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Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Let's Unpack Sam Alito's Unhinged Dissent In the Supreme Court Mail In Voting Case  —  For Alito and Thomas, there is no greater injustice than Donald Trump not getting what he wants, when he wants it.  —  For months, President Donald Trump has been coping with his myriad failures …
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
Trump Goes Postal On Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett  —  Last night, I wrote a post titled, “Chief Justice Roberts Goes Postal on Trump's USPS Rule.”  In candor, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and for Trump to go postal on SCOTUS.  It came this morning.  The Truth Social entry is long:
Politico:
Election watchers brace for Trump's next move after Supreme Court ruling  —  The Supreme Court's rejection of President Donald Trump's mail-in voting rules just weeks before the midterms generated a collective exhale among election administrators, voting rights groups and congressional Democrats.
Steve Vladeck / One First:
250. What We Learned from USPS v. California  —  By now, you've probably seen the headlines—that the Supreme Court on Monday night denied the Trump administration's application for a stay in U.S. Postal Service v. California, thereby leaving intact district court injunctions that will effectively prevent …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court has finally had it with Trump's plan to steal the midterms
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll  —  A slight majority of registered voters describe President Trump as corrupt and dangerous, a recent poll found, while just 14% say he isn't divisive. … - Those words were followed by “out-of-touch” (47%), “cruel” (46%) and “bold” (45%).
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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New York Times:
Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds  —  Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump's economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.  —  With fewer than 50 days until the midterms …
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Republicans have soured on the economy, poll finds  —  Less than a third of Republican voters said the economy is better than a year before, the poll found.  —  As President Donald Trump struggles to gain back support for his handling of the economy, he is facing significant frustration …
Discussion: New York Times, Newsweek and The Hill
Nate Cohn / New York Times:   A ‘Blue Wave’ May Be Building, but How High?
NBC News:
Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to close venue for renovations  —  The board made the move after finding the center is “unsafe” and “hazardous”  —  President Donald Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center …
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New York Times:
Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center  —  President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge's ban was not overturned.  —  A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
Washington Post:
Kennedy Center board votes to close venue as judge bars adding Trump's name  —  Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again halted an effort to recognize Trump on the center's exterior.  —  Summary  —  Leaders of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Tuesday to close the venue …
CNN:
Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after chaotic call with Trump
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board votes to close building
Discussion: Washington Post and Forbes
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
“Are You Ready to Shut Up?!”:  Kash Patel Hearing Goes off the Rails  —  Senator Chuck Grassley had an explosive outburst at Senator Cory Booker Tuesday, after the Democratic lawmaker grilled FBI Director Kash Patel over his incompetence.  —  Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing …
Discussion: The Wrap, The Hill, NewsMax.com and CBS News
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at oversight hearing
Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’
Myah Ward / Politico:
Kash Patel: Trump administration working with Congress on legislation curbing ‘birth tourism’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and CBS News
Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Seeks Fit Troops for Upcoming Hegseth Speech  —  September event will take place at the Pentagon and include lower-ranking officers, enlisted servicemembers  —  The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's “State of the Force” …
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The Hill:
Massie launches effort to impeach Hegseth  —  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday launched an effort to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, citing the Pentagon's military actions against Iran.  —  Massie, a frequent critic of President Trump, accused Hegseth of launching an illegal war that was not approved by Congress.
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie introduces impeachment articles against Hegseth over Iran war
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry  —  The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump's personal investments in crypto.  —  A sweeping bill that would create business-friendly rules …
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Politico:   Rebel Democrats again help House GOP advance floor agenda
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Most House Democrats vote to advance Trump impeachment
Discussion: Axios and Fox News
New York Post:
Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth  —  President Trump's would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was born without making a sound on Sept. 20, 2003, a trait that would follow him right up to the end of his short life …
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Casey He / Politico:
Trump says Wray should ‘pay a price’ for Butler probe
Ben Binday / Washington Post:
This blue state is the midterms' surprising new Senate battleground  —  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report changed its rating of New Hampshire's Senate race from ‘Lean Democratic’ to ‘Toss Up.’  —  New Hampshire has emerged as a surprise battleground for control of the Senate ahead of the midterms …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Helen Huiskes / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts New Hampshire toward Republican Sununu
Politico:
DOJ seeking reporter's LinkedIn records in secretive First Amendment court fight  —  A secret, months-long battle between tech titans and the Justice Department — over prosecutors' effort to obtain details on a journalist's LinkedIn interactions for use in a national security leak probe …
The Wrap:
Refurbished ‘60 Minutes’ Debuts to a 19% Ratings Drop  —  The CBS newsmagazine's audience fell 33% in the key 25-to-54 demo, according to preliminary Nielsen data  —  The refurbished “60 Minutes” suffered double-digit ratings declines with its Season 59 premiere.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Real Reason Obama's Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving  —  Barack Obama has a private warning for Democrats: They badly need to grab hold of the debate over artificial intelligence, and quick.  “I would strongly urge that the Democrats put together a framework for a very public conversation …
Discussion: MeidasTouch and The Independent
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster gives GOP a data center survival guide  —  President Trump's longtime pollster is offering Republican candidates a detailed playbook for neutralizing Democratic attacks over AI data centers — down to what language they should and shouldn't use.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Fox News
Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
Iran war cost $38 billion through July, report says  —  The U.S. is expected to spend $2 billion to $3 billion per month as the war continues, according to the Congressional Budget Office.  —  Summary  —  The Iran war cost $38 billion from its start in late February to Aug. 1 and could cost …
Bloomberg:
Trump Has Made More Trades Than All of Congress Combined … President Donald Trump has traded more securities than every member of Congress combined since he returned to office — even as he seeks to pass a stock-purchasing ban for lawmakers that would exclude him from any restrictions.
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Papa Johns, Propaganda and Putin: How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump's Arctic Adviser  —  For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the frigid and dynamic far north, from the environment to military security.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump's planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years  —  The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets up a potential litmus test for Democrats.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Cruz and Hawley shut down antitrust exemptions for AI companies  —  Two Senate Republicans said Tuesday that providing antitrust exemptions to artificial intelligence companies to facilitate discussions on how to make AI safer should be taken off the table — as lawmakers discuss ways to respond …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
House panel recommends Leon Black be held in contempt for stonewalling Epstein investigation  —  The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously 41-0 Tuesday to recommend billionaire investor Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for not fully cooperating with the panel's Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Discussion: CNBC, ABC News, MS NOW and CBS News
Katherine Long / Politico:
Gottheimer pushes back on third-party audits of advanced AI  —  Rep. Josh Gottheimer said proposals to use third-party organizations to evaluate the safety of frontier artificial intelligence models are not enough, instead endorsing a mandatory government vetting regime.
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
DOJ seeks to revive cases against Comey, James a year after dismissals  —  Charges in Virginia against the prominent Trump critics were thrown out last year after a court ruled the U.S. attorney overseeing them had been appointed illegally.  —  Summary  —  A federal appellate panel expressed …
 
 
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Raymond Fernández / The Washington Sun:
‘Gulf of Cleveland’: City Council Takes Jab at Trump With Proposal to Rename Lake Erie
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank
Gabby Miller / Politico:
Trump's AI ignorance is ‘truly embarrassing,’ Bernie Sanders says
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Jordan Green / The Commercial Appeal:
Latest approval poll shows Trump underwater in Tennessee for first time
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs Show
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Baal out: Top diplomat's worry about pagan god elicits eye rolls
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
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