The National News Desk

Mayor Mamdani, one of our favorite people, the mayor of New York City, Democratic Socialist, a lot of support in the Muslim Community First campaign.

National News Desk reported that in just his 2025 campaign, he received $13,000 in donations from 170 foreign donors.

Again, those are only ones that are detected.

That assumes that they were so blundering in the way that they did it, it was easy to uncover.

The incident has revived tensions over the US military presence on the Japanese island, triggering small street protests and drawing a diplomatic rebuke from Tokyo." From The Wall Street Journal.

"Secretary of State Marco Rubio," begins a National News Desk article, "used a speech in Athens to frame the Trump administration's foreign policy around stronger national power, Western alliances, and what he described as a need for renewed confidence in Western institutions.

Speaking from historic hill in the Greek capital, Rubio linked the administration's America First agenda to the political and philosophical influence of ancient Greece on, on the United States.

He argued the United States and its allies face a pivotal moment as they confront conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, along with broader questions about economic strength, national identity, and security." That was from the National News Desk.

Secretary Rubio spoke with the Parthenon in the background.

We find ourselves at a crossroads, because the next decade and the decisions we make will write the story of the next century.

It carried the tariffs as the part critics said could herald trouble for other countries.

Sinclair's national news desk led with Lindsey Graham's work for Ukraine and named India once in the phrase, "Namely China and India." Neither report mentions a deadline or what the tariffs mean for a trade deal India has not signed.

Business today starts from the India side.

It treats the law as a complication in the talks and says New Delhi has warned it could hurt ties with Washington and disrupt global energy markets.

Meanwhile, around 200 supporters of Chinese leader Xi Jinping gathered outside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Xi is staying, waving Chinese and American flags and chanting, welcome, welcome, a warm welcome.

The National News Desk writing that First Lady Melania Trump and Madam Peng visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art on Thursday, touring works that reflect centuries of artistic achievement and cultural exchange between the United States and Asia.

According to the White House, Trump and Peng were welcomed by museum leaders before viewing the Peacock Room, an immersive 19th century work by American artist James McNeil Whistler.

The room, decorated in blue, green, and gold, and influenced by Chinese porcelain and Japanese design, has been a centerpiece of the museum's collection since 1923.

The tour concluded with performance by the Hope Chinese School Youth Choir, which sang Jasmine Flower and Songs and Smiles for the First Lady and Pang.

That was from the National News Desk.

And a note that First Lady Melania Trump's public events are receiving media pool coverage because her office approved press credentials for the three news organizations that President Trump tried to ban from the White House.

President Trump also gave Chinese leader Xi a tour of the White House grounds, pointing out the new helipad and the ballroom under construction.

So, you know.

In the National Desk, American consumers apparently received the memo that everything is expensive and responded, all right, fine, swipe it until it declines.

Retail sales rose stronger than expected, 1.2% in August, according to government figures reported today.

But I think that has a lot to do with the fact that it was the first day of school and everybody needed school supplies and new shoes and new clothes.