The Trump administration is charging forward with a major expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing, reversing Biden-era restrictions and signaling a renewed push for American energy dominance. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a detailed lease sale schedule covering the Gulf of America and Alaska’s Cook Inlet.
President Trump took a light-hearted jab at Alabama football while announcing the relocation of the U.S. Space Command headquarters. During remarks thanking Sen. Tommy Tuberville for his role in the relocation process, the president referenced the recent college football upset in which Florida State defeated Alabama, calling it a rare moment for the former Auburn coach.
A New York City woman arrested for making graphic threats to kill President Donald Trump was quietly released in late August by Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee. Nathalie Rose Jones, 50, had been denied bond earlier by a U.S. Magistrate judge due to the nature of her threats, which included detailed plans to disembowel the former president and use a bladed object to “carry out her mission.”
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026, citing the Democratic Party’s losses in the last election cycle and the need for a new generation of leadership. The 78-year-old congressman is serving his 17th term and has long been one of the party’s senior voices in the House.
Illegal alien deaths in Eagle Pass, Texas, have dropped sharply under President Donald Trump’s border security measures, according to Mexican consular officials. Since January, five deaths have been recorded in and around the small border city—less than one per month. That figure marks a drastic decline compared to the Biden administration, when migrant deaths often reached one per day.
