Politics · Important news for 11 August 2026
Trump Signs Executive Order to Split Up MMR Vaccine
Trump Signs Executive Order Restricting Vaccines and Promoting Unproven Alternatives
Trump Issues Executive Order to Alter Childhood Vaccine Schedules
US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Hits 43-Year Low
US-Iran Peace Talks Reach Impasse Over Reparations Demands
ICE Reports Record 51,000 Migrant Arrests in July
Turkish Parliament Passes Limited Amnesty Law for Kurdish PKK Militants
FBI Reveals North Korean Remote IT Worker Infiltrated US Government Agency
Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Reducing Childhood Vaccines
Homicides in Major U.S. Cities Drop 17% as Post-Pandemic Crime Decline Continues
Preliminary data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association shows homicides in large U.S. cities fell by 17.2% in the first half of the year, continuing a downward trend that spans both the Biden and Trump administrations.
Zambia Prepares for General Election as Hichilema Seeks Second Term
Netanyahu Rejects Trump's Proposed Gaza Peace Deal
France to Ban Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls Starting August 11
South Carolina Holds Special Election to Replace Lindsey Graham
China's Summer Retreat Signals Focus on AI and Tech Self-Reliance
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Spends $100 Million to Oppose California Billionaire Tax
Russian Supreme Court Bans Opposition Yabloko Party from Elections
Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Using North Korean Ballistic Missiles in Lethal Attack
EU Engages Meta and TikTok Over Ceuta Migrant Crisis Misinformation
Voters Head to Polls for Key Primaries in South Carolina, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
DOJ Sues New York, Connecticut, and Vermont Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
Trump Confirms Recent Contact with Fed Chairman Warsh
Trump Warns FIFA World Cup Profitability at Risk if Infantino is Ousted
UK Councils to Receive Powers to Block Vape and Betting Shops
Trump's National Guard Extension in Washington D.C. to Cost $1.4 Billion
Lebanon Becomes First Middle Eastern Country to Abolish Death Penalty
Democrats Clash in Wisconsin and Minnesota Primaries as Justice Alito Confirms He Is Not Retiring
Trump Predicts Record-Low Inflation Despite Rising Prices Linked to Iran Conflict
NYC Mayor Mamdani Backs Delivery Protection Act Opposed by Amazon
Greece's Aging Power Grid Blamed for Catastrophic Wildfires
Armed Troop Deployment in Washington D.C. Extended to 2029
UK-Style Online Age Verification and Anti-Anonymity Lobbying Expands to the US
Ongoing Iran Conflict Poses Political Risks for President Ahead of Midterms
Trump Secretly Departed Turkey on Alternate Plane Amid Iranian Threat
Trump Earns $59.5 Million from Overseas Brand Licensing in First Year Back in Office
Andy Burnham Criticizes UK Prison Early Release Scheme Amid Capacity Crisis
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