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El-Sayed’s half sister revealed as radical professor arrested for allegedly assaulting a cop at anti-ICE riot

August 14, 2026 12:07pm EDT / Fox News

Eman Abdelhadi, a University of Chicago professor, was charged after allegedly spitting on a trooper outside ICE facility

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Controversial socialist Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing fresh scrutiny after it was revealed that his close relative is a far-left professor who was arrested on a felony charge last year for her role in an anti-ICE riot.

Eman Abdelhadi is a polarizing figure. She works as an associate professor at the University of Chicago’s Department of Comparative Human Development, and has a years-long history of landing in the national spotlight for radical activism and inflammatory statements.

She’s also El-Sayed’s half sister.

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A mugshot of Eman Adbelhadi from Oct. 3, 2025.(Cook County Sheriff’s Office)

Last fall, as leftist zealots spent months protesting, sometimes violently, outside an ICE detention facility in suburban Chicago, Abdelhadi was booked after allegedly spitting on an Illinois state trooper. She was charged on Oct. 3 with two counts of aggravated battery to a government employee, a Class 3 felony, and two counts of resisting/obstructing peace, a Class A misdemeanor.

A day before her arrest, she appeared on a podcast called “Movement Memos,” which is affiliated with the far-left publication Truthout. During that interview, she recalled her previous experiences at the riots at the Broadview facility.

“These people are terrorizing our communities and they’re setting up shop,” she said, referring to federal immigration officials. “I mean, in Broadview, ICE has been setting up shop in our backyard. Just brazenly taking up community resources to terrorize this very same community.”

“And so it felt really important to join protesters out there to say, not in our city, not in our name, not in our backyard,” she added.

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Abdelhadi later expressed her frustration at establishment Democrats and claimed there is no wiggle room to accept centrist liberals in the left-wing.

“There’s no center left,” she said. “You’re either resisting or you’re complicit.”

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at an election-night rally at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit, Mich., on Aug. 4, 2026.(Getty Images)

On April 17, 2025, Abdelhadi celebrated on X El-Sayed’s announcement that he would seek elected office in his bid for Senate in Michigan.

“The feeling when you think you’ve accomplished a lot but then your older brother runs for senate!!! In all seriousness—Abdul is fighting for healthcare, housing, and an economy that serves people over oligarchs. I am a proud little sister,” she posted at the time to social media.

The pair share a mother — Fatten Elkomy — who works as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and lives in Missouri. That’s where Abelhadi was raised, while El-Sayed was raised by his Egyptian-born father and American stepmother in the Detroit suburbs.

A profile of the candidate confirms Elkomy is El-Sayed’s mother.

Abdelhadi’s familial relationship with Elkomy is the subject of an independent film which explores her journey of coming out as queer in her traditionally Muslim family.

Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump owned building during a May Day rally in New York City in 2019.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Fox News Digital reached out to Abdelhadi and El-Sayed’s campaign, but did not hear back by time of publication.

Before her high-profile arrest, in July 2025, Abdelhadi made headlines for cursing out her employer at the Socialism 2025 conference. That conference is the largest annual gathering of collectivist leftists and describes itself as bringing thousands of “radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about social movements, abolition, Marxism, decolonization, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today.”

“F— the University of Chicago, it’s evil, you know it’s a colonial landlord. Like, why would I put any of my political energy into this space? I kind of had a little bit of disdain for people who spent their time doing that,” she said.

However, Abdelhadi reasoned that teaching there was her only chance to have any power.

Police confront demonstrators during a protest outside the immigration processing and detention facility Oct. 11, 2025, in Broadview, Illinois.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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“Turns out, I work at one of the biggest employers in the city of Chicago. I work at a place that is a landlord, a healthcare provider, a police force, f— that s—, but, they are, and a place where I have access to thousands of people that I could potentially organize… actually, this is where I need to build power. That’s possible structural leverage,” she said.

Despite her rant against the school and her subsequent criminal charges, the University of Chicago still employs Abdelhadi.

Abdelhadi also has a history of anti-White social media posts.

“Someday I’m going to make a twitter account called profoundwhiteguy and it will be the wisdoms of a basic white boy who thinks he’s wise,” she said in a 2017 post.

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker appeared on the campaign trail with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

“Yesterday at the airport, 2 white women sat at the gate then boarded our plane without masks. No one intervened. I kept thinking about how Muslims have been thrown off planes for speaking Arabic or ‘looking scary’. But these women actually risking our lives were left alone,” she said in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“It never ceases to amaze me that white people, statistically the safest members of our society, are also the most fearful,” she said in 2023.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Cook County Clerk of Court, but a status update on Abdelhadi’s case was not immediately available and is reportedly still pending.

Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.

France’s social media ban for children under 15 struck down by top constitutional authority

August 14, 2026 / 12:15 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

France’s top constitutional authority on Friday struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15, dealing a blow to the legislation championed by President Emmanuel Macron.

The Constitutional Council found that Article 1 of the legislation “constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate” to the freedom of expression and communication of those under 15.

In its ruling, the Constitutional Council also expressed concern about the potential impact on privacy of introducing an age-verification system for all users.

The law, which was due to take effect on Sept. 1, would have barred younger users from social networks such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram, among other restrictions.

The French government had promoted the ban as a way to better protect young people from the harmful effects associated with social media platforms, including anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and online harassment.

Macron had in July thanked members of Parliament for backing the legislation and pledged to enforce it by September.

After the ruling, the Elysee Palace said Macron had tasked Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu with working on a new “legally robust draft” of the legislation.

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Lecornu will have to work “as quickly as possible” on a draft that takes into account both the Constitutional Council’s ruling and the European regulatory framework, the palace said.

Three teenage boys look at their phones in St. Jean d’Aulps, France, on April 11, 2026. Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The presidency said Macron’s determination to see the reform implemented remained undiminished.

Macron has made online child safety a defining issue of the final years of his presidency, and a new ban could be one of the last major domestic reforms he ushers through. Macron will mark a decade in office next year, and he cannot run again in April’s national election as, like the U.S., France has a two consecutive term limit for its presidents.

Following Friday’s ruling, Macron’s former prime minister, Gabriel Attal, who backed the proposal, expressed his disappointment.

“We take note of it and respect this decision, which applies to everyone,” he said on social media, vowing to continue fighting against what he described as “a deadly poison for our children.”

The Constitutional Council did not rule on a separate provision banning mobile phone use in high schools starting Sept. 1. Students are already prohibited from having phones in French elementary and middle schools.

A growing number of countries are taking steps to restrict social media access amid increasing warnings over its harmful effects on children.

‘Raw material for election fraud’: Expert flags voter-roll problems far beyond one state

August 14, 2026 12:46pm EDT / Fox News

Chuck DeVore warns noncitizen voter-registration controversies are exposing weaknesses in election safeguards as DOJ battles states over voter rolls ahead of the midterms

By Charles Creitz, Fox News

Chuck DeVore says Motor Voter laws create vulnerabilities when citizenship isn’t independently verified, pointing to 6,600 noncitizen registrations uncovered in New Jersey.

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A growing number of states facing noncitizen and illegal voting allegations and disputes over voter registration policies is intensifying a national fight over election safeguards ahead of the midterms.

The disputes exposed a broader fight over how states verify citizenship when registering voters — maximum access versus maximum verification — and how far the federal government can go in demanding state voter data when suspecting illegal activity. The issue recently exploded after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill disclosed 6,600 noncitizens had been registered to vote through Trenton’s Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC).

“This isn’t just a New Jersey problem. This is a national problem,” Texas Public Policy Foundation Chief National Initiatives officer Chuck DeVore told Fox News Digital in an interview. DeVore wrote after Sherrill’s disclosure about the problems that can arise if noncitizen and illegal voting continue relatively unchecked.

“Historically, inappropriately pumping up the vote has been a path to gaining power,” DeVore said, adding that a plurality of Americans “are concerned” about noncitizen voting.

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President Bill Clinton signed the National Voter Registration Act in 1993. Commonly called the “Motor Voter Law,” the law requires covered states to offer voter registration through motor vehicle agencies while administering their own voter rolls, DeVore said.

“The intention … was to make it really easy to register to vote, especially when you touched a very common part of government,” DeVore said, “which was the Department of Motor Vehicles or whatever the equivalent is.”

DeVore argued that architects of the voter registration system failed to account for the narrower mission of motor vehicle agencies, which he said historically focused on two things: “You who you say you are — and can you safely operate automotive machinery.”

Neither function has anything to do with election security, DeVore said.

“And then if you add an additional layer on top of it, which is if the people in charge want as many people registered as possible because it creates the raw material for election fraud, well, now you have a whole other set of problems that kind of supercharges the weakness.”

That broader fight has increasingly pitted the Justice Department against states including New Jersey and Pennsylvania over federal demands for voter registration data.

Both states’ election agencies — led by a Democrat and a Republican, respectively — resisted the demands, raising privacy and legal objections to releasing unredacted sensitive information.

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The DOJ, meanwhile, has adopted a “broken-windows theory” approach to investigating potential election violations.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said the agency is applying the crime-fighting theory popularized during former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s administration, which focused on enforcing lower-level offenses in an effort to deter more serious crimes.

Under Dhillon and Attorney General Todd Blanche, the DOJ has prioritized pursuing provable fraud and irregularities in state election processes.

“We need to go after every single one of these violations … I can’t talk about a lot of what we’re doing publicly, but activists and others are giving us leads,” Dhillon recently told Fox News Digital. “And we are carefully running down each.”

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The push has brought the federal government into conflict with states, with critics citing Tenth Amendment concerns over the balance between federal authority and states’ role in administering elections.

Congress has previously used federal funding to pressure states to change policies traditionally administered at the state level. In the 1980s, federal law conditioned a portion of highway funding on states adopting a minimum drinking age of 21.

The Justice Department has similarly sued or threatened to sue states including New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York over voter data and election-record disputes.

Democrats in states facing increased federal scrutiny have pushed back against allegations of intentional wrongdoing.

New Jersey Senate President Nicholas Scutari, D-Scotch Plains, recently told Fox News Digital he agrees that a “healthy democracy” depends on voter-roll security and proper “stewardship” of those trusted to execute “free, fair and accessible elections.”

“It also depends on public trust, and Governor Sherrill deserves credit for being transparent about these failures, taking swift action to launch an independent investigation of what went wrong, and pledging to hold anyone responsible to account,” Scutari said.

At the same time, Scutari’s critics have accused Democrats in New Jersey of failing to prevent voter-roll problems despite repeated warnings about vulnerabilities in the system.

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Voters cast ballots at a polling location in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.(Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“People were on the honor system,” said New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Kristin Corrado, R-Totowa.

“The fact is that the people in charge for so long said this absolutely was impossible; Republicans were ‘conspiracy theorists’,” added Sen. Declan O’Scanlon of Little Silver, the top Republican on the State Joint Budget Committee.

Other states, including Pennsylvania, have also resisted federal demands for voter data, citing privacy concerns. DeVore said that while serving as a California state lawmaker, he regularly had access to similar voter information.

“Many Democrats see elections as mere census exercises. All they are is a body count. They’re not, in fact, informed citizens casting a ballot with their enlightened self-interest guiding their ballot.”

Pennsylvania officials similarly resisted the Trump administration’s demand for the state’s voter rolls, even after DOJ sued Harrisburg’s elections chief in September.

“This request and reported efforts to collect broad data on millions of Americans represent a concerning attempt to expand the federal government’s role in our country’s electoral process,” Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt — a Philadelphia Republican appointed by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro — wrote in his reply.

“I take seriously the obligations under both federal and Pennsylvania law to ensure that only eligible voters have access to the ballot box and to see to it that Pennsylvania’s voter rolls are appropriately maintained and updated,” Schmidt wrote in a more recent letter to the Justice Department in July.

The SAVE America Act — which would require voter registrants to provide proof of citizenship and voters to show ID — remains stalled in the Senate after Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., sent the chamber into summer recess, angering President Donald Trump and election-security advocates.

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Multiple campaigns present yard signs and regalia outside a polling place in Arizona.(Cassidy Araiza/Getty Images)

DeVore warned, however, that Congress has previously pursued sweeping federal voting legislation and argued that states should take the lead on election safeguards.

He pointed to Democrats’ previous effort to pass the “For the People Act,” legislation sponsored by former Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., which would have restricted some state voter-ID requirements.

“So we need to be somewhat circumspect about using the sledgehammer of federal law to sweep away state powers to order their own affairs,” DeVore said.

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Warship that sank in 1908 found off U.K. coast, revealing “final moments” before over half the crew died

August 14, 2026 / 1:52 PM EDT / CBS News

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A long-lost naval ship that sank more than a century ago off England has been located by divers exploring the waters off the Isle of Wight, military officials and an exploration team confirmed this week.

In 1908, the 400-ton HMS Tiger, a torpedo boat destroyer, collided with the 10,000-ton cruiser HMS Berwick during the night, slicing her in two, according to the Royal Navy. The Tiger’s bow sank instantly and its smashed stern sank minutes later, killing more than half of the 57 crewmembers on board.

The tragedy made front-page news, with one newspaper headline saying the ship was “crushed as an eggshell.” King Edward VII sent a telegram of sympathy and postcards were made to commemorate the lost sailors.

The Royal Navy and shipwreck hunters have been searching in vain for the remains of HMS Tiger for over a century. Finally, a dive team called ProjectXplore was able to pinpoint the wreck’s location after spending five years piecing together archival data.

Ricardo Constantino places a wreath on the tiller of HMS Tiger. Guy Trees

The dive team said the discovery of the stern engine revolution telegraph and the rudder position indicator revealed that the ship did not change direction nor reduce its speed before colliding with the much bigger HMS Berwick.

“Our recent exploratory project at the HMS Tiger site yielded compelling evidence regarding the final moments leading to the collision, preserving details that have remained undisturbed for 118 years,” ProjectXplore wrote in a social media post, showing images of the sunken instruments.

A report on the expedition also reveals the team found numerous other relics from the vessel, including a compass, torpedo tubes, guns, ammunition, an anchor and the ship’s bell.

The rudder position indicator. The graduated circular scale is marked “PORT” and “STARBOARD.” The pointer mechanism is set to approximately 5-10 degrees to starboard, which suggests that Tiger had not altered course to avoid Berwick immediately prior to the impact. Dan McMullen

The team also found the wreck of cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea last year, BBC News reported.

Under new legislation, potentially thousands of shipwrecks, such as HMS Tiger, will be safeguarded from the moment they are found by a “protected place” designation, the Royal Navy said.

Leo Fielding and Dan McMullen, co-organizers of ProjectXplore, praised the new legislation.

“It has been the privilege of a lifetime to research, discover and document the wreck of HMS Tiger,” they said. “We sincerely hope that our work will ensure that HMS Tiger, her story and the memory of those connected with her endure for future generations.”

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Pro golfer Jessica Bang, 18, dies while preparing for tournament in Thailand

August 14, 2026 / 3:37 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang of Australia died in a hospital in Thailand on Thursday at the age of 18, the WPGA Tour of Australasia said. She died after suffering a brain hemorrhage, BBC Sport reported.

Bang collapsed on Aug. 1 as she was preparing in Thailand for a tournament and was transported to a hospital in Bangkok, where she underwent emergency brain surgery.

The “Australian golf community is deeply saddened by the passing of young tour member Jessica Bang in Thailand,” the WPGA Tour of Australasia said in a statement. “Jessica was an outstanding young talent who made a significant impression in her short time on the tour.”

A GoFundMe page that was set up by Bang’s cousins has raised more than $50,000 AUD.

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“As her cousins, we will forever cherish the time and memories we shared with Jessica,” they wrote on the page. “Her sense of humour, together with her cheerful and vibrant personality, will always be remembered and treasured by our family.

Bang earned her place on the tour through qualifying school at the end of last year, and won the Women’s New South Wales Open Regional Qualifying Event in February in just her fifth professional start. According to BBC Sport, she shot a final-round 65 to win the event to reach the NWS Women’s Open on the Ladies European Tour, where she missed the cut.

US appeals court revives Justice Department subpoena to gender-affirming care provider

By Mike Scarcella
2026-08-14 6:32 PM UTC / Updated 1 hour ago / Reuters

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• Appeals court sends case back to Seattle judge
• Ruling marks first US appeals court decision upholding Trump DOJ subpoena targeting providers treating minors
• Subpoena seeks personnel records, billing information, patient records

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – A U.S. ​federal appeals court handed President Donald Trump’s administration a legal victory on Friday in its ‌efforts to seek data from providers of transgender health care to minors, reinstating a Justice Department subpoena that a lower court had blocked as politically motivated.

In its ruling, a divided panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a ​federal judge in Seattle wrongly concluded the Justice Department’s subpoena was issued in bad faith in ​a lawsuit brought by telehealth provider QueerDoc.

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QueerDoc provides gender-affirming care for patients, including minors, ⁠diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which is distress from a mismatch between a patient’s sex at birth and ​gender identity. The subpoena, part of a wave of similar demands from the Trump administration to hospitals and ​clinics across the country, sought personnel records, billing information, patient records and other information.

“The President may direct DOJ to exercise its statutory authority in a manner that aligns with his broader policy goals,” wrote Circuit Judge Carlos Bea, who was appointed by former ​President George W. Bush. He was joined by Trump appointee Circuit Judge Daniel Bress. Circuit Judge Richard ​Paez wrote a dissent.

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A lawyer for QueerDoc had no immediate comment. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request ‌for ⁠comment.

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After taking office in January, Trump signed an executive order ending federal funding or support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth, and directing the Justice Department to prioritize investigations into such treatments.

Friday’s ruling marked the first time a U.S. appeals court has upheld a subpoena issued by the Trump ​administration’s Justice Department targeting hospitals ​and clinics that provide ⁠gender-affirming care to minors. Many lower court judges have blocked the demands.

The Justice Department argued in the appeal its subpoena was one “that the Department issues all the time ​in the health care space — seeking records so it can duly investigate potential ​federal offenses.”

In his ⁠dissent, Paez, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, said there was “a mountain of evidence that corroborates that DOJ used the threat of criminal investigation to pressure health care providers to stop offering gender-affirming care.”

The court did not ⁠order ​QueerDoc to produce the documents sought by the subpoena. It sent ​the case back to U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle to rule on QueerDoc’s arguments that the subpoena is overbroad and would ​impose an undue burden on the small clinic.

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Who controls the Strait of Hormuz right now? Here’s what the ship traffic actually shows

August 14, 2026 2:34pm EDT / Fox News

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International Chamber of Shipping official discusses Iran war-linked Strait of Hormuz traffic decline

The International Chamber of Shipping’s John Stawpert discusses the impact the Iran war is having on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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As tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain unsettled more than five months since the start of the war, the number of ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz appears to be far below pre-conflict levels.

“Despite a brief recovery in late June, vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly reduced, AIS [Automatic Identification System] transit information suggests operators increasingly favouring the Northern route following projectile attacks, ongoing security concerns, and heightened enforcement activity,” a United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) voluntary reporting area overview noted.

“Traffic remains well below normal levels, with AIS-detected transits approximately 90% below pre-conflict baselines and declining since the 24-26 (June) peak.”

The trade intelligence company Kpler reported in part of a post Friday on X that “Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up on 13 August, with 13 confirmed crossings, a 44% day on day increase from nine. Of these, nine vessels used the Iranian Unilateral Scheme, none were confirmed on the Hormuz TSS and four routes remained undetermined.”

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International Chamber of Shipping Marine Director John Stawpert told Fox News Digital Friday that while “traffic is significantly lower” compared to before the war started, “it’s not completely stopped.”

“Essentially, what we see is a cyclical process,” Stawpert said. He explained that when a ceasefire is announced, there is an “uptick” in vessels entering and exiting the Persian Gulf, but “as those ceasefires break down … you’ll see that drop off again.”

He also noted there is still a mine threat in the waters, which affects how much traffic can enter and exit the Persian Gulf.

President Donald Trump has claimed the U.S. has full control over the waterway.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Stawpert indicated that, to resolve the issue, there would need to be “a meaningful ceasefire that everybody has faith in,” an end to the Iranian threat, an end of the U.S. blockade against Iran and a grasp on which waters are “safely navigable” in the face of the threat posed by mines.

President Donald Trump has claimed the U.S. has full control over the waterway.

“The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, ‘A WALL OF STEEL,’ and there is nothing Iran can do about it,” Trump wrote in a Wednesday Truth Social post.

“They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, their remaining soldiers are unpaid, the IRGC is decimated and fleeing, and their ‘Leadership’ is uncertain, at best! They have No Money — Their country is “shot.” All they have is FAKE NEWS and 300% INFLATION, and getting worse! Iran is all talk and no action, the Bully of the Middle East No Longer. Praise be to Allah!” he added.

But the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority said in a post Wednesday on X, “Claims and repeated posts by U.S. officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality: the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran’s conditions are accepted.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi posted on X Thursday claiming “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.”

Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz Aug. 10, 2026, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.(Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)

IRAN SAYS US MISCALCULATED OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ DESPITE TRUMP’S CLAIM OF ‘TOTAL CONTROL’

The recently appointed leader of the Iranian Basij paramilitary unit said Thursday that the passage is “under Iran’s control and management,” Reuters reported.

“There’s a northern route which is essentially Iranian controlled. There’s a southern route through Omani waters which is overseen by the U.S. Navy,” Stawpert explained to Fox News Digital, noting that control over the passage is “divided.”

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has touted the flow of oil out of the strait.

“Thanks to the coordinated efforts of the U.S. military and our gulf allies, the seven-day average for oil leaving the Strait of Hormuz is currently up to almost 9 million barrels per day,” Wright wrote in a post on X Tuesday.

“When combined with the additional 5-7 million barrels per day leaving the region via newly upgraded pipelines and export facilities, total oil flows are currently averaging approximately 15 million barrels per day.On Sunday alone, over 20 million barrels left the Arabian gulf region, which is above the pre-conflict average.”

“In coordination with the U.S. military, the U.S. Department of Energy maintains the best available data related to oil and oil products leaving the Arabian gulf. Many private businesses undercount the number of ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz due to ships moving covertly through the waterway,” Wright added in another post.

“We need to bear in mind that there’s human beings on board these ships,” Stawpert told Fox News Digital, asserting that the “risk” they face is “unacceptable.”

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“And that’s why this needs to end,” he continued, “for those humanitarian reasons, more than anything.”

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

Walmart tomato soup kits recalled over Listeria contamination risk, FDA says

August 14, 2026 / 2:04 PM EDT / CBS News

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A Maryland-based manufacturer is recalling 3,240 tomato soup kits sold at some Walmart stores due to concerns they may be contaminated with Listeria.

The soup kits were distributed exclusively to Walmart locations in 29 states between June 30 and July 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a recall notice issued on Wednesday.

The FDA said in a recall notice that the tomato soup kits may be at risk for Listeria contamination. The kits were sold at Walmart stores in 29 states. FDA

Walmart did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Kettle Cuisine, the company that manufactures the soup kits, has received no confirmed reports of illnesses associated with the product, the FDA said.

The food manufacturer issued the recall after the product tested positive for Listeria, a type of bacteria that can contaminate food and cause illness. Symptoms include severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

The FDA advised consumers who purchased the product to wash their hands after handling it and clean any surfaces that it might have come into contact with. Consumers should dispose of the soup kit or return it to the Walmart where they bought it for a refund, the FDA said.

“Do not rely on smell or appearance to determine whether the product is safe,” the agency said in its recall notice.

Product details

• Brand: Marketside
• Best by date: August 22
• Product code: 194346474004
• Package size:14-ounce

States where the soup kit was distributed:

• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Georgia
• Iowa
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Missouri
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• Nevada
• New York
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Texas
• Virginia
• Vermont
• Wisconsin
• West Virginia

Edited by Aimee Picchi

White House national security official Andy Baker to depart administration

2026-08-14T16:22:58.842Z / Reuters

By Gram Slattery

August 14, 2026 4:22 PM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

• Summary
• Baker served as deputy US national security adviser and adviser to VP Vance
• Several White House national security officials have departed in recent months
• Baker broadly considered ​a skeptic of foreign intervention

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker ‌will leave the Trump administration in the coming weeks, marking the latest change to a national security team that has undergone a shake-up in recent months.

National security officials in Washington widely view Baker, who also served as a national security adviser to Vice ​President JD Vance, as a low-key but influential figure inside the White House.

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A former State Department official, ​academic and Vance adviser when the vice president was in the Senate, Baker had historically ⁠advocated for a more restrained American foreign policy that questioned the wisdom of long-term foreign conflicts.

He was also ​among the figures who helped craft Vance’s speech to the Munich Security Conference last year, during which the vice ​president warned European leaders that alleged censorship and democratic backsliding posed risks as severe to the continent as external threats, like those posed by China and Russia.

“I’m proud of everything we’ve achieved and, of course, am incredibly grateful to the President, Vice President and ​Secretary Rubio,” Baker wrote in a statement provided to Reuters. “I’ll never be far away.”

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In separate statements, Vance and ​Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the outgoing deputy national security adviser, whose departure was first reported by Axios.

STAFF CHANGES

Baker, who has ‌a ⁠young family, stayed on at the White House months longer than originally planned to help with some key staff transitions, according to a person close to him.

Mike Needham, a high-ranking State Department official close to Rubio, joined the White House in late May as another deputy national security adviser alongside Baker, the person noted. Cliff Sims, a White ​House and intelligence official during ​Trump’s first term, succeeded ⁠Baker as national security adviser to Vance at around the same time.

There have been additional staff departures at lower levels of the White House’s national security team in recent ​months. The top officials on the National Security Council overseeing Europe and Latin ​America both departed ⁠in June.

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The broader significance of the turnover is unclear. While Baker was present at some high-level talks and was considered far more influential than some of his peers, the Trump administration has often dealt with its biggest foreign policy challenges ⁠at the ​principal level, delegating relatively little responsibility even to its highest-level staff.

Outside ​the national security space, the White House has in recent days announced the impending departure of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House counsel ​David Warrington.

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Reporting by Gram Slattery; Additional reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; editing by Colleen Jenkins and Rod Nickel

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