Today’s facts 08-26-2025
Today’s facts …
Trump has created a National Guard rapid response force for “public safety and order.”
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Epstein’s estate for documents, videos, and records dating from 1990 to 2019, including materials tied to US presidents and vice presidents.
Of the 10 states with the highest homicide rates, 7 are led by Republicans and 3 are led by Democrats.
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A haboob dust storm hit Phoenix, blinding drivers, knocking out power, and grounding flights.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $815 million.
A judge has blocked Trump from deporting Kilmar Garcia to Uganda.
Trump said he is removing Fed governor Lisa Cook due to mortgage fraud allegations. She has announced she will not resign.
Global markets dipped as Trump’s Fed move rattled confidence.
Trump is halting wind projects that had already been approved, financed, and underway, putting thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investments at risk.
It is legal to burn the US flag as a form of protest. An Army veteran was detained yesterday outside the White House for doing so.
Starting Jan. 27, Southwest will require passengers who can’t fit within a seat’s armrests to buy an extra seat in advance, coinciding with the airline’s switch to assigned seating.
Ron DeSantis did not mobilize the state’s National Guard to pick fruit.
Rachel Maddow has not launched her own newsroom with Stephen Colbert and Joy Reid.
Jasmine Crockett was not fired from Congress.
Trump said he could move to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
1 in 30 US high school students identifies as transgender. More than half have considered suicide.
Trump said people might like a dictator but he said “I’m not a dictator.”
Trump claims Europeans refer to him as their “president of Europe.”
On Aug. 26, 1944, Charles de Gaulle led a victory march in Paris after liberation from Nazi occupation.
Vanity Fair employees threatened to quit if Melania Trump were on the cover.