Trump used a pocket rescission to wipe out about $4.9 billion in foreign aid Congress had already approved. Lawmakers call it illegal; the White House says it puts America first. The cuts hit development, democracy aid and peacekeeping.

Beijing will stage a September parade with Xi, Kim and Putin to celebrate the end of World War II and to show off new war gear. It’s a sales pitch in a fierce, profitable arms race.

In Washington, Maryland lawyer Scott J. Pichon is charged with felony assault after allegedly spitting on two South Carolina National Guardsmen outside Union Station.

Medvedev ends an eight-year run with coach Gilles Cervara after a dramatic US Open first round, a meltdown and a near-£31,500 fine. He falls to 16th in the live rankings.

Henry Winkler says fame hasn’t changed him. He is grateful to still be at the table after 50 years, says tenacity and listening keep him grounded, and recalls saving a teen on Happy Days.

NOAA forecasts moderate to strong geomagnetic storms Monday night from a CME released Aug. 30; auroras could reach central Iowa and northern Illinois, with strongest displays in northern Canada and Alaska.

The talk in politics runs between "far right" and "progressive."

The Digest, 8/31/2025 @1100AM, CDT

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