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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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CNN:
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him  —  Natalie Harp wouldn't take no for an answer.  —  It was October 2023, and Donald Trump was due at a New York City courthouse to fight his latest set of legal troubles.
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.
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.
Discussion: twitchy.com and HuffPost
Politico:
Moskowitz dunks on the DSA  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Wednesday morning, get ready to re-up your HBO Max subscription, and send us your favorite quotes (ours is below).  —  In today's Playbook ...  — There's one Democratic primary the DSA may come to regret.
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Yes, We Absolutely Should Talk About Natalie Harp
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Who is Natalie Harp? Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight
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.
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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 …
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.
Politico:
Florida voters, hungry for change, snub Dem establishment and even Trump
Dan Merica / Washington Post:   How Trump's dismissive comment could damage GOP chances in a key House race
New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Democratic Socialist Scores Florida Upset as Contests Are Held in 4 States
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
The Hill:
Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets
Discussion: NPR and New York Post
Bloomberg:
Trump Delays Canada Tariffs at 11th Hour, Saying Deal Close
Discussion: New York Times and Al Jazeera
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 »
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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Olivia Patel / NBC News:
Darline Graham defends her resume in South Carolina debate after saying ‘national security is not my thing’  —  The appointed senator and her GOP primary opponent, Rep. Ralph Norman, traded criticism a week ahead of the Aug. 25 primary runoff following Lindsey Graham's death.
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 …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Cory Mills loses his Florida primary amid investigations  —  Mills lost to Republican Ryan Elijah, NBC News projects, while facing House Ethics Committee and Department of Justice investigations.  Mills has denied wrongdoing.  —  Republican Rep. Cory Mills has lost his primary in Florida …
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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Cory Mills' Downfall Came From Inside the House
Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Caller, Axios and MS NOW
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: New York Times and BusinessDay
Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Minnesota Sues Texas Governor Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent  —  A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.  —  Minnesota's attorney general on Tuesday sued Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas …
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Associated Press:
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says  —  A former Justice Department attorney casts doubt on claims of systemic antisemitism at Brown, Harvard and Columbia.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism …
Mark Alfred / NOTUS:
This Freshman Congressman Is Out-Legislating All Other Lawmakers  —  The 119th Congress is on track to be one of the least productive in recent history, furthering the trend of fewer and fewer bills ever becoming law.  Setting aside the renaming of buildings such as post offices …
New York Times:
Trump's Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week  —  Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.  —  With the fate of his ballroom tied up in court, President Trump is racing against the clock.
 
 
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Jeff Stein / NOTUS:
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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
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