clinical trial to be up to 27 percent more effective than a standard flu jab

Islamabad seeks economic backing while balancing new defence commitments and a volatile regional security landscape.

I’ve written a few times now about how the Trump administration hijacked a $42.5 billion broadband investment fund included in the 2021 infrastructure bill, stripped away requirements that the resulting broadband be fairly deployed and affordable, and instead…

The new CDC director at least believes that vaccines are real. That's something, right? Remember when these jobs used to have standards?

Wes Moore said only 8% of congressional districts nationwide are competitive.

US officials say they would not accept any arrangement on the waterway that would leave Iran in control.

By Andrew Goudsward and Brad Heath WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - In one courtroom after another, federal judges have accused U.S.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Tennessee Republicans head to the polls on Thursday to choose their nominee for governor in a tightening race b...

Democrats cast 50% more ballots than Republicans on Tuesday.

A large swath of Pizza Hut locations have shuttered in the US, and the company is being sold for $2.7 billion.

Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.

This week’s Executive Dysfunction.

ABC News was first to report last month that the Pentagon had begun changing how it publicly reports casualties from the Iran war.

AI leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have complained about companies "AI washing" their layoffs.

Republicans eye Congressional sweep after only Democrat-dominated district redrawn ahead of primary vote in Tennessee.

Jennifer Mascott’s tenure at public affairs firm Adfero sparked questions around conflicts of interest and partisanship.

Iran says it's close to a deal with Oman over navigation on the Strait of Hormuz, a look at the challenges both candidates for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat will face, Trump touts U.S. economy in Vegas.

Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh refused to sing Iran anthem at Asian Cup, now granted Australia citizenship.

What is a Golden Dome, and why does Donald Trump want one?

The spouses and parents of US service members have been reportedly detained or deported.

Eight leading shipping organisations sign letter opposing fees in critical waterway.

The acrimonious Democratic primary contest in Michigan is over: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will move on to face the Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers this November for a must-win seat in controlling the US Senate. Al-Sayed’s victory, as the first Muslim major-party …

US President Donald Trump attacked Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a ‘hater of Jews.'

A new Tennessee congressional map that carved up a majority Black district in Memphis is making its electoral debut Tuesday in a primary election that will d...

The speed limit along Pennsylvania Avenue is 25 mph. “If we did that during the regular day, I think people would be put in jail, perhaps for the rest of th...

President Trump is looking to reframe the Iran war ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November.

Move comes after the US Supreme Court struck down many of Trump's sweeping levies in February.

A couple of weeks ago we discussed how the cuts made to HHS and specifically the CDC’s FoodNet tracking platform were making it much harder to track and back trace the source of the country’s current cyclosporiasis outbreak. You’ll have heard about this outbr…

Utah can enforce its strict anti-gambling laws on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, a federal judge ruled in a win for states seeking to rein...

The United States announced Wednesday that it had suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a "threat to U.S. interest...

Air traffic controllers had failed to pause commercial flights during Marine One’s departure, sources say.

GOP Sens. Cassidy and Murkowski met with acting AG Blanche as they weigh whether to support his nomination to serve as attorney general, sources told ABC News.