NewsBrevity & Co. — August 14, 2026

In this briefing: • Poland Says It Thwarted a Russian Plot to Kill an American Citizen in Warsaw • Luigi Mangione Expected to Plead Guilty Today During Manhattan Federal Court Hearing • U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns • Tehran Squeeze: Hegseth, Vance, Bessent Claim US Blockade Working; IDF Soldiers Report Hamas Rearm • Treasury Yields Rise as U.S. Threatens Iran with More Economic Sanctions • Kennedy Center Votes to Restore Trump’s Name and Close for 2 Years, Challenging a Judge’s Order • Trump Declares 100 Percent Tariffs on Many Drones and All Aircraft Parts • AI Scrambles the Political Map • AI Frenzy Drives Chinese Tech Valuations to Multiples of U.S. Peers • Trump's Plan to Drop Historic News at Friday Gathering with New York's Finest Revealed • Top Trump Officials Sound Alarm Over GOP Midterm Strategy • Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Alleging Antisemitism at Harvard University • Flock CEO Responds to Abuses of Its Surveillance Technology • World War II Memorial Vandalized in Washington With Graffiti and Soap • Exclusive: Transgenderism in the U.S. Military Exploded Under Biden, Unearthed Data Reveals • Feds: Human Smuggling Profits Drop as Trump Drastically Cuts Illegal Immigration • Bill Gates’ Daughter Intentionally Rigged Shopping App Commissions – Bloomberg • Without a U.S. Deal, Iran May Wind Up a Mideast Outcast • U.S. Missionary Kidnapped in Niger Is Released After 9 Months in Captivity, His Organization Says