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7:40 AM ET, August 16, 2026

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Is the Democratic Party Facing Its Own Tea Party Moment?  —  A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations.  —  Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani at a rally last week.Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times
Discussion: Newsweek
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan?  —  Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don't perform as well as other Democrats.  —  When the midterm election campaign began, Michigan seemed like a state that Democrats could take for granted in their pursuit of the Senate.
Discussion: Legal Insurrection
Susannah George / Washington Post:
Frustration with Trump grows among U.S.'s Persian Gulf allies, officials say  —  Gulf leaders worry the president is unable to manage the diplomacy necessary to secure peace with Iran, according to Arab and Western officials.  —  Summary  —  Frustration with Washington is growing …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Iran War Is Now About Who Blinks First Under Economic Pressure  —  Trump doubles down on sanctions and a blockade while Tehran bets high oil prices will force Washington to relent  —  Senior Trump administration officials have doubled down on economic pressure in the fight with Iran …
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Angry at the Supreme Court, liberals push a slew of plans for overhauling it  —  As the midterms near, Democrats are proposing adding more justices, limiting their terms and more.  —  Summary  —  One bill proposes increasing the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13.
Discussion: The Hill
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's legal team shrinks  —  When Donald Trump first hired an elite legal team at Sullivan & Cromwell early last year, it included five of the firm's partners, all of whom had clerked for Supreme Court justices and one of whom had served as acting solicitor general.  —  Today, all but one is gone.
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
He Was a MAGA Patriot.  ICE Took His Wife Away.  —  The case represents a new front in President Trump's mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.  —  Brent Jindra, a tech salesman, voted for President Trump three times, drawn by his aggressive immigration agenda.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Trump's secret backchannel to Iran's Revolutionary Guard  —  In mid-May, U.S. negotiators trying to reach a deal with Iran to end the war ran into a problem: They couldn't tell if the people across the table actually spoke for the country's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Oliver Pieper / Deutsche Welle:
In Germany, record heat meets climate action fatigue  —  Climate action does not seem to be a priority for the German government — despite record temperatures, heat-related deaths and drought.  Why aren't more people taking to the streets in protest?  —  When Lars Werner of the …
Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him  —  US president credits himself with lowest drug prices in 60 years, when article says drop is more likely due to Biden  —  The White House flooded social media on Saturday with an image of Donald Trump showing off …
Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off  —  Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump's faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations.  More than 170,000 Canadians want him gone.  —  After boycotting American products and shunning vacations south of the border …
Discussion: The Independent and Al Jazeera
Alex Roarty / NOTUS:
DNC Adopts New Early State Presidential Primary Calendar  —  South Carolina will go first, followed by Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia.  — Copy  —  AUSTIN, Texas — The Democratic National Committee on Saturday adopted a new early state calendar …
James Politi / Financial Times:
US aircraft carrier furore is emblem of growing disquiet over Iran war  —  Reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln coincide with depleting stocks of both weapons and voter support  —  Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, faces a backlash over poor conditions …
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Ava Pukatch / NPR:
Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be ‘ashamed’ of conditions on board
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to caverns, operations … The caverns that hold the U.S. strategic oil reserves could get damaged by the rapid release of stockpiles in response to the Iran war, experts warned this week as inventories hit a four-decade low.
Discussion: The Independent and 19FortyFive
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
Democrats disagree over abolishing or reforming ICE at DNC meeting  —  Democrats on Saturday approved dueling messages on whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be abolished or reformed, reflecting sharp opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown but revealing disagreement in the party ahead of the midterms.
 
 
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