“The president will headline an Aug. 27 fundraiser for Paxton in Houston — an event that could generate millions of dollars for the cash-strapped Republican nominee, who has trailed Democratic State Rep. James Talarico, his opponent, in fundraising for months.”

Said Haberman: “The attacks on female reporters have gotten much nastier and much more aggressive and much less just about being a keyboard warrior where he would do it on Twitter in term one.”

“Plus, nearly seven in 10 Americans believe Trump’s private business interests are influencing his presidential decisions, including nearly half of Republicans (48%).”

“A recent The Economist-YouGov poll of 1,611 U.S. citizens similarly found broad disapproval of Trump and his family doing business with foreign countries, with 65% disapproving.”

“Only citizens and certain foreigners, including lawful permanent residents, asylum recipients and refugees, would be able to claim the refundable portion of tax credits available to children, students, adoptive parents and low- to middle-income workers, under the proposed rules announced Wednesday.”

“The Ethics Committee announced Monday that it had opened an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Gomez, including ‘engaging in inappropriate sexual contact’ with a staffer, which would be a violation of House ethics rules.”

“Nixon, a Black Democrat who joined the DSA during the campaign, succeeded in ways that other DSA candidates in swing states, like Francesca Hong, did not. Like Vindman, she made fighting a centerpiece of her identity — but it wasn’t just fighting Trump. Nixon was fighting for working people.”

“Embedded in Nixon’s success is a model for progressive populists. Candidates like Hong ran up huge margins among younger, college-educated, and mostly white liberals, but struggled mightily with Black voters, who have historically resisted more liberal candidates in Democratic primaries.”

“Nixon did not.”

“Prosecutors also called into question Comey’s account that he had found the seashells in the numerical arrangement of ’86 47′ while walking on a beach in North Carolina and suggested that his May 2025 post on Instagram was a thinly veiled attempt to sell copies of a forthcoming novel about a social media personality whose words have inspired his fans to attack his foes.”

“The vote by the Trump-controlled board was not just one designation for the president, but three.”

So the facade of the Kennedy Center would read:

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts

Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump

Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund

Reuters: Trump’s bid to inscribe name on Kennedy Center faces renewed court test.

Said Trump: “He thought he could win, so who can blame him?”

“A 2014 Supreme Court decision laid out restrictions on recess appointments that have limited presidents’ use of the maneuver, and the House would need to agree to terms that would allow them. But those restrictions are lost on hard-line online activists who now view presiding over a Senate pro forma session as a failed loyalty test to President Donald Trump, and they’re willing to publicly skewer even typical Trump allies they incorrectly perceive as undermining the president.”

“The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made the comments Wednesday night in her country’s first reaction to President Donald Trump’s moves to drastically cut back the annual U.S.-South Korean military drills.”

“Kim Yo Jong says it’s not even worth commenting on Trump’s move and that she has no interest in the matter.”

Angie Nixon’s upset victory in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary surprised almost everyone.

Almost everyone except, apparently, Angie Nixon.

“This is not an accident. In Democratic jurisdictions, a coalition of labor unions, anti-tech activists, and politicians have kept driverless vehicles off the streets.”

Alaska’s Senate race suddenly looks a lot more interesting.

With roughly 80% of the ballots counted, Mary Peltola (D) was running more than five points — and nearly 8,000 votes — ahead of Sen. Dan Sullivan (R).