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10:20 AM ET, August 19, 2026

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New York Times:
Natalie Harp, Trump's Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side.  What Exactly Does She Do?  —  President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side.  What, exactly, does she do?  —  She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday.  She works out of the Oval Office and she's got a regular seat on Marine One.
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TMZ.com:
Trump Aide Natalie Harp's Brother Explains Her Infatuation With POTUS  —  TRUMP AIDE NATALIE HARP'S BROTHER HER ‘INFATUATION’ WITH POTUS ISN'T PHYSICAL!!!  —  Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp may be infatuated with the president ... but her estranged brother says he seriously doubts she's physically attracted to him.
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: 👱‍♀️ 🖨️ Inside Trumpland's Freakout Over ‘Natalie’  —  Natalie Harp is so close to the president that her ‘love letters’ caused a massive leak hunt in Trumpland that you probably never heard of.  Plus, the Dem establishment loses another Senate primary.
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Yes, We Absolutely Should Talk About Natalie Harp
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary  —  NBC News projects that Nixon, a state lawmaker, will face GOP Sen. Ashley Moody, who was appointed to replace Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in the general election.
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Politico:
Florida voters, hungry for change, snub Dem establishment and even Trump … TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Million-dollar fundraising advantages and even endorsements from President Donald Trump did little to sway Florida voters Tuesday as they rattled the state's parties by opposing candidates backed by the establishment.
Washington Post:
8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries  —  Embattled Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida) lost his re-election bid, another Trump gubernatorial pick fell, and another democratic socialist won a Democratic primary.  —  Many of the highest-profile elections on Tuesday night went just as expected.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Democratic State Representative Scores Upset Win in Florida Senate Primary  —  The underdog faces another uphill battle this November against a Republican incumbent heavily favored to win.  —  State Representative Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, a progressive firebrand who ran a long-shot underdog campaign …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Sabato Crystal Ball moves Florida Senate race to safely Republican after Nixon win
Discussion: CBS News
The Hill:
Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets
Discussion: NPR and New York Post
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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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The new existential threat to AI
Discussion: WPR, more at Techmeme »
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada for 3 days  —  Trump said the U.S. and Canada “have a DEAL” but didn't provide details. … President Donald Trump late Tuesday slammed the brakes on a wave of tariffs that were set to hit Canada at midnight.  —  On social media, Trump wrote …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump postpones 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
Emily Davies / New York Times:
'I'm Not That Informed on National Security,' Graham Says in South Carolina Debate  —  Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham.  Here are five takeaways.
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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 …
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Cory Mills' Downfall Came From Inside the House  —  GOP leaders and the White House backed Rep. Cory Mills' reelection bid despite a string of scandals, but one of his colleagues believed he could pose a threat to the majority.  — Copy  —  As allegations of sexual misconduct …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Cory Mills loses his Florida primary amid investigations
Catherine Welch / NPR:
Embattled Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills loses his fight to keep his House seat
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Secret Police Spying on Americans?  It's Darker than We Knew.  —  It's time to familiarize yourselves with the names “Operation Puppet Master” and “Operation Keyhole.”  If those nefarious phrases evoke to you the U.S. government's domestic spying on leftist groups in the 1960s and 1970s, it's for good reason.
Claire Jones / Financial Times:
US Treasury to double buybacks of long-term government debt  —  Sharp sell-off in recent weeks has sent borrowing costs soaring  —  The US Treasury department has said it will double the size of its buyback of long-term US government debt following a sharp sell-off that has sent borrowing costs soaring to multiyear highs.
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New York Times:
Bond Sell-Off Sends Borrowing Costs to Highest Level Since 2007
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
How Trump's dismissive comment could damage GOP chances in a key House race  —  In today's edition ... an upset in Florida ... Trump's golf game ... but first ...  Trump's dismissiveness on Iran and a key House race  —  After stories about deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln began …
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
How fake polling could upend the midterm elections  —  Adding to the polling industry's growing list of problems is a company that has admitted to releasing fake polls as a “social experiment” to see what kind of impact the misinformation could have.  —  The problem is this is exactly …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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New York Times:
Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Disney runs out of patience with Brendan Carr's bullsh*t  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📡 Subscribe to PN 📡  —  For over a year, ABC tried to appease the Trump administration.  —  It ignored constant abuse from the president …
Politico:
Trump tries to quiet his mass deportation campaign.  Voters aren't moving.  —  Republicans are struggling to reverse the damage President Donald Trump's immigration agenda has done with voters.  —  With less than 90 days until the midterm election, the Trump administration has sought …
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.
Clair McFarland / Cowboy State Daily:
Near-Total Massacre For Freedom Caucus In Wyoming Primary  —  Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary election.  “Wyoming citizens spoke loud and clear tonight!” said caucus critic Rep. Landon Brown.
John F. Harris / Politico:
Bill Clinton Turns 80 Today.  Does the Old Man Have Character? … A full three decades ago, as Bill Clinton turned 50 in the midst of his successful 1996 reelection campaign, he was sounding even then in an autumnal mood.  —  “I have more yesterdays than tomorrows” he used to say often that year …
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller insists he can win again — but warns in court filings he's bleeding union support and cash  —  GOP Rep. Max Miller is fretting that the loss of support from a key constituency could damage his reelection prospects — even as his party base continues to stand with him in spite …
Discussion: The Contrarian
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports.  Here's where levels are highest  —  (NEXSTAR) - Don't be surprised if you start hearing some more coughing in the next few weeks.  COVID-19 is once again on the rise in nearly every corner of the U.S.
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
A Texas University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content  —  The politician behind Texas' conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system.  Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.
Colin Demarest / Axios:
Iran war, said to be over “very soon,” nears 6 months  —  The Iran war — defined by fits and starts and strain on America's military — will hit the half-year mark next week with both Washington and Tehran betting they can outlast one another. … - The Navy is the topic du jour …
Discussion: The Maine Wire and Roll Call
emptywheel:
DOJ Used Pam Bondi's Trophy Arrests as an Excuse to Spy on Minnesota's Anti-ICE Community  —  I wrote about Isaac Sant's blockbuster court filing the other day, the exhibits to which revealed the conspiracy theory that clearly lay behind the Minnesota 15 indictment (which I predicted here).
 
 
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Washington Post:
Washington's $40 trillion debt milestone
Discussion: The Hill
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington's streets. They seldom stop crime
Nafeez Ahmed / Byline Times:
The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
Politico:
ICE's wins on mandatory detention come from just a handful of judges
Discussion: CalMatters
Paul Krugman:
What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?
Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
Hasan Piker's Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who's Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear ‘Doomsday Plane’ for Boeing
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Stein / NOTUS:
Nearly Half of Trump's Treasury Appointees Have Left
Shelby Webb / Politico:
How data centers and power lines could turn Texas governor's race blue
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Gas prices were a staple of GOP ads in 2024. Now it's Democrats' turn.
Discussion: MS NOW
Orac / RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE:
Oprah tries (unsuccessfully) to distance herself from Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil
Discussion: Fox News
 

 
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Letter: movie theater trade organization Cinema United, which previously supported the AGs' lawsuit against Paramount's WBD deal, now favors settlement talks

Max Tani / Semafor:
Memo: MS NOW plans to launch a $7.99/month membership program for “super fans” on September 9, offering members-only content verticals, a 24/7 feed, and more

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
OpenAI expands its ad pilot program across 31 European markets, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy; the pilot launched in the US, the UK, and others
 
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