Breaking News – Aug 13, 2026 – Afternoon

Breaking News · Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 4 PM

Breaking & developing

12 new stories since the last update. Short summaries — full reporting at the source.

#1 · Drudge Retort

Canadians Petition Parliament to Oust US Ambassador

"We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1 – Formally declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and request his removal as US Ambassador to Canada …

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#2 · Drudge Retort

Hormuz Traffic Remains Low as World Burns Up Stockpiles

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is becoming more pressing as the International Energy Agency warns that global oil stockpiles are diminishing at a rapid clip.

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#3 · Drudge Retort

USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Tried to Jump Overboard

Aircraft carrier's crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land

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#4 · Drudge Retort

U.S. Posts Record July Budget Deficit of $432 Billion

The U.S. federal government posted a budget deficit of $432.3 billion in July, a record for that month…

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#5 · Drudge Retort

Karoline Leavitt Resigning as White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave that post by the end of August, President Donald Trump said.

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#6 · Drudge Retort

NY Judge: Unseal Maxwell-related Grand Jury Subpoenas

The depositions ordered unsealed on Tuesday pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act formed the basis for two since-dismissed perjury counts of a superseding indictment brought against Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime sex trafficking partner, Ghislaine…

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#7 · Drudge Retort

Western Weakness Is Encouraging Putin to Test NATO

Russian President Vladimir Putin could potentially attack NATO within weeks, according to a series of new United States intelligence assessments.

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#8 · Drudge Retort

Election Deniers Coming to a Swing State Near You

Tom Tiffany said 2020 was stolen. Now he's the GOP pick for Wisconsin governor.

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#9 · Drudge Retort

Trump's DOJ Arrests Expert on Far Right

Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center

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#10 · Drudge Retort

The Cost of Trump Golfing Has Just Gone Up Exponentially …

The US Secret Service has deployed the US Army's AN/TWQ-1 Avenger short-range air defence systems to protect President Donald Trump while he was playing golf …

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#11 · Drudge Retort

Trump Won't Dismiss Declaring National Emergency to Restrict Voting

President Donald Trump isn't dismissing the possibility that he could declare a national security emergency in an attempt to establish new voting restrictions that have stalled in the Senate, telling an interviewer that "stranger things have happened."

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#12 · Drudge Retort

Surprise! Blanche Already Breaks His Promises About Trump

Hours after being sworn in as attorney general, Blanche gave Donald Trump even more protections.

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