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10:20 AM ET, August 23, 2026

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New York Times:
Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly  —  President Trump's son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.  —  Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Ilya Gridneff / Financial Times:
Mark Carney says Canada is now ‘at war’ with US over trade
Wall Street Journal:
Why Democrats Still Have a Shot at Winning the Senate  —  Michigan and Maine remain question marks, but the party flaunts strength in purple and red states  —  in Mitchell, S.D.  —  Democrats fighting to win back the Senate from the Republicans spent their summer sweating …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again  —  With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped.  But a lot has changed.  —  The war in the Middle East is increasingly unpopular.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms  —  With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.  —  The fight over data centers is suddenly at the epicenter of the midterm elections.
Discussion: Breitbart and Newsweek
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New York Times:
Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again  —  A governor's race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.  —  Across Ohio, a state that receded …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:   Democrats see political gain in Ohio's health care pain
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Twitter Broke the Left.  X Will Break the Right.  —  Of late, I've seen some arguments for why anyone who is even modestly to the left should quit Elon Musk's X. Ned Resnikoff, the author of the forthcoming YIMBY manifesto “Build or Die,” offers one version of the case.
Telegraph:
Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant  —  Unprecedented cyber attack believed to be most successful of its kind  —  Tony Diver , Political Editor.  Rozina Sabur , National Security Editor.  Matt Oliver , Industry Editor  —  Add us as preferred source  —  Tony Diver , Political Editor.
The Atlantic:
An American City, With Troops on Its Streets  —  Since the country's founding, deployments of soldiers to U.S. soil have been exceedingly rare.  But residents of Washington, D.C., are living in a new normal.  —  The sight of military troops patrolling in a peaceful American city would once have been strange, if not outright alarming.
Discussion: NPR and CBS News
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Sean Duffy's Reality Show: From ‘The Real World’ to the Deal World  —  “The Great American Road Trip” sends the transportation secretary and his family on a wholesome, dull tour, with a lot of help from their sponsors.  —  There is a convention, when someone launches a spinoff of a hit TV show …
Ford McCracken / ABC News:
Gov. Abbott dismisses GOP worries about Texas, says voters will be ‘rushing to vote for Ken Paxton’  —  Abbott also spoke with ABC News' Jonathan Karl about Trump's job performance.  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 27, 2026.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Flock camera backlash adds fuel to midterm anti-AI frenzy  —  Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger over the AI surveillance tool.
Discussion: CBS News
Washington Post:
El-Sayed's win triggered wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric online, Post analysis shows  —  After Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan, conservative commentary about him shifted focus from socialism to his Muslim identity.  —  Summary  —  Hours after Abdul El-Sayed won …
Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
The hubris of Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump has a list.  On it are some of the most powerful and feared men in human history: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, William the Conqueror, Adolph Hitler, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin.  It is a list that the president is happy to brandish …
Paul Krugman:
Debt and Tax Cuts  —  How did U.S. debt get so big?  The answer may surprise you  —  ∙ Paid  —  Chart 1 Center for American Progress  —  Federal debt is in the news.  There were many headlines last week about the debt exceeding $40 trillion and now being bigger than the economy.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Doctors say Trump's weight poses a significant health risk  —  The president has gained about 20 pounds since his campaign, according to his statements and those of aides.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has faced scrutiny for bruising on his hands, swelling in his ankles and apparent drowsiness …
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
US Postal Service issues rule to tighten requirements for mail-in voting despite courts looking to block  —  The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Friday new eligibility guidelines for mail-in ballots, complying with President Trump's March executive order restricting the practice …
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María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Trump-Aligned Mail Ballot Rules Readied for High Court Decision
Discussion: Straight Arrow and Reuters
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump tries new midterm message to supporters: 'Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot'
Washington Post:
After decades of free spending, Washington is facing some unpalatable choices  —  As the national debt surpasses $40 trillion, lawmakers may soon be compelled to make some long-deferred choices that will leave few Americans unscathed.  —  Summary  —  Year after year, the federal government has spent more than it collected in taxes.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Katie Martin / Financial Times:
Bossing the bond market around never works
Discussion: Asia Times
 
 
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Associated Press:
Iran's president says US memorandum is best path out of stalled war, and other Middle East news
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
George Chidi / The Guardian:
Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust
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Tilly Robinson / The Indianapolis Star:
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New York Times:
How a Billionaire Shaped Trump's Homelessness Policy
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Stock Disclosure Shows More Than 1,000 Trades in June
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and CNBC
Addy Bink / The Hill:
Cases of ‘scromiting’ condition tied to cannabis use spike among teens, young adults: New study
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Across the country, Kennedy touts MAHA, but not vaccines
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation, NewsMax.com and Politico
Sarah Kessler / New York Times:
Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty
Discussion: TechCrunch
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him
 

 
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Sources: California AG is expected to ask Paramount to divest some TV channels and keep its movie studio separate from WB before approving its WBD acquisition

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Sources: the Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes' publisher, EIC, and a Middle East reporter for insubordination; the publisher earlier announced his retirement

Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
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