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• State Department halts Gaza medical visas following Laura Loomer's false claims — After conspiracy theorist and Trump ally Laura Loomer falsely called children from Gaza receiving medical care in the US a "national security threat" on Twitter, the State Department announced it would halt issuing visitor visas for anyone from Gaza while officials conduct a review of the process used to issue temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days.

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• Trump announced government stake in Intel — Trump announced that the federal government has taken a 10% stake in Intel, which manufactures semiconductors and chips. Trump stated he intends to take similar stakes in other companies. The action represents direct government equity ownership in private corporations.
• Trump announced U.S. acquisition of 10% stake in Intel following pressure on CEO — President Trump announced on social media that the United States now owns and controls 10% of Intel. Trump had called for CEO Lip-Bu Tan's removal on August 7, met with Tan on August 11, and stated he told Tan the U.S. "should be given 10% of Intel." Tan agreed to the arrangement. Trump publicly characterized the transaction as a major corporate acquisition achieved through direct presidential intervention in private business operations.
• Trump Announces U.S. Ownership of 10% of Intel — President Donald Trump announced that the United States now owns 10% of Intel after a meeting with the company's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, on August 11, where Trump demanded the stake. This announcement marks a significant government intervention in a private company, contrasting with traditional Republican values of free markets.
• Conservative economists and commentators criticized Trump's Intel stake acquisition — Multiple conservative figures criticized Trump's acquisition of a 10% government stake in Intel as socialism and government overreach. National Review's Pradheep Shanker warned it sets a precedent Democrats will exploit; Editor Charles Cooke called it "preposterous"; Sen. Rand Paul questioned whether it constitutes socialism; talk show host Erick Erickson called it "socialism with an R"; former House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good suggested canceling Intel subsidies instead; former Trump economic advisor Stephen Moore called it "terrible"; and Fox Business host Larry Kudlow expressed discomfort with the move.
• Trump announced U.S. government acquisition of 10% stake in Intel — President Trump announced that the U.S. government now owns and controls 10% of Intel, stating he negotiated the deal with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and that "the US paid nothing for these Shares" valued at approximately $11 billion. Trump characterized it as "a great Deal for America." The announcement followed Trump's previous threats against Intel's leadership.
• Trump administration announced government equity stake in Intel and discussed nationalizing defense contractors — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the Trump administration took an ownership stake in Intel and discussed potentially taking equity positions in major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, which derives 97% of revenue from U.S. government contracts. Lutnick justified the policy as necessary for the government to benefit from taxpayer-funded research and patents. The announcement drew criticism from labor analysts and economists who noted the government received no governance rights or board seats despite taking equity.

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• Trump dismissed Epstein documents as "Democrat hoax" — When asked about the DOJ's transmission of Epstein documents to the House Oversight Committee, Trump characterized the entire matter as a "Democrat hoax," stating: "The whole Epstein thing is a Democrat hoax." He also noted that many people mentioned in the files "don't deserve to be" named because Epstein "knew everybody in Palm Beach."

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• Trump administration announces "continuous vetting" review of 55 million US visa holders for potential rule violations — The Trump administration, through the State Department, announced a policy of "continuous vetting" for all 55 million current US visa holders, including those already admitted into the country. The policy permits revocation of visas and deportation if any indication of ineligibility emerges, including social media activity deemed "anti-American." This expands earlier guidance requiring vetting for "antisemitic ideologies" and views against US foreign policy, particularly regarding Israel. The administration has already revoked 6,000 student visas since January for overstays and alleged violations.

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• White House issues release criticizing Smithsonian Institution exhibitions and programming — The White House published a release titled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" cataloging and criticizing specific exhibitions, displays, and programming across multiple Smithsonian museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Portrait Gallery, American History Museum, National Museum of African Art, National Museum of the American Latino, and Museum of American Art. The release characterizes these exhibitions as promoting "woke" ideology, critical race theory, and progressive political messaging. No direct executive action or policy directive is stated in the document itself.

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• Fox News personalities knew 2020 election was not stolen, newly unredacted filings reveal — Newly unredacted filings in the lawsuit Smartmatic brought against Fox News included text messages showing that Fox News Channel personalities knew the 2020 election was not stolen. Jesse Watters mused to Greg Gutfeld about ratings if Fox went "ALL in on STOP THE STEAL," and Jeanine Pirro boasted of working hard for Trump and Republicans.

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• State Department fires press officer over Israel-Gaza policy language — AP reported that the State Department fired its top press officer who drafted Trump administration talking points on US policy on Israel and Gaza after complaints from the US Embassy in Jerusalem. The press officer, Shahed Ghoreishi, wrote a draft response to a media request that initially included a line noting that the US doesn't support the forced relocations of Palestinians in Gaza, which was struck from the response by the US Embassy in Jerusalem. Ghoreishi also said he questioned a statement from the embassy that referred to the occupied West Bank as "Judea and Samaria," the Biblical names for the region that is often used by Israelis, especially among the far right, to describe the West Bank.

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• State Department revokes over 6,000 international student visas — The State Department said that the Trump administration has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas, and claimed, without providing evidence, that approximately two-thirds of the revocations were based on crimes including assault, burglary, and driving under the influence, though it's unclear whether those students were convicted of any crimes. The department also said that between 200 and 300 student visas were revoked over "support for terrorism," but the spokesperson didn't elaborate on their claim.

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• Tulsi Gabbard revokes security clearances of 37 intelligence officials — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced that, at Trump's direction, the agency is revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials, several of whom were involved in an assessment ordered by then-President Barack Obama involving Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Gabbard accused the officials of "abus[ing] the public trust by politicizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards."

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• USCIS announces policy to screen applicants for anti-American ideologies — USCIS announced an updated policy to screen immigration benefit applicants for "anti-American ideologies or activities."
• USCIS issues policy memo for subjective citizenship evaluation — The Washington Post reported that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memo calling for a more "rigorous, holistic and comprehensive" approach to evaluating individuals applying to become citizens, which includes judging "on a case-by-case basis" whether applicants have "good moral character" defined by their "behavior, adherence to societal norms, and positive contributions." Legal experts say the move will allow immigration officers to make subjective judgments about who gets to become a citizen.

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• Trump criticized Smithsonian Institution's slavery exhibits — President Trump stated that the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex located mostly in Washington, D.C., focuses too much on "how bad slavery was." The criticism prompted public controversy and was characterized as part of a broader effort to reshape how American history, particularly regarding racial injustice, is presented and remembered in public institutions.
• Trump directs attorneys to review Smithsonian museums for "out of control" content — On Truth Social, Trump claimed that the Smithsonian is "OUT OF CONTROL," and complained that their museums focus too much on "how bad Slavery was," along with "how horrible our Country is." He noted that he's directed his attorneys to "go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made."

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• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attacks American Academy of Pediatrics over COVID guidance — On Twitter, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) of engaging in a "pay-to-play scheme to promote commercial ambitions" of its "Big Pharma benefactors," hours after the professional society for doctors who provide medical care to children issued COVID-19 immunization guidelines that continued to recommend the vaccine for kids. The move defied guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which dropped its recommendation back in May under Kennedy's leadership. The AAP said it retained the guidance because children are still at risk of severe cases of COVID-19.

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• Newsmax settles Dominion defamation lawsuit for $67 million — Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation lawsuit over false claims broadcast about voting equipment after the 2020 election. The settlement came as the case was headed to trial in Delaware superior court, where Judge Eric Davis had already ruled that Newsmax defamed Dominion by broadcasting false claims about its machines. Dominion had originally sought $1.6 billion in damages. Newsmax stated it settled not to admit wrongdoing but because it believed the judge would not give it a fair trial.
• Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million settlement to Dominion Voting Systems for false election claims — Right-wing news channel Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle claims that the company spread false allegations that Dominion's voting technology had been rigged to give the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. This settlement follows Fox News's $787 million payment for spreading identical false claims.

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• Trump DOJ investigates DC crime statistics under US Attorney Jeanine Pirro — Trump said DC was "under serious investigation," accusing the district of providing "Fake" statistics on crime "in order to create a false illusion of safety." Reports later confirmed that the Trump DOJ is investigating whether DC police manipulated data to make crime rates appear lower, led by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office. Violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low, and Trump's former US attorney for DC, Ed Martin, admitted in an April press release that violent crime had dropped 25% year-to-date.
• Federal prosecutors launch criminal investigation into DC police crime statistics manipulation — The US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, under Jeanine Pirro, has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington DC police systematically manipulated crime statistics to understate violent crime. The probe was triggered by the May suspension of Commander Michael Pulliam for allegedly altering crime data, including misclassifying stabbings and carjackings. Federal prosecutors are now examining potential wrongdoing by multiple police and city officials. Mayor Muriel Bowser has cited declining crime figures to oppose Trump's proposed federal takeover of DC policing, while the police union chief disputes the statistics and claims a directive exists to underreport crimes.

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• Trump posted social media content promoting QAnon conspiracy theories and attacking Democrats — Trump's social media account reposted material from QAnon-related accounts and promoted the QAnon belief that the Democratic Party is "the party of hate, evil, and Satan." The posts appeared Sunday morning following Friday's meeting with Putin. Trump has faced rebellion from QAnon supporters over his administration's refusal to release federal investigation files into Jeffrey Epstein and his decision to move Ghislaine Maxwell to minimum-security prison with work-release privileges.

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• Trump blamed Zelensky for the war and repeated Putin talking points — Trump posted on Truth Social that President Zelensky could end the war "almost immediately" if he wanted to, and blamed Ukraine for not surrendering territory and joining NATO. Trump also repeated false Russian talking points about mail-in ballots after his meeting with Putin, claiming the U.S. is the only country using mail-in voting.
• Trump claims Ukraine started the war — Trump stated that the Ukraine-Russia war "is not a war that should've been started. You don't do that. You don't take on a nation that's 10 times your size," falsely implying Ukraine initiated the conflict. Ukrainian journalist Kateryna Zubkova responded: "We are basically getting blamed for existing next to Russia. This is getting ridiculous."

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• State Department website omitted mention of Alaska summit — As of midday Sunday, August 17, there was no mention of the Alaska meeting between Trump and Putin on the State Department's website, although the website had been updated since Friday to acknowledge Indonesia Independence Day and the Gabonese Republic National Day.

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• Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million settlement to Dominion Voting Systems for false election claims — Right-wing news channel Newsmax agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle claims that the company spread false allegations that Dominion's voting technology had been rigged to give the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. This settlement follows Fox News's $787 million payment for spreading identical false claims.

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• Trump announces executive order to eliminate mail-in voting following Putin's election-rigging claims — During a US-Russia summit in Anchorage on 15 August, Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump that the 2020 US election was rigged through mail-in voting. Three days later, Trump announced that lawyers were drafting an executive order to eliminate mail-in balloting, a method used by nearly a third of Americans. The order would restrict a voting method that has not been credibly linked to election fraud, following validation from a foreign adversary.
• Trump announced intention to eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines via executive order — Trump's social media account posted that the president would "lead a movement to get rid of" mail-in ballots and voting machines and claimed he would sign an executive order "to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections." The post falsely claimed the U.S. is the only country using mail-in voting and that it is rife with fraud, and asserted that Democrats "CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE."
• Trump claimed federal government has authority to dictate state election procedures — Trump's social media post asserted that "the States are merely an 'agent' for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do." This claim directly contradicts the U.S. Constitution's allocation of election authority to states and Congress.
• Trump announced executive order campaign to eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines — Trump announced plans to sign an executive order to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines, claiming they result in fraud. He stated that states are merely "agents" of the federal government and must follow presidential directives on vote counting. The announcement came after a meeting with Putin, where Putin questioned mail-in ballot legitimacy. Trump falsely claimed the U.S. is the only country using mail-in voting.
• Trump proposes executive order to ban mail-in voting — President Trump announced on Truth Social on August 18 his intention to sign an executive order banning mail-in voting and eliminating voting machines for the 2026 midterm elections. Trump claimed states are merely "agents" of the federal government in counting votes and must follow federal directives. Election experts told WIRED this interpretation is "completely inaccurate and misleading" regarding the U.S. Constitution.
• Trump announces lawyers drafting executive order to eliminate mail-in voting — Donald Trump announced on Monday that his lawyers are drafting an executive order to end mail-in voting, claiming the method is "corrupt." The announcement came days after a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, where Putin allegedly told Trump the 2020 election was rigged due to postal ballots. Trump made false claims about Jimmy Carter's position on mail-in voting and asserted the US is the only country using it, contradictions contradicted by international data and Carter's own 2020 statements urging expansion of vote-by-mail access.

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• Trump attacks MSNBC anchor Nicole Wallace on Truth Social — Trump reposted a meme of MSNBC anchor Nicole Wallace on Truth Social, calling her a "loser, with bad ratings," and claimed without evidence that she "will be fired soon!"

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• Trump administration ordered Smithsonian review for "American exceptionalism" — The Trump administration ordered a comprehensive review of exhibits and materials at the Smithsonian Institution to "ensure alignment with the President's directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions." Trump later stated the museums should discuss history "in a fair manner, not in a woke manner or in a racist manner," falsely claiming they currently do so.
• Trump criticized Smithsonian Institution's slavery exhibits — President Trump stated that the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex located mostly in Washington, D.C., focuses too much on "how bad slavery was." The criticism prompted public controversy and was characterized as part of a broader effort to reshape how American history, particularly regarding racial injustice, is presented and remembered in public institutions.
• Trump directs attorneys to review Smithsonian museums for "out of control" content — On Truth Social, Trump claimed that the Smithsonian is "OUT OF CONTROL," and complained that their museums focus too much on "how bad Slavery was," along with "how horrible our Country is." He noted that he's directed his attorneys to "go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made."
• Trump administration escalates attacks on Washington DC institutions and federal workforce — The article references Trump's escalated attacks on Washington DC, the Smithsonian museums, immigrants, elections, institutions of higher learning, and culture. It also notes his foreign policy as "clearly now dictated by Putin." The piece frames these actions as part of an "authoritarian breakthrough" while calling for continued democratic resistance and action.
• White House issues release criticizing Smithsonian Institution exhibitions and programming — The White House published a release titled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" cataloging and criticizing specific exhibitions, displays, and programming across multiple Smithsonian museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Portrait Gallery, American History Museum, National Museum of African Art, National Museum of the American Latino, and Museum of American Art. The release characterizes these exhibitions as promoting "woke" ideology, critical race theory, and progressive political messaging. No direct executive action or policy directive is stated in the document itself.

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• Wall Street Journal reported on BLS jobs data collection changes — The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration is weighing changes to how jobs data is collected and reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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• Trump administration officials leave sensitive summit documents in public printer at Alaskan hotel — Officials from the Trump administration left eight pages of information produced by the U.S. State Department in a public printer at the business center of an Alaskan hotel. The pages revealed potentially sensitive information about the August 15 summit meetings, including the names and phone numbers of three U.S. staff members and thirteen U.S. and Russian state leaders. The documents also contained information about Trump's intended gift to Putin—an American Bald Eagle Desk Statue—and the menu for the cancelled working lunch, which was formally designated as "in honor of his excellency, Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation."
• Sensitive Documents Left Behind After Trump-Putin Meeting — Following the Trump-Putin summit on August 15, 2025, officials from the Trump administration left eight pages of sensitive information in a public printer at an Alaskan hotel. The documents included personal information about U.S. staff and details about the planned meeting, including a proposed gift for Putin.

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• Kristi Noem attacks IceBlock app and its founder Joshua Aaron — US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly attacked the IceBlock app, which alerts undocumented immigrants to ICE raid locations, claiming it "obstructs justice." Noem stated she wanted to work with the Department of Justice to prosecute CNN for reporting on the app. The app, launched in April 2025 by Joshua Aaron without profit motive, rapidly climbed Apple's app store charts. Aaron claims the app fiercely protects user anonymity while providing real-time safety alerts.

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• Pam Bondi warns Joshua Aaron to "watch out" — Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly warned IceBlock founder Joshua Aaron to "watch out," according to Aaron's account in this interview. Aaron states he consulted multiple constitutional and criminal attorneys before releasing the app and confirmed it is protected under the First Amendment. Bondi's warning came after Laura Loomer doxed Feinstein on X, Tom Homan discussed the matter on Newsmax, and the chain of communication allegedly reached Bondi at the DOJ.