What US political commentators are discussing online right now
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News : CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today's economy — Add CBS News on Google — Most Americans believe a free market system is a good thing. — Americans are net-negative on socialism. Capitalism is better-liked.
Ryan King / New York Post : Rep. Nancy Mace reveals new tattoos as she launches YouTube show after losing political career — WASHINGTON — Outgoing firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace used her new YouTube talk show to debut spicy tattoos on both arms — as she went sleeveless in public for the first time in months.
Garrett Downs / CNBC : Top U.S. commander acknowledges mental health issues on USS Lincoln … U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper on Sunday acknowledged mental health challenges aboard the USS Lincoln after reports that a sailor jumped overboard amid the aircraft carrier's long Middle East deployment.
CBS News : Transcript: Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 16, 2026 — Add CBS News on Google — The following is the transcript of an interview with Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb, a Democrat, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 16, 2026.
Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone : How Trump's War on the Left Will Come for the Center — The far-left activists catching charges set a dangerous precedent for mainstream liberals — By and large, when my parents go to a protest, I don't worry about them. Over the past few years, they've attended several of the large No Kings demonstrations in Fresno, California.
New York Post : Socialist NY lawmaker Emily Gallagher says shoplifting for ‘biological need’ is OK — It's her ‘steal’ of approval. — A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted — because of their “biological need” for the…
Barak Ravid / Axios : Kushner meets Hamas leaders to push Gaza demilitarization — President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to press them to carry out their commitment to disarm, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. … - The unusual meeting came as the White House …
Liset Cruz / Politico : Blanche says he's not Trump's personal servant — Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, said Sunday he's willing to break with the president on legal issues. — “There's a misnomer about President Trump, which is that he wakes up in the morning …
New York Times : The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It. — The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America's main technological and military rival, charges ahead. — In mid-July, many of the country's …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times : Blanche Refuses to Say He'll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General — The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would. — Todd Blanche, the newly confirmed attorney general …
Associated Press : Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news — The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea during a regional tour that ended on Saturday, the U.S. Central Command said.
Wall Street Journal : Trump's Ballroom Was His Dream of Beauty and Space. Now It's a ‘Military Complex.’ — As courts have questioned the president's authority for the project, he has leaned in to arguments of national security — WASHINGTON—President Trump's vision for a White House ballroom stretches back more than a decade.
Steve Mollman / Newsweek : DNC Votes to Back Eliminating ICE as Trump Expands Deportations — Prefer Newsweek on Google — to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) approved resolutions on Saturday addressing immigration enforcement, with members backing …
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News : GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Trump's vaccine executive order: ‘This is just a stupid thing to do’ — Cassidy said there's “no evidence whatsoever” that vaccines cause autism. — A medical assistant holds a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the pediatric office of Dr. Gary M. Kramer in Coral Gables, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2026.
Associated Press : US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere — President Donald Trump's war against Iran is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships as China shows more signs of aggression.
Ethan Curreri / New York Post : I arrested Laken Riley's killer in NYC 6 months before her murder — sanctuary cities failed her and all Americans — Ethan Curreri is a former New York City police office who arrested Laken Riley's killer for a lesser crime six months before the illegal migrant was released …
Norman J. Ornstein / New Republic : The Republicans Are Going to Kill People—but Not Until After They Vote … One of Ronald Reagan's most famous lines, referring to disarray in his White House, was, “Sometimes the right hand doesn't know what the far-right hand is doing.” More appropriately for the Trump White House …
Peter Baker / New York Times : In ‘The Brink of War,’ a Return to an Era of Razor-Edge Diplomacy — A new film depicts the 1986 nuclear arms summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, which both offered and dashed hopes of a dramatic breakthrough. — It was, as one person in the room described it …
New York Times : As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones — The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran's nuclear program. — President Trump's cease-fire with Iran in June envisioned a broader deal …
Financial Times : Most US voters say they are worse off under Trump — FT poll — Democrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm elections — Most US voters say they have become worse off under Donald Trump, according to an FT poll revealing mounting discontent with the president's handling of the economy and cost of living.
Aaron Blake / CNN : JD Vance and the Trump team keep moving the goalposts on Iran — Donald Trump The Middle East JD Vance Oil & gas — One of the Trump administration's biggest problems in extracting itself from the Iran war is the list of very absolutist goals that President Donald Trump and his team laid out.
Matthew Choi / Washington Post : Senate hopeful Talarico touts his faith. Texas Republicans call it blasphemy. — The Democratic nominee is seeking to win over faith-based voters in Texas, the Bible Belt's largest state, but evangelical Republicans aren't sold. — Summary — PLANO, Texas — Talking about Jesus is pretty routine for Texans running for office.
Rhonda Garelick / New York Times : Ocasio-Cortez Rewrites the Rules — The latest shot heard 'round the world came not from a gun but from a syringe of fertility hormones belonging to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. — Last weekend on Instagram, the congresswoman announced her plan to freeze her eggs and document the process.
Erica Orden / Politico : Trump's legal team shrinks — When Donald Trump first hired an elite legal team at Sullivan & Cromwell early last year, it included five of the firm's partners, all of whom had clerked for Supreme Court justices and one of whom had served as acting solicitor general. — Today, all but one is gone.
Miriam Jordan / New York Times : Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. — The case represents a new front in President Trump's mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history. — Brent Jindra, a tech salesman, voted for President Trump three times …
Julian Mark / Washington Post : Angry at the Supreme Court, liberals push a slew of plans for overhauling it — As the midterms near, Democrats are proposing adding more justices, limiting their terms and more. — Summary — One bill proposes increasing the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13.
New York Times : Is the Democratic Party Facing Its Own Tea Party Moment? — A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations. — Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani at a rally last week.Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times
Nate Cohn / New York Times : Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan? — Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don't perform as well as other Democrats. — When the midterm election campaign began, Michigan seemed like a state that Democrats could take for granted in their pursuit of the Senate.
Barak Ravid / Axios : Scoop: Inside Trump's secret backchannel to Iran's Revolutionary Guard — In mid-May, U.S. negotiators trying to reach a deal with Iran to end the war ran into a problem: They couldn't tell if the people across the table actually spoke for the country's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Robert Mackey / The Guardian : Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him — US president credits himself with lowest drug prices in 60 years, when article says drop is more likely due to Biden — The White House flooded social media on Saturday with an image of Donald Trump showing off …