GOP Candidates Think Trump Is Radioactive
Politico: “The threat of a Trump drag is so dire that some at-risk Republicans have relayed to Trump’s political team that they don’t want him to visit their districts ahead of November… And top GOP pollsters have advised some vulnerable incumbents and candidates to either not talk about Trump on the trail, or at least limit direct references to the president, our colleagues reported.”
Said one senior Republican: “We’ve told them he cannot come. I do not believe they would send him without our OK. And if they did, we probably wouldn’t campaign with him.”
Trump Admits No One Will Build Monuments for Him
“President Donald Trump did not dispute that he is building monuments to himself amid his architectural blitz in Washington, DC,” CNN reports.
Said Trump: “Nobody will do it once I’m gone. When I leave here, nobody will.”
Democrats Lead By 8 Points on the Generic Ballot
A new University of Massachusetts Amherst poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 42% to 34%.
Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats 42%
Republicans 34%
Inside Trump’s Ballroom Obsession
New York Magazine: “Since Trump’s return to the White House, his administration has made changes to more than 100 structures in Washington, D.C. The total price tag: somewhere north of a billion dollars. The biggest project, in terms of both cost (estimated to be $800 million when done) and presidential mindshare, is the ballroom and the military bunker that will be tucked underneath…”
“Still, the politics of the ballroom are objectively bad for Trump… Trump is aware of these concerns. He just doesn’t really care.”
RFK Jr. Probes Whether Troops Died of Covid Vaccine
“An Army doctor told a federal court in Virginia she’s working with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to probe whether troops died from Covid-19 vaccines after President Joe Biden mandated the shots for service members in 2021,” Politico reports.
Vance’s 2028 Audition with Voters Has Begun
“The past couple of weeks have shown the gauntlet Vice President JD Vance will have to navigate if he seeks to sew up the GOP nomination for president in 2028,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“He will need to stay close to President Trump while also owning the fact that he is not President Trump.”
Matt Bevin Booked Into Jail After Arrest
“Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) was arrested Thursday evening in Paris, Kentucky, according to 911 dispatchers,” WDRB reports.
“The active bench warrant against Bevin was for failing to turn over financial documents related to his ongoing child support case.”
House Dem Election Leader Tells States to Count Faster
“House Democrats’ top election leader has a message for states ahead of the midterms: count faster,” Politico reports.
Said Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY): “We are, I think, nicely trying to encourage people to do their balloting as quickly as possible, and that means hiring additional staff so that it doesn’t call into question results.”
“The advice is just one part of Morelle’s efforts to secure the midterm elections. He said Democrats have wargamed over 150 scenarios of how the Trump administration could attempt to interfere or complicate the November elections and its certification.”
U.S. Economy Added 162,000 New Jobs
“The U.S added 162,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department reported Friday, a much-stronger-than-expected result that suggested the labor market shook off its early-summer doldrums,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The unemployment rate stayed steady at 4.1%. That leaves it at a historically low level that indicates the labor market remains generally healthy.”
NOTUS: U.S. job market rebounds in surprising fashion while unemployment stays flat.
Donald Trump’s Capital Makeover
Antonia Hitchens: “A coterie of advisers, planners, and architects is enabling the President’s passion project—renovating D.C. in his own image.”
Hakeem Jeffries Targets Democrats Dodging Dues
Punchbowl News: “The House Democratic Caucus is going to change its rules to punish those members who don’t show up for votes or skimp out on DCCC dues. Most Democrats agree that it’s not sustainable to have nearly 40% of the caucus paying less than 25% of their dues requirement – or dozens give nothing at all.”
Italy’s Meloni Pays a Price for Losing Far-Right Label
“A mark of Giorgia Meloni’s success is how little the word ‘fascism’ is mentioned in association with her now, if ever,” Bloomberg reports.
“Her record speaks for itself. She presides over Italy’s longest-serving government since the republic was founded after World War II.”
“Having moved away from the political fringes, outmaneuvered rivals and established herself firmly in the mainstream as a G7 veteran, Meloni must now face the reckoning that comes from being, well, successful and part of the establishment.”
Trump’s Approval Upside Down in Tennessee
A new Beacon Center poll in Tennessee finds President Trump has fallen out of favor with a majority of Tennessee voters.
Only 48 percent said they approved of the way the president is handling his job, and 51 percent disapproved, the first time those numbers have skewed that way.
Democrats Mobilize to Combat Election Disruption
“Early last month, more than three dozen people gathered in a conference room at former Attorney General Eric Holder’s law offices in Washington,” NBC News reports.
“Organizers asked them to keep the day’s speakers anonymous. Then came remarks from the person who convened them: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.”
“The purpose of the Aug. 6 gathering was to war-game ways to protect election integrity… Clinton gave opening remarks and then played largely an observational role as everyone broke into two teams to run through hypothetical scenarios of potential chaos around elections and how they’d respond.”
How Donald Trump Outmaneuvers the Supreme Court
Ruth Marcus: “In both the ballroom and the mail-in-ballot cases, the President has tested the Justices’ willingness to stop him in his tracks.”
Karl Rove Warns ‘Time Is Running Out’ for Ken Paxton
“Republican strategist Karl Rove expressed his doubts about Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s chances in his November race,” The Hill reports.
Said Rove: “So, time is running out. If the president wants to have Paxton win, he needs to be tossing a lot of money Paxton’s way so that ads can be run that depict Talarico as the far-left winger that he is.”
Javier Milei Renews Falklands Dispute
“Argentina’s President Javier Milei has ramped up a long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands, reasserting the country’s claims over the self-governing British overseas territory and threatening to impose sanctions on oil companies working off the archipelago,” CNBC reports.
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