Today’s facts 08-27-2025

Today’s facts …

Reports say 2 dead and 20 injured in a shooting in Minneapolis at a catholic school mass.

81% of Americans say crime is a major problem in US cities.

Since Trump sent federal troops & National Guard into DC, violent crime is down nearly 50% vs. the same 19 days in 2024.

Highest US murder rates in 2024 (per 100k): Birmingham, St. Louis, Memphis, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, Dayton, Kansas City, Shreveport & DC.

Trump calls for the death penalty in every murder case in Washington DC.

The US Transportation Department is assuming control of Union Station in Washington DC.

Over 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was exposed after DOGE stored files in an unsecured cloud account.

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FEMA employees who signed a public letter warning the agency is unprepared for disasters have been placed on leave.

Airlines are using dummy call signs for deportation flights and blocking the planes’ tail numbers from tracking sites.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged.

The Trump administration is running covert influence operations in Greenland, leading the Denmark foreign minister to summon the US ambassador for an explanation.

The war in eastern Congo is still ongoing and was not ended by Trump.

The Forbes 400, led by Elon Musk at $244B, paid an average 24% tax rate from 2018–2020, compared to 30% for other US taxpayers.

The US military scrambled fighter jets again Tuesday to track another Russian spy plane flying near Alaska.

Venezuela deployed warships and drones to patrol the country's coastline after the US dispatched three destroyers to the region.

The US is conducting neighborhood checks, interviewing neighbors and employers to verify immigrants’ eligibility for citizenship

Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent.

Cracker Barrel is returning to its old logo.

Trump says 600,000 Chinese students should be allowed to study at US universities.