No. 6 · Friday, 21 August 2026
Which US aircraft carrier left the Middle East this week after months supporting operations against Iran?
DUSS Abraham Lincoln
Why
The USS Abraham Lincoln departed after a nine-month deployment and is heading home to San Diego, per NYT and ABC News.
NYTDemocratic state senator Aisha Wahab won a special election to fill the House seat once held by whom?
AEric Swalwell
Why
Wahab defeated fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez to serve out the remainder of Eric Swalwell's term, per NYT and NBC News.
NYTA jury in Alabama ordered The New York Times to pay how much in a recent defamation lawsuit verdict?
B$9.25 million
Why
The jury awarded $9.25 million over a 2023 article that wrongly placed a University of Alabama basketball player at a deadly shooting scene, per NYT.
NYTDHS claimed nearly 16,000 potential noncitizens were on Nevada's voter rolls, but could only confirm how many?
D185
Why
Homeland Security's dramatic figure could not be substantiated, shrinking to just 185 confirmed cases, per NYT.
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