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Russia launched its largest attack of the month against Ukraine while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders at the White House.

The attack also comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Trump in Alaska last Friday, during which Putin refused an immediate ceasefire and demanded that Ukraine give up its eastern Donetsk region in exchange for an end to the conflict that began with a February 2022 invasion by Moscow. Trump later said he had spoken on the phone with Putin about arrangements for a meeting between the Russian president and Zelenskyy.

Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 270 drones and 10 missiles into Ukraine on Monday night and into Tuesday, but that 230 drones and six missiles were intercepted or suppressed. The air force reported that 40 drones and four missiles struck across 16 locations, and debris was said to have fallen on three sites.

‘While hard work to advance peace was underway in Washington, D.C. … Moscow continued to do the opposite of peace: more strikes and destruction,’ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X. ‘This once again demonstrates how critical it is to end the killing, achieve a lasting peace, and ensure robust security guarantees.’

Energy infrastructure in the central Poltava region was a target of the strikes, according to Ukraine’s Energy Ministry. The casualty figures were not immediately released by officials.

‘As a result of the attack, large-scale fires broke out,’ the ministry said in a statement.

Oil refining and gas facilities were attacked, the ministry added, saying the strikes were the latest ‘systematic terrorist attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which is a direct violation of international humanitarian law.’

The attack was the largest since Russia launched 309 drones and eight missiles into Ukraine on July 31, according to the air force.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 23 Ukrainian drones on Monday night and into Tuesday morning.

Both sides have been targeting infrastructure, including oil facilities.

Zelenskyy had criticized Moscow for earlier strikes on Monday ahead of his meeting at the White House in which at least 14 people were killed and dozens more were injured.

‘The Russian war machine continues to destroy lives despite everything. Putin will commit demonstrative killings to maintain pressure on Ukraine and Europe, as well as to humiliate diplomatic efforts. That is precisely why we are seeking assistance to put an end to the killings,’ he wrote Monday morning on X.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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Pacers extend contract of key figure in NBA Finals run

One of the architects of the Indiana Pacers’ run to the NBA Finals will be around for the foreseeable future.

The Pacers and head coach Rick Carlisle have agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday afternoon.

Particulars of the contract extension were not available.

Carlisle, 65, led the Pacers to a 50-32 record last season, which placed them fourth in the Eastern Conference. Indiana, which became known for its come-from-behind wins, ripped off a furious run to the NBA Finals, where the Pacers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games.

Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered a torn Achilles tendon early in Game 7 of that series, forcing the Pacers to alter their approach to 2025-26.

Still, Indiana made its first NBA Finals appearance in 25 years. (Carlisle was an assistant coach for that 2000 team under Larry Bird.) Carlisle is entering his fifth season since he returned as head coach of the franchise (he was also head coach from 2003-07) and is currently the oldest active head coach in the NBA.

Carlisle has posted a 993-860 (.536) mark in his 23 seasons as an NBA head coach, with his teams clinching a postseason spot 16 times. He led the Mavericks to the NBA title in 2011, when Dallas topped the Miami Heat in six games.

Among active coaches, Carlisle only trails Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers (1,162 wins) on the all-time wins.

But Carlisle will have his hands full in 2025-26.

The Pacers will be without Haliburton for the entire season, and former center Myles Turner, who had been the longest-tenured player with the team, signed with the rival Bucks.

‘Herb Simon, the Simon family, Steven Rales, Kevin Pritchard and our players make Indiana such a special place. Let’s go!’ Carlisle said in a statement announcing his extension.

News of Carlisle’s extension was first reported by NBA insider Marc Stein.

This story has been updated with new information.

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Sports

US Open mixed doubles: Results, highlights from Tuesday’s matches

The US Open is going where no Grand Slam has ever gone before with a reimagined mixed doubles competition, turning an event which had become mostly an afterthought at tennis majors into a two-day extravaganza that has attracted many of the sport’s biggest names.

Mixed doubles, a competition only contested at Grand Slam tournaments, the Olympics and perhaps an occasional exhibition, normally does not get underway until the second week of the four majors. But in an effort to expand the reach of one of the biggest annual sporting events in the world, the United States Tennis Association opted to shift the event a full five days before main draw singles action gets underway.

That move has allowed many of the stars of men’s and women’s tennis to get on board since the competition does not conflict with singles play. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe were among the men’s stars who competed, while Venus Williams, Jessica Pegula, Naomi Osaka and Iga Świątek highlighted some of the top women’s names.

The compact US Open mixed doubles competition debuted Tuesday, Aug. 19 with a full day of matches and will conclude Wednesday, Aug. 20 with the semifinals and final under the lights in primetime.

Sixteen teams competed, each featuring one man and one woman, and all were in action Tuesday for first-round matches, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals later in the day. The quarterfinal winners will return for the semifinals Wednesday and the champions will be crowned later that night.

US Open mixed doubles results Tuesday

Quarterfinals at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Iga Swiatek/Casper Ruud defeated Caty McNally/Lorenzo Musetti, 4-1, 4-2
Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper defeated Mirra Andreeva/Daniil Medvedev, 4-1, 4-1

Quarterfinals at Louis Armstrong Stadium

Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori defeated Karolina Muchova/Andrey Rublev, 4-1, 5-4 (7-4)
Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison defeated Taylor Townsend/Ben Shelton 4-1, 5-4 (7-2)

First round at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Caty McNally/Lorenzo Musetti defeated Naomi Osaka/Gael Monfils 5-3 (4-3), 4-2
Iga Swiatek/Casper Ruud defeated Madison Keys/Frances Tiafoe 4-1, 4-2
Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper defeated Emma Raducanu/Carlos Alcaraz, 4-2, 4-2
Mirra Andreeva/Daniil Medvedev defeated Olga Danilovic/Novak Djokovic, 4-2, 5-3

First round at Louis Armstrong Stadium

Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori defeated Elena Rybakina/Taylor Fritz 4-2, 4-2
Karolina Muchova/Andrey Rublev defeated Venus Williams/Reilly Opelka 4-2, 5-4 (7-4)
Taylor Townsend/Ben Shelton defeated Amanda Anisimova/Holger Rune, 4-2, 4-5 (7-2)
Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison defeated Belinda Bencic/Alexander Zverev, 4-0, 5-3

US Open mixed doubles upcoming schedule

Wednesday, August 20

Semifinals at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison vs. Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori, TBD
No. 1 Jessica Pegula/Jack Draper vs. No. 3 Iga Swiatek/Casper Ruud, TBD

Mixed doubles semifinals set as Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison win again

Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison, late additions to the mixed doubles field after Jannik Sinner and Katerina Siniakova were forced to withdraw this morning, won their second consecutive match of the day. In an all-American quarterfinal, Collins and Harrison dispatched Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton 4-1, 5-4 (7-2), to become the fourth and final team to reach the semifinals. Collins and Harrison will face Italy’s Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori on Wednesday, Aug. 20 with a berth in the final on the line.

Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper advance to semifinals

The No. 1 seeds are moving on to the semifinals. American Jessica Pegula and Great Britain’s Jack Draper cruised past Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev 4-1, 4-1 in their quarterfinal match. That match began shortly after Andreeva and Medvedev finished their first-round match, while Pegula and Draper had much more time to rest and recharge. The top seeds will face the No. 3 seeded team of Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in the semifinals on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison make most of opportunity

Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison were late replacements to the US Open mixed doubles field after Jannik Sinner fell ill and was forced to withdraw with his partner, Katerina Siniakova. Collins and Christian stepped in and now move on after defeating Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev 4-0, 5-3 in the final first-round match of the day. Collins and Harrison will face Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton in an all-American quarterfinal match.

Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev moving on

Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev advanced to the quarterfinals after dispatching Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic 4-2, 5-3 in their first-round match. The Russian duo will now face top seeded Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in the quarterfinals on the final scheduled match of the day.

Jessica Pegula and Jake Draper into the quarterfinals

Jessica Pegula and Jake Draper defeated Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz 4-2, 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. The duo will play again at 5 p.m. ET at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Ben Shelton and Taylor Townsend cruise to victory

Ben Shelton and doubles partner Taylor Townsend move on to the US Open Championship quarterfinals after defeating Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune 4-2, 4-5 (7-2).

Iga Swiatek and Casper Rudd dominate in quarterfinals

Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud advance to the US Open semifinals after defeating Catherine McNally and Lorenzo Musetti with scores of 4-1 and 4-2.

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori move on

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defeated Karolina Muchová and Andrey Rublev 4-1, 4-5 (7-4) to advance in the US Open mixed doubles championship.

Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud move on in mixed doubles

Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud defeated Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe 4-1, 4-2 in the first round of mixed doubles. They will now return to the court to play Catherine McNally and Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals.

Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka out of mixed doubles

In a match that went to a seven-point tiebreaker, Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev defeated Americans Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka in the first round of the US Open mixed doubles championship. Muchova/Rublev will face Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani on Louis Armstrong Stadium at 2 p.m. ET.

Jannik Sinner and Katerina Siniakova out of mixed doubles

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and his partner Katerina Siniakova have withdrawn from the US Open mixed doubles championship after Sinner had to retire from the Cincinnati Open due to an undisclosed illness. As a result, Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev will now face Americans Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison at 3 p.m. ET on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Naomi Osaka and Gael Monfils lose mix doubles match

Catherine McNally and Lorenzo Musetti defeated Naomi Osaka and Gael Monfils 5-4, 4-2 in the first round of mixed doubles action.

Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka begin mixed doubles match

American Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka have started their first-round match against Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defeated Elena Rybakina/Taylor Fritz

Italy’s Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori swiftly defeated Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz with scores of 4-2, 4-2 in the first round of the US Open mixed doubles competition.

US Open mixed doubles play begins

The first two matches are getting underway with Naomi Osaka/Gael Monfils facing Caty McNally/Lorenzo Musetti in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and Elena Rybakina/Taylor Fritz taking on Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

When is US Open mixed doubles 2025?

The 2025 US Open mixed doubles competition begins Tuesday, Aug. 19 and concludes the night of Wednesday, Aug. 20 with the championship match. Matches get underway at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.

Stream the 2025 US Open on Fubo

How to watch US Open mixed doubles 2025: TV and streaming

All times Eastern

Tuesday, Aug. 19

TV: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN2
TV: 1 p.m.- 5 p.m., ESPN News
Streaming: ESPN+ and Fubo

Wednesday, Aug. 20

TV: 7-10 p.m., ESPN2
Streaming: ESPN+ and Fubo

US Open mixed doubles bracket 2025

Teams listed in order of draw

No. 1 Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz
Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic
Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev
No. 3 Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud
Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe
Naomi Osaka and Gael Monfils
Caty McNally and Lorenzo Musetti
Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison
Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev
Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton
No. 4 Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune
Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka
Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
No. 2 Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz

US Open mixed doubles 2025 format

Each match (other than the final) are best-of-three sets, and each set is first team to win four games. Unlike singles matches, there will be no-ad in games that reach a score of deuce (40-all), meaning that the winner of the next point wins the game. If each team has won four games in a set, a tiebreak will be played.

If the teams split sets, a 10-point match tiebreak will be played in lieu of a third set. The first team to win 10 points, with an advantage of two or more points, will win the match.

In the final, the first team to win six games wins the set, and the first team to win two sets wins the championship. If the teams split sets, a 10-point match tiebreak will be played in lieu of a third set.

US Open mixed doubles 2025 prize money

First round: $20,000
Quarterfinals: $100,000
Semifinals: $200,000
Runner-up: $400,000
Champion: $1 million

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Sports

How long is Jalen McMillan out for the Buccaneers?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have no shortage of talent on offense – but they are about to test the limits of that.

Chris Godwin continues to face an uncertain timeline for a return to action following a season-ending ankle injury in 2024. Now, Jalen McMillan is poised to join that club as he deals with a neck injury that will sideline him for the foreseeable future.

The second-year pro out of Washington emerged as a key piece of Tampa’s offense, especially after Godwin went down in Week 7.

McMillan finished the season by scoring touchdowns in five straight games, capping off his rookie year with 37 receptions, 461 yards and eight touchdowns.

The Bucs are fortunate in that they are built to withstand these injuries. With them continuing to mount, however, it remains to be seen how much more they can take.

Here’s the latest on McMillan and how long he could be out.

What is Jalen McMillan’s injury?

McMillan is dealing with a severe neck strain after taking an awkward fall onto his head and neck during the team’s second preseason game on Aug. 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The receiver was flipped by Steelers’ cornerback, Daryl Porter Jr. McMillan was able to walk off the field under his own power and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. He was wearing a neck brace, but able to return to Tampa with the team.

Head coach Todd Bowles told reporters on Tuesday that the injury shouldn’t be career-threatening.

How long is Jalen McMillan out?

McMillan is set to land on injured reserve to start the season, which will keep him out a minimum of four games. The receiver could miss time beyond those initial four games, however, with the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud reporting that McMillan could be out through the team’s Week 9 bye.

Jalen McMillan return date

McMillan could miss around half of the 2025 regular season, pushing his return date to November at the earliest.

Buccaneers WR depth chart

With McMillan set to be sidelined and Godwin still on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, here is a look at the Buccaneers’ remaining WR depth chart:

Mike Evans
Emeka Egbuka
Trey Palmer
Sterling Shepard
Tez Johnson

Evans remains the clear WR1, but Tampa’s depth will be tested in a big way without McMillan and potentially Godwin. Egbuka, the team’s first round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, is the beneficiary in this case. The former Ohio State star should see a lot more playing time and opportunity in his rookie year.

Palmer and Shepard are depth pieces that have each had their moments in Tampa, while Johnson was a seventh-round pick in the draft.

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Sports

PGA Tour returning to Trump National Doral in 2026

The PGA Tour will return to Trump National Doral in 2026 for a new event tentatively called the Miami Championship.
The tournament will be held April 30-May 3, 2026, and marks the Tour’s return to the course after a nine-year absence.
Trump Doral hosted PGA Tour events from 1962-2016 before being dropped when title sponsor Cadillac pulled out.

The Blue Monster is back on the PGA Tour calendar for 2026.

Tour officials unveiled the schedule for its upcoming season on Tuesday, Aug. 19, and among the 35 official FedEx Cup events is a return to Trump National Doral near Miami.

A new event – tentatively called the Miami Championship – will be played at the course owned by President Donald Trump from April 30-May 3, 2026.

‘We’re excited to showcase the game’s greatest players competing at golf’s most iconic venues,’ CEO Brian Rolapp said.

Trump National Doral has been the home of an annual LIV Golf tournament each of the past four years, but won’t be part of that tour’s 2026 schedule.

The famed Blue Monster course hosted PGA Tour events from 1962-2016 before being dropped from the schedule when title sponsor Cadillac declined to renew and a replacement couldn’t be found.

Around that same time, Trump upset Tour officials by making derogatory statements about certain ethnic groups during his campaign for president.

The event was subsequently moved to Mexico and renamed the VidantaWorld Mexico Open. With the introduction of the Miami Championship to the PGA Tour’s regular-season schedule, the Mexico Open will be contested as part of the FedEx Cup Fall slate.

The new tournament at Doral does not yet have a title sponsor, but sources tell Golfweek one is expected to be announced in the coming months, well before the tournament.

2026 PGA Tour signature events

The Sentry (Jan. 8-11)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am (Feb. 12-15)
The Genesis Invitational (Feb. 19-22)
Arnold Palmer Invitational (March 5-8)
RBC Heritage (April 16-19)
Miami Championship (April 30-May 3)
Truist Championship (May 7-10)
Memorial Tournament (June 4-7)
Travelers Championship (June 25-28)

2026 men’s golf major tournaments

The Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (April 9-12)
PGA Championship, Arnonimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa. (May 14-17)
U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. (June 18-21)
The Open Championship, Royal Birkdale in Southport, England (July 16-19)

2026 FedEx Cup playoffs

FedEx St. Jude Championship, TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn. (Aug. 10-16)
BMW Championship, Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. (Aug. 17-23)
Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. (Aug. 24-30)

2026 Presidents Cup

Medinah Country Club near Chicago, Ill. (Sept. 21-27)

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Politics

Justice Barrett teases new memoir in abrupt conference exit

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett knows how to command an audience.

This was crystallized Monday night at the Swissotel in Chicago, where she spoke for just three minutes to several hundred judges and legal professionals gathered for the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference.

Her remarks, though short, were optimistic and warm. She urged the courts to keep their sense of ‘camaraderie and professionalism’ despite inevitable, sharp disagreements. This, she said, is ‘what enables the judicial system to work well.’

Barrett smiled fondly as she remembered her time on the 7th Circuit, where she served for several years prior to her nomination to the Supreme Court. She introduced the next speaker, who took the stage to another standing ovation.

And just as quickly as she entered the packed ballroom, she was gone.

As the youngest justice on the bench, Barrett’s ideology over her nearly five-term tenure on the Supreme Court has been the subject of furious speculation, and at times, just plain fury.

Conservatives have panned her record as more moderate than that of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, for whom she once clerked. Liberals have been incensed by her reluctance to side more consistently with the court’s left-leaning justices on abortion, federal powers and other seminal cases.

Barrett’s voting record is more moderate than Scalia’s, according to a June New York Times data analysis that found she plays an ‘increasingly central role’ on the court.

Barrett used her time on Monday to implore the group of judges to maintain a sense of grace, decorum, and respect for colleagues, despite the inevitable, heated disagreements that will occur.

The warm, if somewhat lofty, sense of idealism on display is one that is expected to be echoed further in her forthcoming memoir, ‘Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution,’ slated for publication next month.

The theme of Monday’s remarks, to the extent there was one, stressed working toward common goals, accepting ideological differences and embracing disagreement while keeping a broader perspective — a point echoed by Barrett and earlier speakers, who cited David Brooks repeatedly in praising purpose-driven public service.

The upside of so many hours spent in disagreement, Barrett said, is learning how to strike that balance.

‘We know how to argue well,’ she said. ‘We also know how to argue without letting it consume relationships.’

This has been especially true during Trump’s second term, as the Supreme Court presided over a record blitz of emergency appeals and orders filed by the administration and other aggrieved parties in response to the hundreds of executive orders signed in his first months in office.

The high court has ruled in Trump’s favor in the majority of emergency applications, allowing the administration to proceed with its ban on transgender service members in the military, its termination of millions of dollars in Education Department grants and its firing of probationary employees across the federal government, among many other actions.

Even so, it is Barrett who has emerged as the most-talked-about justice on the high court this term, confounding and frustrating observers as they tried and failed to predict how she would vote.

She’s been hailed as the ‘most interesting justice on the bench,’ a ‘trailblazer,’ and an iconoclast, among other things.

But on Monday, she stressed that the commonalities among judges, both for the 7th Circuit and beyond, are far greater than what issues divide them.

As for her own work, Barrett offered few details — her remarks began and ended in less time than it takes to microwave a burrito.

It’s unclear if, or to what extent, Barrett’s schedule may have changed at the eleventh hour — a reflection of the many demands placed on sitting Supreme Court justices, whose schedules are often subject to change or cancellation at a moment’s notice.

The 7th Circuit did not immediately respond to Fox News’s questions as to what, if anything, had changed on Barrett’s end.

Questions swirled as she exited. Had she planned longer remarks? Was the agenda misread? Or is she saving details for her memoir and looming book tour, as one reporter suggested?

Her appearance, full of irony, left observers with more questions than answers. Whether she addresses them in the weeks ahead remains to be seen.

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Politics

Schiff launches legal defense fund in response to claims Trump is ‘weaponizing’ justice system

Sen. Adam Schiff launched a legal defense fund as the California Democrat faces a federal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud and President Donald Trump repeatedly condemns him for years of allegedly promoting the ‘Russiagate’ hoax, according to a report published Tuesday.

‘It’s clear that Donald Trump and his MAGA allies will continue weaponizing the justice process to attack Senator Schiff for holding this corrupt administration accountable,’ a spokeswoman for Schiff told the New York Times. ‘This fund will ensure he can fight back against these baseless smears while continuing to do his job.’

The legal fund, dubbed ‘Senator Schiff Legal Defense Fund,’ was filed with the Internal Revenue Service Thursday, according to the New York Times.

Trump and Schiff have long been political foes, stretching back to the president’s first administration, when Schiff — who was serving in the U.S. House at the time — oversaw the first impeachment trial against Trump in 2020 for alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and for repeatedly promoting the narrative that Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia.

‘Russia, Russia, Russia. Totally phony, created by Adam Schiff, Shifty Schiff, and Hillary Clinton and the whole group of them,’ Trump said from the Kennedy Center Wednesday.

Trump was referring to recently declassified documents alleging the Obama administration ‘manufactured and politicized intelligence’ to create the narrative that Russia was attempting to influence the 2016 presidential election, despite information from the intelligence community stating otherwise.

‘It made it very dangerous for our country because I was unable to really deal with Russia the way we should have been,’ Trump continued from the Kennedy Center, referring to Attorney General Pam Bondi. ‘And I’m looking at Pam because I hope something’s going to be done about it.’

Schiff also came under fire earlier in August when documents released to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel reported that a Democratic whistleblower who worked for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee for more than 10 years told the FBI in 2017 that Schiff allegedly approved leaking classified information on Trump that ‘would be used to indict President TRUMP.’

Schiff notably served on the Jan. 6 committee, which investigated the day in January 2021 when Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol, and was among lawmakers who were granted preemptive pardons on President Joe Biden’s final day in office in 2025.

Schiff, however, had publicly condemned the prospect of Biden doling out preemptive pardons as ‘unnecessary’ and setting a bad precedent.

‘First, those of us on the committee are very proud of the work we did. We were doing vital quintessential oversight of a violent attack on the Capitol,’ Schiff said during a media interview in December 2024. ‘So I think it’s unnecessary.’

‘But second, the precedent of giving blanket pardons, preemptive blanket pardons on the way out of an administration, I think is a precedent we don’t want to set,’ he added.

The California Democrat also is facing a federal investigation for mortgage fraud, Fox Digital previously reported. Schiff has denied any wrongdoing, claiming the matter is a ‘baseless attempt at political retribution.’

The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) sent a criminal referral to the Department of Justice in May claiming that in ‘multiple instances,’ Schiff allegedly ‘falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms, impacting payments from 2003-2019 for a Potomac, Maryland-based property.’

Fox News Digital reached out to Schiff’s office and the White House for comment on the legal fund but did not immediately receive replies.

Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

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Gabbard removes clearances from 37 officials at Trump’s direction over politicizing intelligence

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced her office had stripped security clearances from 37 current and former intelligence officials, accusing them of politicizing and manipulating intelligence.

A DNI memo sent out on Monday included the names of officials who worked at the CIA, NSA, State Department and National Security Council, including former Obama DNI James Clapper, who Gabbard claimed told officials to ‘compromise’ normal procedures to rush a 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment related to Russia’s influence in the 2016 election.

‘Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right,’ Gabbard wrote in an X post. ‘Those in the Intelligence Community who betray their oath to the Constitution and put their own interests ahead of the interests of the American people have broken the sacred trust they promised to uphold.’

Notable officials on the list include Brett M. Holmgren, former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research; Richard H. Ledgett, former NSA Deputy Director; Stephanie O’Sullivan, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence; and Luke R. Hartig, former Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council.

Also included was Yael Eisenstat, a former CIA officer and White House advisor known for her involvement in the Facebook election integrity operation.

Gabbard said the decision was made at President Donald Trump’s direction.

‘Our Intelligence Community must be committed to upholding the values and principles enshrined in the US Constitution and maintain a laser-like focus on our mission of ensuring the safety, security and freedom of the American people,’ Gabbard wrote on X.

The memo noted the revocation was effective immediately, and the officials’ access to classified systems, facilities, materials and information would be terminated.

The officials’ contracts or employment with the government are to be terminated and credentials surrendered to security officers, according to the memo.

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Business

Best Buy launches third-party marketplace as it looks for sales drivers

Best Buy is launching a third-party marketplace, as it tries to bulk up the variety of merchandise it offers and reverse slower sales.

Starting on Tuesday, shoppers who go to Best Buy’s website and app will see products and brands that weren’t available there before, including more tech-related accessories like custom video game controllers and some nontech items including seasonal decor and sports collectibles.

The company’s online marketplace riffs off those of other retailers, such as Amazon and Walmart, by relying on third-party sellers to stock, sell and ship inventory and taking a cut of their sales in the form of a commission.

“Everything we do is really centered around the customer and their technology needs, and we do see customers actually doing a lot of consumer electronics transactions through marketplaces,” Chief Customer, Product and Fulfillment Officer Jason Bonfig said. “And as a result of that, we need to make adjustments to be where the customer’s at.”

He said Best Buy noticed gaps in its assortment that the new platform will help it fill. For instance, Bonfig said the company didn’t carry batteries for some older cameras or cases for older smartphones. And it didn’t offer some items that complement Best Buy purchases, such as furniture that goes around a big-screen TV or cookware to use with a new kitchen appliance.

Along with adding those items, the marketplace makes it possible for smaller vendors with innovative products to sell on Best Buy’s website when they’re not yet big enough to make or distribute the volume needed for its stores, he added.

Best Buy’s marketplace launches at a time when its business could use a boost. Its annual sales have declined over the past three years as the company contends with a sluggish housing market, selective consumer spending and a decline in device replacements after a spike in tech purchases during the Covid pandemic.

The company cut its sales outlook in May and said it expects full-year revenue to range from $41.1 billion to $41.9 billion. That would be similar to Best Buy’s annual revenue of $41.5 billion in the most recent fiscal year, but below the numbers it posted in the years leading up to and during the pandemic.

Best Buy will share its most recent earnings results and sales forecast on Aug. 28.

Tariffs have complicated the backdrop for Best Buy, too, since the higher duties have added costs for consumer electronics vendors and distracted them from other priorities like research and development that leads to new and innovative products, said Jonathan Matuszewski, a retail analyst at Jefferies. He said Best Buy tends to win sales instead of big-box or online competitors when there’s a leap forward in technology.

With the platform’s launch, Best Buy joins other retailers that have jumped on the trend of introducing or expanding third-party marketplaces. Lowe’s and Nordstrom started marketplaces last year. Ulta Beauty plans to launch its own later this year. And Target said it will expand its existing marketplace, Target Plus.

On Best Buy’s earnings call in May, CEO Corie Barry described the third-party marketplace as one of the company’s strategic priorities for the year. She said that new profit stream “is even more important in this environment” and will provide greater flexibility with the range of items and price points.

Plus, she said the marketplace supports the company’s growing advertising business. Sellers can buy ads for their products, including by paying for better placement in search results.

Marketplaces and the advertising opportunities that come with them tend drive higher profits for retailers, said Justin MacFarlane, a managing director for the global retail group of AlixPartners. Sellers buy, stock and ship products instead of the retailer, and take on both the expense of buying inventory and the risk that they may have to mark down unwanted items, he said.

Yet the business model comes with risks, too, he said. For instance, sellers may not have the same standards as a retailer and it could anger a retailer’s customers if they send products in torn boxes, with missing pieces or days later than expected. And he said retailers can flood their websites with so many different categories, brands and products that they overwhelm customers with choices that seem irrelevant to their company’s identity.

“You get addicted to the growth and more is more until it’s not,” he said.

At launch, Best Buy’s marketplace will have about 500 sellers, Bonfig said. He said the company vetted applicants and whittled them down to the ones who can provide a high-quality customer experience. The sellers must match Best Buy’s return policy, he added.

Customers can return purchases either directly to the seller or to Best Buy stores, he said.

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Who’s invited to U.S. Olympics men’s hockey orientation camp?

USA Hockey has invited all 23 players from the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Twelve players who won world championships gold have been invited.
The USA should be a championship threat at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

USA Hockey has invited 44 NHL players to an orientation session, providing an early glimpse of who’s in the mix for the 2026 Olympics men’s hockey team.

The session will be held Aug. 26-27 in Plymouth, Michigan. It will be mostly an administrative and team-building event and there won’t be any official on-ice activity.

USA Hockey said players don’t have to attend the orientation session in order to make the final 25-person roster. That team is expected to be announced in early January. The men’s hockey tournament will run from Feb. 6-22, 2026, as the NHL returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2014.

The invite list includes all 23 players who were on the 4 Nations Face-Off team that finished second to Canada last February. There are 12 players who won a gold medal at the world championships in May. Former Olympians Patrick Kane, Ryan McDonagh, Brock Faber, Matthew Knies and Jake Sanderson will be there.

The USA and other countries have already named their initial six players for the men’s Olympic hockey teams. Here’s who has been invited to Team USA’s orientation camp:

USA Hockey orientation session roster

Goaltenders: Joey Daccord, Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman

Defensemen: Brock Faber, Adam Fox, Luke Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Noah Hanifin, Seth Jones, Jackson LaCombe, Charlie McAvoy, Ryan McDonagh, Brett Pesce, Neal Pionk, Jake Sanderson, Brady Skjei, Jaccob Slavin, Alex Vlasic, Zach Werenski

Forwards: Matt Boldy, Cole Caufield, Logan Cooley, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, Conor Garland, Jake Guentzel, Jack Hughes, Patrick Kane, Clayton Keller, Matthew Knies, Chris Kreider, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, J.T. Miller, Frank Nazar, Brock Nelson, Shane Pinto, Jason Robertson, Bryan Rust, Tage Thompson, Brady Tkachuk, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Tuch

Roster analysis

USA Hockey is showing a lot of loyalty to players who have brought it success – and for good reason. The U.S. entry at the 4 Nations Face-Off was dangerous, falling to Canada in overtime of the championship game as it dealt with several big injuries. The world championships gold was the USA’s first since 1933.

The U.S. roster should be a threat in Milan, particularly in net. Hellebuyck is coming off a rare Hart Trophy/Vezina Trophy double. On defense, Werenski was a Norris Trophy finalist last season and former winner Quinn Hughes was sorely missed at the 4 Nations.

The forward group has plenty of offense (Eichel, Matthews, Connor, the Tkachuk brothers) and grit (the Tkachuks). Keller, who wasn’t on the 4 Nations team, could make the Olympic roster after scoring 90 points last season. Knies, who turns 23 in October, will push older veterans for a spot.

Some names that are missing: Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson, the rookie of the year, and Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko and forward Brock Boeser.

Breaking down the roster

Original six players named

(*-Played in 4 Nations Face-Off)

F Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights*
F Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs*
F Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators*
F Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers* (Tkachuk, who’s debating whether to have surgery, won’t attend the camp)
D Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks (was injured at the time and couldn’t play in 4 Nations)
D Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins*

Other 4 Nations players

F Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
F Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
F Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
F Chris Kreider, Anaheim Ducks
F Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
F J.T. Miller, New York Rangers
F Brock Nelson, Colorado Avalanche
F Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
D Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild
D Adam Fox, New York Rangers
D Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights
D Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Senators
D Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
D Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets
G Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
G Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
G Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins

World championships players

F Logan Cooley, Utah Mammoth
F Conor Garland, Vancouver Canucks
F Clayton Keller, Utah Mammoth
F Frank Nazar, Chicago Blackhawks
F Shane Pinto, Ottawa Senators
F Tage Thompson, Buffalo Sabres
D Jackson LaCombe, Anaheim Ducks
D Brady Skjei, Nashville Predators
D Alex Vlasic, Chicago Blackhawks
G Joey Daccord, Seattle Kraken

Note: Werenski and Swayman played in both the 4 Nations Face-Off and world championships.

Other players invited to session

D Luke Hughes, New Jersey Devils
D Seth Jones, Florida Panthers
D Ryan McDonagh, Tampa Bay Lightning
D Brett Pesce, New Jersey Devils
D Neal Pionk, Winnipeg Jets
F Cole Caufield, Montreal Canadiens
F Patrick Kane, Detroit Red Wings
F Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars
F Bryan Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins
F Alex Tuch, Buffalo Sabres

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

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