“Conflicting court orders issued on the same day threw the congressional elections in Missouri into chaos on Tuesday, two months before an election in which a handful of races could decide control of the House,” the New York Times reports. “First, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh denied a request from Missouri officials to use a congressional […]

“The Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which sits on a cliff on California’s Central Coast, has been the subject of ceaseless protests and political battles since it was proposed in 1963,” the New York Times reports. “Now, the plant is at the center of yet another major debate. After shuttering all the state’s other nuclear power […]

“President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin that a swift resolution to the Ukraine war could pave the way for the countries to fully restore trade and economic ties,” CNBC reports.

“Democrats are at war in Brooklyn over a maneuver some inside the party have called ‘corrupt,’ a ‘power-grab’ and even ‘fascist.’ And they’re not talking about Republicans,” Politico reports. ”With weeks to go before the midterm elections, an intraparty feud is on full display among Democrats jockeying for control of the party apparatus in one […]

“Republicans are hoping the Trump-centric midterm convention kicking off in Dallas today reminds their base why they fell in love with the president in the first place,” Politico reports. “The next 48 hours are geared in part toward turning out low-propensity voters who are loyal to Trump but tend to skip midterm elections. If they […]

“Iran has signaled that it is willing to escalate its fight with the United States, with senior leaders issuing increasingly sharp warnings in recent days after attacking American warships for the first time,” the New York Times reports. “The country’s leaders are taking a more aggressive approach as Iran faces mounting economic pressure and they […]

“Republicans are putting an unpopular president at the center of their campaign to keep control of Congress,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “During the GOP’s two-day convention here this week, President Trump—term-limited and facing backlash from voters—will be everywhere. Dozens of Republicans will take the stage to defend his record. The president will deliver a […]

“President Donald Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to his executive assistant Natalie Harp and two of his other young, loyal White House employees, according to financial disclosures released by the administration,” the Washington Post reports. ”On their disclosure forms, which were released publicly late last week, the three women described the payments as ‘Cash Gift […]

“President Trump is poised to become far more visible outside of the White House than he has been for most of his term, starting with a Republican midterms convention in Texas and continuing with travel to boost candidates, according to his aides,” the New York Times reports. “If the president expands his domestic travel after […]

“A dramatic season of closely watched political primaries is nearing its end. Tuesday night’s contests in New Hampshire — one of the final stops of the cycle — will set up key battles in the fight for control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate,” the New York Times reports. Most polls close […]

“President Donald Trump on Wednesday will head to a Republican midterm convention that will offer clues about the message he intends to deliver when he hits the campaign trail for a 30-day October blitz before Election Day,” Roll Call reports. “The GOP leader is set to address the party faithful Wednesday and Thursday nights, including […]

“California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday that the condemnation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘almost universal’ in the Democratic party,” NewsNation reports. Said Newsom: “The condemnation of what Netanyahu is doing is almost universal. There’s no controversy within the party on that.”

“Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday refused to lift a block on Missouri’s new congressional map, which was poised to give Republicans a pickup opportunity in November,” The Hill reports. “Missouri officials held their primaries using Republicans’ new 7-1 House map, but the decision means the Show Me State must revert to its existing […]

“President Donald Trump ramped up the trade war with Canada by directing the U.S. government to reject Canadian products unless it immediately ‘restores full and fair reciprocity’ to America’s ‘Great Dairy Farmers’ and companies, which he said have been unfairly blocked from Canadian markets,” Mediaite reports.

“House Republicans are effectively abandoning what was supposed to be a key battleground district in New York over concerns that their candidate, state Sen. Peter Oberacker, is too flawed to seriously compete,” Axios reports. “Expect to see more of this cold calculus as the general election heats up, with both parties determining where their money […]

A new Detroit News/Glengariff Group poll in Michigan finds Mike Rogers (R) leading Abdul El-Sayed (D) in the U.S. Senate race, 46% to 44%. Michigan Senate Race Mike Rogers (R) 46%   Abdul El-Sayed (D) 44%   The Detroit News/Glengariff Group poll · ±4%

A new Detroit News/Glengariff Group poll in Michigan finds Jocelyn Benson (D) leading John James (R) in the governor’s race, 47% to 43%. Michigan Governor’s Race Jocelyn Benson (D) 47%   John James (R) 43%   The Detroit News/Glengariff Group poll · ±4%

“The U.S. on Tuesday struck multiple Iranian tankers in response to more attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship,” the Associated Press reports. “It marks the latest tit-for-tat strikes as Washington and Tehran lurch back toward fighting during more than six months of war.”

Rolling Stone: “September 11th is the most solemn day on the U.S. calendar. The terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead 25 years ago are still fresh in the minds of many, and no occasion calls for a greater show of reverence and respect, especially from the nation’s commander-in-chief.” “Unfortunately, America’s current commander-in-chief, Donald […]

“Iran launched an attack against U.S. Navy ships on Monday that the U.S. military has yet to acknowledge, after firing ballistic missiles at an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer over the weekend,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “No American ships were struck in the attacks, but Iran’s recent attempts to hit American naval assets […]

“President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff earned $107 million in 2025 from the holding company that owned his share of a crypto venture he and his boss helped co-found,” Bloomberg reports.

“The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a New York woman’s bid to send her son to kindergarten without receiving state-required vaccines, in a case that highlights the limits of the court’s push to expand religious rights,” the Washington Post reports. “In a one-line order, the high court effectively sided with state and local officials, who […]

“The White House on Tuesday pulled a Tetris-style game called Build the Wall from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker that it takes copyright infringement seriously,” AFP reports.

“The U.S. military has struck targets near Kharg Island and the port city of Jask, part of a strategy to pressure Iran economically and bring the war to a close,” Bloomberg reports.

Amy Walter: “How will we know if 2026 is a wave election in the House? To me, the real sign of a wave year won’t be how many seats Republicans lose, but rather the types of seats that change hands.” “Democrats could have a good Election Night just by winning seats Trump carried by six […]

A new League of American Workers/TIPP poll in Minnesota finds Peggy Flanagan (D) leading Michele Tafoya (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 40% to 38%, with Marisa Simonetti at 4%. Minnesota Senate Race Peggy Flanagan (D) 40%   Michele Tafoya (R) 38%   League of American Workers/TIPP poll

“FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency may issue guidance on broadcasters’ reporting on political polls, after President Donald Trump called for action on data he has deemed as ‘fake,'” Deadline reports.

Sarah Longwell: “In 2016, Republican voters looked at their party’s leadership—the Romneys, McCains, and Bushes—and decided they were done. Those leaders were too weak, too unwilling to fight, too committed to norms and processes that Democrats didn’t respect anyway. Republican voters hired a wrecking ball named Trump to knock it all down. Ten years later, […]

“The U.S. military on Tuesday said an unmanned submersible that Iran reportedly seized in the Strait of Hormuz was ‘defective’ and carried no sensitive data or classified equipment,” CNBC reports. “Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps had boasted earlier Tuesday that it trapped and captured ‘one of the most modern, intelligent, unmanned submarines of the American terrorist […]

“Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed countered Republican criticism that his progressive-leaning platform is out of step with mainstream Americans by lambasting President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. trading partners, the unpopular war in Iran and the high cost of living Americans confront,” Bloomberg reports. Said El-Sayed: “What is dangerous to them is that […]