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12:25 PM 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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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.
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.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox & Friends, echoing GOP memo, runs cover against “far-left” data center opposition  —  Republican leaders who fear that the furious, bipartisan backlash against AI data centers could cost their party in the midterm election are getting help from their loyal propagandists at Fox News.
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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 …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
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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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Sabato Crystal Ball moves Florida Senate race to safely Republican after Nixon win  —  Election handicapper Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted the Florida Senate race in favor of Republicans following an unexpected Tuesday win for a democratic socialist in the primary.
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
Politico:
Florida voters, hungry for change, snub Dem establishment and even Trump
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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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Darline Graham pilloried for saying she's ‘not that informed on national security’
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.
Steven Sloan / Associated Press:
Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8  —  The Kennedy Center has told a federal court that it would not attempt to return President Donald Trump's name to the building's facade before at least Sept. 8 as another legal battle over the performing arts venue's future takes shape.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump, Trump, Trump: Kennedy Center Board Voted To Return POTUS's Name To Three Different Spots On Complex's Grounds
Discussion: 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 …
Al Jazeera:
UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks  —  Iran denies launching missiles at the UAE, suggesting the incident was a ‘false flag operation’.  —  Add Al Jazeera on Google  —  The United Arab Emirates has imposed an indefinite trade embargo on Iran …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
‘No serious dispute’ that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say  —  The Department of Justice is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying “there is no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made last year …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says he told Cory Mills to ‘get out of the race’  —  President Donald Trump says he told Florida Rep. Cory Mills to exit the Republican primary before his election defeat Tuesday but that the embattled lawmaker “wouldn't listen.”  Mills, who was defeated by former local television news …
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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.
Discussion: MS NOW and Pluribus News
Bloomberg:
North Korea Denies Kim Talks as Trump Seeks Meeting This Year  —  North Korea denied any direct communication between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump even as the US president said he's seeking to meet with the strongman this year.  —  “The relationship between the two leaders remains excellent …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
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Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
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: NewsMax.com and The Contrarian
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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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Paul Krugman:
What Are Bond Markets Telling Us?  —  Interest rates are up — but don't panic  —  Rising interest rates on government debt, in the United States and other countries, were at the top of the Financial Timeshome page and many other financial news sites yesterday.
Caitlin Reilly / Bloomberg:
Treasury Seeks to Limit Immigrants' Use of Some Tax Breaks  —  The Trump administration moved to further limit immigrants' access to the refundable portion of four tax credits aimed at aiding students, workers and families.  —  Only citizens and certain foreigners, including lawful permanent residents …
Discussion: New York Post and Washington Times
Meghan L. Hall / USA Today:
Sophie Cunningham says WNBA can discuss both controversy, basketball |  Exclusive  —  ATLANTA - Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is signing autographs for a sea of screaming fans ahead of a matchup against the Atlanta Dream of Aug. 16.  —  “Sophie!  Sophie!
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 …
 
 
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas in “Dan J. Sullivan” Case, Raising Serious First Amendment Issues in Potentially Prosecuting Someone for Impure Political Motives
Discussion: RedState, NBC News, Reason and NewsMax.com
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Revealed: FCC chair Brendan Carr's close coordination with White House and rightwing media
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington's streets. They seldom stop crime
emptywheel:
DOJ Used Pam Bondi's Trophy Arrests as an Excuse to Spy on Minnesota's Anti-ICE Community
W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
How fake polling could upend the midterm elections
 Earlier Items: 
John F. Harris / Politico:
Bill Clinton Turns 80 Today. Does the Old Man Have Character?
Colin Demarest / Axios:
Iran war, said to be over “very soon,” nears 6 months
Discussion: Roll Call and The Maine Wire
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
Jeff Stein / NOTUS:
Nearly Half of Trump's Treasury Appointees Have Left
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here's where levels are highest
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
A Texas University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content
 

 
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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression:
A federal judge rules that two statutes Marco Rubio used to try to deport legal immigrants for their speech violate the First Amendment and are unconstitutional

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple TV raises prices in the US, with the monthly price up by $2 to $14.99, its fourth increase in four years; the individual Apple One tier rises $2 to $21.95

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The firings of three Stars and Stripes journalists are on hold until September 4, when a judge set an injunction hearing to pause the firings during litigation
 
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