21 Aug 2026
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ArticleTrump says will meet North Korea’s Kim later this year
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea in his first term. Trump told reporters at...
21 Aug 2026
ArticleLeavitt: Why she’s irreplaceable
Karoline Leavitt “has served President Trump well,” said David Gardner in The Daily Beast. Unfortunately for the rest of us, the 29-year-old White House press secretary, who last week announced she was stepping down to look after her two young...
21 Aug 2026
ArticleMichigan’s Left Turn
■ In another establishment blow, Abdul El-sayed secured a narrow victory in Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary over incumbent Representative Haley Stevens in what may be a key test for the leftist wave overtaking blue strongholds. The...
21 Aug 2026
ArticlePICK OF TODAY’S RADIO
IT’S been another erratic week in the White House. The war with Iran goes on and the Democrats are now questioning whether President Trump even wants the job any more. Georgia senator John Ossoff has accused Trump of sleeping through meetings,...
21 Aug 2026
ArticleAfter recent visit to Haiti, congressman wants TPS for Haitians restored
A U.S. congressman from California is urging the Trump administration to reinstate Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, arguing that a recent visit to a violence-torn Haiti convinced him that conditions remain far too dangerous...
21 Aug 2026
The Borneo Post (Sabah)
ArticleUS national debt exceeds US$40 trillion for first time
WASHINGTON: The US gross national debt has surged past US$40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs. The...
21 Aug 2026
ArticleThe steep cost of a burrito
Americans are arguing over the cost of lunch, said Rachel Lerman in The Washington Post. Earlier this month, a debate began on social media “over how much” a burrito “should cost in a restaurant—and whether you should be going out to get them at...
21 Aug 2026
ArticleNews at a Glance
Disney is declaring war on the Trump administration, said Joe Flint in The Wall Street Journal. Disney’s ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission this week on First Amendment grounds over threats to pull its broadcasting license,...
21 Aug 2026
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