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11:25 PM ET, August 19, 2026

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Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump celebrates Florida loss of ‘treasonous creep’  —  President Trump on Wednesday celebrated the loss of Alex Vindman in the Senate Democratic primary in Florida.  —  “The most gratifying loss last night was that of a real treasonous creep, Alexander Vindman, to a Radical Left Lunatic …
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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 …
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
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  —  The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit to make up an enormous share of federal spending.
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Fox Business
Steve Thompson / Washington Post:
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion faster than forecasters expected
Discussion: CBS News, NewsMax.com and Pen Strokes
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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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Michael Cohen won't say if he'll use his Trump interview to seek a pardon
Discussion: Washington Times
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Michael Cohen, Trump's fixer-turned-nemesis, says he'll interview former boss
Discussion: Newsweek and NewsMax.com
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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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
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.
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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Phelim Kine / Politico:
Trump's snub of South Korea sends region scrambling  —  The Trump administration's snub of South Korea has America's allies in Asia rethinking how much they can depend on the U.S. for defense — and looking to each other to reduce their reliance on Washington.
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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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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies
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
Discussion: MPR News, KSTP-TV and RealClearPolitics
Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Starting ‘Economic Warfare’ Operation Against Iran  —  The US will begin what President Donald Trump said would be an unprecedented economic warfare operation against Iran, after faulting the country for failing to take its chance to make a deal with him.
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
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The Hill:
Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran
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.
NOTUS:
Trump Considers a Press Secretary Shakeup: Picking a Man  —  The president is considering a man to prevent comparisons with outgoing spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, sources say.  — Copy  —  After four female press secretaries during his two terms, President Donald Trump has told close advisers …
Discussion: The Hill
NPR:
Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting  —  A highly unusual Census Bureau report that President Trump is using to reup dubious claims of widespread illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens has ties to a Trump-aligned think tank, NPR has learned.
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israel Opens Criminal Inquiries Into Killings of Hind Rajab, 5, and of Medics  —  Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country's conduct in Gaza were transferred to the military police.  Such investigations have rarely led to convictions.
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 …
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 …
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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
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: New York Times, HotAir and Reuters
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 …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Judge halts Trump's abstinence-only overhaul of teen sex ed program  —  A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration's recent changes to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, which hit groups around the country that teach classes on healthy relationships, abstinence and contraception.
Discussion: The Hill and NOTUS
New York Times:
Prosecutor Reduces Charges Against L.A.P.D. Whistle-Blower After Uproar  —  A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks.  The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.
Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Judge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump's Name on Kennedy Center  —  The request from a Democratic lawmaker follows a decision by the Trump-allied board to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” to the building.  —  A Democratic lawmaker has asked a federal judge …
 
 
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David McCabe / New York Times:
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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
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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Bloomberg:
Trump Set to Cut Canada Auto Tariffs to 15% in Trade Deal
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 Earlier Items: 
Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Alleged Great Falls, Virginia, killer is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, DHS says
Associated Press:
An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez accused of sex harassment, assault by House Ethics Committee witness
Betsy Klein / CNN:
‘Very special stone’: Trump unveils another White House construction project
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Trump's Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce
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Bloomberg:
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CNBC:
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