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AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - GOP finds its next progressive target in Minnesota Fri Aug 14 09:16:22 2026

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 Fri Aug 14 09:14:05 2026

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 Fri Aug 14 09:14:03 2026

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 Fri Aug 14 09:12:19 2026

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? Fri Aug 14 09:12:19 2026

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 Fri Aug 14 09:10:38 2026

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 Fri Aug 14 09:10:38 2026

Can anyone win by distancing themselves from President Donald Trump?

WASHINGTONPOST (Riley Beggin, Cat Zakrzewski) - Truth Social’s sale of fast access to Trump posts draws legal concerns Fri Aug 14 09:10:37 2026

A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the product is unconstitutional, and other experts warn it could violate securities laws.