Voices, The Peoples News
August 29, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump’s SBA wants to reclassify billion-dollar corporations as ‘small businesses,’ opening door to federal contracts. Under this new regulation, small business employee-based and revenue-based thresholds would significantly increase as part of how the agency says it’s trying to address long-standing complaints about how the government determines size standards.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition-policy/2026/08/sba-wants-to-give-114000-more-companies-access-to-small-business-contracts/
# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels / ATF
A laser system was used to shoot down three drug cartel drones in southern Texas, close to the Mexican border, the U.S. military said.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6056680-us-military-laser-takedown-mexican-cartels-drones/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies / Imports
The Treasury Department proposed a rule to revoke an Egyptian bank’s branches’ access to U.S. financial institutions as the Trump administration targets Iran’s economic lifelines.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-targets-egyptian-bank-s-uae-branches-in-fresh-push-to-isolate-iran/amp-11787945467762.html
Trump’s Trade War with Canada Sparks Economic Tensions and International Concerns
https://killbait.com/en/trumps-trade-war-with-canada-sparks-economic-tensions-and-international-concerns/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
House Republicans advance bill to block federal heat rule on water, shade, and breaks
Blocking a federal standard could slow progress on workplace safety as hotter summers raise the risks.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/washington-republicans-advance-heat-workforce-standards-act/
# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Your late night AI chats might be quietly draining rivers. A new report from the nonprofit Ceres found that electricity powering data centers across seven major states now uses more water every year than every city in California combined. That is twelve times the combined annual water use of Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Washington DC.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ai-prompts-aren-t-drinking-190345806.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela realigns global energy and puts OPEC, Canada on notice. US president says deal secures majority US control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/trump-announces-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history-with-venezuela
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
More nations rethink funding for UN relief agency after feds refer 100-plus staff for Hamas ties. U.S. taxpayers and their allies have spent decades funding a U.N. agency credibly accused of employing the people who carried out Oct. 7.
https://oig.usaid.gov/node/8114
USDA Recalls 30,000 Pounds of Argentine Beef Sold in Texas and Florida. No illness has been reported in connection with the shipment. However, federal regulators designated the event a Class I recall, the highest health-risk category, because uninspected meat entered commercial channels without verified safety compliance.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/usda-recalls-30-000-pounds-142809910.html
# Gov / Politics / US
‘She Can’t Even Say His Name’: Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Faces Backlash After Refusing to Campaign With Primary Winner James Talarico
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6058356-crockett-down-ballot-texas-senate/
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to have perjured himself during his Senate confirmation hearing, a newly revealed letter shows. Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year, when he told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a 2019 visit to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-hearing-testimony-vaccines
# Global News
Germany In Talks To Help Fund Britain’s Nuclear Deterrent Trident And Deepen Nuclear Ties With France To Cut Reliance On The U.S. Amid Fears Trump Will Withdraw From Europe. Berlin could bolster Britain’s nuclear programme under plans to end Europe’s reliance on America for defence
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/26/germany-talks-help-fund-britains-trident-nuclear-deterrent/
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
CIA obtained germs used by Fauci’s institute, which provided cover for its involvement in biodefense. The CIA reportedly used funds to leverage pre-existing civilian research efforts in a way that would benefit both the CIA and NIH, and the unclassified research would be “used to augment and complement” CIA research and development.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/cia-obtained-germs-used-faucis-institute-which-provided-cover-its-involvement
Review congressional testimony regarding intelligence community assessments via the Senate Committee Letter and Testimony.
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/letter-and-testimomy.pdf
Judge: Fla. prison system’s seizure of inmate settlement violated federal law: Corrections officers beat Baez so severely at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution that he lost sight in his right eye. Baez sued the prison system and reached a $60,000 civil rights settlement. the prison system hit him with a $547,850 “cost of incarceration” lien and pulled the funds directly from his prison account without giving him notice
https://www.tampabay28.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/judge-rules-florida-department-of-corrections-seizure-of-prisoners-civil-rights-settlement-violated-federal-law
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Jury Finds DeSantis Admin Wrongly Gave $10M In Taxpayer Money To His Wife’s Charity. The grand jury report, which was made public, detailed how public funds were rerouted into political activities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6056407-grand-jury-desantis-hope-florida-scandal/
Andrew Tate offered secret ‘espionage’ classes to exploit the dirty secrets of the wealthy: Yes, leaked data from Andrew Tate’s online empire revealed that his “War Room” program taught secret “espionage” classes to exploit the dirty secrets of wealthy individuals.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/15/andrew-tates-empire-of-abuse
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Furious Trump threatens ‘stalker’ Maggie Haberman and demands she fork over her money. President Donald Trump erupted at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman on social media Friday, calling her a “stalker” and demanding that she surrender money earned from reporting about him.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-maggie-haberman-2677792878/
# Medical / Biologicals / Research / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Are doctor’s offices the new Costco? Patients now forced to pay astronomical ‘membership fees’ to stay with practice. While those who can afford the extra cost praise the enhanced access and personalized attention, lower- and middle-income patients face an agonizing choice: pay out-of-pocket membership fees or abandon the doctor who knows their complete medical history
https://www.the-sun.com/money/16914063/doctors-offices-patients-monthly-payment-appointment/
Thyroid Drug Recalled Across US: The pills are potentially “superpotent,” meaning they could cause an overactive thyroid. Some levothyroxine tablets may contain less active ingredient than the label states
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/evothyroxine-thyroid-medication-recall-july-2026/
North Carolina teen critically ill from brain-eating amoeba that recently killed Louisiana child. While the department confirmed the teen is in critical condition and receiving medical care, it said it is not releasing further information to protect the family’s privacy. The source of the case is under investigation.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/08/28/north-carolina-teen-brain-eating-amoeba/91504487007/
A $1,205 MRI was preapproved by insurance. The patient was still on the hook for almost all of it. But as one Washington woman discovered, an insurer can approve a procedure and still leave the patient responsible for nearly the entire bill.
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/1-205-mri-preapproved-insurance-103000457.html
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
‘I Had to Set a Precedent’: Navy Sexual Assault Survivor Says a Workers’ Comp Claim Just Ended Her Fight for Justice. Elsie Dominguez was allegedly raped by her captain while asleep on a ship. She told Military.com she’s out of legal options after a multi-year battle.
https://www.military.com/exclusive-navy-sexual-assault-survivor-says-a-workers-comp-claim-just-ended-her-fight-for-justice
The U.S. military said it has “meticulously and quietly” cleared Iranian sea mines from internationally recognized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the vital waterway open for commercial traffic.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/08/28/us-military-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-cleared-of-mines-as-war-negotiations-stall/
Judge Rules that Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Illegally Retaliated Against Anthropic. Anthropic argued designation as ‘supply-chain risk’ could cost billions in lost business and reputational harm
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/28/us-court-rules-pentagon-anthropic-ban-illegal-trump-claude-ai
US Navy in ‘financial strain’, ‘shortfalls in payroll’: ‘They shot all their weapons, they trashed all their ships, they ran out of their money”
https://www.military.com/iran-war-causing-shortfalls-in-navy-payroll-six-months-into-conflict
# Military / Global
China has removed two top generals from its highest military command body and expelled two other senior commanders from a Communist Party-controlled legislature, as turbulence continues within the upper echelon of the country’s armed forces.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/china-removes-two-top-generals-from-supreme-military-command-body/articleshow/133607609.cms?from=mdr
Ukraine drone strike destroys Tu-95MS bomber at Engels-2 airbase — the second irreplaceable Soviet-era aircraft lost there in six weeks.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325950/20260828/ukraine-kills-second-irreplaceable-tu-95ms-bomber-six-weeks-48000-drone.htm
# NASA / Space
President Donald Trump signed an executive order launching the U.S. Space Academy on Friday during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where he awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to four astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/its-going-to-be-beautiful-president-trump-signs-order-to-create-us-space-academy
# Technology / Robotics / AI / Flock Cameras
Local Governments Are Cutting Ties With Flock Safety After Discovering That Their Own Security Policies Are Powerless Against a Massive Data Leak
https://www.themarysue.com/local-governments-are-cutting-ties-with-flock-safety-after-discovering-that-their-own-security-policies-are-powerless-against-a-massive-data-leak/
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