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Federal judge voids the Energy Department's policy closing older public records requests unless requesters emailed to reconfirm interest, ruling FOIA grants no such authority.
USAID tried the same mass notice
Source: Federal News Network
August 5, 2026
Federal judge holds DHS in contempt for slow-walking her order to turn over 800 immigration agents' cellphone records from the Los Angeles raids.
3 phones imaged every 2 weeks
Source: The Hill
August 5, 2026
U.S. sends more spies and intelligence assets into Cuba, a step officials say could pave the way for military action, POLITICO reports.
Maduro capture followed same CIA playbook
Source: Politico
August 5, 2026
Marine One carrying Trump flies too close to a jet leaving Reagan National, prompting an NTSB review, the third presidential air travel incident this year.
Reported Iranian threat forced July swap
Source: UPI
August 5, 2026
FDA approves the nation's first mRNA flu shot for adults 50 and up, a year after Kennedy's HHS canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA research.
Court-blocked CDC panel threatens coverage
Source: NBC News
August 5, 2026
Kennedy's HHS hands Sen. Ron Johnson's panel a copy of Fauci's government iPhone, days after his released journals exposed private medical histories.
Paul contempt vote set Thursday
Source: The Wall Street Journal
August 5, 2026
