Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Army’s top civilian leader Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation, the White House confirmed on Monday, following reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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[2026-09-02 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THIS is an attempt to dissect Bam Aquino’s extraordinary rise in the 2025 midterm elections using numbers rather than political narrative. The Aquino name, the “Pink” vote, the youth, social media, endorsements, and campaign strategy have all been offered as explanations. Some may be correct. Instead of beginning with any of them, we begin with the surveys and election returns and ask where the numbers lead.
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[2026-09-02 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A thick haze hangs over Manhattan in New York on July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
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[2026-09-02 01:48 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insults
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[2026-09-02 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US Vice-President JD Vance has described Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as "a very, very evil" person at a campaign rally in Michigan, accusing him of being a divisive figure.
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[2026-09-02 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump have held just one brief in-person meeting since Takaichi's U.S. trip in March. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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[2026-09-02 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Furgonetas de reparto frente a la sede principal del Servicio Postal de EEUU en Denver, el el martes 28 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-09-02 01:31 UTC+10:00] [disputa comercial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Canadá vem sendo discretamente elogiado por se recusar a ceder à pressão do presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, na longa disputa sobre tarifas comerciais. As mais recentes negociações entre os vizinhos norte-americanos fracassaram em 21 de agosto, embora até os momentos finais ambos os lados dessem a entender que um acordo estava prestes a ser alcançado.
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[2026-09-02 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PNP-Acti-Cybercrime Group on Tuesday appealed to Congress to add more teeth to the current SIM card Registration Act as the current version of the law had not been effective in curbing cybercrimes mostly linked to SIM cards illegally used for various scamming activities.
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[2026-09-02 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will prevent Washington from reopening the Strait of Hormuz and will target vessels that use routes authorised by the US.
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[2026-09-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa’s resistance tests the limits of US pressure as countries weigh diversification, leverage and the reliability of Washington deals
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[2026-09-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa’s resistance tests the limits of US pressure as countries weigh diversification, leverage and the reliability of Washington deals
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[2026-09-02 00:55 UTC+10:00] [US voting rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US senator says that project, a key part of Trump’s voting restrictions, is ‘perilously rushed and potentially unlawful’
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[2026-09-02 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for "doing memes" and "throwing shade" against his nation amid a growing trade war.
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[2026-09-02 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be taking steps to increase contact with key figures in Moscow, even as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues and US-backed peace efforts remain stalled.
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[2026-09-02 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US killed multiple civilians in southern Iran using new “precision” missiles with a wide damage radius, conflict monitoring group Airwars has found. Tehran has repeatedly accused Washington of war crimes since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran which has killed up to 3,000 civilians.
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[2026-09-02 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-02 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Controversial Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who amassed massive fortunes under former socialist President Hugo Chavez and who has faced investigations into alleged money laundering, has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead a new US-backed oil venture in the Latin American nation.
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[2026-09-02 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-09-02 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ex-Maga supporters unpack their role in bolstering Trump’s platform and share what brought them to the Leaving Maga non-profit support network
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[2026-09-01 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Just days after Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggested that the Falkland Islands belonged to Buenos Aires, US President Donald Trump publicly indicated his support for Argentina's position.
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[2026-09-01 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Just days after Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggested that the Falkland Islands belonged to Buenos Aires, US President Donald Trump publicly indicated for the first time that Washington could reconsider its position on British sovereignty over the contested islands.
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[2026-09-01 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. House on Tuesday voted, 370-48, in favor of a stopgap spending measure that is expected to avert a government shutdown this fall ahead of the 2026 midterm election, despite objections from GOP hard-liners.
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[2026-09-01 23:49 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting ‘we’re not changing it’
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[2026-09-01 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum llega para recibir al presidente suizo Guy Parmelin y a su esposa Caroline Merotto en el Palacio Nacional de la Ciudad de México, el miércoles 8 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Eduardo Verdugo, Archivo)
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[2026-09-01 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-01 23:30 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘There are no negotiations happening on trade right now,’ Jamieson Greer told Politico
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[2026-09-01 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese premier urged US companies to invest more in China, while calling on Washington to take similar steps to strengthen trade ties
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[2026-09-01 23:28 UTC+10:00] [North Carolina] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese premier urged US companies to invest more in China, while calling on Washington to take similar steps to strengthen trade ties
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[2026-09-01 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Massachusetts incumbent and Israel critic Sen. Ed Markey, 80, is expected to handily fend off the more moderate 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton on Tuesday, in the state’s Democratic Senate primary.
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[2026-09-01 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran is ready to return to the terms of an interim agreement reached with the United States in June, which was aimed at ending the war, if Washington also does the same.
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[2026-09-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Alex Rogers in Washington
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[2026-09-01 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has said the United States' position on the Falkland Islands is "one of many" under review, as he pressed the UK to increase military spending.
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[2026-09-01 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Voters in the US state of Massachusetts head to the polls on Tuesday for a primary election featuring a closely watched United States Senate contest between Democratic incumbent Senator Ed Markey and US Representative Seth Moulton.
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[2026-09-01 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday reiterated his country's willingness to return to talks with the US, but made clear that Washington must return to its prior commitments made.
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[2026-09-01 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Brazil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years ago
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[2026-09-01 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Questions over Trump’s ballroom and other structures might not feel urgent. But when his reign ends, Trumpism must be repudiated
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[2026-09-01 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dean Ball, a former White House adviser, says the window for cooperation will ‘widen’ in next few months but will not stay open forever
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[2026-09-01 22:00 UTC+10:00] [AI safety] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dean Ball, a former White House adviser, says the window for cooperation will ‘widen’ in next few months but will not stay open forever
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[2026-09-01 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Montana Republican’s trip coincides with intensifying tech war that has become a core front in the US-China strategic rivalry
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[2026-09-01 21:54 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Montana Republican’s trip coincides with intensifying tech war that has become a core front in the US-China strategic rivalry
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[2026-09-01 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance emphasized the importance of the American-Israel relationship, pinned rising antisemitism on immigration, and sidestepped a question about podcasters like Tucker Carlson during a highly anticipated, closed-door appearance at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit on Monday.
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[2026-09-01 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A US lawmaker listed the names of prominent Jeffrey Epstein-linked figures in an extraordinary attempt to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully release government materials on the millionaire who provided sex services to the global elite.
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[2026-09-01 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At the end of last week, the Trump administration's halt to tungsten scrap exports took effect, as the U.S. and its allies confront a deepening supply crisis and race to find new supplies.
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[2026-09-01 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Following the first strikes in the US-Iran war for a month, this week, United States President Donald Trump appeared to signal a new phase in the war, which marked its first six months on Friday last week.
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[2026-09-01 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered an olive branch to US President Donald Trump even after several soldiers and civilians were killed in an US strike on Larak Island.
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[2026-09-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: American Scoundrel tells story of McCarthy attack dog, mob lawyer and Trump mentor – will the president be thumbing its pages?
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[2026-09-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Logging and land-clearing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied for
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[2026-09-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president is lashing out at an NBC host. As the agency’s former chair, I can only hope it stands up for free speech
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[2026-09-01 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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