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10:55 PM ET, August 29, 2026

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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK  —  Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can't prove US residency  —  Far-right British media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US after being detained …
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Chris Kirkham / Reuters:
Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK  —  British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported back to his home country, the United Kingdom, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said on Saturday.  —  The deportation on Friday came a day after Yiannopoulos …
Washington Post:
British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE
Wall Street Journal:
Inside Trump's Plan to Give the Pentagon a Stake in Venezuela's Oil Riches  —  The deal caps months of secretive negotiations to give the U.S. rights to the some of the world's largest proven oil reserves  —  President Trump spent months declaring his ouster of Venezuela's leader had secured the country's oil for America.
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Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
Important Quick Saturday Updates  —  It's Saturday, August 29th.  Let's get into the news, and I'll keep it quick so you can get on with your day.  —  Here are today's top stories:  — Trump's Venezuela oil deal, and why the numbers don't add up  — Venezuelan economists …
Associated Press:
What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
Politico:
How Trump took control of Venezuela's democratic transition
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela's Oil
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting  —  Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.  —  When leaders from the world's …
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David Blair / Telegraph:
Estonia's spy chief: ‘Russia is in a very bad place - revolution could come overnight’  —  In his first interview with a British newspaper, Kaupo Rosin discusses Putin's fractured inner circle and the looming threat against Nato  —  It was, perhaps, the highest praise ever offered …
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Associated Press:
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules  —  Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration 's quest …
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump's DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: 'It's outrageous'  —  Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies  —  The Trump administration has been deploying …
Washington Post:
Trump lauded low prices at Freedom Fuel.  A supplier says some gas wasn't paid for.  —  Mansfield Oil Company alleges in a lawsuit that a distributor never paid for gas that was supplied to some Freedom Fuel stations.  —  Summary  —  A chain of gas stations that lowered prices last month …
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Gov. Abbott blocks funding in Texas for Flock cameras as bipartisan fury brews  —  The automated license plate readers aren't popular with the public.  Politicians are catching on.  —  Summary  —  Republicans and Democrats once praised Flock Safety as a protection tool for American communities.
Shira Ovide / Washington Post:
The Fed confronts a powerful new economic force  —  Officials at the country's top financial institution regularly debate the effect of artificial intelligence on the U.S. economy, a Washington Post analysis found.  —  Summary  —  Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh promised to bust inflation …
Discussion: CoinDesk and NewsMax.com
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
Why Fed chief Kevin Warsh turned to Central Banking 101
Wall Street Journal:
Kevin Warsh: the Hawk at Jackson Hole
Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden's body with his ‘own eyes’.  He did not  —  Ex-House intel committee chair, now running against Abdul El-Sayed, instead saw photo of Osama bin Laden's body  —  In a recent fundraising email, the Republican candidate …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Relative of Afghans Who Helped U.S. Military Is Deported to Africa  —  The Trump administration has deported thousands of immigrants to countries where they have no ties.  Dozens were on the latest flight, to the Central African Republic.  —  A deportation plane carrying about 70 foreign nationals …
Sarah-Jane Collins / The Daily Beast:
White House Aides Sound the Alarm Over Trump's Big Obsession  —  ME, ME, ME  —  The president fears being seen as a “weak” president like the late Jimmy Carter, officials have revealed.  —  White House insiders are sounding the alarm that President Donald Trump is far more interested …
Bloomberg:
Far-Right Party Wins Closely Watched Western Australia Vote  —  The far-right One Nation party has secured its first lower house seat in the state parliament of Western Australia, defeating the ruling Labor Party to win a special election.  —  The election was watched as an indicator …
New York Times:
An ICE Shooting, an Extradition Showdown and the Federal Case That Stalled  —  Federal prosecutors planned to charge an immigration agent arrested in connection with a shooting in Minneapolis.  Then the agent walked free.  —  Federal prosecutors in Minnesota were preparing to file civil rights charges …
 
 
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Associated Press:
The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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Trump deportations take a bite out of an unexpected industry: US fast food
Anthony L. Fisher / MS NOW:
Trump normalized gutter racism. Now the GOP has a young-Nazi problem.
Discussion: Capital B News
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
This Appalachian memoir author is running as a Democratic contrast to JD Vance
Tony Romm / New York Times:
High Debt and Rising Prices Catch Up to Trump, as Midterms Near
Discussion: Alternet.org
 

 
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