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6:25 AM ET, August 17, 2026

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Associated Press:
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea after he says it declined to help denuclearize Iran.  The announcement comes just before one of two large-scale joint annual exercises …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea  —  In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.  —  President Trump said on Sunday that he had instructed the Pentagon …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Orders Cuts to U.S.-South Korea Military Drills  —  President cites his ‘very good relationship’ with North Korea's Kim Jong Un  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said Sunday he would “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, touting his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump tells Hegseth to cut U.S.-South Korea drills
New York Times:
Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump's Gaza Plan  —  The president's son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group's leaders in Egypt, officials said.  He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.  —  Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and close adviser …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Kushner meets Hamas leaders to push Gaza demilitarization
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Fox Host Trashes U.S. Sailors as ‘Weak’ for Speaking Out About Dire Conditions  —  Fox News host Joey Jones mocked service members speaking out about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln  —  Key Points … Fox News host Joey Jones lashed out at U.S. service members who have spoken publicly …
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Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Top U.S. commander acknowledges mental health issues on USS Lincoln
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Blanche won't pledge DOJ independence from Trump  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche refused Sunday to pledge the Justice Department's independence from the White House, saying he would consider President Trump's views on individual prosecutions. … Blanche made the stakes clear …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Secret Plan to Escalate the War  —  Intercepted communications and other intelligence suggest a strategic shift by hard-line leaders to raise the costs for the U.S. and its regional allies  —  After President Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran in mid-June …
Discussion: SpyTalk, The Times of Israel and Axios
Associated Press:
Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday said vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial — in the same spot where Trump had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration.
Discussion: The Independent and Forbes
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today's economy  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Most Americans believe a free market system is a good thing.  —  Americans are net-negative on socialism.  Capitalism is better-liked.
Sam Blewett / Politico:NEW!
Burnham exchanged messages with impersonator of top Trump aide  —  The U.K. leader believed he was communicating with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.  —  LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham engaged with messages from somebody impersonating one of Donald Trump's closest advisers, four officials have told POLITICO.
James Shotter / Financial Times:
Far-right Israeli minister advocates killing ‘30 to 40’ Gazans each night  —  Itamar Ben-Gvir also calls for re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian enclave  —  Israel should be killing “30 to 40” people each night in Gaza and should build Jewish settlements in the Palestinian enclave …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Los Angeles Times
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
We need to care about Trump's CIA murdering fishermen on the high seas  —  One of the worst things about Donald Trump's America in the 2020s — I know, I know, it's hard to pick — is the return of all the horrible stuff that you foolishly thought our flawed nation was done with after the reckonings of the 1970s.
Discussion: gCaptain
Emily Chang / ABC News:
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘trickery’ over candidate with same name as Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan  —  Republican Dan J. Sullivan is challenging GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.  —  Dan J. Sullivan, a candidate in Alaska's U.S. Senate race who shares a name with the incumbent seeking reelection …
Axios:
How AOC is rewriting her own “Woke 1” history  —  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is laughing off “Woke 1.”  But she's carrying baggage from the 2020 era of cultural progressivism that some Democrats say is an obstacle to a future presidential run.
 
 
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Kiara Moore / Washington Examiner:
Nicki Minaj backs Byron Donalds, tells Barbz to support him
Discussion: Breitbart
Ryan King / New York Post:
Rep. Nancy Mace reveals new tattoos as she launches YouTube show after losing political career
CBS News:
Transcript: Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 16, 2026
Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
How Trump's War on the Left Will Come for the Center
New York Post:
Socialist NY lawmaker Emily Gallagher says shoplifting for ‘biological need’ is OK
New York Times:
The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.
Discussion: Semafor and The Dean's Report
 Earlier Items: 
John Harwood / Zeteo:
How ‘Psychopath’ Trump's Mayhem Will Backfire in 2028 for Republicans
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
‘What are we going to do?’ The mom of a trans teen grapples with Trump's Medicaid move
Discussion: Truthout
Adam Bonica / On Data and Democracy:
Hook and Squeeze  —  This investigation was originally developed for The New York Times …
 

 
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Adam Rose / The Intercept:
Independent reporter Carlitos Ricardo Parias, who has 100K TikTok followers, nears 300 days in ICE detention, the longest a journalist has spent in US custody

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Bloomberg:
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