Political news I want to share. 8-14-2026

In addition to trying to re-scrawl his name on the Kennedy Center facade by adding “Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump,” Trump's trying to rename the physical site “the President Donald J. Trump Plaza.”
Opposing attys' statement below. (Wash Litig Grp & @DDFund_) pic.twitter.com/JMEoaKjJ0x

— Roger Parloff (@rparloff) August 13, 2026

The reports from the USS Abraham Lincoln about multiple sailors attempting to jump into the sea are disturbing. Long deployments are hard. They are a lot harder when the mission isn’t well defined and there is no end in sight. Here is some information on how to get help:… https://t.co/06a8Nu1ckx

— Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly) August 13, 2026

The Department of the Navy must allow a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to visit the USS Lincoln to conduct oversight investigation into this horrible situation.
CODELs have visited war zones to inspect the conditions of our troops. There is no reason to be denied access. https://t.co/l1OwrXwJo1

— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) August 13, 2026

NEW: The USS Abraham Lincoln was supposed to come home in May — instead, under Trump's Navy, its sailors are grinding through a ninth month at sea with no end date, and the crew is so broken that multiple have attempted suicide. This should be a national scandal.

— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) August 13, 2026

The U.S. has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures. Case in point: The war on Iran. Now, an even bigger miscalculation on the Strait of Hormuz.

Worse than fake news is fake intelligence. Be careful.

Allah is Great, Greater than ANY power on Earth. In Allah we trust.

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) August 13, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: The wife of the USS Lincoln sailor who jumped overboard last week says she wasn't notified about the incident until four days after & said her husband repeatedly expressed concerns over his mental health but was "brushed off." w/@PriyaReporting https://t.co/jJlmtDHHNC

— Lindsey Pipia (@LP_Reports) August 13, 2026

NEW: The U.S. military has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during the war with Iran, or roughly 25 percent of its fleet, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The high-demand drones cost between $30 million and $50 million a piece. w/ @noahjrobertson…

— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) August 13, 2026

NYP: Kari Lake, Scott Jennings and Spencer Pratt are seen as possible contenders who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Link to article: https://t.co/tqqFENRHXo pic.twitter.com/T5JUZvyDF0

— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) August 13, 2026

Florida allows voucher schools to cite their faith as a reason to deny admission to gay students.
But the AG says the same schools can't cite their faith as a reason to deny admission to anti-vaxxers.
What a selective version of faith and “freedom.”https://t.co/tdSfAUJwhi

— Scott Maxwell (@Scott_Maxwell) August 12, 2026

🚨BREAKING: A Nebraska court Wednesday rejected the RNC’s lawsuit seeking to block certain U.S. citizens abroad from voting in the state, handing the national GOP another major loss in its escalating legal campaign against overseas voters. https://t.co/4nHl5KtzSE

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) August 12, 2026

This is one of the cringiest things I’ve ever watched. Is he mad at it? If this is his idea of campaigning, Gina has a real shot.

Also, thanks for reminding us that we can’t afford beef. https://t.co/DkNg0gl8KH

— Sara McGee for Texas HD 132 (@SaraForTexLege) August 12, 2026

Watching the media and Democrats fall all over themselves defending Graham Platner is truly next level.

After all the sanctimonious lectures about everything, it turns out, they don’t actually care about Nazi affiliations or sexual abuse and harassment. pic.twitter.com/pV9FrBbO0x

— Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) June 12, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed’s best pal and campaign partner says the USA should resume lynchings against black people.

Listen for yourself and understand what the socialists have in store for the black community pic.twitter.com/N3ntbIHefw

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) August 12, 2026

CNN contributor Scott Jennings just falsely accused Hasan Piker of supporting lynchings using out-of-context clips in an attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed's campaign. Defamation like this is highly unlawful and can result in millions of dollars in damages if Piker sues. pic.twitter.com/7mqYoacwGm

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 13, 2026

This is beyond insane, even for TX: Fort Worth police just ARRESTED a man for saying "bullshit" while speaking at last week's Tarrant County meeting opposing a plan to cut nearly 50% of Election Day voting locations. He's charged with disrupting a meeting, @startelegram reports.

— Jen Rice (@jen_rice_) August 12, 2026

Man arrested after profanity at last week’s Tarrant commissioners meeting, from @startelegram https://t.co/i6LsUVw4sa pic.twitter.com/ykdJYJIR5O

— Jen Rice (@jen_rice_) August 12, 2026

I’m very disappointed that SacAnime has disinvited me from a Halo 25 reunion at their conference next month. If you thought we defeated Cancel Culture in 2024, guess again! pic.twitter.com/DSEWcIEjDA

— Marty O'Donnell (@MartyTheElder) August 11, 2026

“Does not feel safe”

Because they are intellectual children who see a calmly articulated opposing worldview as violence.

— Brandon Herrera (@TheAKGuy) August 11, 2026

Its as simple as just not being an asshole dude. You're not entitled to be at an event when you speak out against the rights of the people organizing it.

— Zack Hatrick (@BionicZack) August 11, 2026

You cant hate the left enough.

They preach about acceptance yet the secound you are not 99.9% aligned with them they turn on you like a bunch of rabid dogs.

Truly, leftist are a bane on not only American society, but the world at large.

Be cool if we could just send them all…

— Vismier 🇺🇸 (@Vismier17) August 11, 2026

This isn't going to become some anomalous method of arresting people. They will be shocking people like this as a matter of course. pic.twitter.com/U9SuvaMTvu

— David J. Bier (@David_J_Bier) August 13, 2026