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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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Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at oversight hearing
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
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%).
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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New York Times:
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 …
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Republicans have soured on the economy, poll finds
Discussion: New York Times, Newsweek and The Hill
Nate Cohn / New York Times:   A ‘Blue Wave’ May Be Building, but How High?
NBC News:
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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New York Times:
Kennedy Center Says It Is Closing, Posing Test to 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 …
Washington Post:
Kennedy Center board votes to close venue as judge bars adding Trump's name  —  Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again halted an effort to recognize Trump on the center's exterior.  —  Summary  —  Leaders of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Tuesday to close the venue …
CNN:
Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after chaotic call with Trump
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board votes to close building
Discussion: Washington Post
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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Politico:
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
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” …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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The Hill:
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.
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie introduces impeachment articles against Hegseth over Iran war
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
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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Politico:   Rebel Democrats again help House GOP advance floor agenda
Riley Rogerson / Politico:   Most House Democrats vote to advance Trump impeachment
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump's planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years  —  The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets up a potential litmus test for Democrats.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration …
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New York Times:   Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
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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Casey He / Politico:
Trump says Wray should ‘pay a price’ for Butler probe
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.
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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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Iran war driving up inflation for Americans, CBO report says
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
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:
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 …
more at Mediagazer »
Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
University of Texas Responds to GOP Candidate's Racist Posts  —  The chair of the University of Texas System Board of Regents defended its diverse student body on Monday in an apparent response to a statewide Republican candidate's racist X posts over the weekend targeting Asian students at a football game.
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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Fox News
Bloomberg:
Trump Has Made More Trades Than All of Congress Combined … President Donald Trump has traded more securities than every member of Congress combined since he returned to office — even as he seeks to pass a stock-purchasing ban for lawmakers that would exclude him from any restrictions.
Ben Binday / Washington Post:
This blue state is the midterms' surprising new Senate battleground  —  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report changed its rating of New Hampshire's Senate race from ‘Lean Democratic’ to ‘Toss Up.’  —  New Hampshire has emerged as a surprise battleground for control of the Senate ahead of the midterms …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Cruz and Hawley shut down antitrust exemptions for AI companies  —  Two Senate Republicans said Tuesday that providing antitrust exemptions to artificial intelligence companies to facilitate discussions on how to make AI safer should be taken off the table — as lawmakers discuss ways to respond …
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Papa Johns, Propaganda and Putin: How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump's Arctic Adviser  —  For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the frigid and dynamic far north, from the environment to military security.
Chris Marquette / Politico:
House panel recommends Leon Black be held in contempt for stonewalling Epstein investigation  —  The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously 41-0 Tuesday to recommend billionaire investor Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for not fully cooperating with the panel's Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Angie Orellana Hernandez / The Washington Sun:
Mike Rogers to Skip Michigan Senate Debate Over Beef With Local News Anchor  —  Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers will not attend a debate held by a local television station Tuesday over suspicions that the event's moderator has “bias and favoritism” toward his Democratic opponent …
 
 
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Katherine Long / Politico:
Gottheimer pushes back on third-party audits of advanced AI
Raymond Fernández / The Washington Sun:
‘Gulf of Cleveland’: City Council Takes Jab at Trump With Proposal to Rename Lake Erie
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank
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Jordan Green / The Commercial Appeal:
Latest approval poll shows Trump underwater in Tennessee for first time
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: FBI Builds Out National NSPM-7 Center to Track Dissent, Docs Show
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Baal out: Top diplomat's worry about pagan god elicits eye rolls
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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