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FBI Raids John Bolton's House

(The Bulwark) Shortly before 7:00 am Friday morning, the FBI and Montgomery County police were seen at the Bethesda home of John Bolton, who served as national security advisor for part of Donald Trump’s first term. Montgomery County police sealed off the street on which Bolton lives while an unmarked black SUV parked in front of Bolton’s house. Montgomery County police confirmed that they were on site in support of the FBI.

Kash Patel posts cryptic message amid Bolton raid

(The Hill) FBI Director Kash Patel posted a cryptic message Friday morning amid reports that federal agents were conducting a raid at the home of John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser. “NO ONE is above the law…@FBI agents on mission,” Patel wrote on social platform X shortly after 7 a.m., without mentioning anyone by name. Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino shared Patel’s comment in a separate post, adding, “Public corruption will not be tolerated.” Vice President Vance also reshared the FBI chief’s post. The agency declined to comment to The Hill on the meaning of the posts.

Defense Secretary Hegseth authorizes National Guard troops to carry arms in DC

(ABC News) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order authorizing National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C. to carry weapons if their mission requires it, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new authority is expected to be acted on in coming days, the person said. Hegseth's decision paves the way for the nearly 2,000 troops now mobilized in Washington, D.C., to expand their operations significantly, including possible security patrols in neighborhoods that struggle with crime.

New marches take aim at unifying force 'dismantling' America with 'overlapping crises'

(Raw Story) A broad coalition of progressive organizations on Thursday announced that they are uniting for a mass mobilization event aimed at taking on the billionaire class. The upcoming Make Billionaires Pay marches, scheduled to occur nationwide on Sept. 20, link together multiple crises — ranging from authoritarianism to the climate emergency to US President Donald Trump's mass deportations — by pointing the finger at the ultra-wealthy oligarchs who have been supporting them all.

Zelensky accuses Russia of deliberate attack on US-owned factory

(The Independent) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of purposely targeting American investments in Ukraine. “In Mukachevo, the Russians actually burned down an enterprise, by the way, an American enterprise, a manufacturer of electrical equipment," Zelensky said in a video address on Thursday (21 August). “We believe that it was a targeted strike specifically on American property here in Ukraine, on American investments," he said.

I Never Realized How Ridiculous MAGATS looked

Trump claims he knows 'more about grass than any human being' in another bizarre rant

(indy100) Donald Trump's talking about grass... AGAIN. This time during a photo op with National Guard troops, the president boasted he knows “more about grass than any human being” while talking about beautifying the nation. “ I have a lot of golf courses all over the place. I know more about grass than any human being, I think, anywhere in the world. And we're gonna be re-grassing all of your parks, all brand new sprinkler systems, the best that you can buy,” Trump said.

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas says he'll bow out if redistricting stands

(Axios) Longtime Austin Democratic congressman Lloyd Doggett said Thursday that he won't seek reelection if a new congressional map is not overturned by courts. Doggett's move prevents a potentially nasty Democratic primary following a Republican redistricting effort, allowing U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-Austin), a rising progressive, to remain in office.

Boy, that escalated quickly: Trumpers run off Todd Gilbert from U.S. Attorney post

(Augusta Free Press) Todd Gilbert resigned his post as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia on Wednesday, apparently after being told by higher-ups in the Trump administration that his nomination was going to be pulled from consideration by the U.S. Senate, following a failed loyalty test. This all went down just five weeks after Gilbert, a former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, most recently the Republican Minority Leader, and a state delegate from Woodstock, 70 miles north of our home base in Waynesboro, had been sworn in as the interim U.S. Attorney.

U.S. halts issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers

(CBS News) The U.S. will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday. He said the change was effective immediately. "The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," Rubio wrote in a post on X.