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Tribune News Service on Aug 31, 2026

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Trump calls on FCC to punish 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker

President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to punish her over comments she made about the president's record in endorsing primary candidates.

"Kristen Welker, the Unpopular 'Hostess' of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has 'mixed results' on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump actually endorsed Mazzei in the Oklahoma governor's race, not a congressional seat. "How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves?" Trump added. "Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment."

Welker was previewing Sunday's edition of "Meet the Press" on NBC's Washington station WRC, when she made the remarks about Trump's endorsements.

—Los Angeles Times

Kalshi prediction market slaps ex-Rep. George Santos with lifetime ban

Former Rep. George Santos on Monday was banned for life by Kalshi after the prediction market found he likely made bogus bets on whether he would appear at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

The company announced the ban after saying it determined Santos engaged in insider trading by betting against his own attendance at Trump’s State of the Union address, then skipping the event. It also slapped Santos with a $71,356 fine.

The disgraced former New York Republican congressman responded by mocking Kalshi, which he derided as a short-lived “gambling” site. “Thanks for the lifetime ban from your gambling platform,” Santos tweeted, adding a lipstick-kiss emoji. “Let’s see how much longer you guys are around for.”

Santos who was convicted of unrelated federal fraud charges was granted clemency by Trump and freed from prison last year. Despite having been expelled from the House of Representatives, Santos and all former lawmakers retain the right to appear on the floor of the House.

—New York Daily News

Lindsay Clancy jurors to enter fourth day of deliberations

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy’s attorney said that the Duxbury mom was feeling nervous as jurors finished their third day of deliberations in her triple murder trial.

“I just get through the day,” Kevin Reddington said outside the Plymouth courthouse’s doors after the jury was sent home Monday, surrounded by a throng of reporters. “I just try to keep her spirits up and talk with her, distract her. It’s tough.”

Clancy is accused of murdering her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, in January 2023. She isn’t disputing that she did the killings. Instead, Reddington argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and can’t be held criminally responsible for their deaths.

Reddington said he isn’t drawing any conclusions from the fact that the jury didn’t ask any questions Monday or that they’re about 17-and-a-half hours into deliberations.

—Boston Herald

Over 900 dead, thousands missing as Nepal begins mass burials

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The death toll from last week's devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 903, disaster management authorities said on Monday, bringing the confirmed death toll in Nepal and China to at least 919.

The number of people missing in Nepal also rose sharply to 4,247, including 592 foreigners, while 546 people remain unaccounted for in China. Thousands of rescue workers continued searching for victims and recovering bodies in affected areas of Nepal and south-western Tibet in China.

Many bodies have been recovered in southern Nepal, dozens of kilometers from the areas worst hit by Wednesday's floods, according to Nepalese authorities.

The first victims are now being buried in mass graves in Nepal, local media reported, a decision that has sparked controversy in the predominantly Hindu country, where cremation is customary. Authorities said DNA samples, photographs and other identifying information were being collected before burial so that relatives could later identify their loved ones.

—dpa