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12:50 PM ET, August 31, 2026

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YouGov:
Do you support or oppose renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America?  —  All adults  —  Region  —  Gender  —  Politics  —  Age  —  Race  —  Strongly support  —  9%  —  Somewhat support  —  10%  —  Somewhat oppose  —  10%  —  Strongly oppose  —  51%  —  Not sure  —  19%
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Desperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weakness  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Remember “Sharpiegate,” a relatively inconsequential but uncommonly stupid episode from Trump's first term?
Reuters:
Trump posts AI video of Iran's Kharg in ‘smithereens’, no evidence of attack  —  U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video clip that he said was Iran's oil hub Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, hours after the two countries traded attacks for the first time since July.
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Associated Press:
US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
David Rising / Associated Press:
UAE says it intercepted an Iranian drone after weekend US strikes on rocket launchers in Iran
Washington Post:
Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles … The Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative military veterans with large online followings in government roles, declining to disclose their assignments as they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's viewpoints …
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Politico:
Bernie bites back  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Trump voters express rare frustration with the president: ‘He went against some of his promises’  —  NBC News traveled to eight of the country's most competitive House districts and found that while some Trump voters are still die-hard supporters, others want him to refocus.
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Washington Post:
Vulnerable Republicans are eyeing Trump's war chest.  He has other plans.  —  As Republicans fight to hold Congress, Trump and his allies are spending money and political capital to keep him at the center of the campaign.  —  Summary  —  For vulnerable politicians, the safest place …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump: Communities that reject data centers will end up ‘backwards and poor’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday again championed the spread of data centers despite growing bipartisan backlash ahead of the midterms in November.  —  In a post to Truth Social, the president insisted data centers …
Discussion: The Hill, MeidasTouch and NewsMax.com
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Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Says ‘Let Data Reign’ in Call to Support Data Centers
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Politico:
Poll: Working class voters are still up for grabs  —  Republicans and Democrats are fighting over working class voters.  Americans don't believe the rhetoric.  —  Fifty-five percent of Americans think politicians are just trying to win votes when they say they will help the working class …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   One out of six Trump voters says they wouldn't vote for him again
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
The Cruelty Comes to Springfield  —  Six months in, the war in Iran is suddenly hot again.  The U.S. military said Sunday it had bombarded Iranian troops on Larak Island who were trying to launch mines into the Strait of Hormuz, killing several people.  Iran responded by firing …
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi's First-Ever Lifetime Ban  —  Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address  —  WASHINGTON—Kalshi said on Monday that it would ban former Republican …
Zak Hudak / CBS News:
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 commemoration invite scrutiny of past remarks  —  As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, may be facing the risk of renewed scrutiny and fresh political attack.
Discussion: Axios and NewsMax.com
Gillian Brockell / American Prospect:
‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far  —  This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  For the first few hours of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight over the Atlantic Ocean …
NBC News:
House returns from five weeks away with a top priority: Avoid a government shutdown  —  The Republican-controlled chamber plans to vote on a bill to prevent a shutdown before the November election.  It may also vote on censuring a Republican and Russia sanctions.
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Calen Razor / Politico:   Johnson faces pressure to cut out early
New York Times:
More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They're Getting Tossed  —  State officials say they worry about the Postal Service's ability to deliver votes this fall.  They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Hegseth chose loyalty over leadership — and has crippled the military  —  The Iran quagmire wouldn't have happened under Trump's first-term military leaders.  —  It was obvious from the start that appointing Pete Hegseth — a former Fox News weekend host — as secretary of defense …
Discussion: MS NOW and Drezner's World
New York Times:
These Generals Fought for Israel.  Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.  —  A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support.
New York Times:
‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election  —  At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections.  Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.  —  In Michigan and Minnesota …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Conspiracy Nut Fronting Trump's $2.3B Flub Revamp Revealed  —  CRACKPOT CONTRACT  —  The public face of DHS's self-deportation competition made a name for himself by role-playing as a jihadist.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A Donald Trump official who promoted birther lies has been made the public face …
Discussion: Alternet.org
NBC News:
Pro-AI group jumps into the data center fight with new ads aimed at reshaping public opinion  —  The nonprofit group Build American AI is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin to promote its data center agenda.  —  One of the largest pro-AI groups involved …
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
How the Right Could Actually End Birthright Citizenship … early last year, a woman named Liza and her husband were busy preparing for the birth of their child.  On top of the normal stresses of pregnancy, they faced another, less typical concern: that their baby would be stateless.
Discussion: Slate and SCOTUSblog
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
GOP campaign arms ask Supreme Court to intervene in TV ad rate case  —  The GOP's campaign arms asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step in and allow them to buy television ads at the cheapest rate ahead of the midterms after a federal appeals court ruled that only candidates are entitled to the special rate.
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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Dan Morse / Washington Post:
Airman's ‘contemptuous’ words for Trump lead to high-stakes military charges
Discussion: Alternet.org
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The #Resistance Is Dead; Long Live The Resistance
Fox News:
FIRST ON FOX: Texas becomes testing ground for new defense against attacks on America's water systems
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump Labor Secretary nominee pitched access to “America's comprehensive welfare” to Chinese nationals
New York Times:
Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes.
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
How Much Is the Iran War Costing Americans?
Discussion: The Intercept and Atlantic Council
 Earlier Items: 
Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
6 months into Iran war, Trump's threats to allies deepen U.S. isolation
Will McDuffie / MS NOW:
‘Gets in the weeds’: Susan Collins' superpower against Troy Jackson?
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Secretive deals may cut billions from U.S. global health spending, analysis shows
New York Times:
Nonstop Russian Drones Make for Dangerous New Phase of War in Kyiv
Discussion: Fox News
Kelsey Brugger / Politico:
The midterms are months away. Members are already jockeying for seats on this powerful panel.
Marc Champion / Bloomberg:
Trump Is Copying Putin's Losing Playbook With Canada
 

 
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