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New York Times:
Natalie Harp, Trump's Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side.  What Exactly Does She Do?  —  President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side.  What, exactly, does she do?  —  She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday.  She works out of the Oval Office and she's got a regular seat on Marine One.
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TMZ.com:
Trump Aide Natalie Harp's Brother Explains Her Infatuation With POTUS  —  TRUMP AIDE NATALIE HARP'S BROTHER HER ‘INFATUATION’ WITH POTUS ISN'T PHYSICAL!!!  —  Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp may be infatuated with the president ... but her estranged brother says he seriously doubts she's physically attracted to him.
CNN:
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him  —  Natalie Harp wouldn't take no for an answer.  —  It was October 2023, and Donald Trump was due at a New York City courthouse to fight his latest set of legal troubles.
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: 👱‍♀️ 🖨️ Inside Trumpland's Freakout Over ‘Natalie’  —  Natalie Harp is so close to the president that her ‘love letters’ caused a massive leak hunt in Trumpland that you probably never heard of.  Plus, the Dem establishment loses another Senate primary.
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Sabato Crystal Ball moves Florida Senate race to safely Republican after Nixon win  —  Election handicapper Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted the Florida Senate race in favor of Republicans following an unexpected Tuesday win for a democratic socialist in the primary.
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Brett Bachman / NOTUS:20 minutes ago
Progressive Challenger Upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate Primary  —  Alex Vindman, a former national security official who played a key role in the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, lost a stunning upset to a progressive challenger in Florida's U.S. Senate race Tuesday.
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies  —  The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio.  — In the memo, obtained by Axios …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox & Friends, echoing GOP memo, runs cover against “far-left” data center opposition  —  Republican leaders who fear that the furious, bipartisan backlash against AI data centers could cost their party in the midterm election are getting help from their loyal propagandists at Fox News.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Scion of Democratic Politics Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor  —  Tom Begich, a former Democratic legislator and singer-songwriter, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice ballot for governor in November.  —  Tom Begich, a singer-songwriter and former state lawmaker …
Discussion: Newsweek, The Hill and Fox News
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Washington Post:
8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says he told Cory Mills to ‘get out of the race’
Emily Davies / New York Times:
'I'm Not That Informed on National Security,' Graham Says in South Carolina Debate  —  Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham.  Here are five takeaways.
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Darline Graham pilloried for saying she's ‘not that informed on national security’
Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing  —  North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it see as their provocative nature, dampening hopes for a resumption …
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Bloomberg:
North Korea Denies Kim Talks as Trump Seeks Meeting This Year30 minutes ago
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Secret Police Spying on Americans?  It's Darker than We Knew.  —  It's time to familiarize yourselves with the names “Operation Puppet Master” and “Operation Keyhole.”  If those nefarious phrases evoke to you the U.S. government's domestic spying on leftist groups in the 1960s and 1970s, it's for good reason.
Wall Street Journal:
Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA  —  Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines  —  An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study …
Politico:
Trump tries to quiet his mass deportation campaign.  Voters aren't moving.  —  Republicans are struggling to reverse the damage President Donald Trump's immigration agenda has done with voters.  —  With less than 90 days until the midterm election, the Trump administration has sought …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Wired:
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police.  We Got Its Code  —  Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage.  WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
‘No serious dispute’ that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say  —  The Department of Justice is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying “there is no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made last year …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:30 minutes ago
Trump, Trump, Trump: Kennedy Center Board Voted To Return POTUS's Name To Three Different Spots On Complex's Grounds … The vote by the Trump-controlled board was not just one designation for the president, but three.  —  According to a copy of the resolution filed in federal court late on Tuesday …
Discussion: Reuters
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Clair McFarland / Cowboy State Daily:
Near-Total Massacre For Freedom Caucus In Wyoming Primary  —  Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary election.  “Wyoming citizens spoke loud and clear tonight!” said caucus critic Rep. Landon Brown.
Discussion: MS NOW and Pluribus News
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller insists he can win again — but warns in court filings he's bleeding union support and cash  —  GOP Rep. Max Miller is fretting that the loss of support from a key constituency could damage his reelection prospects — even as his party base continues to stand with him in spite …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Contrarian
Caitlin Reilly / Bloomberg:
Treasury Seeks to Limit Immigrants' Use of Some Tax Breaks  —  The Trump administration moved to further limit immigrants' access to the refundable portion of four tax credits aimed at aiding students, workers and families.  —  Only citizens and certain foreigners, including lawful permanent residents …
Paul Krugman:
What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?  —  Interest rates are up — but don't panic  —  Rising interest rates on government debt, in the United States and other countries, were at the top of the Financial Timeshome page and many other financial news sites yesterday.
Meghan L. Hall / USA Today:
Sophie Cunningham says WNBA can discuss both controversy, basketball |  Exclusive  —  ATLANTA - Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is signing autographs for a sea of screaming fans ahead of a matchup against the Atlanta Dream of Aug. 16.  —  “Sophie!  Sophie!
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Disney runs out of patience with Brendan Carr's bullsh*t  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📡 Subscribe to PN 📡  —  For over a year, ABC tried to appease the Trump administration.  —  It ignored constant abuse from the president …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Bill Clinton Turns 80 Today.  Does the Old Man Have Character? … A full three decades ago, as Bill Clinton turned 50 in the midst of his successful 1996 reelection campaign, he was sounding even then in an autumnal mood.  —  “I have more yesterdays than tomorrows” he used to say often that year …
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington's streets.  They seldom stop crime  —  Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a young woman lying on the sidewalk.  —  The officers stopped the attack and arrested him, according to a police report.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:25 minutes ago
Trump's Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce  —  The principal aim of President Trump's second term is revenge.  —  Trump is consumed by this lust for revenge.  It defined the first moments of his second term.  “Within hours of taking the presidential oath,” my news-side colleagues Maggie Haberman …
 
 
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Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump says he will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un   Find
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Trump ‘is going to have to’ escalate Iran war: Rick Scott   Find
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Brett Bachman / NOTUS:
Progressive Challenger Upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate Primary   Find
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump's Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce   Find
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Igor Bobic / NOTUS:
The Era of Anti-Trump Resistance Heroes Is Over   Find
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas in “Dan J. Sullivan” Case, Raising Serious First Amendment Issues in Potentially Prosecuting Someone for Impure Political Motives   Find
 
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Trump ‘is going to have to’ escalate Iran war: Rick Scott20 minutes ago
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Breitbart
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Revealed: FCC chair Brendan Carr's close coordination with White House and rightwing media
Politico:
ICE's wins on mandatory detention come from just a handful of judges
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and CalMatters
W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
How fake polling could upend the midterm elections
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Al Jazeera:
UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks
Colin Demarest / Axios:
Iran war, said to be over “very soon,” nears 6 months
Discussion: The Maine Wire and Roll Call
Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
Hasan Piker's Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who's Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear ‘Doomsday Plane’ for Boeing
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Trump to Nominate Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
How Trump's dismissive comment could damage GOP chances in a key House race
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here's where levels are highest
 

 
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Letter: movie theater trade organization Cinema United, which previously supported the AGs' lawsuit against Paramount's WBD deal, now favors settlement talks

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
OpenAI expands its ad pilot program across 31 European markets, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy; the pilot launched in the US, the UK, and others

Max Tani / Semafor:
Memo: MS NOW plans to launch a $7.99/month membership program for “super fans” on September 9, offering members-only content verticals, a 24/7 feed, and more
 
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