WASHINGTONPOST (Kyle Melnick) - She lost her rings. Her husband scoured 20,000 pounds of trash to find them.
One ring, which had been in the family for a century, was stashed in his great-grandmother’s mouth when she left the then-Soviet Union.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump stops short of endorsing Bibi as his campaign falters
When Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump met in the Oval Office two weeks ago, the president asked the Israeli prime minister how he was doing in the polls ahead of an Oct. 27 election. - Netanyahu paused. Then one of his advisers piped up: "Mr. President, he is winning," the aide said, according to a U.S. official familiar with the exchange. Why it matters: Netanyahu is not winning. And so far, Trump hasn't given him the endorsement he hopes for, despite being asked about it repeatedly by reporters. - The president could still change his mind. But with just 75 days left until the election, time is running short for Netanyahu. State of play: Netanyahu's current coalition has 49 to 53 seats in those surveys — far fewer than the 68…
When Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump met in the Oval Office two weeks ago, the president asked the Israeli prime minister how he was doing in the polls ahead of an Oct. 27 election. - Netanyahu paused. Then one of his advisers piped up: "Mr. President, he is winning," the aide said, according to a U.S. official familiar with the exchange. Why it matters: Netanyahu is not winning. And so far, Trump hasn't given him the endorsement he hopes for, despite being asked about it repeatedly by reporters. - The president could still change his mind. But with just 75 days left until the election, time is running short for Netanyahu. State of play: Netanyahu's current coalition has 49 to 53 seats in those surveys — far fewer than the 68…Open
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: Key W.H. national security aide Andy Baker is departing
White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is leaving the administration in the coming weeks. Why it matters: Baker, who also served as national security advisor to Vice President Vance, was among the staffers most central to the administration's foreign policy and national security decision-making over the last 18 months. - Baker was also personally involved in negotiations with Iran this year. - Cliff Sims, who succeeded Baker as Vance's national security adviser earlier this summer, will continue in that role. Mike Needham will continue as White House deputy national security adviser. - "This has been an amazing journey. I'm proud of everything we've achieved and, of course, am incredibly grateful to the President, Vice…
White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is leaving the administration in the coming weeks. Why it matters: Baker, who also served as national security advisor to Vice President Vance, was among the staffers most central to the administration's foreign policy and national security decision-making over the last 18 months. - Baker was also personally involved in negotiations with Iran this year. - Cliff Sims, who succeeded Baker as Vance's national security adviser earlier this summer, will continue in that role. Mike Needham will continue as White House deputy national security adviser. - "This has been an amazing journey. I'm proud of everything we've achieved and, of course, am incredibly grateful to the President, Vice…Open
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - GOP finds its next progressive target in Minnesota
Republicans have a new name on their growing list of progressive midterm targets: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan , fresh off a landslide Senate primary win. Why it matters: With President Trump 's approval ratings in the 30s, Republicans are trying to turn the midterms from a referendum on him into a choice between the GOP and a Democratic Party they argue has moved sharply to the left. - That means portraying some progressive Democrats who've won statewide primaries as national foils. The strategy came into focus last week, after Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Senate primary. Republicans will aim to make El-Sayed and liberal podcaster Hasan Piker into focal points of their upcoming midterm convention in Dallas. - GOP…
Republicans have a new name on their growing list of progressive midterm targets: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan , fresh off a landslide Senate primary win. Why it matters: With President Trump 's approval ratings in the 30s, Republicans are trying to turn the midterms from a referendum on him into a choice between the GOP and a Democratic Party they argue has moved sharply to the left. - That means portraying some progressive Democrats who've won statewide primaries as national foils. The strategy came into focus last week, after Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Senate primary. Republicans will aim to make El-Sayed and liberal podcaster Hasan Piker into focal points of their upcoming midterm convention in Dallas. - GOP…Open
NPR (Jaclyn Diaz) - ICE uses controversial program to boost deportations. Here's how it works in 1 county
Details on how ICE cooperation agreements work in practice have been hard to come by. NPR took a close look at how sheriff's deputies in Walton County, Fla., approach immigration-related arrests.
NPR (Holly J. Morris) - Fill in the blank on this week's quiz: Rep. AOC is documenting ____ on Instagram
Plus, which beloved animal crossed the rainbow bridge, and what bit of papal paraphernalia did Chicago baseball fans get this week?
Plus, which beloved animal crossed the rainbow bridge, and what bit of papal paraphernalia did Chicago baseball fans get this week?Open
NYTIMES (Nita Blum-Reddick and Jonathan Pickett) - Extreme Heat Is the New Normal
Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.
NYTIMES (Tressie McMillan Cottom) - Ocasio-Cortez Can Run. Can She Win?
She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.
WASHINGTONPOST (Natalie Allison) - Amid intra-MAGA fight, Trump weighs going all in for Darline Graham
The president is actively fighting for his endorsed candidate in the South Carolina Senate runoff, Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham.
WASHINGTONPOST (Amber Phillips) - Sizing up the 2028 Republican presidential contenders
Can anyone win by distancing themselves from President Donald Trump?