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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump's Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms — A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could ‘derail’ midterms — The U.S. Postal Service could “derail” the midterm election if it continues rushing out “untested” technology as part of President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting, a newly released whistleblower report warns.
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New York Magazine, Daily Kos, The Maine Wire, Straight Arrow, IJR News and Little Green Footballs
Axios:
USPS whistleblower warns new ballot system could fail
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The Guardian, The Moderate Voice, Rolling Stone, New Republic, Democracy Docket, Forbes, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Truthout, Washington Examiner and NOTUS
Irie Sentner / Politico:
How abortion could shape 2028 — Abortion is simmering as an issue in the background of this year's midterm elections.
John Light / Talking Points Memo:
‘A Shit Show’: Postal Service Whistleblower Warns That New Project Will Sow Chaos in Election
‘A Shit Show’: Postal Service Whistleblower Warns That New Project Will Sow Chaos in Election
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PBS NewsHour and Democracy Docket
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed and sloppy, a whistleblower contends
Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed and sloppy, a whistleblower contends
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats left reeling after shock defections — House Democrats were left stunned and pointing fingers Tuesday after a pair of centrist lawmakers unexpectedly helped Republican leadership pass a key procedural vote. … - The two centrists, Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) …
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Politico:
2 House Democrats vote to salvage GOP agenda — A pair of House Democrats voted to rescue the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday as GOP leaders faced an internal revolt, an extremely rare crossing of party lines that pushed a key procedural vote through a closely divided chamber.
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Washington Examiner, Legal Insurrection and The Hill
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House votes to pass short-term funding bill and prevent a shutdown before the election — The legislation, which already passed the Senate, now goes to President Donald Trump to become law, checking off the main item on Congress' to-do list ahead of the midterms.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats fume about GOP's anti-socialism bill
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The Hill, New York Post, NOTUS, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Roll Call, Fox News, Newsweek, NewsMax.com and Truthout
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democratic leaders blindsided by two members who bailed out Johnson
Democratic leaders blindsided by two members who bailed out Johnson
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New Republic
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
College student steps into highway traffic, is killed after losing TPS — Pierre Damas Bel's family said he took his own life after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle monitor. — Summary
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Jessica Orozco / SpringfieldNewsSun.com:
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say — A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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The Haitian Times, New Republic and The Post Millennial
Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
DeWine calls death of Springfield Haitian student ‘horrible tragedy’
DeWine calls death of Springfield Haitian student ‘horrible tragedy’
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Breitbart
Frank Kendall / New York Times:
The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to Trump — I attended a military retirement ceremony last month at which Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the presiding officer and featured speaker. It was eerily, even alarmingly normal.
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Jake Traylor / MS NOW:
Protests erupt over plan to slash polling locations in key Texas swing county — The third-most populous county in Texas will have nearly a third fewer polling places this November after Republican county commissioners dramatically reduced the number of polling locations in Tarrant County.
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Hit With Furious Staff Backlash — INSIDE SCOOP — Disgruntled CBS staff lament another poor editorial decision from Bari Weiss. — CBS News boss Bari Weiss drew intense backlash from her own staff after intervening in a story to tie Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed …
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Tampa Bay Times:
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa — Yasmany Moreno thought he was being transferred. Again.The 32-year-old Cuban who traveled between Tampa and Miami for work had already spent more than a year in immigration detention centers across the United States.
YouGov:
A record 38% of Republicans say Canada is unfriendly or an enemy of the U.S. — President Donald Trump recently imposed a 50% tariff on many Canadian goods, a move most Americans are strongly or somewhat opposed to, the latest Economist/YouGov Poll finds. 58% of Americans are opposed …
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Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Schumer takes aim at Trump's tariffs with new bill
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump — British far-right pundit breaks silence on ICE arrest and deportation and says he was ‘really, really terrified’ — Milo Yiannopoulos, the British far-right commentator who was arrested last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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The Hill, NOTUS, TMZ.com, The Wrap, Washington Post, Mediaite, The American Conservative, Mother Jones and PinkNews
Donica Phifer / Axios:
Apple joins Google in renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” — Apple has changed the label on Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” according to an Axios review of Apple Maps on Tuesday afternoon. — Why it matters: Apple is the second major digital map provider to make the switch.
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump's Lake Ontario order
MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump's Lake Ontario order
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
House formally shames Chuck Edwards for sexual harassment of female aides — The House moved Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for sexually harassing young female staffers in his office. — The 413-2 vote was an overwhelming rebuke to the North Carolina Republican …
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
House censures GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards over ‘inappropriate conduct’ with female staffers
House censures GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards over ‘inappropriate conduct’ with female staffers
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Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Trump to promote acting Navy secretary amid Pentagon turmoil — Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao is getting a promotion. — Cao, who has served in an acting role since Navy Secretary John Phelan abruptly left the post in April, will be nominated to be his permanent replacement …
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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Trump selects Hung Cao to serve as US Navy secretary
Ben Finley / Associated Press:
US says it's hitting targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after month with no military action — The U.S. military says it's striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action. U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that the strikes …
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Paul Krugman:
The Plot to Steal Venezuela's Oil — A scam that is both vile and deeply stupid — The United States has an ugly reputation in Latin America — a reputation that, I'm sorry to say, is mostly well deserved. Our government has a long track record of supporting dictators …
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The Moderate Voice, The Atlantic and CBS News
Reuters:
Trump birthright curbs may prompt US passport checks on parents — The U.S. State Department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of President Donald Trump's latest effort to limit birthright citizenship.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A Familiar Media Failure — There are only two parties, and only one election; legacy media is once again creating false impressions about the stakes; Democrats once again aren't helping their own cause. — ∙ Paid — Wherever you fall on the question of whether Abdul El-Sayed …
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump approval stuck at lowest level of political career: Survey — President Trump's approval rating has remained stagnant at the lowest point between his two presidencies, according to a new poll. — The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey shows that Trump's approval rating has remained at 33 percent …
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Reuters, MS NOW, NewsNation and New Republic
Joe Anuta / Politico:
Mamdani, Hochul accuse Trump of defunding the police — NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani blasted President Donald Trump on Tuesday for failing to make good on a promise to fully fund New York's counterterrorism efforts. — Last year, the Department …
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Washington Examiner, Governor Kathy Hochul, City & State New York, Daily Kos and Fox News
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America's Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 — A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim. — Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer who plowed his fields behind Belgian draft horses …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Alaska finalizes Senate race for November: 3 Republicans, including 2 named Dan Sullivan, and 1 Democrat — Former Rep. Mary Peltola will be the only Democrat on the ballot after Democratic candidate David Leslie withdrew. He had finished fourth in the primary.
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The Daily Wire, Newsweek and Associated Press
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
G20 Chair's Statement1 — SECOND MEETING OF G20 FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS — ASHEVILLE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — We, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors who assembled in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 31 and September 1, 2026, met to advance the G20 Finance track priorities for 2026.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Nikki Haley demands Vance ‘choose a side’ between Israel and its critics — Nikki Haley on Tuesday appeared to condemn Vice President JD Vance's defense of former Fox News host and Israel critic Tucker Carlson during his appearance at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership summit. — “Right is right.
David Harsanyi / Washington Examiner:
The ‘Gaza genocide’ is a hoax — In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.
Reuters:
Kremlin adviser, papal envoy to discuss Ukraine humanitarian issues — Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov will discuss humanitarian issues in the Ukraine conflict with papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi later this month in Russia, Ushakov was quoted by media as saying on Tuesday.

