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9:45 AM ET, August 25, 2026

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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms  —  The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections.
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
246. Making Sense of the Mail-in Ballots Ruling  —  The Supreme Court's grant of a stay in one of the mail-in ballot cases is deeply wrong, but it's also not the main event over whether Trump's patently unlawful executive order can take effect.  —  I apologize in advance for writing a stream …
Axios:
Supreme Court upholds Trump's order to overhaul mail-in ballots … But the majority wrote that the administration was “likely to suffer irreparable harm” from the freeze.  — “This internal directive does not regulate the States' voter registration processes,” the court's order reads.
New York Times:
Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now  —  The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump's order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.  —  A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed …
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court's order on elections.  But it could open door to ‘chaos’  —  The Supreme Court's decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump's order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms …
Paul Krugman:
Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front  —  So here, according to Trump and his officials, is the state of the war with Iran: Iran has been totally defeated and is desperate for a deal — indeed, Trump has announced that a deal is imminent on at least six distinct occasions.
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Reuters:
Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions  —  Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington's pressure campaign.
Wall Street Journal:
The Warnings That Came Before a War Now Reaching the Six-Month Mark  —  After military and diplomatic efforts, President Trump pins his hopes on economic warfare  —  WASHINGTON—Days before going to war with Iran in February, President Trump summoned his intelligence chief to the Oval Office …
Bloomberg:
Xi Signals Defiance as US Threatens Sanctions for Iran Support  —  Xi Jinping's government is sending a message of defiance to Donald Trump over China's economic ties with Iran.  —  Hours after the US sanctioned dozens of Chinese entities and threatened to target an unspecified …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Attempt to Strangle Iran's Economy Depends on China's Cooperation
Richard Goldberg / New York Post:
Operation Economic Outcast is a recipe for success against Iran
Discussion: CoinDesk, NewsMax.com and New Republic
Sammy Westfall / Washington Post:
Trump says U.S. could rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade war  —  The president cited his tariff fight in a social media post, saying the United States doesn't expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump …
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ as Canada trade war escalates  —  President Trump floated the possibility of rebranding Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” in a shot across the bow against Canada's most populous province — whose premier threatened to cut off electricity and minerals to the US.
Justin Boggs / Scripps News:   Trump proposes renaming Lake Ontario amid US-Canada trade tensions
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
‘Flunky,’ ‘Loser’: Trump Trades Wild Insults With Canada's Ford
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say  —  The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Prepares to Revoke Up to 200,000 Visas From Asylum Seekers
Discussion: NOTUS and Semafor
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center finances deteriorated sharply after Trump name change  —  Budget and meeting documents obtained by The Post show ticket revenue and fundraising plummeted even as leaders publicly touted a financial turnaround.  —  Summary  —  Ticket sales and fundraising collapsed …
Youri Benadjaoud / ABC News:
2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania  —  The individuals were not vaccinated, health officials said.  —  Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.  Both were unvaccinated.  —  These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years …
Discussion: WTTG-TV, Political.org and The Hill
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
A MAGA Propaganda Circular Firing Squad  —  How leaking to a prominent pro-Trump influencer prompted accusations of entrapment and deep-state conspiracy.  —  PRO-TRUMP INTERNET SLEUTH Jennica Pounds—better known as “Data Republican” to her nearly one million followers on X—made a grim announcement on Friday.
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from left-wing influencer after comments about American Jews  —  People in entertainment The Middle East Race & ethnicity Social media  —  Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sought to distance himself Monday from Hasan Piker after the left-wing streamer …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker's comments on American Jews
Jeff Stein / NOTUS:
J.D. Vance Is Rattling the GOP's Old Guard  —  Vice President JD Vance has attacked several conservative icons in recent weeks, unnerving many in the Republican Party's old guard ahead of the 2028 presidential primary.  —  Last month, Vance criticized British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher …
Discussion: So What and MS NOW
Zachary Small / New York Times:
Trump Officials Propose Sale of ‘Woke’ Painting by Kehinde Wiley  —  The State Department recently removed the painting of Dominicans from a U.S. embassy, noting it was by the artist who made Barack Obama's presidential portrait.  —  The State Department wants to sell a painting …
 
 
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Bipasha Dey / Reuters:
US prepares to send diplomats back to Middle East embassies after Iran war evacuations, NYT reports
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
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CNN:
Trump criticism leads to rare criminal charges for Air Force officer who called for impeachment
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DOJ signals it will appeal ruling requiring removal of some redactions in Epstein files
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump moves to reshape White House's South Lawn
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
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