# eric swalwell (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover eric swalwell. Page: Feed: --- ## [Tropical Storm Moke advances toward Hawaii as winds strengthen](https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/2026/08/22/tropical-storm-moke-advances-toward-hawaii-as-winds-strengthen/) _2026-08-22 · Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed in the Pacific Ocean. ## [Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/22/nancy-kassebaum-baker-former-us-senator-from-kansas-dies-at-94/) _2026-08-22 · John Hanna, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas has died. ## [Trump urges court to reject BBC's bid to secure records from his family in defamation case](https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2026/08/22/trump-urges-court-to-reject-bbcs-bid-to-secure-records-from-his-family-in-defamation-case/) _2026-08-22 · Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ President Donald Trump has urged a federal judge to reject the BBC’s request for the court’s help in securing testimony and documents from three members of the president’s family in response to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster. ## [A trade war between Canada and the US deepens rupture in what had been a close and durable alliance](https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2026/08/22/a-trade-war-between-canada-and-the-us-deepens-rupture-in-what-had-been-a-close-and-durable-alliance/) _2026-08-22 · Rob Gillies, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Canada and the United States have long had one of the world's closest and most durable alliances. ## [A trade war between Canada and the US further ruptures a once-close and durable alliance](https://www.news4jax.com/business/2026/08/22/a-trade-war-between-canada-and-the-us-deepens-rupture-in-what-had-been-a-close-and-durable-alliance/) _2026-08-22 · Rob Gillies, Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ Canada and the United States have long had one of the world's closest and most durable alliances. ## [Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/22/federal-judge-vacates-trump-policy-that-suspended-processing-of-immigration-visas-from-75-countries/) _2026-08-22 · Michael Casey, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ A federal judge in New York vacated a Trump administration policy that had suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States. ## [Mobility tests can offer insights, but they aren't a crystal ball](https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2026/08/22/mobility-tests-can-offer-insights-but-they-arent-a-crystal-ball/) _2026-08-22 · Devi Shastri, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball. ## [Mobility tests can tell doctors a lot about how you're aging, but there are many other factors](https://www.news4jax.com/health/2026/08/22/mobility-tests-can-offer-insights-but-they-arent-a-crystal-ball/) _2026-08-22 · Devi Shastri, Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball. ## [This rare Nebraska district backed Harris but sent a Republican to Congress. Can Democrats win here?](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/22/this-rare-nebraska-district-backed-harris-but-sent-a-republican-to-congress-can-democrats-win-here/) _2026-08-22 · Will Weissert, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Just eight of 435 congressional districts backed a Republican in their House race and Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. ## [Inside Trump's remake of the White House Rose Garden. First a stone patio, then statues](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/22/inside-trumps-remake-of-the-white-house-rose-garden-first-a-stone-patio-then-statues/) _2026-08-22 · Darlene Superville, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ President Donald Trump has transformed the White House Rose Garden by adding statues of America’s founders. ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3FWtOJSfJdkT) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Florida shows how to adapt as coastal cities face growing threats from sea level rise and storms](https://www.click2houston.com/business/2026/08/22/florida-shows-how-to-adapt-as-coastal-cities-face-growing-threats-from-sea-level-rise-and-storms/) _2026-08-22 · Dorany Pineda, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ As climate change makes cities around the world unlivable, one city is using art and new infrastructure to adapt. ## [Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position](https://www.clickondetroit.com/tech/2026/08/22/near-total-lunar-eclipse-is-coming-up-with-the-americas-in-prime-position/) _2026-08-22 · Marcia Dunn, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ It's the moon's turn to pull a disappearing act. ## [US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread](https://www.ksat.com/business/2026/08/22/us-is-set-to-impose-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-products/) _2026-08-22 · Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ The United States and Canada have fallen deeper into a trade war. ## [Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods beginning Sept. 8 as trade negotiations collapse](https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2026/08/22/us-is-set-to-impose-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-products/) _2026-08-22 · Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods beginning Sept. 8. ## [US imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products](https://www.news4jax.com/business/2026/08/22/us-is-set-to-impose-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-products/) _2026-08-22 · Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ The United States is imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. ## [Seattle Times Columnist Quits After Paper Spikes Column Defending Girls’ Sports](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/seattle-times-columnist-quits-after-paper-spikes-column-defending-girls-sports/) _2026-08-22 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ A longtime Seattle Times sports columnist has resigned after the newspaper refused to publish a column arguing that supporting separate sports for biological women does not make someone a bigot. Matt Calkins, who spent 11 years at the newspaper, announced his resignation Thursday, saying the decision was entirely his own. The final straw, he said, was the paper’s refusal to run a column built… ## [Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime](https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/trump-threatens-lawsuit-against-nonprofit-that-questioned-whether-national-guard-plan-lessened-crime/) _2026-08-21 · Gary Fields, Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ President Donald Trump is threatening to sue a left-leaning think tank unless it retracts a report that said his National Guard deployments to various cities did not reduce crime as he said. ## [Charter boat hauls in 1,260-pound blue marlin believed to be East Coast's largest catch](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/21/charter-boat-hauls-in-1260-pound-blue-marlin-believed-to-be-east-coasts-largest-catch/) _2026-08-21 · Patrick Whittle, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ A Massachusetts charter fishing captain and a client have caught what they believe is the largest Atlantic blue marlin in U.S. East Coast history. ## [US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/us-plans-to-pay-850-million-of-the-5-billion-it-owes-the-united-nations/) _2026-08-21 · Farnoush Amiri And Matthew Lee, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ The Trump administration has notified Congress of its plans to pay more than $800 million of the several billion it owes to the United Nations. ## [National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump's Freedom 250 takes precedence](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/national-park-maintenance-work-sidelined-as-trumps-freedom-250-takes-precedence/) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Brown, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ The 250th anniversary of U.S. independence was just months away when National Park Service employees received a directive from Washington. ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f5RW0i4tYGVJ) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [More troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact, but numbers still fall, Pentagon says](https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/more-troops-are-reporting-unwanted-sexual-contact-but-numbers-still-fall-pentagon-says/) _2026-08-21 · Ben Finley And Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ A new Pentagon report says that more U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities. ## [Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after editor, reporter oppose military interference](https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/stars-and-stripes-editor-says-he-has-been-fired-for-insubordination-after-doing-interview/) _2026-08-21 · Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter. ## [Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say](https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2026/08/21/alfalfa-sprout-linked-to-food-poisoning-outbreak-in-15-states-health-officials-say/) _2026-08-21 · Mike Stobbe, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ U.S. health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened people in 15 states. ## [Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now](https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/supreme-courts-chief-justice-allows-work-on-trumps-400m-white-house-ballroom-to-continue-for-now/) _2026-08-21 · Lindsay Whitehurst And Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ President Donald Trump has expressed his gratitude to the Supreme Court for allowing the White House to continue construction for now on his $400 million White House ballroom project. ## [Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, dies at 92](https://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/philanthropist-nancy-kissinger-wife-of-former-secretary-of-state-henry-kissinger-dies-at-92/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has died. ## [MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers](https://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/maha-activists-urge-trump-against-promoting-coal-to-power-energy-hungry-ai-data-centers/) _2026-08-21 · Ali Swenson, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ Nearly 200 activists in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to power artificial intelligence data centers. ## [President Donald Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but some Republicans are already balking](https://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/president-donald-trump-announces-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-but-some-republicans-are-already-balking/) _2026-08-21 · Seung Min Kim And Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ President Donald Trump has announced his administration will temporarily allow more beef imports into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs. ## [Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking](https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/president-donald-trump-announces-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-but-some-republicans-are-already-balking/) _2026-08-21 · Seung Min Kim And Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ President Donald Trump has announced his administration will temporarily allow more beef imports into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs. ## [Tropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/21/tropical-storm-moke-forms-on-track-to-bring-heavy-rain-and-winds-to-hawaii/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed in the Pacific Ocean. ## [Heavy rain and winds to hit Hawaii less than a week after damage from Hurricane Lala](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/2026/08/21/heavy-rain-and-winds-to-hit-hawaii-less-than-a-week-after-damage-from-hurricane-lala/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ People in Hawaii are bracing for more heavy rain and winds as they recover from last weekend's hurricane. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D82Z7Z9KVYW4) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Lindsey Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/21/lindsey-clancys-defense-rests-at-trial-over-whether-postpartum-psychosis-drove-her-to-kill-her-kids/) _2026-08-21 · Leah Willingham And Michael Casey, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ The defense has rested its case in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting more testimony about her mental state before she strangled her three young children in 2023. ## [Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids](https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/2026/08/21/lindsey-clancys-defense-rests-at-trial-over-whether-postpartum-psychosis-drove-her-to-kill-her-kids/) _2026-08-21 · Leah Willingham And Michael Casey, Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ The defense has rested its case in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting more testimony about her mental state before she strangled her three young children in 2023. ## [From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/2026/08/21/from-rural-routes-to-desegregation-runs-the-yellow-school-bus-faces-a-new-reality/) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Mcmurray, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ School buses for decades have maintained such a standard look across the U.S. that “school bus yellow” is shorthand for the bright hue with a slight orange tint. ## [Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/21/court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-infowars-alex-jones-over-falsely-calling-school-shooting-a-hoax/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ A Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting a hoax. ## [Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax](https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/2026/08/21/court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-infowars-alex-jones-over-falsely-calling-school-shooting-a-hoax/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ A Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to about $6 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings a hoax. ## [Cleanup underway after tornadoes touch down in Delaware and New York's Long Island](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/21/cleanup-underway-after-tornadoes-touch-down-in-delaware-and-new-yorks-long-island/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ Cleanup efforts and damage assessment are underway in Delaware's capital and on Long Island, New York, after tornadoes touched down. ## [Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected](https://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/enrollment-in-snap-grocery-aid-is-dropping-faster-than-expected/) _2026-08-21 · Geoff Mulvihill And Mikella Schuettler, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ The number of people receiving SNAP food aid has fallen more than 13% in a year as changes to the biggest U.S. food aid program start to kick in. ## [2 US Army Corps of Engineers workers among 8 killed in small plane crash in Alaska near radar site](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/21/us-army-corps-of-engineers-chartered-plane-crashes-near-alaska-radar-site-killing-all-8-aboard/) _2026-08-21 · Becky Bohrer, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees are among eight people killed in a small plane crash in western Alaska. ## [The Latest: Trump warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran days before 6-month mark of war](https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/the-latest-trump-warns-of-economic-d-day-against-iran-days-before-6-month-mark-of-war/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ The Trump administration is touting a financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against Iran. ## [The Latest: Supreme Court chief justice allows White House ballroom renovation to continue for now](https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/the-latest-trump-warns-of-economic-d-day-against-iran-days-before-6-month-mark-of-war/) _2026-08-21 · Associated Press · WJXT News4JAX_ Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now. ## [Move over bears. Fat Marmot Week puts a spotlight on the alpine rodents](https://www.click2houston.com/news/national/2026/08/21/move-over-bears-fat-marmot-week-puts-a-spotlight-on-the-alpine-rodents/) _2026-08-21 · Brittany Peterson And Mead Gruver, Associated Press · KPRC Click2Houston_ Fat Marmot Week is coming soon. ## [SF tried to ban its way to lower rents. Then the AI boom hit](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/sf-ban-rent-software-ai-boom/) _2026-08-21 · Maggie Angst · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ A 2024 law that banned landlords from using rent-setting algorithms has yet to produce a single lawsuit. ## [Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment](https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2026/08/21/cuba-says-us-sanctions-are-blocking-its-efforts-to-open-the-economy-to-private-investment/) _2026-08-21 · Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. ## [5 books to read this fall, from Marlon James to Joe Biden](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/5-books-to-read-this-fall-from-marlon-james-to-joe-biden/) _2026-08-21 · Hillel Italie, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Notable new books for the fall season range from Emma Cline's novel about a dying man's final journey to former President Joe Biden's White House memoir. ## [Fall books: Fiction takes the spotlight in bookstores during the midterm season](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/fall-books-fiction-takes-the-spotlight-in-bookstores-during-the-midterm-season/) _2026-08-21 · Hillel Italie, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Election news will likely fill the headlines this fall, but among book buyers fiction will likely have top billing. ## [Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump](https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/08/21/cornered-by-big-bend-backlash-texas-republicans-tread-carefully-around-trump/) _2026-08-21 · Texas Tribune, Alejandro Serrano · KSAT San Antonio_ Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they're loath to cross. ## [Pressure mounts to allow treated oilfield waste in Texas rivers and on rangeland](https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/08/21/pressure-mounts-to-allow-treated-oilfield-waste-in-texas-rivers-and-on-rangeland/) _2026-08-21 · Texas Tribune, By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News · KSAT San Antonio_ As oil and gas companies run out of places to dispose of their wastewater, Texas regulators are drafting permits to treat and reuse it outside the oilfields. ## [President Trump to stump for Sen. Darline Graham days ahead of South Carolina's GOP Senate runoff](https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/president-trump-to-stump-for-sen-darline-graham-days-ahead-of-south-carolinas-gop-senate-runoff/) _2026-08-21 · Meg Kinnard, Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to South Carolina to support Sen. Darline Graham, his chosen candidate to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham. ## [Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked](https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/vance-will-campaign-at-the-ohio-steel-plant-where-his-grandfather-once-worked/) _2026-08-21 · Michelle L. Price And Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press · KSAT San Antonio_ Vice President JD Vance has returned to his hometown to campaign for Republican candidates at a steel plant where his grandfather worked. ## [Vance will campaign at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather once worked](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2026/08/21/vance-will-campaign-at-the-ohio-steel-plant-where-his-grandfather-once-worked/) _2026-08-21 · Michelle L. Price And Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press · WDIV ClickOnDetroit_ Vice President JD Vance is returning to his hometown Friday to campaign for Republican candidates at a steel plant where his grandfather worked.