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12:55 PM ET, August 18, 2026

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Politico:
Ossoff just went viral again.  That was probably the point.  —  Some battleground candidates are going viral for shooting from the hip.  Jon Ossoff is doing it from a carefully controlled script. … It was part of a larger prepared speech that hammered Trump over the war in Iran …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Who is Natalie Harp?  Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight  —  The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term.  —  Natalie Harp, a relatively little-known White House aide, has been thrust into the public eye this month …
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Jon Ossoff touches a nerve at the White House with reference to Natalie Harp  —  “They're not telling him what he needs to hear; they're telling him what he wants to hear,” the Georgia senator said of Trump's White House staff.  —  There was quite a bit of discussion last week …
Calen Razor / Politico:
Dems bank on Ossoff's message discipline
Discussion: New York Times
Raphael Rashid / The Guardian:
South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills  —  Lee Jae Myung reiterates desire for full command back in Seoul's hands after Donald Trump cuts joint exercises, citing warm ties with Kim Jong-un  —  South Korea's president has renewed …
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
How America Ends Up Alone  —  It's a tough year to run for governor of a swing state as a Republican.  The folks elected this year will supervise their state's elections in 2028, and many voters reasonably wonder: What did you do last time Donald Trump tried to steal an election?
Discussion: The Bulwark on YouTube and CNN
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump torches allies as Iran exposes limits of hard power  —  President Trump has a new rule for America's partners: Cross him in one theater, and the consequences will follow you into the next. … - The Iran war has only deepened those impulses: Trump is growing angrier at allies that stayed …
Lim Hui Jie / CNBC:
South Korea must brace for ‘worst-case scenario,’ President Lee says, as Trump cuts military drills
Jose Lev Alvarez / Washington Examiner:
If South Korea won't defend Hormuz, Trump should pull the nuclear umbrella
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump's Bombing Threats Have a Golf Course Problem  —  His Oman resort sits just miles from the strait where he's promising to send in the US military.  —  On Monday morning, President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to America's erstwhile ally: “If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them.”
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Bloomberg:
Trump Takes Hard Line on Iran as Hormuz Standoff Drags On
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump swings hard at Oman and South Korea, but his foreign policy misses are piling up
Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Virginia Giuffre's case files finally to be unsealed  —  Miami Herald set a landmark legal and journalistic precedent in its fight to unseal the civil lawsuit.  What it means  —  Julie k Brown  —  ∙ Paid  —  Success, finally.  —  Last week, a federal court in Manhattan ordered …
Xander Elliards / The National:
Scottish Tory peer Nigel Biggar pens essay defending use of N-word  —  A SCOTTISH Tory peer has spoken out in defence of using the N-word.  —  Nigel Biggar, a priest and theology academic who was given a seat in the House of Lords by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in 2025, argued in a blogpost that it is …
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Short-fused Trump puts 10-year-old on the spot as he berates ‘very disrespectful’ female CNN reporter  —  President has history of losing his temper when questioned by female journalists who are not sufficiently sycophantic  —  President Donald Trump berated a female CNN reporter …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
White House launches personal attack on CNN reporter over question to Trump
The Guardian:
Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more  —  Health data appears to be most affected by administration's attempt to wipe findings that don't align with its priorities, tracker shows  —  A database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC, Claiming Trump Administration “Retaliatory Campaign” Against Its Free Speech  —  ABC filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the FCC on Tuesday, claiming that its investigations and regulatory actions are part of a Trump administration …
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Trump administration pursues Kilmar Ábrego García on previously dismissed charges
Discussion: Breitbart and The Federalist
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Florida Primary Underscores State's New Identity as a Republican Juggernaut  —  Republicans hold every statewide elected office and have drastically swung voter registration in the state.  A newly gerrymandered congressional map has added four Republican-leaning seats.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Justice Department plans to send about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall  —  The move to send 1,000 poll monitors is likely the largest number under a Republican president, a DOJ official said.  —  Summary  —  The Justice Department plans to dispatch about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall …
Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
The Sex Criminals and Child Abusers of ICE and CBP  —  Rape.  Domestic violence.  Epstein friendship.  It's all tolerated by our valiant homeland-security apparatus.  PLUS: COINTELPRO 2026  —  THERE'S A CRIMINAL culture tolerated within the Department of Homeland Security …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Russians pull billions from banks, fearing Kremlin will seize deposits for war  —  Russians are withdrawing billions, causing liquidity problems for banks and undermining the Kremlin's ability to issue bonds to finance the fight in Ukraine.  —  Summary  —  Russians are pulling billions …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Poll showing Bass leading Raman by double digits was bogus, company says  — 3 min Click here to listen to this article … - The phony poll by a company called Median Strategies showed Bass leading Raman by a wide margin, but the company acknowledged Monday that it was fake.
Axios:
Political dirty tricks upend midterm races across the country  —  The 2026 midterms are becoming a watershed election for primary meddling, mysterious super PACs, alleged straw candidates and all other manner of political shenanigans. … - The Pennsylvania Green Party and a group …
Discussion: ABC News
Jack Healy / New York Times:
A California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election Denier  —  The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.  —  Two months after her early release from prison …
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump thinks voting by mail is a corrupt scourge on the nation — except when he does it  —  At an unrelated White House event in May, Donald Trump repeated a familiar attack against mail-in ballots — just “the nature of it” is “corrupt,” the president falsely claimed …
Washington Post:
Pentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war ends  —  An analysis, which the Defense Dept. said was not yet a formal review, will help address whether to rebuild strike-battered bases, said people familiar with the matter.  —  Summary
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Democrats enter their thirst trap era  —  Democrats seem to be leaning into a specific midterm strategy, especially on socials: bringing sexy back.  — Unbuttoned shirts on CNN. … - “We see a rise in young millennials, or the top part of Gen Z, trying to get into office,” …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Jeanine Pirro pushes hard to keep alleged memorial vandal in jail  —  Weeks after being rebuked by President Donald Trump for dropping cases related to alleged damage to the Reflecting Pool, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is going to unusual lengths to try …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔎 Subscribe to PN 🔎  —  When the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesotans earlier this summer, it was painfully clear …
Discussion: KSTP-TV and Washington Examiner
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Hegseth travels to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity’ amid 2028 speculation  —  Officials familiar with the defense secretary's thinking believe he is considering a run for president or some other office after his time in the Trump administration ends.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday …
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Family Member Warns USS Spruance Sailors May Be Left Behind  —  The destroyer could remain deployed for months after the USS Abraham Lincoln returns, a claim not publicly confirmed by the Navy.  —  Add us on  —  A family member of a sailor aboard the USS Spruance says the destroyer …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge allows Trump to end thousands of Ethiopians' deportation protections  —  A federal judge on Tuesday allowed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end legal protections granted to over 5,000 Ethiopians that have allowed them to live and work in the United States.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
US ICE puts forward insurance plan to protect local officers making immigration arrests  —  The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has put forward an insurance plan that could protect local police officers who make immigration arrests from potential financial consequences if they are accused of misconduct while on duty.
New York Times:
Lake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues  —  Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.  —  Lakes Powell and Mead, the nation's largest reservoirs …
Discussion: Semafor and Los Angeles Times
 
 
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