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Trump's Truth Social post labels Micronesia and the Marshall Islands "U.S. Territories," 2 sovereign nations the US administered until 1979 and 1990, with no White House explanation.
After Greenland, Venezuela and Hormuz
Source: USA Today
August 28, 2026
Harris County's district attorney will take ICE's killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo to a grand jury, saying Homeland Security has shared nothing 7 weeks after the shooting.
State police deny providing ICE tip
Source: The Texas Tribune
August 28, 2026
Trump sets a 2027 pay freeze for most federal workers while giving law enforcement a second straight 3.8% raise, blaming Biden-era inflation that has since risen from 2.8% to 3.3%.
Congress overrode his 2019 freeze
Source: Government Executive
August 28, 2026
Pentagon pauses the firing of 3 Stars and Stripes journalists until September 4 after a judge asked for more time to weigh their First Amendment suit.
Judge doubts CBS comments were protected
Source: Politico
August 28, 2026
3 Trump-appointed appeals judges rule Kalshi's sports bets are gambling Nevada can regulate, splitting with the 3rd Circuit as the CFTC sues states to shield prediction markets.
Trump Jr. advises Kalshi and Polymarket
Source: Ars Technica
August 28, 2026
Newly released 2025 Homeland Security memo lets National Guard troops sent across state lines make immigration arrests as federal officers, none reported so far.
Sidesteps 1878 Posse Comitatus Act
Source: NOTUS
August 28, 2026
