Newsweek is reporting that the White House has unveiled an arcade featuring five retro-style games designed to promote President Donald Trump’s policies. It said games such as “Build the Wall” and “Trump Savings Tycoon” allow players to score points by deporting people, patrolling the border, or promoting savings. Newsweek noted that this initiative is presented as a fun way to engage online-savvy Americans and aligns with Trump’s long-standing political style of framing politics in terms of winners and losers, scores and victories.
Newsweek said new jobs data, expected Friday, will provide a crucial update on the U.S. labor market’s health in 2026, following several months of weakness. It noted that the economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, with unemployment at 4.1 percent, and forecasters anticipate only a slight rebound in August, with 53,000 jobs added. Any signs of hiring recovery would be welcome amid elevated inflation.
The U.S. Open’s $23 Honey Deuce cocktail continues to see record sales despite price increases, Newsweek reported, with 738,459 sold last year, a 32 percent jump. It said fans are buying the drink as a "status souvenir," valuing the ritual and memory associated with the event over the cocktail's intrinsic cost.
Newsweek said a Bank of America Institute report indicates that Memphis, Tennessee, experienced the sharpest net population drop among major U.S. metropolitan areas in the second quarter of 2026, declining by nearly 1 percent. It noted that other expensive cities like Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and New York also saw significant resident losses. Newsweek attributed Memphis' decline to a lack of job opportunities and high crime rates, rather than just cost of living.
President Donald Trump’s net approval among rural voters fell 22 points from June to August, Newsweek is reporting. It said this drop coincided with a new beef-import policy announced Aug. 21, which suspended tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef for 90 days, intended to make beef more affordable. The policy drew anger from cattle producers and is impacting competitive midterm races.
In other news, Newsweek reported that Labor Day travelers are facing record-high gas prices, averaging about $4.14 a gallon. It also said a Coca-Cola factory in Kyiv was struck in a drone attack, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called "a clear Russian signal to America." President Trump named Adam Telle as the new acting Army secretary. In Missouri, Republican House candidate Thomas Christopher Ross was charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine and asking an aide to plant drugs on an opponent. Newsweek also noted that two people were rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after devastating flash floods, according to the Associated Press.