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10:00 PM ET, August 19, 2026

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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
What it means that Democrats are winning special elections in Trump country  —  The latest victory came in a state House race near Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump survived an attempt on his life in 2024 and won big.  —  Summary  —  The Democratic Party made its mark Tuesday for the second …
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Florida Dems scramble to regroup after Nixon upset  —  MIAMI — Progressive Angie Nixon's stunning upset in Florida's Senate race has many Democrats in the state spiraling.  —  The Jacksonville lawmaker's primary victory on Tuesday night over retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman jolted a state few thought would hold any surprises.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
Daniel Donner / The Downballot:
100+ specials since Trump's return show Democrats in good position to reclaim the House
Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump celebrates Florida loss of ‘treasonous creep’
Sydney Carruth / MS NOW:
Who is Angie Nixon, the democratic socialist who won big in Florida?
MS NOW:
Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year  —  The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America's Borrowing Binge Continues  —  President Trump's promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America's debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.  —  America's gross national debt topped $40 trillion …
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion
Discussion: The Hill, Fox Business and NewsMax.com
Steve Thompson / Washington Post:
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion faster than forecasters expected
Discussion: CBS News, Pen Strokes and NewsMax.com
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump's Human Printer Is Cray-Cray  —  It would be much better if they *were* sleeping together.  —  1,147 … Join  —  1. Nataly.  Natali.  Nathalie.  —  We have to talk about the Trump-Natalie Harp thing.  I'm sorry.  I had a big piece about economics teed up for today.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies  —  The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio.  — In the memo, obtained by Axios …
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Ties to data centers could cost Ohio Sen. Jon Husted his seat, memo warns  —  A GOP memo obtained by The Post urges the tech industry to take action to improve the image of the controversial facilities.  —  Republicans are warning that former Democratic senator Sherrod Brown's relentless campaign …
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Phelim Kine / Politico:
Trump's snub of South Korea sends region scrambling
Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
'It's Bonkers': Jennifer Hegseth's Hands-On Role in Her Husband's Pentagon  —  After an 18-year career at Fox News, she is now her husband's most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job like no Pentagon spouse has before.  —  There has never been a Pentagon spouse quite like Jennifer Hegseth.
Discussion: The Independent
Washington Post:
Trump joins leaders of crypto companies in push for industry-backed bill  —  Executives used a White House event to lobby for legislation that may lend greater legitimacy to the growing industry — one that has made Trump more than $1 billion.  —  Summary  —  Surrounded by executives from Coinbase …
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:   Democrats Press Kevin Warsh to Disclose Calls With Trump
New York Times:   Trump, Who Has Amassed Enormous Wealth in Crypto, Hosts Industry Leaders
Jake Traylor / MS NOW:
Trump to be interviewed by Michael Cohen  —  President Donald Trump is set to record an interview on Thursday with Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer and fixer who later became a persistent public critic and the star witness in the hush money trial that led to Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts.
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Michael Cohen, Trump's fixer-turned-nemesis, says he'll interview former boss
Discussion: Newsweek and NewsMax.com
Eric Henderson / CBS News:
Mike Lindell says he will fund statewide hand recount after losing Minnesota GOP primary by double digits  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor …
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NBC News:
Mike Lindell says he'll pay for recount after double-digit loss in Minnesota governor primary  —  The MyPillow founder said he's prepared to pay nearly $1 million to cover the costs associated with a hand recount after he lost to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
Discussion: MPR News, KSTP-TV and RealClearPolitics
The Hill:
Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran  —  President Trump announced Wednesday evening the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER” against Iran amid negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil trading waterway that has been effectively closed since early March.
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Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Starting ‘Economic Warfare’ Operation Against Iran
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Nominates Aide Heidi Overton for FDA Commissioner  —  President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is nominating Heidi Overton, a White House aide, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  —  “Dr. Heidi has been a ROCKSTAR in my Administration, where she has worked directly …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Washington Post:
Three more Trump-endorsed candidates lose their primaries  —  10 candidates backed by the president have lost so far in 2026, nearly tying his worst year in 2022.  —  For nearly a decade, President Donald Trump has prided himself as a GOP kingmaker, bestowing his “Complete and Total Endorsement” …
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NBC News:
Trump administration was warned about peeling Reflecting Pool nearly a month before it brought vandalism case  —  A National Park Service engineer warned that the pool's floor was peeling due to the renovation process and the materials used for the reinstallation.
Wall Street Journal:
Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA  —  Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines  —  An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study …
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Wall Street Journal:
New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth's Army Pick Makes His Mark  —  Gen. Christopher LaNeve takes aim at a cutting-edge drone unit, one of several moves he has made since taking over the Army  —  WASHINGTON—The Army took a major step to prepare for wars of the future in January …
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
California senators call for ‘maximum oversight’ over conspiracist Tina Peters' new election job  —  Both of California's senators are deeply worried about convicted election denier Tina Peters' possible new job assisting with elections in the conservative bastion of Shasta County …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership  —  The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes has announced his retirement, ending a decades-long career with the military newspaper as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon moves …
Wired:
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police.  We Got Its Code  —  Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage.  WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz  —  The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.
Discussion: HotAir, New York Times and Reuters
Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Alleged Great Falls, Virginia, killer is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, DHS says  —  The 19-year-old suspect accused of killing a 42-year-old mother in Great Falls, Virginia, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
New York Post:
Ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reveals stunning moment bodyguard's wife confronted her about their tryst: ‘Are you having an affair with my husband?’  —  WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema claimed in court Wednesday that she had no romantic feelings for the bodyguard with whom she was having …
 
 
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Megan Cerullo / CBS News:
FDA upgrades recall of frozen blueberries sold at Publix to highest health risk level
Discussion: NewsNation and New York Post
US Department of Justice:
Chinese National Charged with Voter Fraud in Massachusetts
Discussion: Blaze Media and RedState
Chase Difeliciantonio / Politico:
Why Adam Schiff wants to tax AI companies
Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
FTC proposal would require retailers to be transparent about personalized pricing
Bloomberg:
Trump Set to Cut Canada Auto Tariffs to 15% in Trade Deal
Discussion: Associated Press
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Judge halts Trump's abstinence-only overhaul of teen sex ed program
Discussion: The Hill and NOTUS
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez accused of sex harassment, assault by House Ethics Committee witness
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump's Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
‘No serious dispute’ that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington's streets. They seldom stop crime
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
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