“The popular former Ukrainian defense minister, whose firing by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy triggered nationwide protests, strongly hinted at his political ambitions with a late-night video calling for wartime elections,” Bloomberg reports.

My son’s new game, Yea or Nay, was just written up in the Washington Post.

“The Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism on Ivy League campuses pressured universities into punitive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of systemic abuse, according to a whistleblower complaint made public Tuesday,” the Washington Post reports. “The complaint — filed by Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the Justice […]

“President Donald Trump has appeared to publicly contradict some of his top advisers on at least three aspects of the war in Iran in recent days, as the conflict continues to impact world oil markets with no clear end in sight,” NBC News reports. “While the administration has delivered mixed messaging on the conflict almost […]

“Sen. Jon Ossoff stood next to Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly on Tuesday and delivered the kind of anti-Trump broadside that has become a campaign signature, marking the latest round in an escalating feud with the White House,” CNN reports. Said Ossoff: “I don’t think anything illustrates the times more aptly than that the draft-dodging, crook […]

“A pileup of sexual misconduct cases in front of the House Ethics Committee is casting more uncertainty over several races in the run-up to the midterms, giving a potential boost to Democrats despite scandals in both parties,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Reps. Cory Mills (R-FL) and Max Miller (R-OH) are both under investigation by […]

“Vice President JD Vance will return to his hometown Friday for a speech to kick off what is expected to be a packed travel schedule for him ahead of this year’s midterm elections,” NBC News reports.

“The U.S. Forest Service is aiming to open more than 44 million acres of national-forest land to logging and road construction, a reversal of a policy that protected wildlife habitats for decades,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The agency intends to rescind a 2001 rule that blocked most development and timber harvesting in certain national […]

“President Donald Trump’s administration is downplaying expectations for a last-minute deal with Canada to avert fresh tariffs set to take effect Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said,” Bloomberg reports. “The U.S. has signaled privately that the chances of a deal on Tuesday are a coin flip or worse, said the people, who spoke on […]

“Ahead of the primaries in Florida on Tuesday, the only public poll of the Democratic primary for Senate between Angie Nixon, a progressive state representative, and Alexander S. Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, was retracted last month,” the New York Times reports. “It was not much better in the other statewide contests, where polls […]

“The U.S. national debt is likely to surpass $40 trillion this week, months earlier than forecasters previously expected in part because of billions of dollars in lost revenue from President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs,” the Washington Post reports.

“North Carolina state Auditor Dave Boliek, a statewide elected official given appointment authority over election boards, recently met with conservative election activists who have spent years perpetuating unfounded claims of widespread fraud or tried to overturn election results,” NBC News reports.

“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) will announce new stringent regulations on data centers on Tuesday, reversing some of his past policies while embracing more rigorous reviews of the projects that have angered residents throughout the state,” the Washington Post reports. “Shapiro, a Democrat who is up for reelection this year, plans to sign an executive […]

“Fox News has updated its ‘Power Rankings’ for the 2026 midterm elections, and notably shifted the Texas Senate race from Likely Republican to Toss-Up,” Mediaite reports.

“Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to confirm he won’t send U.S. troops to polling places during November’s midterm elections, as Democrats have raised concerns that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote,” the Associated Press reports. Said Slotkin, in a letter: “I’d ask you to […]

“The White House is considering Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration,” NOTUS reports. “Choosing Carter for the position would be a pivot for the White House. His name has not been on previously reported short lists for the position.”

“Former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) told FBI investigators he had physical relations with a suspected Chinese spy,” The Hill reports.

Patrick Ruffini: “In the last few election cycles, we’ve seen a pattern of Democrats looking competitive in red state Senate contests during the summer only to fade by election day. I wanted to test if this was a consistent pattern, not just the selective memory of a Republican.” “3,312 polls over the last four election […]

“The Pentagon is evaluating its military footprint in the Middle East in an early sign of the Iran war’s potential to transform the U.S. presence in the region, according to eight people, including officials and others familiar with the matter,” the Washington Post reports. “One of the key areas the Defense Department is assessing is […]

“Tuesday’s primary punctuates just how much Florida, once the nation’s largest swing state, has been transformed into a solidly Republican bastion,” the New York Times reports. “Florida’s electoral contests are no longer the nail-biters that led to past recounts and countless late-night jokes. Its politics now reflect how Republicans have consolidated power in President Trump’s […]

“Middle Eastern energy giants are scrambling to move more oil into stockpiles safely beyond the turbulent Persian Gulf region, as a prolonged conflict forces exporters and their biggest customers to rethink how to safeguard supplies,” the New York Times reports.

“Russians are pulling billions from the country’s banking system ― a record cash outflow amid intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks and rising fear that the Kremlin could start seizing deposits to finance its war,” the Washington Post reports.

“Meta platforms recently ran ads for an AI porn-generation tool that seemingly encouraged users to create deepfaked videos resembling female U.S. politicians, despite the company’s policies against ads containing sexual material,” Wired reports. “It’s the latest in a series of failures by Meta to keep advertisements for tools that produce nonconsensual intimate imagery off its […]

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“Senior Trump advisor Jared Kushner confirmed that communications between the U.S. and Iran are ‘more robust’ than ever, despite Iran’s denial of a backchannel between President Donald Trump and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” Fox News reports.

“Google quietly rolled out a new program on Monday that will allow candidates, political parties and political action committees to more easily bypass Gmail’s spam filter and send fund-raising appeals to the inboxes of the company’s many millions of email users,” the New York Times reports. “The change comes after years of complaints from Republicans […]

“President Trump doubled down Tuesday on his claim to the Strait of Hormuz on behalf of America, posting a revised map of the area on social media that labeled the waterway ‘new U.S. territory,'” the New York Post reports. “Trump posted the image on his Truth Social site, before claiming in subsequent posts that the […]

“A Missouri judge has issued an arrest warrant for three-time presidential candidate Jill Stein after she skipped a scheduled Monday court appearance in connection with her alleged assault on a police officer at an April 2024 anti-Israel college protest,” the New York Post reports.

“ABC on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, arguing the agency has violated its First Amendment rights by retaliating against the broadcaster for its editorial decisions,” Axios reports. “It’s a major escalation of ABC’s fight with the FCC, which it argues is motivated by broader efforts to silence a free and independent […]

“Democrats seem to be leaning into a specific midterm strategy, especially on socials: bringing sexy back,” Axios reports. “Unbuttoned shirts on CNN. Exposed biceps on the rally stage. Made-for-TikTok thirst trap b-roll. And the return of the tan suit.” “The left is leaning into candidates who look young, energetic and even desirable, with fresh faces […]