Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-31 03:50 UTC+10:00] [Far right (US)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for Reform
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[2026-08-31 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The heads of the US armed forces jointly warned US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against continuing operations in Iran, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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[2026-08-31 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have liked to have reinvaded it in early 2026 (or, for that matter, never to have been forced into a ceasefire with Hamas by the Trump administration in October 2025) and at almost every moment since then.
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[2026-08-31 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Venezuela maintains control over its oil resources under a new agreement with the US granting Washington significant access to the country’s proven crude reserves, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday.
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[2026-08-31 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Venezuela maintains control over its oil resources under a new agreement with the US granting Washington significant access to the country’s proven crude reserves, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday.
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[2026-08-31 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he will report a prominent NBC television journalist to the federal agency in charge of regulating broadcast news outlets for “rebuke or punishment”.
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[2026-08-31 03:16 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s threat comes after host described success record of candidates whom president had endorsed as ‘mixed’
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[2026-08-31 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Google has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps in the United States after an order by US President Donald Trump to rename the body of water as trade tensions escalate with Canada.
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[2026-08-31 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at NBC "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker, suggesting she would be reported to the Federal Communications Commission over her alleged characterization of election results.
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[2026-08-31 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-31 02:25 UTC+10:00] [Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: In a social media post on Sunday, President Trump said he would use the oil from his deal in Venezuela to refill the United States’ stockpile of oil, but that’s something of a pipe dream — at least in the short term.
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[2026-08-31 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Who in US President Donald Trump’s inner circle will succeed him as president in 2028?
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[2026-08-31 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-31 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. JV Ejercito on Sunday said confidential and intelligence funds should be restricted to government agencies whose mandates involve law enforcement, intelligence and national security, as the Senate reviews the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027.
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[2026-08-31 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — NASA is launching its new flagship space telescope on Sunday, embarking on a multi-year mission to create an unprecedented map of the cosmos and shed light on some of the biggest mysteries in physics.
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[2026-08-31 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming — Europe’s central bankers are leaving an annual getaway with their US counterparts far from reassured that long-standing norms in global cooperation remain intact and worried that more turmoil is ahead for an already testy relationship with Washington, sources familiar with the discussion said.
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[2026-08-31 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said on social media that oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil stockpile that the country keeps for emergencies and that has been drawn down sharply in recent years to respond to global supply disruptions and high fuel prices.
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[2026-08-31 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-31 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump, fossil fuels and climate disaster – cartoon
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[2026-08-31 01:29 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since succeeding Keir Starmer, Burnham has pleased voters with several low-cost sweeteners, including cutting electricity bills and bus fares
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[2026-08-31 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since succeeding Keir Starmer, Burnham has pleased voters with several low-cost sweeteners, including cutting electricity bills and bus fares
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[2026-08-31 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Google Maps has changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for US users to reflect US President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake, according to a Google statement.
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[2026-08-31 01:08 UTC+10:00] [Venezuela] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her country
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[2026-08-31 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Yet another take has been issued, and more alleged details, on CIA Director John Ratcliffe's Tuesday trip to Moscow, which took place amid great secrecy and still even days later has only been subject of immense speculation.
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[2026-08-31 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It may sound strange: satirical novels set in Stalin’s Soviet empire, by an Australian journalist, about Trump’s America. But Knox’s darkly hilarious books have arrived when global politics so often feel like a farce
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[2026-08-31 00:55 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign
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[2026-08-31 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Ghislaine Maxwell] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Jeffrey Epstein associate’s apparent last hope would be a Hail Mary from Donald Trump – a presidential pardon
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[2026-08-30 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-30 23:14 UTC+10:00] [Google Maps] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Google has updated its Maps application, labeling Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, following an executive order signed by President Trump last week amid an escalating trade war with Canada.
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[2026-08-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US Environmental Protection Agency] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds
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[2026-08-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As the U.S. and Canada stare down tens of billions of dollars in dueling tariff regimes as a result of President Trump's new trade war against the nation's second-biggest trading partner, companies, economists, and investors are back in the game of attempting to forecast the level of volatility to expect on corporate balance sheets and in stock prices.
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[2026-08-30 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s measured stance since the Xi-Trump summit in May is reaching a tipping point as US pressure mounts
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[2026-08-30 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Baidu] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s measured stance since the Xi-Trump summit in May is reaching a tipping point as US pressure mounts
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[2026-08-30 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — NASA launched its new flagship space telescope on Sunday, embarking on a multi-year mission to create an unprecedented map of the cosmos and shed light on some of the biggest mysteries in physics.
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[2026-08-30 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this combination photo, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 27, 2025, left, and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks during a candidate forum, Aug. 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)
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[2026-08-30 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Icelanders voted to reject resuming talks to join the European Union, as issues such as domestic control over fishing appeared to override geopolitical security concerns.
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[2026-08-30 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A coalition of Christian lawmakers, religious leaders and civic figures urged President Donald Trump to establish an expedited legal pathway for Jewish Canadians seeking to relocate to the United States because of antisemitic persecution and threats to their safety.
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[2026-08-30 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow in an effort to find a resolution to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Axios has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-30 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow in an effort to find a resolution to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Axios has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-30 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow in an effort to find a resolution to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Axios has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-30 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz posted on Friday that he had met with the Board of Peace High Representative Nikolay Mladenov. “He is a key partner in the work to secure Gaza's future, rid Hamas of its weapons, restore basic governance under a Committee of Palestinian technocrats, and build a real foundation for stability in the Middle East,” the US diplomat noted.
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[2026-08-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Inside the US state department, critics are still attacking a shuttered office established to counter foreign propaganda. Now, some of its work is also being resumed
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[2026-08-30 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Partidarios del “no” reaccionan al reportarse resultados del referendo en Reikiavik, Islandia, el 29 de agosto del 2026. (AP foto/Marco Di Marco)
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[2026-08-30 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miami Marlins (68-68, third in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (65-73, fourth in the NL East)
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[2026-08-30 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Options trader Marty Handler works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As with its approach to Hormuz, the US has mistaken applying pressure for an actual strategy. But Tehran has chips of its own to play
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[2026-08-30 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Pentagon reportedly asked outside analysts this month for creative ideas on Iran. That request itself is worth paying attention to. Over 180 days into a war that produced the most intensive American air campaign since Iraq in 2003, the CIA has now confirmed what the strike data was already reflecting.
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[2026-08-30 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent underage use.
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[2026-08-30 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN JOSE, California — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration 's quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views.
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[2026-08-30 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump's "Lake America" decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — "Lake Ontario. Now and Always" — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage.
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