https://eciks.org/22742-social-security-trust-fund-2032-depletion ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T16:46:41-04:00 Social Security trust fund faces depletion in late 2032, three months sooner https://eciks.org/22738-jeremy-peters-real-time-overtime-hbo ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T16:21:54-04:00 Jeremy Peters extends Real Time discussion with Dana Bash in HBO Overtime segment https://eciks.org/22734-kassebaum-kansas-senator-dies ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T16:16:56-04:00 Nancy Kassebaum Baker, pioneering Kansas senator, dies at 94 https://eciks.org/22730-mike-rogers-aipac-michigan-senate ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T15:26:22-04:00 Mike Rogers asks AIPAC to stay out of Michigan Senate race https://eciks.org/22726-trump-white-house-statues-rose-garden ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T15:20:07-04:00 Trump fills White House Rose Garden with statues of founding fathers https://eciks.org/22725-payload-embedded-payments-fifth-third-investment ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T15:20:06-04:00 Payload secures Fifth Third investment to expand embedded payments platform https://eciks.org/22718-cathie-wood-117m-pivot-ai-infrastructure ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T14:28:02-04:00 Cathie Wood pivots $117M from software to AI infrastructure, sells Roblox and https://eciks.org/22713-iran-victory-economic-pressure ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T14:16:07-04:00 Iran declares victory in war as Trump shifts to economic pressure https://eciks.org/22709-japan-earthquake-ibaraki-5-8 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T13:42:58-04:00 Japan earthquake: 5.8 magnitude quake strikes Ibaraki https://eciks.org/22708-japan-earthquake-tokyo-59-magnitude ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T13:42:57-04:00 Japan earthquake strikes Tokyo, Kanto region with 5.9 magnitude https://eciks.org/22701-natalie-harp-save-america-scandal ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T13:33:16-04:00 Trump aide Natalie Harp at center of growing scandal over her role in Save America https://eciks.org/22700-tokyo-earthquake-hachijo-island-5-5 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T13:33:14-04:00 5.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Tokyo after striking off Hachijo Island https://eciks.org/22693-markey-moulton-final-debate-massachusetts-senate ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T12:27:31-04:00 Markey and Moulton spar in final Massachusetts Senate primary debate https://eciks.org/22689-walmart-tap-to-pay ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T12:19:25-04:00 Walmart adds tap-to-pay starting Aug. 24 at select stores https://eciks.org/22685-johnson-kean-fundraiser-new-jersey ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T11:37:23-04:00 Mike Johnson fundraises for Tom Kean in New Jersey https://eciks.org/22681-boeing-737-max-7-faa-certification ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T11:27:24-04:00 Boeing 737 MAX 7 wins FAA certification after years of delays https://eciks.org/22677-buffett-stock-market-warning-valuations ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T10:56:55-04:00 Buffett warns investors are “gambling” as stock valuations hit record highs https://eciks.org/22675-us-iran-economic-pressure-campaign ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T10:36:59-04:00 US plans ‘maximum economic pressure’ campaign on Iran, Bessent says https://eciks.org/22671-new-york-tornado-atlantic-beach ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T10:16:14-04:00 New York tornado destroys 50 cabanas at Long Island beach club https://eciks.org/22667-gates-foundation-home-depot-investment ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T10:07:25-04:00 Gates Foundation buys $353M Home Depot stake, cuts Berkshire position https://eciks.org/22663-strait-hormuz-iran-closed-demands ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T08:16:58-04:00 Strait of Hormuz remains closed as Iran demands US concessions https://eciks.org/22659-frontier-airlines-four-new-routes ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T07:56:34-04:00 Frontier Airlines announces four new nonstop routes launching late 2026 https://eciks.org/22655-spacex-starship-ship-catch-delayed ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T06:26:40-04:00 SpaceX delays Starship ship catch to ‘a few months’ from late August https://eciks.org/22651-usps-mail-ballot-voter-lists-rule ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T05:58:09-04:00 USPS publishes final rule requiring states to share mail ballot voter lists https://eciks.org/22647-congress-blocks-trump-budget-priorities ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T04:58:49-04:00 Congress blocks Trump’s budget priorities in spending deal https://eciks.org/22643-social-security-2027-cola-projections-fall ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T03:32:03-04:00 Social Security 2027 COLA projections fall to 3.4%-3.6% as inflation cools https://eciks.org/22639-food-recalls-2026-fda-class-1 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T02:31:43-04:00 Food recalls surge in 2026 as FDA issues Class I warnings for eggs, blueberries https://eciks.org/22635-solar-system-models-earth-formation ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T02:18:10-04:00 Solar system models show Earth’s formation is no cosmic fluke https://eciks.org/22633-solana-rallies-etf-inflows ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T01:48:29-04:00 Solana rallies 19% on record ETF inflows, hits $91 https://eciks.org/22629-stars-stripes-pentagon-fires-editor-independence ECIKS.org en 2026-08-22T00:21:12-04:00 Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor, publisher, reporter for opposing https://eciks.org/22627-mcconnell-fall-hospitalization-statement ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T23:25:13-04:00 McConnell breaks silence on hospitalization, says fall caused June absence https://eciks.org/22623-bitcoin-surge-trump-crypto-legislation ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T22:58:29-04:00 Bitcoin surges 6% as Trump pushes crypto legislation and Treasury boosts liquidity https://eciks.org/22618-secretary-army-daniel-driscoll ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T22:45:17-04:00 Daniel Driscoll serves as Secretary of the Army under Trump https://eciks.org/22616-trump-approval-47-states-underwater ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T21:22:05-04:00 Trump approval underwater in 47 states, new polling shows https://eciks.org/22612-chicken-recalled-gangothri-inspection ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T21:06:54-04:00 Chicken recalled nationwide for lack of USDA inspection https://eciks.org/22608-ross-stores-q2-sales-growth ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T20:47:10-04:00 Ross Stores Q2 sales surge 13% on strong customer traffic https://eciks.org/22603-soldier-field-usher-chris-brown-rb-tour ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T20:20:10-04:00 Soldier Field hosts Usher and Chris Brown for The R&B Tour tonight https://eciks.org/22599-maga-inc-404-million-war-chest ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T20:17:26-04:00 MAGA Inc. war chest hits $404 million with minimal spending on GOP candidates https://eciks.org/22594-okeefe-appeals-court-judgment-overturned ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T20:05:59-04:00 O’Keefe wins appeals court victory, $130K judgment overturned https://eciks.org/22592-justin-thomas-bmw-championship-tour-championship ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T19:47:36-04:00 Justin Thomas shoots 67 at BMW Championship, fights for Tour Championship spot https://eciks.org/22588-jeff-bezos-indian-creek-country-club ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T19:35:52-04:00 Jeff Bezos owns $234M on Indian Creek but can’t join its country club https://eciks.org/22584-darline-graham-national-security-debate ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T19:25:17-04:00 Darline Graham admits she’s “not that informed on national security” in South https://eciks.org/22579-raman-consulting-firm-debate-scrutiny ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T19:16:12-04:00 Raman faces scrutiny over consulting firm hire at LA mayoral debate https://eciks.org/22575-ftc-prime-settlement-paypal-refunds ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T18:46:15-04:00 FTC Prime settlement refunds now hitting PayPal accounts for millions of Amazon https://eciks.org/22571-equifax-100-million-fcra-settlement ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T18:27:11-04:00 Equifax gets preliminary approval for $100M FCRA settlement https://eciks.org/22566-schumer-senate-texas-iowa-tossup ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T18:18:56-04:00 Schumer sees path to Senate control as Texas, Iowa races shift to toss-ups https://eciks.org/22565-lake-powell-record-low ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T18:18:55-04:00 Lake Powell hits record low as drought deepens Colorado River crisis https://eciks.org/22557-supreme-court-ballroom-construction-trump ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T18:05:16-04:00 Supreme Court allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to continue https://eciks.org/22555-openai-ai-futures-blog-launch ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T17:38:10-04:00 OpenAI launches AI Futures blog exploring power, governance, and freedom https://eciks.org/22551-centcom-falcon-strike-drone-task-force ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T17:09:41-04:00 CENTCOM launches multinational unmanned combat drone task force https://eciks.org/22547-trump-center-american-progress-lawsuit-national-guard ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T17:06:27-04:00 Trump threatens Center for American Progress with $5B lawsuit over National Guard https://eciks.org/22543-trump-ground-beef-tariff-waiver ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T16:35:48-04:00 Trump waives ground beef tariffs for 90 days to lower prices https://eciks.org/22539-gold-kaplan-tenfold-50000 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T16:13:40-04:00 Gold headed 10 times higher to $30,000-$50,000, Thomas Kaplan says https://eciks.org/22538-bfg-supply-chapter-11-bankruptcy ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T16:13:39-04:00 BFG Supply files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeks asset sale https://eciks.org/22531-new-york-times-defamation-verdict-alabama ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T16:07:55-04:00 New York Times loses $9.25M defamation verdict in Alabama https://eciks.org/22526-mstr-stock-bitcoin-rally ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T15:58:51-04:00 MSTR stock rallies as Bitcoin rebounds above $71,000 https://eciks.org/22522-dsa-2026-primary-results-mixed ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T15:16:15-04:00 Democratic Socialists of America see mixed results in 2026 primary races https://eciks.org/22518-democratic-party-progressive-shift-florida ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T14:35:52-04:00 Democratic Party shifts toward progressive candidates as Nixon wins Florida primary https://eciks.org/22517-fannie-mae-mortgage-forecast-6-8 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T14:35:50-04:00 Fannie Mae raises mortgage forecast to 6.8% through mid-2027 https://eciks.org/22512-education-loan-forgiveness-reversal ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T14:18:09-04:00 Education department reverses student loan forgiveness credits for some borrowers https://eciks.org/22508-dassault-rafale-114-india-proposal ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T13:47:15-04:00 Dassault submits $35B proposal for 114 Rafale fighters to India https://eciks.org/22504-coinbase-stock-clarity-act-white-house ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T13:15:57-04:00 Coinbase stock surges on White House crypto clarity push https://eciks.org/22502-ethereum-surges-2300-short-squeeze ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T12:45:51-04:00 Ethereum surges past $2,300 as short squeeze and Treasury moves fuel rally https://eciks.org/22498-walmart-tap-to-pay-apple-google ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T12:16:19-04:00 Walmart launches tap to pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay starting Aug. 24 https://eciks.org/22494-hood-stock-bitcoin-surge ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T11:45:47-04:00 Hood stock surges 12% as Bitcoin breaks past $75,000 https://eciks.org/22491-river-cruise-viking-low-water-europe ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T11:14:40-04:00 River cruises hit by low water as Viking reports over half of European sailings https://eciks.org/22487-fidelity-bitcoin-etf-accumulation ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T10:57:10-04:00 Fidelity clients accumulate $134M in Bitcoin as ETF outflows persist https://eciks.org/22483-state-farm-5-billion-dividend ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T10:25:48-04:00 State Farm issues $5 billion dividend, largest in company history https://eciks.org/22479-clarity-act-senate-vote-trump-crypto ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T09:56:18-04:00 Clarity Act gets Senate vote date as Trump pushes crypto bill at White House summit https://eciks.org/22475-securities-fraud-tricolor-executives ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T09:26:59-04:00 SEC charges Tricolor executives with securities fraud in $1.9B collapse https://eciks.org/22471-ice-cream-recall-gifford-rubber ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T08:56:24-04:00 Gifford’s ice cream recalled in 3 states for possible rubber contamination https://eciks.org/22467-daily-beast-natalie-harp-letters-trump ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T08:05:39-04:00 Daily Beast publishes Natalie Harp’s intimate letters to Trump https://eciks.org/22463-peso-mexicano-strengthens-17-dollar ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T07:48:36-04:00 Mexican peso hits strongest level since June 2024 below 17 per dollar https://eciks.org/22459-walmart-stock-drops-earnings-sales ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T07:45:08-04:00 Walmart stock drops 9% after earnings miss on slower US sales growth https://eciks.org/22457-natalie-harp-trump-aide-ossoff ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T07:38:43-04:00 Natalie Harp: Trump’s loyal aide thrust into spotlight by Ossoff criticism https://eciks.org/22453-gold-price-treasury-buybacks ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T07:35:14-04:00 Gold hits $4,597 as Treasury buybacks fuel safe-haven demand https://eciks.org/22449-bitcoin-price-surge-77000 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T06:35:55-04:00 Bitcoin surges past $77,000 in best week since March 2023 https://eciks.org/22444-bitcoin-70000-trump-crypto ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T06:07:37-04:00 Bitcoin surges above $70,000 after Trump meets crypto leaders https://eciks.org/22439-spain-world-cup-2026-victory ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T05:36:25-04:00 Spain wins 2026 World Cup, defeats Argentina 1-0 in extra time https://eciks.org/22437-stock-market-futures-treasury-yields ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T05:07:02-04:00 Stock market futures flat as Treasury yields rebound after Bessent buyback https://eciks.org/22435-rick-jackson-immigrant-nurses-settlement ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T04:26:23-04:00 Rick Jackson’s company settled immigrant nurse lawsuit as he campaigns on immigration https://eciks.org/22431-social-security-trust-fund-2032 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T04:06:06-04:00 Social Security trust fund projected to run dry by 2032 https://eciks.org/22427-xst-crypto-50-percent-surge-solana ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T01:54:50-04:00 XST crypto surges 50% as traders return to Solana token https://eciks.org/22425-trump-iran-economic-sanctions ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T01:46:05-04:00 Trump announces ‘most crushing’ economic operation against Iran https://eciks.org/22423-brandon-johnson-ohare-concourse-expansion ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T01:19:40-04:00 Brandon Johnson breaks ground on O’Hare Concourse E expansion later this year https://eciks.org/22419-cramer-stock-prices-reality-disconnect ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T00:55:06-04:00 Jim Cramer says stock prices don’t match reality as markets tumble https://eciks.org/22417-nancy-kissinger-dies ECIKS.org en 2026-08-21T00:15:43-04:00 Nancy Kissinger, wife of former Secretary of State, dies at 92 https://eciks.org/22412-peltola-sullivan-alaska-senate-primary ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T23:28:19-04:00 Peltola, Sullivan advance from Alaska Senate primary to November https://eciks.org/22408-haberman-trump-female-reporters-attacks ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T22:15:12-04:00 Maggie Haberman says Trump’s attacks on female reporters are ‘much nastier’ https://eciks.org/22404-sherrod-brown-ohio-senate-comeback ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T21:15:13-04:00 Sherrod Brown launches Ohio Senate comeback bid in Toledo rally https://eciks.org/22400-walmart-q2-earnings-beat-outlook ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T21:08:16-04:00 Walmart beats Q2 earnings, raises full-year outlook on eCommerce strength https://eciks.org/22396-kissinger-legacy-trump-greenland-nato ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T20:49:41-04:00 Kissinger’s legacy shapes Trump’s Greenland and NATO strategy https://eciks.org/22392-snk-entertainment-dissolved-subsidiary ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T20:37:30-04:00 SNK Entertainment dissolved after 10 years as subsidiary https://eciks.org/22390-ai-bubble-nvidia-financing ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T20:26:04-04:00 AI bubble debate intensifies as Nvidia secures $500B financing deal https://eciks.org/22385-voter-registration-save-act-senate ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T20:08:21-04:00 Voter registration faces new barriers as SAVE Act looms for Senate vote https://eciks.org/22381-carmelo-anthony-syracuse-interview ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T19:17:38-04:00 Carmelo Anthony discusses Kiyan’s future, Syracuse coaching in exclusive interview https://eciks.org/22377-wahab-hernandez-california-special-election ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T19:06:22-04:00 Aisha Wahab narrowly leads Hernandez in California special election https://eciks.org/22373-dow-jones-falls-700-points ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T18:46:19-04:00 Dow Jones falls 700 points as Walmart, Boeing stocks slide https://eciks.org/22368-trump-economic-dday-iran-isolation ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T18:25:26-04:00 Trump announces ‘Economic D-Day’ campaign to isolate Iran https://eciks.org/22364-trump-white-house-helipad-ballroom ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T18:18:20-04:00 Trump shows off White House helipad, ballroom construction in DC tour https://eciks.org/22363-spacex-starlink-11000-satellites ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T18:18:18-04:00 SpaceX’s Starlink passes 11,000 satellites in orbit from California launch https://eciks.org/22356-starbucks-cuts-300-corporate-jobs ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T17:55:33-04:00 Starbucks cuts 300 corporate jobs, closes regional offices under Niccol turnaround https://eciks.org/22352-north-korea-missiles-trump-kim-meeting ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T17:47:11-04:00 North Korea fires 10 missiles hours after Trump pledges Kim meeting https://eciks.org/22348-bezos-liverpool-fc-stake-2 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T17:29:45-04:00 Bezos consortium buys 30% stake in Liverpool FC for $7.1B https://eciks.org/22344-michael-cohen-trump-interview-radio ECIKS.org en 2026-08-20T16:49:49-04:00 Michael Cohen interviews Trump on radio show after years-long feud