Thursday, August 14, 2025

ICE Facilities Scrutinized, National Debt Record & Bright Firefly Season 

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Federal DC Takeover Boost: Reuters, AP, ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, NY Times

Trump-Putin Meeting Expectations: AP, NY Times, WSJ, NBC News

Court Lets Trump Withhold Foreign Aid: US Courts, WaPo, Fox News, AP, NY Times

Immigration Facilities Face Scrutiny: NY Times, WSJ, WaPo, CBS News, Fox News

Tennessee Flooding: Nashville Tennessean, Fox Weather, NBC News, AP

Alaska Flooding Evacuations: CBS News, BBC, WaPo, Fox Weather

90 Years of Social Security: SSA, AARP, The Hill, NY Times, NPR

National Debt Hits Record: NY Post, AP, WA Examiner, Fox Business

GE Invests $3B in U.S. Manufacturing: Fox Business, CBS News, AP, Reuters

Trump Hosting Kennedy Center Honors: White House, NPR, WaPo, WSJ, Axios

‘Universal Horror Unleashed’ Opening: Vegas Review-Journal, USA Today, LA Times, KLAS

Thing To Know Thursday: Fireflies Thriving: USA Today, NY Times, AP, Popular Science