No. 13 · Friday, August 28, 2026
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to what, amid a trade dispute with Canada?
BLake America
Why
Trump ordered the federal government to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as tensions with Canada escalated, NPR reported.
NPRA federal judge again barred the US Postal Service from doing what to mail-in ballots?
AImposing new restrictions on mail-in voting
Why
The judge ruled the agency's plan to comply with Trump's demands on mail-in voting was likely unlawful, per NYT and NBC.
NYTDOJ lawyers argued that keeping Trump's name off the Kennedy Center facade could lead to what outcome?
BThe center being demolished
Why
Justice Department lawyers made the claim in a court filing this week, as reported by NBC News.
NBC NewsThe FAA is seeking to fire a dozen LaGuardia air traffic controllers as part of an inquiry into what?
CTimecard fraud
Why
Two of the controllers left early the night of a deadly Air Canada collision, and the FAA probe centers on timecard fraud, per NYT and ABC.
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