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10:50 AM ET, August 11, 2026

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Washington Post:
Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat  —  The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit.  Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.  —  Summary
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump secretly switched to different plane in Turkey amid Iran missile threat
Discussion: CNN, The Independent and The Daily Wire
Reuters:
Trump flew secretly from Turkey due to Iranian threat, the Washington Post reports
Discussion: WTTG-TV, Military.com and France 24
Max Rego / The Hill:
American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order ‘dangerous’  —  The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump's Monday executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines.  —  “As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the U.S. and with cold …
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New York Times:
Fact-Checking the Trump Administration's Claims About Vaccines  —  Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling to scale back the number of vaccinations American children receive.  —  President Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for scaling back the number of vaccinations American children receive.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Cassidy blasts vaccine order, saying Trump has no ‘expertise to make these changes’
The White House:
Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans
Associated Press:
Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidance
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
He Says Obscene Things About Mothers and Children.  Mike Johnson Is Raising Money for Him.  —  Because this is a family newspaper, I cannot quote the piquant term that Brandon Herrera, a Republican House candidate in Texas, used to refer to children in a 2023 video.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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John Light / Talking Points Memo:
Mike Lindell Has a Real Shot at Becoming Minnesota's Republican Candidate for Governor  —  Mike Lindell's Big Moment  —  Amid the wall-to-wall coverage of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong's personal evolution or possible lack thereof on the topic of Thanksgiving …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, MS NOW, KSTP-TV and NPR
Politico:
White House officials tamped down efforts to oust Max Miller in final days
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Max Miller seat to toss-up
Emily Davies / New York Times:
Democrats Plan New Push to Defeat Max Miller in Ohio After Abuse Accusations  —  The party's congressional campaign arm added Mr. Miller's opponent, Brian Poindexter, to its highly competitive “Red to Blue” list.  —  The Democrats' congressional campaign arm has added Brian Poindexter …
Discussion: Reason, Associated Press and ABC News
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Alexei Koseff / Washington Post:
National Democrats step up support for Rep. Max Miller's opponent
Discussion: Roll Call and Joe.My.God.
Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
Max Miller's Endless Wars
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Bulwark:
There's No Vaccine for Stupid  —  Innumerate Republican senators castigate Fauci for something he didn't do.  —  If there were any hopes left for a prompt deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, they're on life support now.  Donald Trump and Iran spent Monday making …
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Adele White / U.S. Senator Ron Johnson:
Senators Johnson, Paul Release Initial Texts from Dr. Fauci's Government iPhone
Jared Malsin / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Fires on Ship Breaking Its Blockade of Iran  —  American forces shot at the Panama-flagged vessel from a helicopter  —  U.S. forces fired on a Panama-flagged ship that attempted to run the American blockade of Iranian ports early Tuesday, a U.S. official said, stepping up enforcement …
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Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control  —  Oil-and-gas exporters dislike the emerging deal to reopen the waterway but see it as the least-bad option  —  DUBAI—Persian Gulf energy producers are concluding that Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz will become permanent …
Discussion: CNN, Al Jazeera and Semafor
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Trump refuses to back down as Supreme Court blocks major policies  —  The president is seeking ways around rulings on tariffs, birthright citizenship and the Fed.  Experts say the moves don't signal outright defiance, but they push the court's limits.  —  Summary
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump is searching for the Supreme Court's breaking point on birthright citizenship
Discussion: Slate and The Contrarian
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Republicans roll the dice on anti-Muslim bigotry one more time  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Six days after the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center of Washington DC …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Violent crime keeps falling in biggest U.S. cities  —  Violent crime kept falling across many of the nation's largest cities through June, with homicides down 17.2% from the first half of 2025, according to preliminary data reviewed by Axios. … - Trump came into office casting America …
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
Disgraced Anti-Sex-Trafficking NGO Gets $244 Million to Rep Migrant Kids  —  The founder and CEO of Our Rescue resigned in 2023 amid allegations that he had sexually abused and trafficked women himself.  —  An anti-sex-trafficking nonprofit in Utah whose founder resigned after multiple women accused …
Tech Policy Press:
Separating AI's Technological Problems From its Capitalism Problems  —  AI represents the first time we humans can do cognitive work outside of our bodies at scale.  The only comparable moment is the early years of the industrial revolution, when new technologies like the steam engine provided …
Natalie Alms / NOTUS:
Ex-Biden Officials Are Planning How to Rebuild the Government Post-DOGE  —  Former Biden administration officials are contending with a new reality: Future administrations won't have a choice but to confront the way the Trump administration has disrupted how the government works.
Discussion: RedState and Just Security
Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to ‘Curb Mental Health Crisis’  —  A pilot program aims to ease pressure on freshmen and help them adjust to demands of college  —  The University of Michigan will drop grades for first-semester freshmen next year in an effort to …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
“Not helpful”: White House winces over conservatives bashing AOC for egg freezing  —  When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a video Saturday giving herself a shot in preparation to freeze her eggs, she instantly injected issues of fertility, family and feminism into political discourse.
Andras Gergely / Bloomberg:
Hungary Elects Baka as New President in Shift From Orban Era  —  Hungarian lawmakers elected former Supreme Court Justice Andras Baka as the country's new president, in a key step toward dismantling the political legacy of former Premier Viktor Orban.  —  Parliament approved Baka's election …
Discussion: Reuters and Agence France-Presse
Nicole LaFond / Talking Points Memo:
Dr. Phil and a Texas Oil Firm Go to Greenland With a Suspicious Agenda.  Signs Point to Trump's Imperialist Visions.  —  This is your TPM evening briefing.  —  Of Course Dr. Phil Is Involved  —  There hasn't been a ton of new reporting on a suspiciously-timed and blatantly Trump-linked project unfolding …
Discussion: France 24 and The Independent
Washington Post:
Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions  —  While the Israeli leader touts a willingness to defy the U.S. on Gaza, the president needs to show progress in the foreign entanglements weighing on his approval rating.  —  Summary
Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review  —  Dennis Kirk, a former adviser to Tulsi Gabbard, is President Trump's nominee for inspector general for the Interior Department.  —  President Trump has chosen Dennis Kirk, a co-author …
Paul Krugman:
The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized  —  And there's nothing radical about wanting to end insurance company parasitism  —  Now that Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan's open Senate seat, the outcome of this crucial race will depend mainly on two things …
 
 
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Ajit Niranjan / The Guardian:
AI's potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds
Discussion: Wired
Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
U.S. Says It Revoked More Than 175,000 Visas Under Trump
Associated Press:
Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
Discussion: New Republic
Associated Press:
69 dead and buildings collapsed after 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes western Colombia
Rebecca Picciotto / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Mamdani's Pied-à-Terre Tax
 Earlier Items: 
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Trump fumes over latest Iran demands
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