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ICE arrests mother and daughter at Florida hospital after car crashThe Guardian US
Record-breaking heat dome expected to bring dangerous temperatures to US south-westThe Guardian US
Man kills eight relatives, including children, in shooting at Montana home, officials sayThe Guardian US
Trump threatens to demolish another DC landmarkVox
An election hacker has reportedly been hired in the DOJ’s Civil Rights DivisionMS NOW
Lindsay Clancy trial reaches final witnessCBS News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says "we just want a fair trade deal" as Canada announces tariffs on U.S.CBS News
Pennsylvania records first 2 measles deaths in 35 yearsCBS News
Dolly Parton, country music legend, dies at age 80CBS News
Breaking down Canada's retaliatory tariffs against U.S.CBS News
Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – liveThe Guardian US
Pete Hegseth wants to turn Stars and Stripes into a Pentagon mouthpieceMS NOW
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.25.26MS NOW
RFK Jr. praised Lancaster County’s low vaccine rate in 2021. Now, 2 people are dead from measles.MS NOW
Father of USS Lincoln sailor detained by ICE released from detentionThe Guardian US
Two destroyers are staying behind as USS Lincoln heads homeMS NOW
WATCH: Iconic moments from Dolly Parton’s career and her impact on music and cultureABC News
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs up to 50% against USABC News
POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
Trump’s EPA Clamps Down on Public Outrage Over Data Centers — the One Issue Sparking Bipartisan RevoltTalking Points Memo
EXCLUSIVE: He Accidentally Won a Michigan House Primary. He Also Attended the Jan 6 Protest.Talking Points Memo
Civil Liberties Groups From Across Political Spectrum Denounce Trump’s NSPM-7Talking Points Memo
Judge Clears Way for Voting Group to Get Fresh Block on Trump OrderTalking Points Memo
Undercover DHS Agent Monitored Alex Pretti Memorial, New Docs SuggestTalking Points Memo
Mike Lindell won’t accept his loss—or pay for a recount only he wantsDaily Kos
DollyDaily Kos
Cattle farmers are latest Trump allies to get shaftedDaily Kos
Mamdani masterfully turns gotcha question into blueprint for DemocratsDaily Kos
FrenemiesDaily Kos
Fox News host cuts Democrat's mic mid-rant after interview goes off the railsRaw Story
Top GOP campaign chief smacked with ethics complaint over secret video schemeRaw Story
Expert flags the 'twisted' detail everyone missed in Trump's Supreme Court winRaw Story
Court kills GOP's 'intolerable' scheme to bury Democrats before the midtermsRaw Story
Resolution Filed To Impeach Trump For Covering Up ICE MurdersPoliticus USA
Mike Johnson Makes A Disastrous Move To Try To Save His JobPoliticus USA
Trump Is About To Lose A Trade War With CanadaPoliticus USA
Sen. Tim Scott Falls Apart While Trying To Blame Biden For Trump’s InflationPoliticus USA
INVESTIGATION & ANALYSIS
Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.ProPublica
Children in a Faith-Healing Sect Keep Dying. The State Lets It Happen.ProPublica
His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.ProPublica
They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.ProPublica
Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans SentimentProPublica
Conservative Groups Side With Minneapolis Protesters Against Trump CrackdownThe Intercept
Sixty More U.S. Soldiers Reported Injured in Iran WarThe Intercept
Local Cops Flout Sanctuary Law to Help ICE Deport ImmigrantsThe Intercept
Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of JournalistsThe Intercept
The Dawn of a New Cold WarThe Intercept
Canada Is Spending Billions to Help Its Workers Survive Our TariffsMother Jones
Deal/No Deal, Trump’s Iran ContradictionsMother Jones
SCOTUS Hands Trump a Temporary Win in His Crusade to Restrict Mail VotingMother Jones
Maybe Trump’s Iran Sanctions Will Work This TimeMother Jones
It Just Got Way Easier to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate ChangeMother Jones
Why the Democrats’ Path Back to Power Runs Through the Kitchen TableThe Nation
The Genocide in Gaza ContinuesThe Nation
The Dangerous Summer of Food RecallsThe Nation
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Dolly Parton was an icon. She was a brilliant songwriter and performer. She was an incredible activist and advocate, helping to donate over 200 million free books to children.
She was one of my personal heroes.
This is a terrible loss. She will be greatly missed.
The only meeting Hakeem Jeffries should be having with Jared Kushner is to tell him he’ll be subpoenaed by the House for a corruption investigation on day one of Democratic control of the House.
This is just pathetic stuff from the House Dem leader.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
Damn those queer-loving commies. I bet they took his penis and gave it to vegan farmers to use as compost smh
🚨BREAKING: 4th Circuit rules that Lowest Unit Charge "requirement and pertinent campaign finance statutes are clear that neither political parties nor joint fundraising committees with non-candidate members can be entitled to the LUC."
A huge victory for Democrats and defeat for the GOP.
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