Headlines for August 5, 2026

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary, U.S. Military Reportedly Used Up 80% of Its Key Missile Interceptors in Iran War, National Guard to Continue Washington, D.C., Deployment Through 2029, Costing $1.4 Billion, GOP Congressmember Edwards Drops Reelection Bid After Sexual Harassment Allegations, Third immigrant Dies in Detention at Notorious ICE Jail Delaney Hall, Italy to Place All 27 of Its Major Cities Under the Country’s Highest Heat Alert, Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson in Connection to One of Three Blazes in the Washington Area, Justice Department Subpoenaed Freelance Reporter Matthew Cole, Federal Judge Grants DOJ Request to Dismiss Cases Against Oath Keepers Who Participated in the Jan. 6 Insurrection, Protesters Demand Gov’t Action on Puerto Rico’s Ongoing Water Crisis, Far-Right BJP Loses Major Local Election in the Indian State of Bihar, Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Kill 17 People in Ukraine, Jordan to Convene Emergency Meeting on “Imminent” Israeli Takeover of Al-Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem, U.N. Human Rights Experts Send Letter to Mamdani and Hochul in Support of Home Health Aides