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4:45 PM ET, August 11, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool Prosecution  —  Officials asked the department whether it is possible to bring new charge against Olympic canoeist after U.S. attorney dropped case  —  WASHINGTON—White House officials have asked the Justice Department …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Raskin launches probe into Pirro, Burgum after reversal on Reflecting Pool case
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats  —  President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.  —  Top administration officials engaged in an elaborate deception …
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Maya Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Airplane Switch Follows a Familiar Presidential Playbook
Discussion: New York Times and The Independent
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Trump Used Air Force One Passengers As Decoys, Saved Himself
Maryam Tahmasebi / The Nation:
One Woman's Message From the Hell of ICE Detention  —  My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record.  It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.  —  Pocket  —  My name is Maryam Tahmasebi, and I am a professor of psychology …
Nicholas Johnston / Axios:
Robot book club  —  AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose.  — Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed …
New York Times:
How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled  —  The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran's war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.  —  During five intense days last month, Iran launched waves …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Breaking Defense
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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 …
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
WHO defends childhood immunization schedules after Trump reduction order  —  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday defended its immunization guidelines amid the Trump administration's decision to decrease the number of recommended childhood vaccines in the U.S.
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Lisa Jarvis / Bloomberg:
Trump's Vaccine Order Puts Parents In a Bind
ABC News:
Doctors push back on Trump executive order to change childhood vaccine schedule
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
There's No Vaccine for Stupid  —  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 a series of escalatory tit-for-tat demands about war reparations …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
‘Fireworks suck’: Removed El-Sayed videos urged getting rid of the 4th of July tradition, raised replacing 2nd Amendment  —  Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed once asked his YouTube viewers whether Americans could “PLEASE” find another way to celebrate the Fourth of July …
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Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
Max Miller's Endless Wars  —  The wordless show of dissent that cost Dr. Feras Hamdan his job, a $50,000 cash surety bond, hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, and the better part of his sanity lasted all of 24 seconds.  —  It was June 19, 2025, the seventh day of the so-called …
Silver Bulletin:
FLIPR 2026 midterm election forecast  —  Silver Bulletin's prediction for every Senate, House, and gubernatorial election in 2026.  —  ∙ Paid … This is the landing page for FLIPR 1, Silver Bulletin's 2026 election forecast.  We'll regularly update the charts below as new election polls …
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Ashlyn Webb / WSB-TV:
US citizen detained by ICE at Atlanta Airport as he boarded flight  —  CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Cartersville man said ICE agents wrongly detained him at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.  —  The American citizen told Channel 2's Ashlyn Webb that he's still shaken by what happened.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
DOJ seeks to shield Trump advisers from Dem probes … The new opinion could create a new hurdle for Democrats should they retake Congress.  — “It really could be a pretty significant weapon” for the administration “to deflect a lot of that congressional investigation of private parties …
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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 …
Michael Loria / USA Today:
US Marine Robert Gilman released after years in Russian prison  —  President Donald Trump announced Gilman's release.  He said the 32-year-old is expected to land in Washington, DC, the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 11.  —  A Marine held in a Russian prison since 2022 has been released and is headed …
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NBC News:
Judge finds Kennedy Center owes musician $250,000 in legal fees  —  A federal judge in D.C. dismissed the center's suit against Chuck Redd for canceling a concert after the president's name was added to the facade.  —  A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the Kennedy Center to pay $250,000 …
American Prospect:
Mamdani's Taking On Amazon.  His Opponent?  Chuck Schumer's Daughter.  —  Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon's subcontracting of delivery drivers.  Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.  —  Amazon's chief lobbyist fighting a delivery worker protection bill …
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 …
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 …
Dharna Noor / The Guardian:
Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows  —  Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms' climate accountability case  —  Democracy, climate and justice is supported by
Discussion: Mother Jones
Idrees Kahloon / The Atlantic:
The Democrats Can't Just Laugh Off ‘Woke 1’  —  Republicans have no incentive to let them forget past excesses.  —  On Sunday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made two striking remarks that seem related.  First, she barely demurred when ABC News asked whether she aspired to run for president.
Natalie Johnson / GZERO:
Colombia earthquake tests new president, Taiwan learns from Ukraine on the battlefield, India-Bangladesh rivalry spills into cricket  —  Earthquake rocks Colombia days into new president's term  —  A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia yesterday - at least 160 people have died …
Discussion: Associated Press and Al Jazeera
Patrick Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Food Companies Dodge Crackdown in RFK Jr.'s Proposal on New Additives  —  Some trade groups and food-safety advocates find limitations with rule aimed at increasing transparency  —  Food companies largely dodged a regulatory hammer Monday after the Trump administration proposed overhauling …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Voters say the political system needs big changes — and that's driving Democratic gains for 2026  —  Among moderates and conservatives who say they want “major, disruptive change” in politics, Democrats lead the generic ballot by 50 points  —  Last week, after Abdul El-Sayed won an upset victory …
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
In a partisan age, a Democratic governor goes outside her brand for a running mate  —  Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), facing a tough reelection fight, chose former mayor John Giles, a lifelong Republican who recently became an independent.  —  Summary  —  Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs …
Conor Murray / Forbes:
Tate Brothers Should Stay Jailed During Extradition Process, Prosecutors Argue—Citing Social Media Posts  —  Topline  —  Federal prosecutors said controversial “manosphere” influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in jail while their extradition proceeding plays out …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Marissa Martinez / NOTUS:
Trump Backs FIFA President Amid Resignation Pressure  —  President Donald Trump has stepped in to defend FIFA President Gianni Infantino, throwing his weight behind a staunch ally as calls for the international soccer boss' resignation have reached a fever pitch.
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.
 
 
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S. Baum / Erin In The Morning:
Police Called on Trans Men Using Women's Restroom As Required By Kansas Law
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Peter D'Abrosca / Fox News:
Medicaid ends funding for child sex-change procedures as Trump admin slams ‘experimental’ treatments
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
SpaceX's Earnings Show Elon Wiped Out Two-Thirds Of Twitter's Ad Business
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Trump signals openness to unconstitutional plot to take over elections
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court schedules November arguments in major religion case
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 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
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New York Times:
New Evidence Shows Agents Using Slurs, Bolstering Profiling Claims
Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
Disgraced Anti-Sex-Trafficking NGO Gets $244 Million to Rep Migrant Kids
Paul Krugman:
The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized
Natalie Alms / NOTUS:
Ex-Biden Officials Are Planning How to Rebuild the Government Post-DOGE
Discussion: RedState and Just Security
Marc Caputo / Axios:
“Not helpful”: White House winces over conservatives bashing AOC for egg freezing