Tennessee is the latest state to pledge National Guard troops for Washington, D.C., announcing it will send 160 guardsmen to the U.S. capital. Six Republican-led states are now committing soldiers to President Trump's crackdown. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tennessee-5-other-republican-led-states-promise-troops-washington-dc/
Flummoxed as always, environmentalists may yet get a carbon tax thanks to Trump.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/end-of-a-green-delusion-environmental-policy-52c8fbcb
Students discuss whether the New York mayoral candidate reflects the future of the Democratic Party.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zohran-mamdani-the-rise-of-socialism-and-gen-z-politics-0af7e11e
The strategy worked earlier this year, and it could work again.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/reconciliation-2-0-can-be-a-beautiful-sequel-spending-deficit-trump-937f8a9e
What really matters, as MIT put it, is what students ‘have done relative to what might have been expected, given their resources.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-let-grades-dominate-college-admissions-race-affirmative-action-trump-457b9c2b
Some of the left’s most generously funded foundations support public broadcasters.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rich-liberals-to-the-rescue-2290a668
Hundreds of humanoids from 16 countries stumbled over each other while competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/worlds-first-robot-olympics-features-soccer-kickboxing-and-lots-of-falling-down-180987199/
Some of the left’s most generously funded foundations support public broadcasters.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rich-liberals-to-the-rescue-2290a668?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Artificial intelligence is the latest justification for supporting the bad idea of ‘universal basic income.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/elon-musk-wants-to-give-you-money-for-nothing-a991c3a9?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
A larger-than-expected September rate cut and broad reforms would make America prosperous again.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-federal-reserve-doesnt-have-to-be-an-enemy-of-growth-rate-cut-reform-e4f509dd?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
It makes no sense for the U.S. to be educating the scientific and leadership class of a future adversary.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/send-harvards-chinese-students-home-national-security-risk-research-2e43313d?mod=rss_Technology
Artificial intelligence is the latest justification for supporting the bad idea of ‘universal basic income.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/elon-musk-wants-to-give-you-money-for-nothing-a991c3a9?mod=rss_Technology
Home Depot rallies, helping the Dow stay positive on the day.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/tech-stock-slide-drags-nasdaq-lower-4c0b1cbf?mod=rss_markets_main
Unions are trying to block reforms before they’re announced.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/cfpb-national-treasury-employees-union-gregory-katsas-russell-vought-1f8f2b3a?mod=rss_markets_main
A larger-than-expected September rate cut and broad reforms would make America prosperous again.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-federal-reserve-doesnt-have-to-be-an-enemy-of-growth-rate-cut-reform-e4f509dd?mod=rss_markets_main
As the search for Travis Decker has almost reached the three-month mark, officials are revealing disturbing new details about the crime scene.https://abcnews.go.com/US/travis-decker-search-authorities-reveal-disturbing-crime-scene/story?id=124788280
A veterinary hospital under construction exploded after a car hit the gas line that fed into the building in Wilmingtonhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/brand-new-veterinary-hospital-explodes-after-car-hits-124791995
A pair of food influencers escaped without major injuries after a driver accidentally plowed through a restaurant in Houston over the weekend.https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/video/driver-smashes-window-food-influencers-film-restaurant-review-124789697
President Trump has personally stipulated that hefty financial penalties be part of agreements his administration is negotiating with the elite universities. Critics call it extortion.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-universities-financial-penalties.html
The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/putin-zelensky-meeting.html