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How NRSC chair Sen. Tim Scott described Abdul El-Sayed's "dangerous" comment, how an NRSC attack ad snipped it, and what El-Sayed actually said: cnn.com/2026/08/12/pol…

Trump on Truth Social: The U.S.A. has total control over over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, “A WALL OF STEEL,” and there is nothing Iran can do about it. They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, their remaining soldiers are unpaid, the IRGC is decimated and fleeing, and their “Leadership” is uncertain, at best! They have No Money - Their country is “shot.” All they have is FAKE NEWS and 300% INFLATION, and getting worse! Iran is all talk and no action, the Bully of the Middle East No Longer. Praise be to Allah!

Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Kyiv after holding several meetings with Russian officials, including in Moscow. “I wouldn’t even call them diplomatic efforts. These are business efforts, by businessmen close to Trump. These aren’t diplomats,” Kyiv Post Editor-in-Chief Bohdan Nahaylo told TVP World. kyivpost.com/videos/82196

Both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were onboard the decoy flight posing as Air Force One last month when President Trump secretly took a different plane from the NATO Summit in Turkey, following the possible threat posed by surface-to-air missiles, according to CBS News. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on the secret flight with President Trump out of Turkey, in addition to White House aides Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta and Dan Scavino. Onboard Air Force One with Rubio and Bessent, who were reportedly aware that Trump had been moved to a secret plane, were White House aides Stephen Miller, Will Scharf, Steven Cheung, Mike Needham, Ross Worthington and Monica Crowley.

BREAKING The Trump administration plans to spend at least $900 million for construction projects on the White House grounds, a significantly larger price tag than has been previously reported and one that would be covered primarily by taxpayers. Full Story: wapo.st/4g37j7z

A reminder of why Wisconsin, unlike many states, has this elongated process of waiting for absentee ballots: The GOP has refused to change the law to allow mail to be processed earlier (and then Republicans use that to baselessly suggest fraud).

Jeramey Jannene @compujeramey

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State law prohibits processing until polls open. The city has repeatedly lobbied to change this. Because of the volume and that they can come in until polls close, the process takes a long time. Republican controlled Legislature has refused to change law x.com/WCRP_WI/status…

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The Trump administration finalized a rule exempting US companies and individuals from reporting beneficial ownership information ​to the Treasury Department's financial crimes unit, rolling back reporting requirements established under ‌a 2021 law aimed at combating illicit finance reut.rs/4zcl76T

Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.

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BREAKING: Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother have been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes. apnews.com/article/syria-…

Trump-backed election denier Mike Lindell just lost the Minnesota GOP primary for governor: WASHINGTON (AP) — Lisa Demuth wins Republican nomination for governor in Minnesota.

'A decoy jet with all of the markings of Air Force One touched down in view of the news media, and a Secret Service agent resembling the president emerged. Then, an unmarked plane landed, and the real president disembarked.' washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

The Washington Post @washingtonpost

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Exclusive: President Clinton used a similar plane-change maneuver in 2000 as President Trump's July flight. But unlike Trump’s flight, the press corps was briefed on the operation and its dangers. wapo.st/4bHsGsi

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were among those who remained on the AF1 that was used as a decoy after secret Trump swap-- via @Kevinliptakcnn

Alejandra Jaramillo @AlejandraJMillo

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Trump secretly transferred planes in Turkey amid security concerns— w/ @Kevinliptakcnn @DJJudd The security plan — first reported by the Washington Post, and later confirmed by the New York Times involved the president deboarding Air Force One via an airport catering vehicle,

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ICE plans to spend $20 million to give officers electric shock gloves huffpost.com/entry/ice-shoc…

NEW: Russian forces conducted another combined ballistic/quasi-ballistic missile and drone strike against Ukraine on the night of August 10 to 11, heavily targeting civilian and industrial infrastructure in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia cities. (1/2) Other Key Takeaways: Russian forces are likely launching small numbers of North Korean-provided KN-23 ballistic missiles in nightly strike packages in an attempt to battle-test the missiles and improve their accuracy. Russia may be preparing to base North Korean missileers and ballistic missiles at a training center currently under construction in Voronezh Oblast. The Russian Supreme Court disqualified the Russian opposition party Yabloko from the September 2026 State Duma elections, likely in order to prevent Russians from having the option to support the party’s anti-war platform. Yabloko’s exclusion from the upcoming Duma elections represents a further consolidation of the Russian political system around the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin likely also aims to reduce the risk of the ruling United Russia party not achieving the Kremlin’s desired outcome in the upcoming elections. The Kremlin was permissive of Yabloko in earlier years of the war, but the growing persecution of the party and its eventual disqualification show how its priorities have shifted. Ukrainian forces continue their long-range strike campaigns against Wildberries warehouses and oil refineries in Russia. Neither Ukrainian nor Russian forces made confirmed advances on August 11.

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Scoop: Ukraine halted an intense campaign of drone strikes on oil tankers using the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in the Russian port of Novorossiysk after a request from US vice-president JD Vance during a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ft.com/content/725b4d…

On a serious note, there was a lot of chatter about an unprecedented security threat at the time - and the White House’s reasoning never made sense - but this is fantastic reporting from Dan. The details are insane. You should read this article.

Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe

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EXCLUSIVE: For weeks, the White House has said President Trump flew from Turkey on the “former Air Force One,” after the newer AF1 jet gifted by Qatar flew to Britain separately. But that’s not the case. In reality, Trump took a *third* jet, unbeknownst to media and some staff.

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Scoop: Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft unbeknownst to journalists and some White House staff members who believed they were on the same plane as the president, The Post has learned. w/ @DanLamothe @abtran & @joyceslee washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Exclusive: President Clinton used a similar plane-change maneuver in 2000 as President Trump's July flight. But unlike Trump’s flight, the press corps was briefed on the operation and its dangers. wapo.st/4bHsGsi

President Donald Trump has announced the release of former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2022, saying the decision came after his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gilman was originally sentenced to 4 1/2 years after being convicted of assaulting a Russian police officer, but his sentence was later extended after additional allegations involving prison officials. His family and U.S. advocates have disputed aspects of the case. His release comes after serious deterioration in his health. Recent reports said Gilman had been hospitalized and had spent weeks in a dissociative state, prompting increased pressure from U.S. officials for Moscow to release him on humanitarian grounds. According to Trump, Russia released Gilman without a prisoner exchange or other concessions, describing it as a humanitarian decision following his discussions with Putin. U.S. officials likewise characterized the release as a goodwill gesture rather than a negotiated swap. Gilman is now returning to the United States for medical treatment.