They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards

Donald Trump Says He Will Declare Strait of Hormuz a U.S. Territory After Defeating Iran

Al-Monitor highlights fuel-price priority; Al Jazeera foregrounds Hormuz’s shipping and control stakes

Trump Dismisses USS Abraham Lincoln Crew Concerns, Says Deployment Not Nearly Long Enough

Trump-led outlets (ABC, NBC) stress denial; BBC and NPR foreground hardship reports.

U.S. Army Apache Helicopter Crash Kills Two Soldiers Near Salado, Texas

Two soldiers killed when Fort Hood-based AH-64 Apache crashed near Salado, Texas.

Chad Hickman Kills Five People in Michigan Shootings, Then Kills Himself

Five people killed and suspect died in Missaukee County shootings

CIA Conducted Covert Drone Strikes on Ecuadorian Fishing Boats Near Galápagos

CIA conducted covert drone strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats near the Galápagos, per Washington Post.

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán Says U.S. Revoked His Visa After Rubio, Landau Order

streamlinefeed and related pieces frame it as cartel-linked crackdown; mainstream outlets stress politics and no US rea…

Mark Kelly Urges Immediate Mental Health Help Aboard USS Lincoln After Pete Hegseth Dismissal

Snopes is cautious, while Yeni Safak states suicide attempts outright

Trump Bashes Kathy Hochul, Praises Bruce Blakeman at Long Island GOP Rally

Democracy Docket flags DOJ politicking; Lohud spotlights White House crime claims.

J.D. Vance Says US Iran War Goal Is Keeping Oil And Gas Cheap

J.D. Vance says keeping oil and gasoline prices low is top Iran-war priority.

ICE Officers Remove Maisa Lopes Eliaser From Deportation Flight to Brazil, Return Her to Louisiana

Maisa Lopes Eliaser, wife of U.S. Army sergeant, spent more than a month in detention.

Andy Baker Expected To Leave Trump Administration As National Security Team Shifts

Andy Baker to depart the Trump administration in coming weeks.

Trump Highlights Crime Record, Says Young Beautiful Girls Thank Him in Washington

The Independent treats Trump’s claim as frequent, while PBS stresses it was unclear

Trump Chairs White House Crypto Meeting August 19 Amid CLARITY Act Headwinds

BigGo stresses CLARITY regulatory clarity; CoinDesk frames it as US innovation dialogue

U.S. Courts Will Publicly Report How Often Federal Judges Authorize Spyware Wiretaps

U.S. courts will publicly report how often judges authorize government spyware taps.

Trump Claims FBI 2025 Crime Data Shows Record Lows in Washington, Memphis, and New Orleans

NYT disputes the numbers; NOTUS alleges the White House misrepresented the report

Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce isn’t quite over

Colorado mom gets her son ‘arrested’ by police after he refuses to take a first-day-of-school photo, with officer handcuffing him in hilarious prank

Quote of the day by Martin Luther King Jr: 'There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies'