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NYTIMES (Adam Grant) - The Only Way to Stop Students From Cheating Wed Aug 26 09:30:48 2026

Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.

AXIOS (Emily Peck) - Stanley Druckenmiller makes AI writing a billionaire flex Wed Aug 26 09:28:36 2026

Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller made AI writing seem like no big deal this week, telling NOTUS reporter Jeff Stein "of course" he used it to help draft a widely shared op-ed for the Wall Street Journal . Why it matters: The moment could mark a real cultural shift where AI writing is basically all good, at least among a certain set of influential elites. Where it stands: Among his intended audience in the financial world, Druckenmiller's article got more attention for its substance — a scathing critique of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — than for its style. - The writing is infused with the telltale cadences of the AI-generated one-two punch — for example, "If the 30-year must trade at 5.5% to clear, that isn't a…

Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller made AI writing seem like no big deal this week, telling NOTUS reporter Jeff Stein "of course" he used it to help draft a widely shared op-ed for the Wall Street Journal . Why it matters: The moment could mark a real cultural shift where AI writing is basically all good, at least among a certain set of influential elites. Where it stands: Among his intended audience in the financial world, Druckenmiller's article got more attention for its substance — a scathing critique of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — than for its style. - The writing is infused with the telltale cadences of the AI-generated one-two punch — for example, "If the 30-year must trade at 5.5% to clear, that isn't a…Open

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - Trump's "election integrity" threat: Defunding state and local police Wed Aug 26 09:28:36 2026

State and cities nationwide are rebelling against the White House's push to withhold millions of dollars in police and anti-terrorism funding unless they impose new voting rules. Why it matters: President Trump's effort to impose election policies that he hasn't been able to get through Congress has now drawn two lawsuits from state and local governments that accuse the administration of threatening to defund the police unless Trump gets his way. - "They are trying to defund public safety and counterterrorism," Harris County (Texas) Attorney Abbie Kamin told Axios. - Harris County, which includes Houston, and the other jurisdictions stand to lose millions in public safety grants unless they impose the controversial voting rules Trump…

State and cities nationwide are rebelling against the White House's push to withhold millions of dollars in police and anti-terrorism funding unless they impose new voting rules. Why it matters: President Trump's effort to impose election policies that he hasn't been able to get through Congress has now drawn two lawsuits from state and local governments that accuse the administration of threatening to defund the police unless Trump gets his way. - "They are trying to defund public safety and counterterrorism," Harris County (Texas) Attorney Abbie Kamin told Axios. - Harris County, which includes Houston, and the other jurisdictions stand to lose millions in public safety grants unless they impose the controversial voting rules Trump…Open

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Inside the backlash over the Jeffries-Kushner meeting Wed Aug 26 09:28:35 2026

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ' long-standing tensions with his party's left flank resurfaced this week after news broke of his meeting with President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Why it matters: Jeffries will have to make nice with the left next year if Democrats win back the House with only a narrow majority. Blowups like this are not helping. - The Democratic leader defended the meeting in a video posted to social media on Monday, saying that Kushner "asked for a meeting, and I took it, to discuss the affordability crisis." - Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Kushner, whose dealings with Saudi Arabia have drawn scrutiny from Democratic congressional investigators, remains a top oversight target. - "No one is going to get a…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ' long-standing tensions with his party's left flank resurfaced this week after news broke of his meeting with President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Why it matters: Jeffries will have to make nice with the left next year if Democrats win back the House with only a narrow majority. Blowups like this are not helping. - The Democratic leader defended the meeting in a video posted to social media on Monday, saying that Kushner "asked for a meeting, and I took it, to discuss the affordability crisis." - Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Kushner, whose dealings with Saudi Arabia have drawn scrutiny from Democratic congressional investigators, remains a top oversight target. - "No one is going to get a…Open

ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow resume hours after CIA director's visit, mayor says Wed Aug 26 09:15:18 2026

Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.

WASHINGTONPOST (Natalie Allison, Matthew Choi) - Takeaways from the latest primaries as Trump reverses a losing streak Wed Aug 26 09:09:29 2026

Tuesday’s contests in South Carolina and Oklahoma tested how much sway the president’s endorsement still has.