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Welcome to the latest updates on US politics, including the Trump administration and Capitol Hill. Here’s what’s going on…
-Justice Department considering release of Ghislaine Maxwell interview
-Hunter Biden starts new job at California nonprofit
-Fifth Cincinnati brawl suspect’s mugshot unveiled after FBI arrest
California Dem Under Investigation for Mortgage Fraud
Senator Adam Schiff, representing California, is currently under investigation for mortgage fraud, as per a source within the Trump administration.
During an episode of “The Ingraham Angle,” Fox News host Laura Ingraham revealed that the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland is conducting a criminal investigation into potential mortgage fraud charges… READ MORE
US Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaking at a press conference introducing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
White House
‘COOLEST GUY’: Michelle Obama celebrates Barack as the ‘coolest guy’ on his birthday after joking about divorce rumors
UP TOP: Trump spotted on the White House roof amid discussions of historic renovations
US President Donald Trump gesturing from the roof of the West Wing of the White House during a tour on August 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has initiated several renovation projects at the White House, including a concrete patio at the Rose Garden. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
THE BIG HYPOTHETICAL: Trump responds to question about a potential future presidential run
Zohran Mamdani
BENCHING THE BLUE: Proposal to replace cops with social workers and ‘transit ambassadors’ for certain 911 calls
MISSING IN ACTION: Mamdani’s efforts to pivot from police scrutiny continue after Adams questions his absence
‘DARK MOMENT’: Mamdani advocates for reparations and abolishing the police from the pulpit of a radical pastor
SNUBBING THE BLUE: Adams questions Mamdani’s absence from past NYPD funerals
The presumptive Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani will challenge incumbent Mayor Adams, who is running as an independent, in November’s mayoral election. (Getty Images)
SOCIALIST SURGE: Can a progressive challenger defeat the incumbent mayor in Seattle’s primary?
LEFTIES UNITE: Zohran Mamdani in a position to assist the socialist party in ‘seizing state power,’ admits DSA leader
World Stage
DUTCH DOLLARS: Netherlands becomes the first NATO ally to purchase US weapons for Ukraine
PUTIN’S PAYDAY: Witkoff scrambles for a peace deal with Russia amid looming sanctions targeting India and China
URGENT EFFORT: Inside look at the humanitarian situation in Gaza as Israel contemplates its next steps
Palestinians returning with bags from a food distribution point operated by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) group near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on August 2, 2025. (YAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)
NUCLEAR SHOWDOWN: Russia lifts its moratorium on missile deployment amid tensions with the Trump administration
Capitol Hill
PRIMARY CHALLENGE: Iowa Republican aims to oust GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, citing her divergent voting record
GOP SHOWDOWN: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson accuses Rep. Nancy Mace of excessive agitation
INNER CIRCLE SECRETS: 9th former Biden aide testifies before House Oversight investigators in autopen inquiry
BILL ON THE HILL: Comer issues subpoenas to the Clintons and Trump’s DOJ in the House Oversight’s Epstein probe
Jeffrey Epstein, invoking the Fifth Amendment, refused to answer at least three questions related to former President Bill Clinton and at least one regarding the Clinton Foundation. (Getty Images)
Across America
NAMED AND SHAMED: DOJ identifies 35 sanctuary cities that ‘endanger American citizens’
TAXPAYER WATCHDOGS: Florida dispatches DOGE agents to Fort Lauderdale and Gainesville to scrutinize tax increases and ‘reckless’ trends
SHELTERS SHUT DOWN: Left-wing governor scraps plans for migrant shelters after a costly mishap
POWER LINES: Supreme Court orders fresh arguments in a crucial electoral case
The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., seen on November 8, 2024. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty)
TRANSCRIPT RELEASE: Ghislaine Maxwell opposes the unsealing of her grand jury transcripts
DEBT DIAGNOSIS: Parental rights group introduces a new healthcare price transparency tool to promote healthy living
STAMP OF APPROVAL: Appeals court upholds Texas voter ID law following a lawsuit by the Biden administration
ARNOLD’S NEW ROLE: Schwarzenegger pushes back against Newsom’s redistricting proposal in California
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