August 31, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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Airwars and AP Find a New U.S. Missile Killed Iranian Civilians 164 Feet From Where It Exploded

A review published Aug. 31, 2026 by the conflict monitor Airwars, verified by the Associated Press, found that three missiles that struck the Iranian city of Lamerd on Feb. 28 killed civilians as far as 50 meters (164...

August 4, 2026 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Trump Orders Weeks of White House Helipad Work Redone and a 100-Foot Granite Seal Torn Out Because the Lawn Slopes

Contractors began dismantling the 100-foot-wide granite presidential seal installed on President Trump's new White House helipad on Aug. 4, 2026, after he objected to its appearance and to the downward slope of the South...

September 19, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing

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Corporations Including Lockheed, Palantir and Google Fund Trump's White House Ballroom

By September and October 2025, reporting identified dozens of corporate donors financing construction of a new White House ballroom championed by President Trump, including Google, Lockheed Martin, Palantir, Booz Allen...