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Pentagon quietly installs 3 retired colonels turned conservative influencers, 1 million X followers combined, in undisclosed civilian roles as they defend Defense Secretary Hegseth online, the Post reports.
Questioned War College students on leaders
Source: The Washington Post
August 30, 2026
Treasury Department denies credentials to New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reporters for the G20 finance meeting it hosts in North Carolina, offering no explanation.
Beat reporter since 2017 among excluded
Source: France 24
August 30, 2026
Trump vows to report NBC's Kristen Welker to the FCC "for rebuke or punishment" over calling his endorsement record "mixed," after 6 of his picks lost Republican primaries this month.
Stormed out of June interview with her
Source: USA Today
August 30, 2026
Google Maps switches to "Lake America" 2 days after Trump's order, splitting from Apple and MapQuest, as the name starts showing on Canadian government websites using Google.
Ontario premier compares it to "Saturday Night Live" skit
Source: Axios
August 30, 2026
Washington's Snohomish County opens 73 rooms of transitional housing for homeless residents in a former Everett Days Inn, converted on budget for under $22 million.
Funded by pandemic aid, local sales tax
Source: My Everett News
August 30, 2026
US strikes 2 Iranian launchers on Larak Island, the first attack in a month, as Revolutionary Guard forces readied sea mines for the Strait of Hormuz.
Shipping lanes cleared just last week
Source: CBS News
August 30, 2026
