Tucker Carlson said he’s sharing something with his followers tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Said Carlson: “MAGA was betrayed. We all were. It’s time for a new path forward.”

“Keisha Lance Bottoms is launching her first general election attack ad, opening a new front in the race for governor by trying to tether Republican Rick Jackson to the one figure Democrats most want front and center during the November campaign: President Donald Trump,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “The 30-second spot casts the billionaire […]

“President Donald Trump panned Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a social media post, calling the progressive Democrat a ‘Communist, who is not liked in Detroit,’ while alleging without evidence rampant voter fraud in the state,” Politico reports. Wrote Trump on Truth Social: “Wayne County (Detroit) in Michigan is one of the most corrupt voting […]

Bloomberg: “U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta wrote that he was ‘reluctantly’ granting the government’s request to dismiss the indictments. Mehta, who had presided over the Oath Keepers cases, explained that although he didn’t have the authority to override the Justice Department’s decision, he ‘strongly’ disagreed with it.” New York Times: Judge pained as he grants […]

“A deadline that could have determined Sen. Mitch McConnell’s future in the Senate has come and gone as the timeline for the Kentucky Republican’s return remains in the air,” Fox News reports. “Speculation swirled over Aug. 3 and its ramifications for McConnell’s winnowing tenure in the Senate, given that he’s been absent from the public […]

Having referred to him up to this point as “Abdul El-Sayed” in its press releases, the National Republican Senatorial Committee this morning goes with “Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed,” The Bulwark reports.

Abdul El-Sayed, who declared victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, said that “there’s a lot of healing to do after a hard-fought primary like this,” CBS News reports. Said El-Sayed: “But I have said that this is a big open movement. We welcome anybody and everybody who understands that we need a government of the […]

“Eight of the world’s largest shipping industry associations urged the United Nations and International Maritime Organization to oppose any compulsory tolls or transit charges in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that such a move could set a precedent for similar fees at other key maritime choke points,” Bloomberg reports.

It’s not often that a prominent Republican openly defies Donald Trump. It’s even rarer when it’s the same Republican doing it twice. On the eve of Tennessee’s primary, Gov. Bill Lee (R) endorsed a conservative challenger to embattled Rep. Andy Ogles (R), directly undercutting Trump’s preferred candidate. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive […]

“Democratic primary voters ousted Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) on Tuesday, nominating a democratic socialist for a deep-blue district in the latest sign of the party’s hunger for new blood,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Thanedar narrowly lost to Donavan McKinney (D), a state representative, in the 13th Congressional District, which includes parts of Detroit […]

“Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state,” the Associated Press reports.

“Federal aviation officials are reviewing an air-traffic safety incident Tuesday involving a military helicopter carrying President Trump,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The president’s Marine One helicopter took off from the White House Tuesday afternoon, but air-traffic controllers hadn’t halted commercial flights at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as required under safety protocols.”

“Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) claimed his ex-wife was such a violent menace that his former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), offered her $5 million to ‘go away’ and leave her own family alone,” Mediaite reports.

“Virginia voters on Tuesday picked establishment Democrats — a prosecutor and a former congresswoman — as their nominees to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional districts the party hopes to flip in November as part of a broader fight for control of the U.S. House,” the Associated Press reports.

“Tennessee is the next state with a primary this week, and Gov. Bill Lee endorsed against Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles, a fellow Republican, ahead of the Thursday election,” the Washington Post reports. “Lee said in a video posted Tuesday night to social media that he was endorsing Charlie Hatcher, Ogles’s Republican challenger who served as […]

“Abdul El-Sayed was narrowly leading Haley Stevens in election returns overnight and declared victory in the most-expensive Democratic U.S. Senate primary contest in U.S. history, but the Associated Press still had not called the race as of Wednesday morning,” Detroit News reports. “El-Sayed declared victory around 7 a.m. Wednesday, saying he was proud to be […]

“A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters ​on Wednesday, in one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran,” Reuters reports. “Despite the apparent step towards yielding to Iranian demands, the sources […]

“Yemen’s Houthi militant group said it would attack Saudi oil tankers in the northern Red Sea, a potential fresh escalation in its attacks on shipping,” Bloomberg reports.

“The Defense Department’s policy chief is drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy that emphasizes the possible use of shorter-range tactical weapons in case of a regional war with China or Russia, according to five people familiar with the plans,” NBC News reports. “The new strategy, which is classified, challenges the approach to nuclear weapons that […]

Money is still flooding into American politics. But it may not be buying what it used to. Much of this year’s political analysis has focused on the Democratic Party’s ideological divisions. That’s a real story. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more. If you’re already a […]

“Senate Republicans are scrambling for a plan to exit Washington for a five-week August recess that won’t anger President Trump, who has demanded they stay in town for as long as necessary to pass a reconciliation blueprint and elements of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act,” NewsNation reports. “Both items have little chance of success.” […]

“Congressional candidate Amir Hassan, whom President Donald Trump endorsed last month, appears headed for defeat in the Republican primary for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, as he trails rival Thomas J. Smith, who suspended his campaign and endorsed another candidate less than three weeks before Election Day,” Newsweek reports.

Matthew Yglesias: “Democrats are, to put it mildly, not exactly enjoying intra-party peace, unity, and good vibes this summer. But that trend has attracted so much attention that I think we’re largely missing the other big politics story of this season: The Republican Party is in a bizarre level of array for a party whose […]

“With 90 days until the midterms, the DCCC is adding 12 Republican-held districts to its offensive battlefield, bringing its target list up to 58 seats,” Politico reports. “The expansion puts several prominent Republicans in Democrats’ sights, notably including Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th, Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th, French Hill in Arkansas’ 2nd, while also […]

“Texas state Rep. James Talarico voted in five elections using his parents’ address after purchasing a home for himself nearby, a practice that may have violated state voting laws,” ProPublica reports. ”This comes weeks after Talarico accused Attorney General Ken Paxton, his opponent in the race for U.S. Senate, of voter fraud for similar actions. […]

“Everyone got a little bit of what they wanted in Tuesday’s primary elections. It was a good night for the Democratic establishment, the progressives and Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump,” NPR reports. “Some of the primary races for House and Senate in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington are critical to which party will […]

“The White House on Wednesday declassified information claiming the FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump was acting as an asset for Russia when he fired FBI Director James Comey, a theory an administration official said was not backed up by evidence,” CBS News reports. “The official said the investigation, known as Oxford Comma, […]

Nate Silver: “Abdul El-Sayed leads Haley Stevens by only 1.4 points in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate with 95+ percent of the vote counted in Michigan. The margin is narrow, but when there aren’t a lot of votes left, will be hard for Stevens to make up. El-Sayed has been declared the winner by […]

“Iran’s leadership has made a high-stakes calculation in its showdown with President Trump: maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz is a nonnegotiable red line,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “By asserting authority over a critical waterway for global crude-oil flows, Tehran is betting that its ability to inflict pain on the American economy is […]

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) dropped his re-election bid early Wednesday after the House Ethics Committee recommended his censure over sexual harassment issues, Axios reports.