The Guardian reports: The president said he wasn’t briefed on the raid on John Bolton’s home, while making an impromptu visit to the People’s House exhibit near the White House. Sporting a “Trump was right about everything” hat, the president said that he saw the news of the raid on television earlier. “I’m not a fan of John Bolton. He’s …

“We need to promote nationalism in our country and restore love for country. And what better way to do that than to have some kind of programming, right? You could make it a product of Voice of America if they haven’t already shut down Voice of America. “I mean, if you’re going to have taxpayer funded propaganda, you might as …

Politico Europe reports: U.S. President Donald Trump said he got “very angry” after Ukraine damaged a Russian oil pipeline that supplies his friend Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister. Trump responded to a note from Orbán, who complained about a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Aug. 13 hitting the Druzhba oil pipeline, which supplies Hungary, Slovakia and other countries in Central …

CNN’s fact-checker Daniel Dale reports: Seventeen days ago, President Donald Trump made a dramatic claim in an interview on the business news channel CNBC. As part of his July trade agreement with the European Union, he said, the EU gave the United States a $600 billion present he could spend however he wanted. “They gave me $600 billion. And that’s …

The Albuquerque City Desk reports: According to his campaign website, Albuquerque mayoral candidate Patrick B. Sais graduated from UNM with a degree in political science, was elected to the Albuquerque City Council and earned endorsements from a local business owner, firefighter and educator in his campaign for Albuquerque mayor. That type of education, experience and community support make a solid …

Axios reports: The federal government will pause issuing new visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday night. The trucking industry is, by some estimates, short tens of thousands of drivers already. Foreign-born truckers are a huge part of the industry. Truckstop trade group NATSO, citing government data, said last year that some 18% of working …

NBC News reports: Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that no meeting is planned between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, casting new doubt on President Donald Trump’s push for a summit to end the war. “Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Foreign …

The Christian Post reports: NBA veteran Jonathan Isaac is calling on Christians and young athletes to boldly embrace their faith, even when it puts them in conflict with the world, as his own stand for Christ took center stage this week at the unveiling of the Museum of the Bible’s newest addition. On Tuesday evening, the 27-year-old Orlando Magic forward …

ABC News reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order authorizing the latest National Guard troops to arrive in Washington, D.C. to carry weapons if their mission requires it, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new authority is expected to be acted on in coming days, the person said. Hegseth’s decision paves the way for the …

From the Family Research Council’s website: The ongoing drama that is the Target Corporation took another twist Wednesday when its controversial CEO — and author of some of the most unpopular marketing decisions in company history — stepped down after a rocky 12 years. Brian Cornell, who’s been on a steady diet of crow since declaring that trans merch is …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Richard Mack, a former Arizona county sheriff and founder of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, is cheering on President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, DC, and urging sheriffs all around the country to follow suit. Mack, a former Oath Keepers board member who teaches sheriffs that they are the highest law …

The Hill reports: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said on Wednesday that the federal law enforcement agency will “flood the zone” with immigration agents in Boston after Mayor Michelle Wu (D) fired back at President Trump’s administration over the city’s sanctuary policies. “We’re definitely going to, as you’ve heard the saying, flood the zone, especially in sanctuary jurisdictions,” Lyons said …

The New York Post reports: FBI agents raided the DC-area home of President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning in a high-profile national security probe, The Post can exclusively reveal. Federal agents busted into Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Md., at 7 a.m. in an investigation ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel, a Trump administration official told …

The Guardian reports: Marriott, the hospitality giant, has not disputed recent revelations that a Louisiana hotel in its portfolio was used to detain migrant families before deportation, which contradicts a 2019 policy that it would not cooperate with ICE. In a new statement to the Guardian, the company suggested that its “acceptance of business” did not mean it supported the …

Posted to the White House’s website: The National Museum of African American History and Culture debuted a series to educate people on “a society that privileges white people and whiteness” — defining so-called “white dominant culture“ as “ways white people and their traditions, attitudes, and ways of life have been normalized over time” and portraying “the nuclear family,” “work ethic,” …

The Texas Tribune reports: State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, filed paperwork to run for the newly drawn 9th Congressional District on Thursday, kicking off an expected scramble among Republicans for several new seats that the Texas Legislature is on the verge of revamping to favor the GOP. The 9th Congressional District, soon to be anchored east of Houston, is …

The New York Times reports: Since taking office, President Trump has railed against wind power and the turbines that are needed to generate that energy. He has called the turbines ugly and inefficient, and criticized them for ruining landscapes as well as endangering whales and birds. So it was curious when, on Thursday, the administration announced a trade investigation that …

NPR reports: The world’s leading authority on food insecurity has confirmed a famine in Gaza. In a report published Friday, the United Nations-backed group of experts finds that over half a million people parts of north Gaza are at risk of dying from starvation, and hundreds of thousands more people face catastrophic shortages as the famine spreads to other areas. …

The Huffington Post reports: Critics are calling out Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, for completely botching two key facts in just seconds during a Fox News interview on Thursday. First, she claimed it’s the job of federal judges to “respect the president.” The Constitution spells out the role of federal judges, and “respect the president” isn’t …

The Daily Beast reports: Right-wing influencer Laura Loomer, who seemingly has President Donald Trump’s ear, reportedly “loved” being compared to the late GOP Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who launched a decade-long crusade to dispel the government of anyone who was, by his estimation, sympathetic to communism. That nationwide hysteria after World War II has been appropriately named the “Red Scare.” Loomer …