By Upward News | Created at 2026-08-17 12:37:04 | Updated at 2026-08-18 14:44:48
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🇵🇸 Jared Kushner met with Hamas to discuss disarmament. President Trump’s envoy (and son-in-law) pressed Hamas to fulfill its commitment to demilitarize Gaza under the US 20-point peace plan. The Board of Peace wants Hamas to begin decommissioning weapons and transfer governing authority to the Palestinian technocratic government.
🇨🇳 CCP official buys building feet from the White House. A Chinese intelligence official purchased the historic Securities Building for $8.4 million last month, just 700 feet from the White House. Experts warn the property could serve as a listening post or surveillance hub.
🗳️ DNC approves South Carolina as first 2028 primary state. Democrats’ new calendar places Nevada second, followed by New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia before Super Tuesday. The shift continues the move away from Iowa and New Hampshire, which for decades gave predominantly white states outsized early influence.
🔍 Feds investigating anti-Israel group tied to Mamdani. Federal authorities are probing the UK-based PFF, which has a roughly $100 million war chest supporting anti-Israel causes and may have funneled donor funds to a US-sanctioned Palestinian group. The fundraising operation’s “lynchpin” is a longtime Mamdani ally and Democratic donor.
INSIDER EXCLUSIVE
Days before Tucker Carlson released his new 10-point manifesto, he hosted a gathering at his home in Maine…
THE COMMUNITY SECTION
YOUR TAKE
Do you still have concerns about data centers?
TODAY’S POLL
📊 Which misconception do you think is the main reason for data center opposition?
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POP QUIZ
Which state is now going first in the Democrats' 2028 primary?
POLL RESULTS FROM FRIDAY
Should the US trust Israeli intelligence?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 Yes (765)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👎 No (111)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ 🤷♂️ Somewhere in the middle (432)
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👍 Yes: “They know the enemy far better than we do; they live among them.” — Fred
👎 No: “Israel shares ‘intelligence’ to manipulate rather than to inform.” — CW
🤷♂️ Somewhere in the middle: “Like anything in life, it has to be vetted and verified.” — Jim
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