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11:50 PM ET, August 9, 2026

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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to Axios: “We are low keying it” with Iran  —  President Trump signaled on Sunday that he's prepared to allow economic pressure on Iran to mount — as opposed to ordering a new military offensive — even as the country continues to defy the U.S. … But in an interview with Axios, he did not make any new military threats.
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Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Thought Opening the Strait of Hormuz Was Imminent.  Iran Had Other Plans.  —  Tehran's new demands for major concessions come days after the White House had signaled a deal to clear commercial passage was within reach  —  WASHINGTON—For weeks, President Trump had been laying …
Politico:
Trump and the GOP have a new bogeyman  —  President Donald Trump has a new boogeyman — and as the president might say, he's right out of central casting.  —  Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's divisive Democratic Senate primary last week enables Trump and Republicans to juice the base …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
What we saw in Wisconsin  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Ali Bianco  —  Good Sunday morning.  This is Irie Sentner, writing from Wisconsin where my colleague Meredith Lee Hill and I have each logged hundreds of miles on the road covering the final days of the Democratic gubernatorial primary here.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Bernie's revolution gets a test run for 2028 in Michigan and Wisconsin … - It's a question that has haunted Democrats for a decade: Is America ready for a full-on left turn in politics, like what Sanders pitched when he ran for president in 2016?  — The prospect worries many old-guard Democrats …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
The Republican Party Is Losing Its Edge With Voters on the Economy  —  Cost-of-living worries are eroding GOP's image as economic managers, giving Democrats an advantage  —  Mitchell Brown, a Republican pollster, has noticed something new in the focus groups he runs with voters in battleground states …
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Riley Beggin / Washington Post:   Group urges Democrats to woo moderate voters with populist policies
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
GOP senator calls Max Miller allegations ‘deeply troubling’  —  Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Sunday said allegations against GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) are “deeply troubling” and said the lawmaker should ultimately resign if the accusations of abuse raised against him are true.  —  “I live in Indiana.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and NBC News
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Max Rivera / Bloomberg:
More GOP Senators Call For Miller to Quit Over Abuse Allegations
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Max Miller stays in as GOP replacement window closes
Discussion: MS NOW and New York Times
Alexei Koseff / Washington Post:
Window closes for Ohio GOP to replace Rep. Max Miller on the ballot
Discussion: CNBC and Fox News
Washington Post:
Trump picks longtime aide Will Scharf as new top White House lawyer  —  The White House staff secretary replaces David Warrington, who is leaving for the private sector.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has named Will Scharf as the next top White House lawyer, replacing David Warrington …
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Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Names Close Aide Will Scharf as White House Counsel
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs  —  The Democratic congresswoman, 36, said she made the decision to undergo the fertility procedure to “feel more in control of my life.”  —  Summary  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) made a public video announcement …
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Juhi Doshi / ABC News:   Ocasio-Cortez says a ‘generational tidal wave’ of millennial voters is reshaping the electorate
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
NIH head quarrels with CBS host over loss in public trust on health issues  —  Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health, on Sunday appeared to blame a growing number of national health concerns on the media and the Biden administration.  —  In a sometimes tense interview with CBS' …
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CBS News:   National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 9, 2026
Scott MacFarlane Reports:25 minutes ago
Trump Turns National Parks into Piggybank  —  Cutbacks and Setbacks Hammer America's National Parks in the Shadow of Trump's Vanity Projects  —  There are enormous canyons.  —  Geysers.  —  Majestic cliffs.  —  Waterfalls and wildlife.  —  Rainforests and reindeer.
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Group promoting science urges Kelly to run for president  —  A liberal group working to elect scientists to public office has a 2028 message for Arizona Sen. — and former astronaut — Mark Kelly: Run, Kelly, run.  —  Why it matters: 314 Action Fund has raised its profile this cycle …
Liset Cruz / Politico:
‘Work boots and Subarus’: Local officials say the backlash against Flock cameras is becoming bipartisan  —  Communities across the U.S. are cutting ties with Flock Safety, one of the country's leading producers of license plate readers and other surveillance systems, over concerns around mass surveillance …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Tomas Thor / The Daily Beast:
Melania's Shockingly Light Workload Is Exposed in Audit  —  WHERE'S FLOTUS?  —  The Daily Beast has analyzed Melania's diary and found how little she does.  —  The shocking absence of Melania Trump from public life is laid bare in a Daily Beast analysis of her diary.
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Jones, Cooter Davenport on ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies at 84  —  After he overcame a drinking problem, he spent seven seasons on the hit CBS show and represented Georgia during two terms in Congress.  —  Ben Jones, who portrayed the scruffy mechanic Cooter Davenport on all seven seasons …
Discussion: UPI, Page Six, Variety and TMZ.com
Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
Netanyahu Rejects Trump's Plan to Disarm Hamas  —  President Trump's Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.  —  The Israeli government has rejected a 15-point plan backed by the Trump administration aimed …
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Bloomberg:
Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Disarmament Proposal Touted by Trump
 
 
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Scott MacFarlane Reports:
Trump Turns National Parks into Piggybank   Find
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Kurt Andersen / New York Times:
Has America Already Undergone a Soft Breakup?   Find
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ben Jones, Cooter Davenport on ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ Dies at 84   Find
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
GOP senator calls Max Miller allegations ‘deeply troubling’   Find
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Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:
Iran Elevates Longtime Military Commander to Top Security Post   Find
 
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Kurt Andersen / New York Times:
Has America Already Undergone a Soft Breakup?
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Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Inside school investigations frozen under Trump: Racial slurs, sexual harassment and more
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Kerry Breen / CBS News:
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls on Democratic leaders to end “corrupt system” of super PAC donations
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Mickey Djuric / Politico:
The Canadian Secessionists Who Love Trump
Politico:
The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it.
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
Annie Karni / New York Times:
A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress
Discussion: Blaze Media