Donald Trump Threatens To 'Bomb the S*** Out Of' Oman, Prompting Conservative Doctor To 'Question His Sanity' A conservative doctor and National Review contributor says he now 'seriously' questions Donald Trump's sanity after the president threatened to 'bomb the s*** out of' US ally Oman. International Business Times UK · Aug 18
Trump's White House Has a Record Number of Ultra-Rich Officials: Here's Who They Are President Donald Trump has assembled an administration with an unprecedented concentration of wealth, with 57 senior officials worth at least $100 million each, more than four times the combined number found in the administrations of his three immediate predecessors, according to a new analysis. Latin Times · Aug 18
Trump Courts Another Legal Defeat on Birthright Citizenship Less than two months after losing at SCOTUS, Trump tries again with more misguided executive orders. Reason · Aug 18
Current price of oil as of Aug. 18, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why. Fortune · Aug 18
Trump Threatens To Bomb Oman: Why the Strait of Hormuz Could Send Fuel Prices Higher Trump threatened to bomb Oman over the Strait of Hormuz as the key oil route stays gridlocked, a standoff that could push US fuel prices and inflation higher. International Business Times UK · Aug 18
Ossoff escalates Trump feud after taunting president over aide Natalie Harp Georgia senator Ossoff has taken shots at the president over the Iran war, affordability and “not taking his job seriously” The Independent UK · Aug 18
Drug prices have declined sharply, and Trump is taking credit. The reason behind the drop is complex President Donald Trump has been promoting new data showing U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago The Independent UK · Aug 18
GOP Rep. Don Bacon Says Trump Set ‘False Expectations’ on Iran War, Cites Gas Prices and Weapons Shortage: ‘He Was Being Honest’ Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) thinks that President Donald Trump should’ve acknowledged the impact the Iran war could have on U.S. domestic energy costs and other factors earlier in the campaign. Benzinga · Aug 18
Russia Reportedly Helping Iran's War Effort With Drone Parts, Ammunition and Explosives: Report Different reports have detailed ways in which Moscow has helped Tehran's war effort, including satellite imagery and intelligence. International Business Times · Aug 18
Florida primaries: governor matchup set; Democratic socialist shocks establishment-backed nominee in Senate race – as it happened Trump-backed Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly race to succeed term-limited governor Ron DeSantis; Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Senate primary The Guardian - US · Aug 18
Trump AG Todd Blanche Says Congress Already Authorized White House Ballroom as Supreme Court Fight Intensifies Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration believes Congress has already authorized construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, even as a federal appeals court has ordered above-ground ballroom construction halted unless the Supreme Court intervenes. Benzinga · Aug 18
The creation of a ‘Muslim Nato’ shows Trump is losing his grip in the Middle East IN FOCUS: After the chaos sparked by Trump and Israel’s war in Iran, experts tell Maira Butt that the Mecca Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey could represent a new dawn in the region The Independent UK · Aug 18
The Independent UK · Aug 18 Ship attacked during Strait of Hormuz transit and other news from the Middle East A ship was hit by a projectile while sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz
The Independent UK · Aug 18 New CDC director is urged to address ‘zombie programs’ that were halted by Trump’s DOGE cuts The Trump administration sent layoff notices to thousands of employees at the CDC and other federal health agencies in April 2025
Benzinga · Aug 18 Trump-Backed World Liberty Partners With Platform Offering Chinese AI Models Flagged by US: Report World Liberty Financial (CRYPTO: WLFI), the crypto venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family, is collaborating with Hong Kong-based WorldClaw, a platform that offers access to 90 AI models, including 43 from Chinese companies that have drawn scrutiny from the Trump administration over national-security and intellectual-property concerns.
Salon · Aug 18 Trump's kids can run, not hide Secret Service agents blocked the subpoena at the door, but Trump's suit could still force testimony
We Got This Covered · Aug 18 Navy seriously considers revisiting design of aircraft carriers to better suit the aesthetic desires expressed by Trump: ‘Wasteful and abusive’ “You could change it, but it’s very disruptive.”
We Got This Covered · Aug 18 Donald Trump tells 10yo boy he ‘probably’ wouldn’t save him from drowning: ‘You’re lucky I wasn’t on the service that day’ Probably for the best he's not a lifeguard.
Benzinga · Aug 18 Elizabeth Warren Targets Defense Contractors’ $100 Billion Shareholder Payouts: ‘This Needs to Stop’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) said defense contractors should stop buybacks and dividends, after the five largest U.S. defense firms spent more than $100 billion on shareholder payouts since 2020.
The Guardian - US · Aug 18 Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows
The Independent UK · Aug 18 Trump’s threat of 100% import tariff on UK ‘not a bluff’, US trade tsar warns Donald Trump issued the threat in June over the UK’s digital tax on American companies - but has so far not followed it up
Benzinga · Aug 18 Trump Energy Secretary Chris Wright Says Clean Energy Policies Are ‘At Least as Responsible’ for High Prices as Iran War—Touts Texas Oil Boom President Donald Trump‘s Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, says former President Joe Biden-era Clean Energy policies also share some blame for the high fuel prices at the pump amid ongoing tensions with Iran.
Euronews · Aug 18 Trump says 'no talks' taking place with Iran and claims Strait of Hormuz is 'open and operating' The president had earlier posted an image of a map showing the Strait as a new US territory, appearing to restate his threat to claim sovereignty over the passage from last week.