August 26 Chicago Flips Red VP blasts mayor over insensitive' remarks regarding federal funding 'The Story' panel discusses President Donald Trump mulling the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments regarding police funding and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's remarks to Trump.
August 26 Illinois Democrat leaders blast Trump push to send National Guard to Chicago Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and other state leaders strongly oppose President Donald Trump's proposal to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago to address crime.
August 26 Coast Guard offloads record-breaking amount of drugs off Florida coast The Coast Guard's Operation Pacific Viper resulted in record-breaking offload of drugs, with 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana seized.
August 26 Gold Star mother says Trump proclamation 'brings respect' to nation's 13 lost heroes Paula Knauss-Selph, Gold Star mother of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Christian Knauss, discusses the Trump administration's Abbey Gate proclamation four years after the withdrawal from Afghanistan on 'America Reports.'
August 26 Death penalty could return in nation's capital under Trump’s DC crime crackdown President Donald Trump announces plans to pursue death penalty in Washington for murder cases as part of his crime crackdown in the nation's capital.
August 26 Last pilot out of Kabul, Afghanistan calls for accountability for botched withdrawal Col. Alex Pelbath (Ret.) reflects on the botched Afghanistan withdrawal four years later, remembers the 13 U.S. service members who were killed and discusses his bid for Congress.
August 26 Blue city residents plead for Trump’s help as ‘out of control’ crime leads to another bloody weekend Chicago residents express support for Trump's plan to federalize city police following another bloody weekend with 6 killed and 27 injured in shootings.
August 26 Renamed Department of Defense coming ‘soon,' Trump says President Donald Trump suggested the Department of Defense could be renamed to the Department of War and noted that the change could happen very soon.
August 26 Trump admin to release report on botched Afghanistan withdrawal in 2026 Senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy provides details on President Donald Trump's effort to honor the 13 service members killed in the 2021 Abbey Gate attack during the Biden administration's botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
August 26 Illinois governor blasts reported Trump plan to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered a fiery rebuke of President Trump’s reported plan to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to Chicago