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Mangione Pleads Guilty in Federal Court Aug 15, 2026

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Today, the man accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk, admitted he did it, and described the crime in chilling detail. Plus, the president dismisses concerns about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose sailors and Marines are enduring a record-long stretch at sea.

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Kennedy Center Board Votes to Put Trump's Name Back on Building Aug 14, 2026

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Two months ago, a judge said only Congress could change the name of the Kennedy Center and ordered President Trump's name removed. But today, The Kennedy Center's board, which the president handpicked and chairs, voted to put his name back up, though in a different form. Plus, food shortages, contaminated water, and living conditions reportedly so grim aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Iran war zone that mental health is suffering and sailors have been trying to jump overboard. What the Defense Secretary is saying about the reports, what the Navy is doing about the problem and the answers that lawmakers are demanding from both.

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ICE Officer Pulls Gun on Woman Who Denies Almost Running Them Over Aug 13, 2026

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Tonight, an encounter, just outside Washington, which saw a U.S. citizen and mother of two looking down the barrel of an angry ICE officer's gun. Plus, the new challenge to the plan to charge early access to the president's social media feed.

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Key Primaries in Six States Aug 12, 2026

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It's primary night in America, and once again the Democratic Party's progressive wing could score significant gains. There are key races in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and a crowded primary in South Carolina for the state's next full Senate term featuring Sen. Darline Graham, the late Senator Lindsay Graham's sister. Plus, all we've been learning since news broke last night about the president's airplane switch up in the face of Iranian threats.

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Wash Post: Trump Took Secret Flight from Turkey amid Iran Threat Aug 11, 2026

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According to the Washington Post, amid a threat from Iran, President Trump secretly switched planes using an airport catering truck and left the NATO summit in Turkey last month aboard a military aircraft. Plus, what it's like on the still-unsteady ground in Colombia, after the worst earthquake to hit the country in a decade.

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Appeals Court: Trump Unlawfully Constructing WH Ballroom Aug 08, 2026

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A federal appeals has ruled that President Trump’s controversial White House construction project is illegal without congressional approval. The president says he will take his fight to the Supreme Court. Today’s ruling is the latest chapter in a saga that started last October when the Trump administration began demolishing the East Wing of the White House. Plus, after weeks of uncertainty the Senate is poised to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, perhaps as early as tonight.

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Furious Push to Get Defiant Rep. Miller Out of Race Aug 07, 2026

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According to a source, Republican party officials are engaged in an intense effort to push Ohio Rep. Max Miller to drop out of his race in the face of abuse allegations. Allegations he denies. Plus, AI has created 16 new viruses. Some scientists herald it as a major medical breakthrough, while others worry it could eventually pave the way for a computer-generated pandemic.

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GOP Rep. Miller Remains Defiant: “Not Going Anywhere” Aug 06, 2026

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Rep. Max Miller remains defiant in the face of a growing chorus of calls for him to step down amid abuse allegations, which he denies. And he is not the only Republican congressman facing allegations and an investigation. All of it has anxiety spiking in the GOP for fears they could lose seats because of mounting scandals and potentially, control of the House. Plus, new details on a man arrested outside a Trump golf course in California. Authorities say he was armed, days before the president was set to arrive there.

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Major Primary Races Across Five States Aug 05, 2026

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It's Election Night in America with primaries in Michigan, Virginia, Washington state, Missouri, and Kansas. Plus, Jake Tapper joins on his exclusive interview with embattled Republican Congressman Max Miller. The congressman is facing allegations of spousal abuse and calls by some in his own party to step down. He is denying the allegations and vowing to stay in the race.

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Sources: Trump "Furious" with Pirro, "Blindsided" by Pool Filing Aug 04, 2026

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New reporting that President Trump is furious with the US Attorney for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro, who also happens to be a longtime friend and former Fox personality, over a Justice Department conclusion that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stemmed from a flawed renovation rather than vandalism, two people familiar with his thinking told CNN. Plus, tens of thousands of people evacuated as wildfires burn across Washington state.

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