Federal agents in Los Angeles reached a major milestone Tuesday with the 5,000th arrest of a criminal alien in the sanctuary city under the direction of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The arrest highlights the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement stance in liberal jurisdictions that have long resisted cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Gasoline shortages are spreading across parts of Russia after a series of successful Ukrainian drone strikes damaged key oil infrastructure. With at least 12 strikes between August 2 and August 24, mostly targeting refineries in the Ryazan-Volgograd corridor, Russia’s fuel supply chain is under mounting stress.
Denmark’s foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country on Wednesday after a bombshell report by Danish broadcaster DR alleged that individuals connected to President Donald Trump were engaged in covert influence operations in Greenland. The report claims the goal was to destabilize Greenland’s ties with Denmark and possibly lay groundwork for future U.S. control of the Arctic territory.
Two dozen Republican state financial officers have urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to block Chinese companies—and others based in adversarial nations—from qualifying for Foreign Private Issuer (FPI) status on U.S. stock exchanges. The move aims to protect American investors and national security from the growing risks associated with opaque Chinese firms.
Burning Man’s infamous “Orgy Dome”—a decades-old staple of the countercultural festival—was destroyed by high winds sweeping through Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, organizers confirmed on August 24. The structure, promoted as a “sex-positive” space, has been a controversial fixture at the event since 2003.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly blocking former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from receiving a long-anticipated induction into the California Hall of Fame—allegedly in retaliation for Schwarzenegger’s public opposition to the Democrat-led effort to dismantle the state’s independent redistricting commission.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Armenian Genocide during an interview Tuesday on the Patrick Bet-David Podcast—marking a dramatic reversal of decades-long Israeli policy. The acknowledgment aligns Israel with the United States and numerous Western nations that have already recognized the mass killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide.
