“Republicans appear to have a unity problem in Georgia,” NBC News reports. “In both of the battleground state’s marquee contests this fall, Republican power brokers have yet to fully rally around either of their nominees, Rep. Mike Collins for Senate and billionaire Rick Jackson for governor, months after they emerged from bruising primaries. It stands […]

“Two of the top Democratic fund-raisers this cycle are teaming up for a finance event with some big Hollywood names,” the New York Times reports. “James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee from Texas, and Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia are headlining a fund-raiser on Thursday evening in Los Angeles.”

“A Kentucky judge ordered former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) to serve 60 days in jail without bond on a contempt charge out of Jefferson County,” WDRB reports.

“Republicans’ confidence in the economy has plummeted over the last six months at a pace unseen since Covid — reminiscent of the declines during the global financial crisis nearly two decades ago,” Axios reports. “Usually, the president’s party is upbeat about the economy, while the party out of power is far more downcast. What’s striking […]

“Donald Trump’s attempts to limit mail-in voting are causing chaos for electoral officials across the U.S. as the first mail ballots are sent out ahead of November’s critical midterm elections,” the Financial Times reports.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Kremlin troops not to fire on Kyiv for three days as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner prepare to visit,” Bloomberg reports. The Guardian: Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner land in Moscow aiming to revive Ukraine talks.

“President Trump is hitting the campaign trail and doing the last thing many Republicans want: making the 59 days to the Nov. 3 midterms a referendum on him,” Axios reports. “At the same time, they know it’s inevitable.” “Most Republicans are too scared to bluntly tell Trump how unpopular he is. And Trump wants an […]

“President Donald Trump’s fervent support for artificial intelligence data centers has put him at odds with voters who increasingly oppose them and comes despite direct warnings that his stance threatens to deepen Republicans’ peril in the November midterm elections,” Bloomberg reports. “Over the past few months, political strategists have warned administration officials they were in […]

“The U.S. military on Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would ‘if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet,'” the Associated Press reports. “The military’s statement said a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded ‘multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks’ while patrolling in […]

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“A plain reading of the law about presidents on coins says the face of a living president should not be on currency. And yet President Donald Trump’s is, after his Treasury Department exploited a different law related to commemorative coins,” CNN reports. “The law says a president must not commit the U.S. military into hostilities […]

“Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the fast-approaching midterm election,” Associated Press reports. “The appeal comes after Missouri’s highest court blocked the new map and ordered a statewide vote in November on whether to keep or reject it.”

“Leaders of an extremist, far-right party in Germany have quietly borrowed pages from President Trump’s playbook to cast doubt on the integrity of absentee voting — alleging without evidence that residents of nursing homes have had their ballots manipulated and calling for an end to postal voting,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “The attack on […]

“For months, Texas Republicans have anxiously awaited the arrival of national resources to help boost Ken Paxton, one of the GOP’s most vulnerable Senate candidates,” CNN reports. “Now, Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has entered the scene, this week disclosing the first spending from his super PAC to benefit Paxton and raising GOP hopes […]

“The share of Americans who associate themselves with the Democratic Party has grown significantly over the past year, according to data from Gallup. The shift, which signals the party’s largest advantage since 2008, is the latest sign of backlash against Republicans and the president ahead of the midterm elections,” the New York Times reports. “The […]

Washington Post: “At least seven Republican House candidates in battleground races have de-emphasized or removed mentions of Trump and his priorities on their campaign websites ahead of the general election.” ”Candidates from both parties have long shifted messages after a primary to appeal to a broader electorate. But changes this year highlight the particularly challenging […]

“When the history of this time is written, it may be observed that the United States of America celebrated its 250th anniversary with one, big Donald Trump-themed party in the nation’s capital that lasted for one whole summer,” the New York Times reports. “That is how it has looked, at times, over these last few […]

“Artificial intelligence has subtly entered the machinery of the 2026 midterms, with major-party candidates acknowledging in campaign filings and website fine print that they are using the technology to court voters — despite limits imposed by leading AI companies to protect elections from the technology’s risks,” the Washington Post reports.

“There are plenty of issues Republicans and Democrats disagree on, but increasingly, they’re aligned on this: they want Flock surveillance cameras gone,” NPR reports. “The widespread backlash against AI-powered license plate readers, which allow police to track people over time, is becoming more of a political issue as the midterm elections approach in races from […]

“Internet pranksters have successfully been redirecting people searching for information about the upcoming midterm GOP convention to the Justice Department’s website about the Epstein Files,” Mediaite reports. “A website purporting to be the Republican National Committee’s official convention page is one of the top results when searching Google or other web browsers for information about […]

“The Supreme Court on Friday granted Republicans’ request to halt a lower court decision that prevented political party committees from receiving more favorable broadcast advertising rates, giving the GOP a win weeks before the November elections,” CBS News reports. “The order from the high court restores guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political […]

“Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, has for years detested the day-to-day duties of his job, dismissing such tasks as going to hearings and casting votes as a ‘performative’ waste of time,” the New York Times reports. “Now, a group of his disillusioned former staff members — of which there are many — is threatening […]

“A federal judge in Boston ruled for the third time on Friday that the Trump administration’s plans to restrict mail-in voting are likely unconstitutional and it should be prevented from implementing them ahead of the midterm election,” the New York Times reports.

“U.S. government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions,” the New York Times reports. “The investigators asked military officers and civilian employees on the Joint […]

“The maker of Tetris criticized a new White House digital game that mimics its classic puzzle by having players build a wall to stop migrants from crossing the U.S. border,” Bloomberg reports. “Build the Wall is one of five games the White House released this week that inserted Trump administration themes into versions of old-school […]

New Jersey Lt. Governor Dale Caldwell (D) “is the subject of an internal investigation by Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s office for alleged inappropriate behavior with women and possible ethics violations that include the purported offer of state jobs,” the New Jersey Globe reports.

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“President Donald Trump said that he plans to host a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his counterpart’s upcoming visit to Washington later this month,” NOTUS reports. “Xi is expected in D.C. around Sept. 24 for a summit with the president. The meeting comes as the administration steps up pressure both on countries […]

“President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters ​he planned to allocate $400 million to $500 ‌million from his MAGA Inc. super PAC to boost Republican candidates in midterm November elections,” Reuters reports. “Trump also said, ​during an event in the Oval ​Office, that his super PAC has about $1 ⁠billion in it.”

“James Talarico is planning to counterprogram President Donald Trump’s GOP midterms convention in Dallas with a focus on affordability,” Politico reports. Said Talarico: “Next week, billionaire mega-donors and their puppet politicians will gather at a convention in Dallas to clink champagne glasses and toast their own corruption. They’re paying $20,000 for entry to a Billionaire […]