“House Democrats are planning for a slew of investigations targeting President Donald Trump, his Cabinet, and his family if they win the midterm elections,” Fox News reports.

A new Financial Times/Focaldata poll finds Donald Trump’s approval at 33% — an all-time low. The president’s approval rating among Republican voters also slipped by more than two points, to 72% — another all-time low. Trump Approval Approve 33%   Financial Times/Focaldata poll · ±2.6%

“Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries,” the Associated Press reports.

“For months the U.S. military has sought to protect tankers from Iranian attacks as they carry Persian Gulf oil through the Strait of Hormuz,” the New York Times reports. “But last week, a Saudi vessel trying to go through the strait was struck close to Oman’s coast, killing two of its crew members. Two other […]

“President Trump’s legal and rhetorical assault on voting by mail — and the flurry of contradictory court decisions around it — has left voters confused and local officials scrambling just eight weeks before November’s critical midterm elections,” the New York Times reports. “The contortions have county registrars dusting off Election Day contingency plans developed for […]

Wall Street Journal: “Unlike in most European countries, the production, distribution and possession of pornography in Ukraine is illegal, punishable by up to seven years in prison. Still, Ukraine has been unable to curtail a vast and lucrative porn industry, which officials say operates with the protection of corrupt police. “ “Ukrainian authorities are now demanding […]

“Two months before the midterms, Democrats are devoting vast financial resources to red states like Ohio, Iowa and Texas, daring to hope their party can reclaim the Senate with victories in a series of states President Trump won in 2024,” the New York Times reports. “New Hampshire would like a word.” “In recent weeks, a […]

“In the White House Rose Garden last week, President Trump gathered some of the most politically endangered House Republicans for a dinner where he promised to make himself the face of the party’s uphill battle to keep control of Congress,” the New York Times reports. “The scene encapsulated the box that GOP lawmakers have found […]

Wall Street Journal: “The socialists, it turns out, are highly social.” “In chapters across the country, they enjoy DSA barbecues, beach days, running clubs, happy hours, karaoke, prom nights, transgender rights and bodily autonomy game nights, reading groups, Marxist study circles and more. The DSA is even moving into affairs of the heart with a […]

“During the coronavirus pandemic, a little-known German state lawmaker with an upbeat patter and a telegenic smile started railing on TikTok against pandemic regulations. Complaining about masks, vaccinations and other government requirements that he deemed ‘crazy,’ the lawmaker attracted millions of viewers with his videos by using an affable tone to deliver an anti-establishment message,” […]

Gloria Steinem, in her last essay for the New Yorker: “For me, saying that I am a feminist has always meant that I believe in the social, economic, and political equality of all males and females of all races and groups. I know this sounds too simple to need a word, but equality is still […]

“President Trump and his top allies will share the stage with Republican candidates in some of the nation’s most competitive races at next week’s GOP midterm convention in Dallas,” Axios reports. “The lineup underscores a central purpose of the convention: firing up Trump voters and getting them to turn out in November, even though the […]

“Canada is no longer talking about critical minerals as an asset to share with the United States, as it slaps back at the Trump administration in its bitterly escalating trade war,” Politico reports. Said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson: “I don’t get mad, I get even.”

“The Republican National Committee is issuing a warning to rank-and-file lawmakers up for reelection who are considering shying away from President Trump during the campaign: do so at your own peril,” the New York Post reports. Said a RNC spokesperson: “If members are choosing to keep an arm’s length from the president, they risk alienating […]

“Workers on Saturday removed drapes shrouding the White House’s iconic North Portico, as President Donald Trump prepares to show off his renovation work when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the White House later this month,” the Washington Post reports. “Teams of workers had been working under the shrouds for two months to repair the North […]

“President Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Saturday and discussed U.S. ideas for ending the war in Ukraine,” Axios reports.

“President Trump said Friday that tariff-free imported beef will be coming from Brazil and Argentina, among other places, as his administration works to alleviate stubbornly high prices,” NewsNation reports. Said Trump: “It’s coming from Argentina. It’s coming from Brazil. It’s coming from a couple of other places. We have our inspectors down. It’s very clean. […]

“Donald Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc. spent $10 million this week to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his tight Senate race, a financial disclosure filed Saturday afternoon revealed,” NOTUS reports. “The president faced criticism from Republicans for not spending enough money to support Paxton, whom he endorsed over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn this […]

“A federal judge ruled Friday that former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) can be sued under North Carolina’s homewrecker law for her romantic relationship with a married member of her security detail,” NewsNation reports.

“A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reveal who set up the structure of a controversial $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund’ to recompense victims of political lawfare that was reportedly dropped by the justice department last month,” The Guardian reports.

“Construction is notoriously slow-going work. But in Donald Trump’s Washington, cranes and bulldozers appear like DoorDash deliveries: fast, frictionless, and on demand,” The Atlantic reports. “To build the president’s White House ballroom, roughly 250 workers have been pouring concrete and installing steel framework, keeping the site humming for 20 hours a day, seven days a […]

“The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, directed police departments last week to stop spending state money on Flock Safety cameras, the license-plate readers that have drawn bipartisan backlash around the country,” the New York Times reports. “Days later in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration ordered the systems removed from state roads. Mr. DeSantis has described the […]

“A federal judge said the Trump administration must provide the court with 48 hours’ notice before engaging in any work on the Memorial Circle for the president’s proposed 250-foot arch — a day after the interior secretary announced that groundbreaking would soon begin,” NOTUS reports. “U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan’s order, signed Friday evening, […]

“The United Nations voted Friday to endorse a world map that more accurately reflects the true size of continents, following an African-led campaign,” the Washington Post reports. “The UN General Assembly voted 164 votes to 1 to adopt a resolution to encourage members to use the ‘Equal Earth’ projection rather than the commonly used Mercator […]

“Late last month, left-wing firebrand Hasan Piker showed his Twitch viewers a social media post quoting a supposed audio recording of a Jewish American politician saying that the primary objective of his campaign was to aid Israel,” the Washington Post reports. “Piker displayed the post during a monologue on American Jews and Israel that has […]

“As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the Department of Justice has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers,” the New York Times reports.

CNN: “For all the handwringing in all corners of the nation over the direction of the Democratic Party, the decisions by party leaders to intentionally not run nominees in several states is a blunt acknowledgment of the party’s toxicity in a stretch of the country that once routinely elected Democrats to state and federal office.” […]

“The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit,” NPR reports. The Guardian: Excavation work on Trump’s towering, gilded arch to begin over next two weeks.

“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may still be mulling what she does in 2028. But her outreach to one particularly disaffected — and surprising — slice of the electorate could offer a clue to how she’s preparing for her future,” Politico reports. “Ocasio-Cortez told Emma Vigeland in a July interview for ‘The Majority Report’ that she’s been meeting […]

“Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) repeatedly refused to say whether he wants President Donald Trump to visit his district and campaign with him ahead of November’s midterm elections,” Mediaite reports.