Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-27 12:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-27 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has warned the administration of United States President Donald Trump that it has no legal basis to fire her from her leadership position at the central bank.
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[2026-08-27 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colorado at Washington, 1:05 p.m.
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[2026-08-27 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Connor Norby, de los Rockies de Colorado, corre al plato tras batear un grand slam en el duelo del miércoles 26 de agosto de 2026 ante los Nacionales de Washington (AP Foto/John McDonnell)
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[2026-08-27 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump administration is overhauling rules governing the length of stay for international students and exchange visitors, replacing a decades-old system with a fixed period of up to four years.
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[2026-08-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colorado Rockies’ Connor Norby runs to home plate after hitting a grand slam during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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[2026-08-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: MADRID — If Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had hoped tensions with Morocco would blow over after this summer’s influx of more than 70,000 migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa, those hopes were dashed on Monday evening.
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[2026-08-27 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US State Department said Wednesday it was temporarily pausing all immigrant visa appointments in order to conduct new training for embassy and consulate employees.
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[2026-08-27 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, habla mientras el presidente Donald Trump escucha durante una reunión del gabinete, el viernes 31 de julio de 2026, en Camp David —la residencia de descanso presidencial—, cerca de Thurmont, Maryland. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-27 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Embassy in Washington has advised Filipinos in the United States to remain informed of recent developments in US immigration and visa policies.
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[2026-08-27 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dolientes palestinos junto a los cuerpos de sus familiares fallecidos por un ataque del ejército israelí, durante su funeral en el Hospital Shifa de Ciudad de Gaza, el miércoles 26 de agosto de 2026. (AP FotoJehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-27 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has accused Chinese hackers it described as “state-backed” of breaking into NASA, the Federal Reserve and other sensitive government networks, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump.
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[2026-08-27 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has accused Chinese hackers it described as “state-backed” of breaking into NASA, the Federal Reserve, and other sensitive government networks, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump.
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[2026-08-27 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday pushed back on President Donald Trump's revived effort to remove her from the central bank, telling the White House in a five-page letter that allegations of mortgage fraud against her "remain unfounded and untrue."
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[2026-08-27 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A U.S. pullback from Asia will give regional allies more responsibility for their own defense — but Washington is still watching for alignment with its own interests, according to Derek Grossman, professor of political science at the University of Southern California.
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[2026-08-27 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-08-27 09:47 UTC+10:00] [Washington DC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, was arrested on misdemeanor weapon charge, but judge declines to keep him in jail
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[2026-08-27 09:44 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-27 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One key tool Washington has long utilized for influence operations and covert regime change plotting abroad has long been the establishment of foreign media for political messaging.
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[2026-08-27 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, speaks during an event at the Brookings Institution, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-08-27 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-27 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday declaring a national emergency and banning the use of some foreign equipment in the US electricity grid, the White House said.
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[2026-08-27 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday lifted her own order blocking the postal service from implementing election integrity measures for mail-in ballots.
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[2026-08-27 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has trained much of its immigration crackdown on people who entered the United States illegally from Mexico and elsewhere, but it is intensifying another battle, this time with people who come legally.
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[2026-08-27 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-08-27 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-27 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson speaks during a press conference following the team’s NFL football joint training camp with the Washington Commanders, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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[2026-08-27 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military
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[2026-08-27 07:58 UTC+10:00] [Microsoft] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military
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[2026-08-27 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The United States Department of Justice has on Wednesday announced US authorities thwarted a major state-sponsored hack which saw a temporary intrusion into NASA, the Federal Reserve, Senate, the DOJ, Department of Energy, and the Department of Health and Human services, along with four unnamed companies in the US and South Korea.
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[2026-08-27 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States said it has disrupted a China-affiliated hacking operation that targeted sensitive US government bodies, including the US Department of Justice, NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the US Senate.
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[2026-08-27 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The slogan evokes George W. Bush’s infamous speech about the US invasion of Iraq, made aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
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[2026-08-27 06:57 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The slogan evokes George W. Bush’s infamous speech about the US invasion of Iraq, made aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
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[2026-08-27 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — At least a quarter of National Football League players may end up with a degenerative brain disease, according to a new study published Tuesday that lays bare the extreme toll of America's favorite sport.
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[2026-08-27 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the weeks since progressive Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary in Michigan’s US Senate race, many Jewish and pro-Israel constituencies in the state and beyond are lining up - sometimes reluctantly - for his Republican opponent.
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[2026-08-27 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s order to substantially reduce joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States has revived speculation about another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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[2026-08-27 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign at Fort Bragg, N.C., is seen, Jan. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
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[2026-08-27 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The failure of the Gaza ceasefire process would be a “point of no return”, the lead official for the enclave on United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has warned.
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[2026-08-27 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miembros del Servicio Secreto de Estados Unidos vigilan durante la carrera de autos IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix, el domingo 23 de agosto de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-27 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-27 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a campaign event for Liberal Party Beaches-East York byelection candidate Tanveer Shahnawaz at The Stone Lion Pub in Toronto, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-27 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-27 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has submitted to Congress an agreement with Saudi Arabia on a civilian nuclear programme, but the pact will only take effect if the kingdom agrees to establish official ties with Israel.
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[2026-08-27 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles fields a question during a debate of Republican candidates for governor in Bangor, Maine, on March 24, 2026. (Rich Abrahamson/The Central Maine Morning Sentinel via AP, File)
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