Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Today as it Happened on Wednesday, August 26, 2026:
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham on South Carolina’s general election ballot.
Darline Graham defeated U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s special Republican primary runoff, two weeks after they were the top two finishers in a 10-way primary.
Scripps News examines the impact of President Trump's endorsement in the race.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 5-year-old Liam Tadeo and his father to Mexico on Tuesday after the father agreed to leave the U.S. rather than remain in custody with his son at the Dilley Immigration Detention Center in Texas, the family’s attorney told Scripps News on Wednesday.
The boy’s father had pleaded with ICE officers during a traffic stop earlier this month in Austin, Texas, to release his son to his mother, family attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch told Scripps News on Monday.
And Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.
California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among 29 states that sued the tech giant in 2023, but the deal cuts short the trial, which was expected to see CEO Mark Zuckerberg take the stand before a jury in federal court in California.
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Today as it Happened on Wednesday, August 26, 2026:
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham on South Carolina’s general election ballot.
Darline Graham defeated U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s special Republican primary runoff, two weeks after they were the top two finishers in a 10-way primary.
Scripps News examines the impact of President Trump's endorsement in the race.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 5-year-old Liam Tadeo and his father to Mexico on Tuesday after the father agreed to leave the U.S. rather than remain in custody with his son at the Dilley Immigration Detention Center in Texas, the family’s attorney told Scripps News on Wednesday.
The boy’s father had pleaded with ICE officers during a traffic stop earlier this month in Austin, Texas, to release his son to his mother, family attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch told Scripps News on Monday.
And Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.
California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among 29 states that sued the tech giant in 2023, but the deal cuts short the trial, which was expected to see CEO Mark Zuckerberg take the stand before a jury in federal court in California.
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