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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says

● AP • 31 August 2026 • 10:22 PM

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job. That’s according to the White House on Monday.

Panda Diplomacy: A Mayor’s Quest To Bring Pandas From China To Hawaiʻi

● AP • 31 August 2026 • 10:19 PM

When Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi decided he wanted pandas at the Honolulu Zoo, he approached the Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles, who gave him some advice: Go to China.

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Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. The money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.

● AP • 31 August 2026 • 9:49 PM

In 2023, the Texas Legislature unanimously passed a law raising auto insurance costs for Texans by $1 to combat rampant catalytic converter theft.

Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom

● AP • 31 August 2026 • 8:13 PM

The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting the work.

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House Republicans launch investigation into DEA tactic that allowed fentanyl to hit streets

● AP • 31 August 2026 • 1:01 PM

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into a controversial DEA strategy that allowed large fentanyl shipments to reach the streets.

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Trump still teases a third presidential run, but he’s talking more and more about life after 2028

● AP • 31 August 2026 • 4:10 AM

Donald Trump frequently hints at a third presidential run, even wearing 2028 campaign hats. He's also acknowledged the constitutional ban prohibiting him from doing so.

El-Sayed apologizes for comments he made responding to an attack on a Michigan synagogue

● AP • 29 August 2026 • 10:04 PM

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus.

Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions

● AP • 29 August 2026 • 12:01 PM

In firing up a trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump turned to a 96-year-old statute so obscure that many trade lawyers didn’t even know it was still on the books.