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1:25 PM ET, August 4, 2026

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Politico:
Max Miller's lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter  —  A lawyer for Rep. Max Miller took responsibility Tuesday for inadvertently releasing sensitive photos of the Ohio Republican's daughter in a trove of material Miller published Sunday in a bid to defend himself against domestic abuse claims.
Discussion: Newsweek and New Republic
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Max Miller wants House Ethics to probe allegations against him  —  Rep. Max Miller, facing allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, said he would ask the House Ethics Committee to investigate the claims in an attempt to clear his name.  “In light of all the renewed interest …
Axios:
“Things aren't looking good”: Trump tells Max Miller his candidacy is in trouble
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says  —  Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, greater oversight …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
60 Minutes Ended Story About Epstein's Shady Bank Transactions  —  CBS's 60 Minutes had the scoop on Jeffrey Epstein's sketchy financials—before the Bari Weiss-run network fired the reporter fronting the investigation.  —  A new report by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden revealed that Deutsche Bank AG …
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:   Follow the Money: How Wall Street Bankrolled Epstein, and How the Trump Administration and CBS are Blocking The Truth
CNBC:
U.S. has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters  —  The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns …
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital carted a box full of evidence to the White House on Monday, in a bid to prove to President Trump that the damage to the Reflecting Pool …
Discussion: The Hill, New Republic and MS NOW
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Jeanine Pirro ‘Folded Like an Umbrella’ in Reflecting Pool Case
Clarence Williams / New York Times:
Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases
New York Times:
Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
What to know about primaries in 5 states today: Michigan, Virginia and more  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Voters are going to the polls in five states, including Michigan, where Democrats are watching the expensive and contentious Senate primary contest between populist Abdul El-Sayed and moderate Rep. Haley Stevens.
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Moderate Democrats have a choice to make  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📊 Subscribe to PN 📊  —  By the middle of next week, insurgent progressive Democrats may have defeated establishment candidates in two vital primaries …
Politico:
Bernie Sanders' circle is pretty clear on who his successor will be  —  The battle to become the country's next progressive leader in the mold of Bernie Sanders is heating up ahead of Democrats' direction-defining Michigan Senate primary.  —  Nowhere is the jockeying and strategy unfolding behind …
New York Times:
An Emerging Deal Between Iran and Oman to Reopen Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump  —  The deal would address President Trump's most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again.  But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.
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Washington Post:
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work  —  Contractors have removed the granite seal that had begun to take shape in recent days, after the president complained about the slope of the White House Lawn.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has directed contractors …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Joe.My.God.
David Ellison / New York Times:
Let's Set the Record Straight on the Paramount-Warner Deal  —  Many people have weighed in on Paramount's agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery — media analysts, power brokers, political commentators, competitors and, of course, lawyers.  For a transaction of this size, that is expected and appropriate.
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Todd Blanche clears Judiciary Committee hurdle on party lines  —  Todd Blanche took a major step toward confirmation as attorney general Tuesday after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 on party lines to advance his nomination, likely setting up a final vote within days.
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Washington Post:
Trump keeps making threats.  The world has stopped flinching.  —  The president's bombast has ceased to rattle world leaders, who have seen him fenced in by courts, rebuffed by Congress and strung along by Iran.  —  Summary  —  LONDON — When President Donald Trump strode into the Rose Garden …
Axios:
Poll: Talarico has slim lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race  —  Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. Senate.  The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Darline Graham breaks with brother on nuking filibuster  —  Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday broke with her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), over abolishing the filibuster three weeks after stepping in to finish the rest of his term.  —  “One of the first things I did was co-sponsor the SAVE America Act.
Politico:
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’  —  As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide.
Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
US Sends Election Monitors to Four Michigan Cities for Primary  —  The US Justice Department sent election monitors to four Michigan cities on Tuesday as the state holds a closely watched primary that will set the November lineup for an open US Senate seat — one of the most competitive contests of the 2026 midterms.
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy's Road-Trip TV Show?  —  Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation's summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn't aired a single episode.  —  SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SEAN DUFFY and his family promised …
Discussion: TMZ.com, New Republic and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics  —  Agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements  —  Tired_Thumb is far from alone.  —  In recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour …
Paul Krugman:
The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans  —  And Democrats should make the most of it  —  Inauguration Day 2025 looked and felt like a coronation, as Donald Trump was installed in a position of immense, unprecedented power.  Since he had returned to office despite the Jan. 6 insurrection …
Reuters:
Trump vowed to ‘bring free speech back.’ Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it  —  U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of “government censorship.”
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet  —  Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.  —  For decades, Ronald S. Lauder …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Luke Barr / ABC News:
ICE arrests hit record high in July as enforcement quietly ramps up  —  The Department of Homeland Security has been ramping up arrests.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk outside the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, California, on July 27, 2026.
Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Missouri Is Latest State to Vote on Abolishing Income Tax  —  While Republican states race to slash income taxes, Democratic-led states are raising them on high earners  —  Missouri residents are voting on Tuesday on whether to phase out the state income tax and allow lawmakers to expand sales taxes …
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / CNN:
‘They are murder victims’: Senator suggests US strikes have killed people who weren't involved in drug trafficking  —  The US military's strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House on Monday …
Discussion: UPI, Blue Virginia, RedState and ABC News
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration  —  An association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump's performance falling to 35%.
 
 
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