NEWSNATIONNOW (Cory Smith) - Iran updates: Tehran vows to prolong war until Trump is out of office
A Pentagon assessment found the first U.S. blockade cost Iran about $4.8 billion in oil revenue.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - US Marine freed from Russia; Trump's secret escape in a catering truck
A former Marine detained in Russia for more than four years, whose family said he was close to death, is finally free after President Trump called President Putin to organize the release of 32-year-old Robert Gilman. Plus, the secret flight swap to get President Trump safely out of Turkey was an even more elaborate production than first reported. This episode originally aired on August 11, 2026. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump ‘RUNNING OUT OF TIME’ as stalemate over Hormuz drags on
The stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz continues as the war with Iran stretches further into its sixth month. President Trump yesterday – again -- insisted the U.S. has control over the key waterway. The president’s insistence comes despite Iranian claims otherwise and little traffic moving through the Strait. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency yesterday warned that the reopening of the waterway is becoming increasingly urgent as oil stockpiles are depleting at a rapid pace. POLITICO’s White House reporter Myah Ward joins Way Too Early to discuss the latest.
NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández and Paul Sonne) - Putin Visits Islands Seized from Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Addy Bink) - $1 billion Powerball jackpot won by someone in Illinois
One of the largest Powerball jackpots ever has finally been won.
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ABCNEWS - Sevastopol blast kills Russian service member, state media says
An explosion killed a Russian service member in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol on Thursday, according the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.
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REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Feckless WNBA Bosses Meet to Define 'Woman'… and Come Up With Exactly Nothing
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'Poor operational security': Ossoff rips Trump's chaotic White House for plane switch scandal
Senator Jon Ossoff points out that between regular leaks to the press and a White House full of advisors with self-interests and ambitions for 2028, it can hardly be surprising that details of secret protective measures surrounding the president are exposed to the public.
NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Two U.S. Soldiers Killed After Apache Helicopter Crashes Near Fort Hood in Texas
Two service members are dead after an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed near Fort Hood in central Texas. by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 13, 2026 SALADO, Texas — Two U.S. [...]
AXIOS (Mike Allen) - Maggie Haberman says 70% of Trump's attention goes to monuments, renovations and legacy
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman tells me 70% of President Trump's mindshare ("maybe plus or minus 5%") goes to his gilding, construction, renovation, renaming and tribute projects. - "He is spending a huge amount of energy, mental and otherwise, on these renovation projects, beautification projects around Washington, and then monuments to self," Haberman told me for Axios' "Behind the Curtain" video series . "[T]here is no precedent in U.S. history of a sitting president devising such endeavors in their own name." Why it matters: That mental map by Haberman — co-author with Jonathan Swan of "Regime Change ," which has sold 600,000 copies and on Wednesday hit seven weeks at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list — is a…
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman tells me 70% of President Trump's mindshare ("maybe plus or minus 5%") goes to his gilding, construction, renovation, renaming and tribute projects. - "He is spending a huge amount of energy, mental and otherwise, on these renovation projects, beautification projects around Washington, and then monuments to self," Haberman told me for Axios' "Behind the Curtain" video series . "[T]here is no precedent in U.S. history of a sitting president devising such endeavors in their own name." Why it matters: That mental map by Haberman — co-author with Jonathan Swan of "Regime Change ," which has sold 600,000 copies and on Wednesday hit seven weeks at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list — is a…Open