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By STAFF This week’s report covers political, world, cultural, market, and sci-tech news from August 7-21, 2026 This report contains…
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The on-again, off-again (and not-quite, but nearly) ceasefire trend of the Iran War continues. President Trump has cut off all negotiations with Iran, however, and is calling on Iran to surrender. The administration announced plans to step up its economic war against Iran. The administration also claims it has mostly re-opened the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump declared, “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.”
Iran war live: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘economic terrorism’ – The Independent
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Iran has accused US president Donald Trump of threatening “economic terrorism” after the US treasury said it would introduce the “toughest sanctions in history” against Tehran.
Trump has promised to wage “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale”, suggesting the US will extend sanctions to allies that have helped mediate peace talks.
Israel has informed the United States that it will not agree to any deal with Hamas that does not include their complete disarmament. As a response, the U.S.’s negotiator, Jared Kushner, stated “We will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the demilitarization occurs. Nobody wants to put more money into a place that’s gone on for so long if it’s just going to be taken over by terrorists or blown up again.”
‘We will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt’ until Hamas disarms, Kushner says | Israel-Palestine conflict News– www.aljazeera.com
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United States envoy Jared Kushner has stressed that the administration of President Donald Trump will not allow reconstruction in the devastated Gaza Strip until Hamas gives up its weapons.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, but the meeting did not produce a breakthrough to implement a roadmap for Gaza that Hamas already agreed to.
“We have a plan to rebuild Gaza, but we will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the demilitarisation occurs,” Kushner told Fox News in an interview.
“Nobody wants to put more money into a place that’s gone on for so long if it’s just going to be taken over by terrorists or blown up again.”
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Progressive anti-Americanist Eric Swalwell, the former congressman from California removed for ethics violations, had his phone seized from him by the FBI. He was met at the San Francisco Airport. This action comes after evidence has emerged that shows he knew his former lover was a Chinese spy.
FBI Intercepts Eric Swalwell at Airport, Seizes Key Evidence– slaynews.com
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Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was met by FBI agents at San Francisco International Airport over the weekend, where federal authorities executed a search warrant and seized his cellphone and other electronic devices as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
Sources familiar with the matter told the New York Post that agents surprised Swalwell and served him with the warrant shortly after he arrived at the airport on Saturday.
Federal investigators also executed search warrants at Swalwell’s Washington, D.C., residence, where additional electronic devices were seized.
Probe Centers on Sexual Misconduct Allegations
According to multiple sources, the searches are connected to an ongoing Justice Department criminal investigation stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape.
The Department of Justice reportedly opened its investigation in April.
California has replaced CCP-spy-connected Eric Swalwell with an anti-American Islamist radical. Aisha Wahab, an open Communist Islamist. The anti-American Communist Islamist will have to lie to take office as she has already openly declared the constitution to be invalid.
JUST IN: Far-Left Afghani Muslim WINS California Special Election to Replace Rep. Eric Swalwell– wltreport.com
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Earlier this year, Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned in disgrace due to disturbing sexual assault allegations.
Now, California is replacing him with a radical, left-wing Afghani Muslim.
State Senator Aisha Wahabb just defeated Melissa Hernandez in California’s special election.
Laura Loomer shared:
BREAKING:
The Islamic communist takeover of America continues.
Aisha Wahab, an Afghani Muslim communist just won the California US House 14 Special Election to replace disgraced Democrat Congressman @RepSwalwell, who resigned earlier this year.
Another Muslim who hates… pic.twitter.com/AUYQ0X7KJo
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 20, 2026
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Federal law enforcement sent a heads up to American corporations to be on the look-out for North Korean IT Workers they allege have been sent in as spies, saboteurs, and grifters. Federal law enforcement claims more than $800 million has been stolen and sent back to Pyongyang’s weapons program so far.
FBI: North Korean IT Workers Infiltrating Western Workforces, U.S. Companies › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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North Korean IT workers are systematically infiltrating hundreds of global corporations, including multiple Fortune 500 companies and a U.S. government agency, by posing as remote tech freelancers.
Fox News reports that federal law enforcement is warning that North Korean operatives posing as IT workers are applying for remote jobs at U.S. companies, and many are getting hired.
REMOTE WORK INFILTRATION: North Korean operatives are using stolen identities, fake profiles, and American proxies to land remote IT jobs at major U.S. companies, funneling over $800 million directly into Pyongyang’s weapons programs.
According to federal law enforcement and… pic.twitter.com/zfJpslPN5O
— Special Report (@SpecialReport) August 19, 2026
Progressive groups have long used progressive-controlled bar associations to unconstitutionally remove non-progressive lawyers from the courts. Now, the latest action targets a DHS attorney. DHS General Counsel James Percival faces bar association complaints from anti-American progressive groups over his rightful chastisement of rogue district judges. These judges continuously ignore higher court rulings, including SCOTUS rulings.
DHS Attorney Hit With Bar Complaint For Criticizing Rogue Judges– thefederalist.com
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For the past several years, leftists have waged an all-out assault on conservative attorneys and their ability to practice law. And now, such egregious “barfare” tactics are being aimed at the Trump Department of Homeland Security’s top legal official.
On Tuesday, a pair of leftist organizations and 128 former federal and state judges submitted an ethics complaint to the Florida Bar against DHS General Counsel James Percival, who previously served GOP Sen. Ashley Moody’s chief of staff during her time as Florida attorney general. His alleged crime? Criticizing rogue judges for slow-walking implementation of a recent Supreme Court ruling and their activism in other immigration-related cases before the bench.
In Mullin v. Doe, the high court affirmed that the federal law governing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) prohibits federal courts from reviewing non-constitutional claims against the government’s TPS decisions. Rather than swiftly heed the majority’s decision, several Democrat-appointed judges entertained seemingly frivolous claims from challengers before finally allowing the administration’s TPS terminations to move forward. The last holdout, Judge Brian Murphy, finally lifted his blockade on the TPS termination for Ethiopians earlier this week.
Cole County, Missouri Judge Daniel Green approved the new district voting map the Missouri GOP-majority legislature passed. The new map gives Republicans another U.S. House seat weighted in their favor.
A Missouri judge gave Republicans another redistricting victory on Wednesday, ruling against a Democratic initiative challenging congressional maps drawn by the legislature and clearing the way for the GOP to secure another seat in the House of Represent – facebook.com
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A Missouri judge gave Republicans another redistricting victory on Wednesday, ruling against a Democratic initiative challenging congressional maps drawn by the legislature and clearing the way for the GOP to secure another seat in the House of Representatives.
Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green agreed with Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, who refused to certify an opposition referendum petition.
A Federal Appeals Court restores Texas restrictions on Mail-In Voting that a lower court had struck down. One requirement is the voter must sign an oath declaring the vote was not coerced.
Texas mail-in voting requirements reinstated after federal appeals court ruling – kens5.com
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A federal appeals court ruling is bringing back several requirements for Texans who vote by mail, reversing a lower court decision that had blocked the rules.
The requirements were included in a sweeping 2021 Texas election law and involve additional steps for voters casting mail-in ballots.
Under the reinstated rules, voters must provide identification information on their mail-in ballot paperwork that matches information in state records.
There are also requirements for people who help someone complete a ballot. Voters and those assisting them must sign an oath stating the voter was not coerced, and assistants must disclose their relationship to the voter.
A lower court blocked the requirements last year after finding they created accessibility problems for voters with disabilities.
The federal appeals court overturned that decision, finding that most of the plaintiffs challenging the requirements did not have the legal standing necessary to bring their claims
Harvard University is laying off nearly one-third of its social sciences staff, the bastion for woke discipleship. Harvard’s student newspaper, The Crimson, reported “The cuts make the social sciences the hardest-hit part of the [Faculty of Arts and Sciences] restructuring disclosed so far. Twenty-two out of 30 faculty assistant, faculty coordinator, or faculty support specialist roles were slashed, and five of 14 financial associate and senior financial associate positions.”
Harvard lays off nearly one-third of social sciences staff covered by latest restructuring– www.thecollegefix.com
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Restructuring aims to close $365 million budget shortfall
Harvard University laid off almost one-third of its social sciences staff affected by its latest restructuring this month, resulting in 75 direct layoffs.
About 15 of those employees were offered a different job or the choice to take the layoff instead. Three other people either got new roles or quit on their own before the official notices went out, The Harvard Crimson reported.
This is more than twice as many people as the number cut at Harvard College the month before.
“The cuts make the social sciences the hardest-hit part of the [Faculty of Arts and Sciences] restructuring disclosed so far,” The Crimson reported.
The layoffs most heavily impacted the coordinator, faculty assistant, and financial associate positions.
