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Today's Facts · Aug 22, 2026

Today’s Facts 08-22-2026

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Dayna Steele · Today's Facts

USPS finalized a rule requiring states to provide voter and ballot data before it will deliver federal mail ballots. Federal courts have blocked the rule for now.

An authentic handwritten letter released in the DOJ Epstein files contains allegations involving Trump and sex trafficking. The allegations have not been proven.

Trump called the Strait of Hormuz “American territory.”

Email invitation scams are growing increasingly sophisticated, using personal information and convincing links to steal money or data.

Federal wild horse sales have raised concerns that protected horses are being resold for slaughter.

The State Department is warning Americans to avoid parts of Ecuador, including the Galapagos, because of violent crime, kidnapping, and terrorism risks.

The US imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods after talks collapsed. Canada said it would retaliate.

The Supreme Court temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to continue.

“Functional unemployment” rose for a fourth straight month to 24.9% in July. It includes people seeking work and workers earning below $25,000 annually.

State Farm is distributing a record $5 billion dividend to qualifying auto insurance customers.

A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s visa ban affecting immigrants from 75 countries, ruling Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his authority.

A passenger’s laptop caught fire aboard an American Airlines flight Friday.

Trump threatened a $5 billion lawsuit against the Center for American Progress over its report disputing his claims that National Guard deployments reduced crime. The group refused to retract it.

The US government notified Congress it plans to pay $850 million of the several billion dollars it owes the United Nations.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones still owes more than $1 billion over his false Sandy Hook claims despite a Texas court reducing part of the damages.

US health officials linked alfalfa sprouts to E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks in 15 states.

The US announced major Colorado River water cuts for Arizona, California, and Nevada because of drought.

Happy Fat Marmot Week.

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