Nightly News Roundup for Aug. 28, 2026

King Charles III flew to Washington to remind America that checks on executive power exist, which Democrats applauded and Republicans tolerated without apparent self-awareness; Todd Blanche filed federal charges against James Comey over a beach photograph of seashells while the Justice Department's credibility dissolved into the surf; Donald Trump eliminated all 22 members of the National Science Board without explanation because expertise is apparently a firing offense now; Brendan Carr's FCC accelerated license reviews for eight ABC stations because Jimmy Kimmel made a widow joke and the president took it personally; Trump announced on social media that Iran admitted collapse and wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened, complete with encouraging parenthetical; Wisconsin farm bankruptcies rose 700% and Arkansas set century records while the rural coalition that elected this administration watches its livelihoods foreclose quietly; and three Republican senators introduced a $400 million taxpayer-funded ballroom bill 48 hours after an assassination attempt, because the grift does not observe weekends. The castle is sand. Tape rolls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.