US_ PHOTOS: Trump burns some rubber at Freedom 250 IndyCar race in DC ( David Zimmermann - WASHINGTON EXAMINER )

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PHOTOS: Trump burns some rubber at Freedom 250 IndyCar race in DC

By David Zimmermann
Published August 23, 2026 1:37pm ET

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President Donald Trump, sitting in his presidential limousine, took a lap around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix racetrack in Washington, D.C., ahead of the main event on Sunday.

Trump arrived at the district’s first-ever IndyCar street race with first lady Melania Trump and others.

DC INDYCAR RACE SHOULD BE AN ANNUAL EVENT, JOHNSON SAYS: ‘I’LL BE PUSHING FOR THAT’


The president pushed for the district to host the IndyCar race for months to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The event is one of the final Freedom 250 events this summer. 

Here is a glimpse of Trump arriving at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix before the race started:

President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” waves as he does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump, in the presidential limousine known as “The Beast,” does a lap around the track before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump, center, walks alongside Penske Corp. President Bud Denker, left, and Roger Penske, chairperson and founder of Penske Corp., right, upon arriving at the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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OPINION / EDITORIAL_ Trump is winning the Iran war— stay the course ( Post Editorial Board - NEW YORK POST )

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OPINION EDITORIAL

Trump is winning the Iran war— stay the course

By Post Editorial Board 
Published Aug. 23, 2026, 6:20 p.m. ET

President Trump appearing at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, DC on Aug. 23, 2026.
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Even before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sets out new US moves to pressure Iran’s economy, things are looking increasing grim for Tehran; President Donald Trump is clearly winning and mainly needs to hold firm as the enemy tries to wriggle out.

Crucially, oil is now flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, meaning Tehran’s gambit of closing it has failed.

And the neighbors that Iran has been attacking have had enough: Its largest trading partner, the United Arab Emirates, last week cut off all transactions including financial ones.

Dubai for decades has been key to Tehran’s evasion of sanctions as well as over a third of its imports.

Iranian inflation was already running over 90% amid mass unemployment and other crises, leaving the regime increasingly unable to pay its regular army.

Now even the Revolutionary Guard should soon feel the pinch — endangering the regime’s ultimate linchpin.

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WORLD_ Iran Parliament Speaker: 'We Are Hungry, We Cannot Survive' (NEWSMAX )

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Iran Parliament Speaker: 'We Are Hungry, We Cannot Survive'

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By Newsmax Wires | Sunday, 23 August 2026 06:39 PM EDT

Iran's Parliament speaker has issued an unusually stark warning about the country's deepening economic troubles, declaring that even a powerful military cannot protect the Islamic Republic if its people are hungry and the economy continues to deteriorate.

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, one of the country's most senior political figures, made the comments during a meeting with Iranian and Iraqi economists in Baghdad, according to Middle East news outlet Al Bawaba.

"No matter how strong our military power becomes, if we are hungry, we will not be able to endure," Qalibaf warned, according to the report.

The comments represented a striking acknowledgment from inside Iran's leadership that the country's economic crisis could threaten its ability to maintain national security and political stability.

Qalibaf said military power cannot be separated from economic strength, describing security and the economy as "two wings" that depend upon one another.

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WORLD_ Iran Is Losing Its Grip As New Data Show Ships Thumbing Their Noses at Them in Strait of Hormuz ( Nick Arama - REDSTATE )

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Iran Is Losing Its Grip As New Data Show Ships Thumbing Their Noses at Them in Strait of Hormuz

By Nick Arama | 11:50 AM on August 23, 2026

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.

Strait of Hormuz. (Redit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC)


The U.S. has been quietly helping ships get through the Strait of Hormuz since May.

While Iran has demanded that ships use its approved route to the north, it appears Iran has lost any grip it may have had on the Strait because traffic has reportedly increased by nearly 400 percent over the last two weeks.

How is that happening? The ships are increasingly using the U.S.- supported southern route and thumbing their noses at the Iranian regime's route.

Nearly 200 ships navigated the strait last week, up from 150 the previous week and just 40 two weeks earlier, according to data from the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center. [....]

More than 80% of liquid cargoes transiting the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks have either taken the Omani route — a US-backed, UN International Maritime Organization-authorized channel Iran rejects — or gone “dark,” likely slipping through the same corridor, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler.

“It increasingly looks like Iran has at least partially lost control of the strait,” Homayoun Falakshahi, head of crude oil analysis at Kpler, told CNN this week. 

Using the Omani route, they can avoid any attempt by Iran to try to extort them for a toll. They've been hugging the coast of Oman and turning off their transponders, so it's harder to track or attack them.

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US_ Trump Rings in the Spectacular Freedom 250 Grand Prix Race Through D.C. ( Nick Arama - REDSTATE )

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Trump Rings in the Spectacular Freedom 250 Grand Prix Race Through D.C.

By Nick Arama X Follow | 5:10 PM on August 23, 2026

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AP Photo/Alex Brandon


Sunday kicked off the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C.

Check out this route, not to mention the speeds they're going to do.

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US_ Temporary Protected Status Ends for 13 Nationalities: What to Know ( Troy Myers - THE EPOCH TIMES )

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Temporary Protected Status Ends for 13 Nationalities: What to Know

More than 1 million foreign nationals that had been living in the United States with removal protections are now classified as illegal immigrants.

Members of the National TPS Alliance rally at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 29, 2026. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images

Troy Myers
8/23/2026|Updated: 8/23/2026


A court on Aug. 18 effectively ended temporary protected status (TPS) for the last of 13 nationalities that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) targeted during President Donald Trump’s second term.

In total, more than 1 million foreign nationals living in the United States with such deportation protections are now up for removal.

The 13 countries are Haiti, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nepal, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Sudan, Burma (also known as Myanmar), Somalia, and Ethiopia.

In June, the Supreme Court allowed Trump to end the status for Syrians and Haitians and did so with reasoning that applied to cases involving other nationalities as well. Some lower courts initially resisted Trump’s revocations, but by Aug. 18, each of those judicial blocks had fallen.

Here’s what we know about what this means and what’s next.

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OPINION_ China’s Sad Economic Review ( Milton Ezrati - THE EPOCH TIMES )

THE EPOCH TIMES

China’s Sad Economic Review

An August roundup of official economic figures paints a sad picture of China’s once enviable economy—hardly a surprise.

A woman walks past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2024. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

Milton Ezrati
8/22/2026|Updated: 8/22/2026

Commentary

Regular readers of this column will hardly be surprised by the disappointing economic picture emerging in China. Aside from exports, just about every other aspect of the economy—real estate, the consumer, capital investment—has shown pronounced weakness.

And given the growing hostilities toward China trade in the United States, Europe, and even the so-called global south, the durability of this export strength comes into question.

The latest reports from Beijing show that retail sales in July were barely 0.6 percent above year-ago levels. Even at China’s negligible rate of consumer price inflation, the figure announces no growth over the past 12 months, a far cry from the halcyon days of 10, 20 years ago.

Consumers’ reluctance to spend is, of course, an old story. Slow-to-no consumer spending growth has been a long-standing fixture in China’s economy, and the reasons are clear. Living costs have risen faster than incomes, and job security has ...

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POLITICS_ Tim Scott Defends Graham Ahead of S.C. Senate Runoff Vote ( Jim Thomas - NEWSMAX )

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Tim Scott Defends Graham Ahead of S.C. Senate Runoff Vote

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By Jim Thomas | Sunday, 23 August 2026 02:21 PM EDT


Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Sunday told NBC News' "Meet the Press" that there was "no doubt" Sen. Darline Graham is qualified for the Senate, defending his fellow South Carolina Republican two days before a GOP runoff that has been jolted by her debate admission that she is "not that informed on national security."

Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Senate GOP's campaign arm, said he had studied Graham for weeks before backing her in Tuesday's runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. "Darline Graham is the real deal," Scott said, calling her "highly qualified, incredibly competent, ready for prime time."

Asked how confident he was that Graham would win, Scott answered, "Very confident," and called the choice "easy."

Graham was appointed in July by South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster to fill the seat left vacant by the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. She is now seeking a full term with President Donald Trump's endorsement.

She led a 10-candidate special primary Aug. 11 with 32.7% of the vote and advanced to the Aug. 25 runoff against Norman, vice chair of the House Freedom Caucus and a hardline conservative.

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US_ Florida’s New Communism Education Mandate Reaches Classrooms This Year ( Arthur Zhang - THE EPOCH TIMES )

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Florida’s New Communism Education Mandate Reaches Classrooms This Year

Six districts said they are spreading required material across existing classes as Florida begins the first year of a law signed in 2024.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs SB 1264 into law in Hialeah, Fla., on April 17, 2024. The law expands required instruction on the history and dangers of communism and also creates the Institute for Freedom in the Americas at Miami Dade College and provides for development of a museum on communism. Courtesy of Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis

Arthur Zhang
8/22/2026|Updated: 8/23/2026

Florida public schools are beginning the first year of a state law that substantially expands required instruction on the history and consequences of communism.

The law requires age-appropriate instruction on communist movements in the United States, atrocities under communist regimes, Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution and other mass killings, conditions that preceded communist revolutions, and communism in Cuba and Latin America.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1264 in April 2024 and the State Board of Education approved the specific standards in November 2025, with instruction beginning this school year.

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TAIWAN_ Taiwan Tech Company Head Detained Over China-Made Parts in Military Drone Contract ( Frank Fang - THE EPOCH TIMES )

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Taiwan Tech Company Head Detained Over China-Made Parts in Military Drone Contract

Taiwan is strengthening its asymmetric defense capabilities, with drones playing an increasingly important role in its defense strategy.

Soldiers stand next to a military unmanned aerial vehicle in Taichung, Taiwan, on Jan. 27, 2026. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

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8/22/2026|Updated: 8/22/2026


TAIPEI, Taiwan—Two company executives are facing national security charges after allegedly using Chinese components to fulfill a military drone contract.

The Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City announced on Aug. 18 a case against a technology company executive surnamed Chang and a technology director surnamed Lo at another Taiwan-based technology company.

The case marked the first of its kind in Taiwan, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors launched a probe after the Army’s 8th Field Army flagged suspected Chinese parts during an acceptance inspection of the drones.

Chang and Lo “allegedly procured China-packaged drone chips and Chinese-made flight control boards to assemble drones, while concealing product markings and submitting falsified certificates of origin,” prosecutors stated.

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