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Perry Bacon / New Republic:
Good Riddance, Seth Moulton: You Got What You Deserved  —  The biggest reason that Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election is probably the post-Covid-19 inflation and anti-incumbent sentiment that resulted in parties in power across the world being defeated.  It didn't help that she refused …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Six Takeaways From the Massachusetts Primaries  —  Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change.  Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.  —  Massachusetts, as it turns out, is a good state in which to be a very old Democratic incumbent.
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Old and On the Way: How Ed Markey Dispatched Seth Moulton in Massachusetts
Jen Fifield / ProPublica:
New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials' Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement  —  In internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms.
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump begs SCOTUS to let him unleash midterm chaos  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✅ Subscribe to PN ✅  —  The important thing to know here is that this is all John Roberts's fault.  —  We're on the precipice of complete chaos as Trump tries to seize control of the midterms.
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
How the Supreme Court Helps Trump Run Out the Clock
Discussion: Alternet.org and Democracy Docket
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump approves disaster relief funds for 7 red states, after denying aid to blue states  —  Ahead of the midterm elections, the president isn't even being subtle about his scandalous politicization of disaster aid.  —  Donald Trump's politicization of federal disaster relief funds has become …
Discussion: MeidasTouch and Trump's Truth
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Mike Johnson, Wet Noodle  —  Donald Trump has spent two years openly favoring red states over blue ones while disbursing federal disaster relief funds, but it's still surreal to see him talk openly about it.  In a Truth Social post last night, Trump had this to say:
CNN:
Hegseth's culture war fixation disrupting Army progress, sources say  —  Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military National security  —  In the aftermath of the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, multiple sources told CNN they believe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is damaging …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:   Pentagon turmoil deepens as Hegseth consolidates control
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Almost 90 percent of Americans say there is widespread corruption in government  —  Nearly 90 percent of Americans believe corruption is rampant in government, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday, a record number that has risen dramatically over the last two years since President Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Discussion: Gallup, Semafor and WTOP News
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Poll shows nearly 90% of Americans believe government corruption is widespread
Discussion: The Guardian and The Independent
Politico:
Republicans aren't exactly flocking to Trump's midterm convention  —  President Donald Trump has a vision for next week's GOP convention in Dallas: a televised spectacle putting Republican candidates in front of midterm voters and top party donors just two months before the Election Day — with Trump himself headlining the show.
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Politico:
Trump invites battleground Republicans to Rose Garden dinner
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Leah Litman / The Atlantic:
The Court's Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems  —  The conservative justices have separation of powers exactly backwards.  —  In deciding to allow President Trump to proceed with constructing a new ballroom, which Congress has not authorized, at the White House, which Trump does not own …
Discussion: Lawfare
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz the ‘Trump Strait’ … President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz — the central point of contention in the ongoing war against Iran that the U.S. and Israel started — after himself.  —  The proposal via a Truth Social post came less …
Discussion: MS NOW, NOTUS, Mediaite, The Hill and Newsweek
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YouGov:   A record 38% of Republicans say Canada is unfriendly or an enemy of the U.S.
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Politico:
2 House Democrats vote to salvage GOP agenda
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
US Mint officially launches $1 coin featuring Trump  —  The United States Mint released 250,000 $1 coins Wednesday featuring President Trump's likeness to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary.  —  The design of the coin shows a simple portrait of the president …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
What JD Vance's Eruption of Rage Over Usha and El-Sayed Really Reveals  —  JD Vance is pretending to be very, very angry at Abdul El-Sayed for drawing his wife, Usha Vance, into our political debates.  “Abdul, keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth,” Vance seethed while campaigning …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Can Susan Collins Survive the Craziest Race in the Country? … Yet nowhere has been as idyllic as Perry's Lobster Shack.  —  Set on a harbor, where — in local parlance — Midcoast meets Downeast, the view from Perry's over the water is of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The 19th
Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
The Air Marshals Keeping Watch On Eric Swalwell  —  On August 8, former Representative Eric Swalwell boarded a United Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, D.C. He didn't know it, but federal agents were watching him throughout the nine-hour trip.
Nick Turse / The Intercept:
The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”  —  Top military officers from a secretive command watched a speedboat cut through the waters of the Caribbean Sea, early last September.  A plane above provided live video of the vessel and the 11 men on board.
Discussion: MS NOW, The Hill and New Republic
Paul Krugman:
The Hits Keep Coming  —  How much chaos can the economy take?  —  Here's the good news: The U.S. economy has proved remarkably resilient since the chaos monkeys, aka Donald Trump and company, took over the zoo.  —  There has been shock after shock: A trade war against everyone …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump's Speed on the White House Ballroom Threatens to Outpace the Courts  —  In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review.  —  The courts cannot keep up with President Trump.
Drew Berkemeyer / The Daily Wire:
Birth Tourism Mastermind Pleads The Fifth, Dismissed From Congressional Hearing … The doctor behind a Miami company that markets services to foreign nationals seeking to give birth in the United States was subpoenaed to testify before Congress Tuesday.  He invoked the Fifth Amendment 11 times …
New York Times:
Kennedy Center Begins Removing Outdoor ‘Blue’ Sculpture  —  The towering artwork, added to the campus in 2019, was targeted for elimination after President Trump's takeover of the center.  —  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts began removing a major outdoor sculpture from the center's grounds on Wednesday.
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
New Epstein Files Discharge Petition Grows to 49 Signatures  —  2nd Republican joins bipartisan effort to hold pedophiles accountable.  —  Add us on  —  Rep. Thomas Massie's bipartisan effort to force a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II has gained 32 additional signatures since Monday …
Nick Sloan / KMBC:
More than 68% of voters support recall of Independence Councilman John Perkins  —  Voters in Independence have successfully recalled a councilman after his vote to approve a multibillion-dollar data center.  —  District 1 Councilman John Perkins was recalled during a special election on Tuesday …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Apple's Map Acquiescence … On Tuesday afternoon, Apple began rolling out a small, yet quite consequential, change to its Maps product: Under direct pressure from the White House, the Cupertino-based company opted to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” complying with an executive order Donald Trump signed last week.
City of New York:
Mayor Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels Put Students First with Nation's Broadest Generative AI Moratorium in Schools  —  Watch on YouTube  —  What you should know  — Representing the most expansive student-facing AI policy in the country, the Mamdani administration prioritizes student safety and real, human instruction
chevron.com:
Chevron expands position in Venezuela  —  Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced agreements with Venezuela that establish updated terms for its joint ventures, supporting future investment, project development and production growth in the country.  —  The agreements set out provisions …
Robert Tait / The Guardian:
‘Pitiful’: experts condemn initial US aid contribution for Nepal flood victims  —  Sum of $500,000 has been increased as death toll passes 1,000 but specialists decry Trump dismantling of USAID  —  Aid experts have denounced the US's “embarrassing” and “pitiful” initial response …
Ryan King / New York Post:
Dem James Talarico called capitalism ‘oppressive system’ that should be dismantled in 2020 forum  —  WASHINGTON — Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico once decried capitalism as an “oppressive” system — along with white supremacy and climate change — that needed to be dismantled …
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
US lawmakers demand investigation into Trump administration's secret surveillance of Americans  —  Exclusive: Two congressmembers respond to revelations of government snooping on journalists, non-profits and unions  —  Two congressional Democrats asked a government watchdog Tuesday …
Discussion: Straight Arrow and emptywheel
 
 
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Nonprofit linked to seductive Swalwell honeypot Fang Fang has CCP ties — and still places interns into political offices across US
Max Tani / Semafor:
Exclusive / Paid actors, AI writing: How a new kind of video business cashed in on America's divided politics
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
Trump to meet with travel industry CEOs as White House touts World Cup tourism boost
Discussion: Bloomberg
U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand:
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools to Stop Secret Gender Transitions
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Aram Roston / The Guardian:
Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm
New York Post:
Democrats are selling their souls by accepting Abdul El-Sayed
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Hill
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Fox News Host Tells AOC, ‘Girl, No Conservative Would Want To Date You’