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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The day in brief

On Election Day, Trump issued a wave of endorsements and announced ten federal district-court judicial nominations across several states.

  • — Nominated judges for federal district courts in Oklahoma (Trevor Pemberton, Zach West), Alaska (Kyle Reardon), Texas (Courtney Coker, Richard Bennett), Kentucky (Daniel Ballou), Louisiana (Brad Kelley, Peter Mansfield), and Florida (Robert Long).
  • — Endorsed candidates including Dan Sullivan (Alaska Senate), Byron Donalds (Florida governor), and Mike Mazzei (Oklahoma governor); praised Chris Garten's selection as Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore.
  • — Stated there are no talks with Iran, said the naval blockade remains in effect, and described the Strait of Hormuz as open with water mines removed.
  • — Claimed the Census Bureau found over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally when checking 2020 voter records against citizenship records.
  • — Urged the Senate to pass a bill ending clock changes and pressed SCOTUS to allow White House construction to proceed; touted restored Jefferson columns.
  • — Cited an April executive order to accelerate psychedelic treatments, including ibogaine, for serious mental illness in veterans.

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