WASHINGTONPOST (Alexei Koseff) - Democrats want to draw more safe House seats. It could cost Black lawmakers.
Democrats want to redistrict to expand their number of safe seats in Congress. But that could mean losing some Black lawmakers.
WASHINGTONPOST (Cat Zakrzewski) - Trump keeps boosting data centers, even as other Republicans grow critical
The president is defending the data center boom as GOP officials across the country turn against projects that have angered voters.
AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - Young Black voters buck Democratic old guard
The nation's old guard of Black leaders is still a key force for Democrats, but this year's primaries have revealed the rising influence of Black Gen Z voters who aren't swayed by their elders' seniority, civil rights credentials or endorsements. Driving the news: Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate offered a snapshot of the growing generational divide among Black voters in particular. - U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn , 86, a civil rights icon from South Carolina, campaigned for establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens. But Abdul El-Sayed , 41, overcame Stevens — and the more than $60 million in outside spending backing her — to win by less than 1 percentage point. - A Washington Post analysis found Stevens had an eight-point edge in…
The nation's old guard of Black leaders is still a key force for Democrats, but this year's primaries have revealed the rising influence of Black Gen Z voters who aren't swayed by their elders' seniority, civil rights credentials or endorsements. Driving the news: Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate offered a snapshot of the growing generational divide among Black voters in particular. - U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn , 86, a civil rights icon from South Carolina, campaigned for establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens. But Abdul El-Sayed , 41, overcame Stevens — and the more than $60 million in outside spending backing her — to win by less than 1 percentage point. - A Washington Post analysis found Stevens had an eight-point edge in…Open
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - How to prepare for wildfires — now and for the future
Wildfires demand action on radically different timelines: during the crisis, before the next fire season and over the coming decades. Why it matters: Climate change is worsening the underlying risk, making everything from evacuation plans to forest management and cutting emissions part of the response. Driving the news: America's northwestern corner is having a record-breaking wildfire year, and the traditional fire season still has months to go. "Even if not a single other acre or structure burned, we already have the most active fire season in recorded history for the Pacific Northwest," said climate scientist Daniel Swain, in an Aug. 18 virtual presentation . - "Washington and Oregon together [are] already breaking their historical…
Wildfires demand action on radically different timelines: during the crisis, before the next fire season and over the coming decades. Why it matters: Climate change is worsening the underlying risk, making everything from evacuation plans to forest management and cutting emissions part of the response. Driving the news: America's northwestern corner is having a record-breaking wildfire year, and the traditional fire season still has months to go. "Even if not a single other acre or structure burned, we already have the most active fire season in recorded history for the Pacific Northwest," said climate scientist Daniel Swain, in an Aug. 18 virtual presentation . - "Washington and Oregon together [are] already breaking their historical…Open
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Big Tech faces Big Resistance
Meta's landmark social media settlement marks the latest milestone in a decade-long unwinding of Big Tech's once-unfettered freedom to operate. Why it matters: The AI industry is watching closely . Its historic expansion, already fraught with job risks and public anxiety, depends on building thousands of power-hungry data centers in communities where opposition is rising fast. State of play: "The last time we've seen the public this angry about an industry was during the financial crisis," Nidhi Hegde, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, told Axios. - Meta's $17 billion settlement requires sweeping changes to how teens can use Instagram and Facebook, including daily time limits and restrictions on certain…
Meta's landmark social media settlement marks the latest milestone in a decade-long unwinding of Big Tech's once-unfettered freedom to operate. Why it matters: The AI industry is watching closely . Its historic expansion, already fraught with job risks and public anxiety, depends on building thousands of power-hungry data centers in communities where opposition is rising fast. State of play: "The last time we've seen the public this angry about an industry was during the financial crisis," Nidhi Hegde, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, told Axios. - Meta's $17 billion settlement requires sweeping changes to how teens can use Instagram and Facebook, including daily time limits and restrictions on certain…Open
NYTIMES (Tressie McMillan Cottom) - The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself
She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.
NYTIMES (Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens) - Even Machiavelli Wouldn’t Like Trump’s America
We are hated, but not feared.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Nepal-Tibet flood deaths rise to 168 amid search for hundreds of missing tourists
At least 168 people have been confirmed killed by the massive flash flooding that ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Stranded climber rescued from Georgia mountain
A firefighter rappelled down Mount Yonah, a Georgia peak in the Appalachian foothills, to rescue a climber who got stuck on a ledge while free climbing, with no injuries reported. #cnn #georgia #mountyonah
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Brooklyn Dem Chief Narrowly Prevails In Divisive Vote To Change Party Rules
The results appear to subvert the effort of a reform slate to pick their own county boss after nearly two decades of organizing and primary wins in the last election.
The results appear to subvert the effort of a reform slate to pick their own county boss after nearly two decades of organizing and primary wins in the last election.Open