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Washington Post:
8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries  —  Embattled Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida) lost his re-election bid, another Trump gubernatorial pick fell, and another democratic socialist won a Democratic primary.  —  Many of the highest-profile elections on Tuesday night went just as expected.
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Democratic State Representative Scores Upset Win in Florida Senate Primary
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Byron Donalds set for November faceoff with Democrat David Jolly for Florida governor
New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Democratic Socialist Scores Florida Upset as Contests Are Held in 4 States
Oriana González / NOTUS:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wins Primary in Historically Black District
CNN:
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him  —  Natalie Harp wouldn't take no for an answer.  —  It was October 2023, and Donald Trump was due at a New York City courthouse to fight his latest set of legal troubles.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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New York Times:
Natalie Harp, Trump's Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side.  What Exactly Does She Do?  —  President Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side.  What, exactly, does she do?  —  She never takes a day off, not even on Sunday.  She works out of the Oval Office and she's got a regular seat on Marine One.
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Yes, We Absolutely Should Talk About Natalie Harp  —  The Cross Section is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  Until now, Natalie Harp was known only to Washington insiders and people weird enough to read insidery books about the administration.
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Who is Natalie Harp?  Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight  —  The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term.  —  Natalie Harp, a relatively little-known White House aide, has been thrust into the public eye this month …
Mike Zapler / Axios:NEW!
Ossoff tests Democrats' appetite for going low  —  The firestorm over Sen. Jon Ossoff's suggestive remark about President Trump's right-hand woman has raised a bigger question about the type of campaign Democrats will run in 2028. … One of the big strategic calls for Democrats in 2028 …
Discussion: RedState and Esquire
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Cory Mills loses his Florida primary amid investigations  —  Mills lost to Republican Ryan Elijah, NBC News projects, while facing House Ethics Committee and Department of Justice investigations.  Mills has denied wrongdoing.  —  Republican Rep. Cory Mills has lost his primary in Florida …
Discussion: New York Times and NewsMax.com
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Embattled incumbent Cory Mills ousted in Florida primary
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Trump-endorsed Mills loses primary in Florida amid House Ethics probe
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump postpones 50% tariffs on Canadian goods  —  President Trump said Tuesday night he is pausing for three days 50% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods that were set to take effect early Wednesday. … Trump wrote on Truth Social.  — “The great Keystone XL Pipeline …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Delays Canada Tariffs at Last Minute After Tentative Deal  —  The Trump administration delayed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products for three days, saying the two sides had reached a tentative agreement to resolve a broader trade dispute that had plunged relations to a fresh low.
Politico:
Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to dodging federal public records laws  —  David Morens, a longtime aide to former top government infectious disease official Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to evade federal public record laws in connection with communications about coronavirus research grants.
Discussion: Washington Post, CBS News and The Hill
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Kevin Nash / US Department of Justice:
Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present ‘existential threat’  —  Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds …
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Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Advancing the United States' Campaign to Address the Threat Posed by the International Criminal Court  —  The Trump Administration has been clear: the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate.
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Associated Press:
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial  —  Minnesota's attorney general sued the governor of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with wounding a man and then lying …
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Minnesota Sues Texas Governor Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent
US Department of Justice:
17 Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other Iranian Entities  —  For Immediate Release  —  Mabna Institute Hackers Attacked Systems Belonging to Hundreds of Universities, Companies, and Other Victims to Steal Research …
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A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
DOJ unseals new charges against 17 hackers in Iran-backed campaign
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary  —  NBC News projects that Nixon, a state lawmaker, will face GOP Sen. Ashley Moody, who was appointed to replace Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in the general election.
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller insists he can win again — but warns in court filings he's bleeding union support and cash  —  GOP Rep. Max Miller is fretting that the loss of support from a key constituency could damage his reelection prospects — even as his party base continues to stand with him in spite …
Discussion: The Contrarian
New York Times:
Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.  —  The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.  —  The Liberian government said on Tuesday that it would take up to 1,200 deportees …
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
A Texas University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content  —  The politician behind Texas' conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system.  Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.
New York Times:
Trump's Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week  —  Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.  —  With the fate of his ballroom tied up in court, President Trump is racing against the clock.
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says  —  A former Justice Department attorney casts doubt on claims of systemic antisemitism at Brown, Harvard and Columbia.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism …
Mark Alfred / NOTUS:NEW!
This Freshman Congressman Is Out-Legislating All Other Lawmakers  —  The 119th Congress is on track to be one of the least productive in recent history, furthering the trend of fewer and fewer bills ever becoming law.  Setting aside the renaming of buildings such as post offices …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Jeff Stein / NOTUS:NEW!
Nearly Half of Trump's Treasury Appointees Have Left  —  The Treasury Department has seen a dramatic exodus of President Donald Trump's own appointees, outpacing the turnover of any other recent administration.  —  Since the start of the second Trump administration, seven …
Olivia Patel / NBC News:
Darline Graham defends her resume in South Carolina debate after saying ‘national security is not my thing’  —  The appointed senator and her GOP primary opponent, Rep. Ralph Norman, traded criticism a week ahead of the Aug. 25 primary runoff following Lindsey Graham's death.
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Gas prices were a staple of GOP ads in 2024.  Now it's Democrats' turn.  —  Republicans hammered Democrats on gas prices in 2024.  Now those prices are soaring again — and this time, the roles are reversed.  —  In the 2024 election cycle, 87 percent of ads mentioning gas or gas prices …
Discussion: MS NOW
Shelby Webb / Politico:
How data centers and power lines could turn Texas governor's race blue  —  Rural voters may not stop the spread of data centers, but they could stop Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.  —  The Republican is bleeding support from small towns as he seeks a fourth term because of two late-emerging issues …
 
 
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Washington Post:
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