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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll — A slight majority of registered voters describe President Trump as corrupt and dangerous, a recent poll found, while just 14% say he isn't divisive. … - Those words were followed by “out-of-touch” (47%), “cruel” (46%) and “bold” (45%).
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Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds — Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump's economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway. — With fewer than 50 days until the midterms …
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Republicans have soured on the economy, poll finds
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New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP shifts message on costs as Iran war drags on: From the Politics Desk
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Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to close venue for renovations — The board made the move after finding the center is “unsafe” and “hazardous” — President Donald Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center …
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Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge's Order — The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building. — Simmering turmoil over the future of the John F. Kennedy Center …
Cameron Peters / Vox:
Trump's Kennedy Center sabotage is complete — This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. — Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump can't put …
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CNN:
Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after chaotic call with Trump — The Kennedy Center board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which President Donald Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Let's Unpack Sam Alito's Unhinged Dissent In the Supreme Court Mail In Voting Case — For Alito and Thomas, there is no greater injustice than Donald Trump not getting what he wants, when he wants it. — For months, President Donald Trump has been coping with his myriad failures …
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Election watchers brace for Trump's next move after Supreme Court ruling — The Supreme Court's rejection of President Donald Trump's mail-in voting rules just weeks before the midterms generated a collective exhale among election administrators, voting rights groups and congressional Democrats.
Steve Vladeck / One First:
250. What We Learned from USPS v. California — By now, you've probably seen the headlines—that the Supreme Court on Monday night denied the Trump administration's application for a stay in U.S. Postal Service v. California, thereby leaving intact district court injunctions that will effectively prevent …
Caitlin Dewey / Vox:
6 other ways Trump is meddling in the midterms
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Chuck Grassley Tells Dem. to “Shut Up” About Kash Patel's Incompetence — Senator Chuck Grassley had an explosive outburst at Senator Cory Booker Tuesday, after the Democratic lawmaker grilled FBI Director Kash Patel over his incompetence. — Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’
Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
FBI director faces sharp questions from senators about his firing of agents
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Kash Patel Won't Rule Out Sending Armed Federal Agents to the Polls
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
FBI's Kash Patel brawls with Senate Democrats at Judiciary hearing
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Patel Suggests F.B.I. Agents May Be Sent to the Polls
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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry — The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump's personal investments in crypto. — A sweeping bill that would create business-friendly rules …
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Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Seeks Fit Troops for Upcoming Hegseth Speech — September event will take place at the Pentagon and include lower-ranking officers, enlisted servicemembers — The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's “State of the Force” …
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Massie launches effort to impeach Hegseth — Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday launched an effort to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, citing the Pentagon's military actions against Iran. — Massie, a frequent critic of President Trump, accused Hegseth of launching an illegal war that was not approved by Congress.
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Alexei Koseff / Washington Post:
Democrats help turn back Trump impeachment resolution
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New York Post:
Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth — President Trump's would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was born without making a sound on Sept. 20, 2003, a trait that would follow him right up to the end of his short life …
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Patel fends off questions about his personal travel and leisure
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New York Times:
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs — The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel. — The Trump administration has approved a $2.8 billion sale of heavy bombs to Israel, according to a U.S. official …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump's planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
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NBC News:
House panel votes to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt — The House Oversight Committee accused the former Wall Street private equity investor of ignoring subpoenas in its probe of Jeffrey Epstein. — The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
House panel recommends Leon Black be held in contempt for stonewalling Epstein investigation
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The Wrap:
Refurbished ‘60 Minutes’ Debuts to a 19% Ratings Drop — The CBS newsmagazine's audience fell 33% in the key 25-to-54 demo, according to preliminary Nielsen data — The refurbished “60 Minutes” suffered double-digit ratings declines with its Season 59 premiere.
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
Trump Goes Postal On Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett — Last night, I wrote a post titled, “Chief Justice Roberts Goes Postal on Trump's USPS Rule.” In candor, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and for Trump to go postal on SCOTUS. It came this morning. The Truth Social entry is long:
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Sophie Gardner / Politico:
2 more Pennsylvanians die with measles, reigniting fight between RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro — The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed two more “measles-associated” deaths, setting off another round of finger-pointing between Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Democratic Pennsylvania …
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Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
Iran war cost $38 billion through July, report says — The U.S. is expected to spend $2 billion to $3 billion per month as the war continues, according to the Congressional Budget Office. — Summary — The Iran war cost $38 billion from its start in late February to Aug. 1 and could cost …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Independent Budget Office Estimates Iran War Has Cost $38 Billion
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House GOP's Epstein files headache is back — The Epstein files fight that consumed the House last year is threatening to engulf Republicans all over again. … - Retiring Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) signed Massie's new discharge petition Monday, joining Massie and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).
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Politico:
DOJ seeking reporter's LinkedIn records in secretive First Amendment court fight — A secret, months-long battle between tech titans and the Justice Department — over prosecutors' effort to obtain details on a journalist's LinkedIn interactions for use in a national security leak probe …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Real Reason Obama's Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving — Barack Obama has a private warning for Democrats: They badly need to grab hold of the debate over artificial intelligence, and quick. “I would strongly urge that the Democrats put together a framework for a very public conversation …
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MeidasTouch and The Independent
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster gives GOP a data center survival guide — President Trump's longtime pollster is offering Republican candidates a detailed playbook for neutralizing Democratic attacks over AI data centers — down to what language they should and shouldn't use.
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