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11:35 AM ET, August 15, 2026

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Reis Thebault / New York Times:
Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows  —  The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter.  An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Denver Post
Washington Post:
Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump's preferences  —  The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II.  The change could cost billions.  —  Summary  —  The U.S. Navy is considering a major redesign of its new aircraft carriers …
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame when things go awry  —  It is among the most famous phrases in presidential history: “ The buck stops here.”  Except with President Donald Trump, it almost never does.  —  Concerns about a weak economy and still-high inflation?
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Bloomberg:
Trump Pivots to Crime as War, Economy Imperil GOP Midterm Hopes
Discussion: Political Wire
John Ismay / New York Times:
Navy Carrier's Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War  —  Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy's logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.  —  The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln's supply problems began soon …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Associated Press:
Trump says USS Lincoln's record time at sea during Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’
NBC News:
Trump dismisses military families' concerns about grim conditions on USS Lincoln
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush Money Trial  —  The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump's felony conviction.
Discussion: The Independent and Joe.My.God.
Ben Binday / Washington Post:
Democrats abandon deep-red state Senate races, boosting independents  —  Democratic Senate nominees in Nebraska, Idaho and South Dakota dropped out, clearing the way for independents.  But Alani Bankhead in Montana declined to join them.  —  Summary  —  Democrats trying to unseat Republican senators …
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Associated Press:
Democratic primary turnout has soared in some states.  Can it carry over to November?  —  Democratic voters are showing up for this year's primaries in numbers not seen in decades, a pattern emerging across several states that has the party optimistic about its prospects in November when control of Congress will be at stake.
Discussion: HuffPost
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank  —  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank  —  World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's flagship crypto venture …
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Politico:
Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firm
Discussion: Mother Jones
New York Times:
Professor's Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring  —  Jason Arday, the school's youngest Black professor, was found dead on Friday.  The school ignored a series of warnings about his life story and his work.  —  When Cambridge University interviewed Jason Arday …
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Iran rejects Trump's ‘delusions’ on making Strait of Hormuz a US territory  —  Iran on Saturday rejected President Trump's assertion that he could declare the Strait of Hormuz a “territory of the United States,” saying the opening and closure of the key waterway will remain up to Iran's control.
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Debunking MAGA's Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed  —  This sick attack is a preview of what he faces—and a case study in how lies become part of our political debate.  —  A NEW MAGA ATTACK on Abdul El-Sayed is making the rounds.  This one is about his tenure as public health director in Detroit …
New York Times:
How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands  —  The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination.  Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
SpringfieldNewsSun.com:
Springfield Haitians in ICE custody following immigration enforcement  —  Several Haitians from Springfield are in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the Butler County Jail following an apparent increase in enforcement after the official end of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Killings and other violent crimes dropped sharply in 2025  —  The White House credited a “Trump effect” for the decline, but data released by the FBI shows crime was falling well before the president took office again.  —  Summary  —  Violent crime and murder rates across …
Graig Graziosi / The Independent:
Trump rants about ‘TREASONISTS’ group that launched lawsuit to stop his ballroom  —  President Donald Trump issued a long Truth Social rant on Saturday, railing against the “TREASONISTS” who allegedly “revealed Top Military Secrets” by suing to stop the construction of his White House ballroom.
Politico:
How $600B of Biden's clean energy funding escaped Trump's cuts  —  President Donald Trump has spent more than 18 months demolishing Joe Biden's expansive green agenda.  —  Yet pieces of the former president's would-be legacy stubbornly cling to life — along with roughly $600 billion …
Michael Kruse / New York Times:
Sherrod Brown Seeks Senate Comeback in Ohio, Hoping His Populist Pitch Still Resonates … This week in New Philadelphia, Ohio, at a coffee shop called the Daily Grind, Sherrod Brown told a crowd of 100 or so people about the last big thing he did as a United States senator.
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Any Russia-Ukraine Talks  —  French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.  —  Nervous about being excluded by President Trump from any talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war …
Discussion: Wide World of News
Cameron Peters / Vox:
Why Trump is tearing up a beloved national park  —  This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life.  Subscribe here.  —  Welcome to The Logoff: Remember President Donald Trump's first-term border wall?
Fox News:
DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim  —  FIRST ON FOX: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday directed a review of state grants to entities operating two major Texas airports over religious accommodations after Dallas Fort Worth International Airport …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Fox Hits Trump with Crushing Polls—and Wrecks Fox's Own Pro-Trump Spin  —  Fox News has some very bad news for Fox News.  —  You've probably noticed that Fox pumps out enormous amounts of propaganda designed to smear the Democratic Party as wildly extreme and irredeemably crazy.
Steve Held / Unraveled:
Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia … A shocking but familiar scene unfolded on Monday when federal agents pointed a gun in a woman's face as she sat behind the wheel of her vehicle.  —  Two viral videos captured by the woman …
Discussion: Migrant Insider, Newsbusters and NOTUS
 
 
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Myles McCormick / Financial Times:
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Maria Curi / Axios:
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Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Discussion: KQTV-TV and NewsMax.com
NOTUS:
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Three More Congressmen Violated the STOCK Act
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Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Trump Heads to Luxury Golf Club as Sailors Endure Horrific Conditions at Sea
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ fails to convince full Sixth Circuit to resurrect Michigan voter roll loss
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Gaya Gupta / The Guardian:
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Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
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