# 2026 midterms — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 13 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 2026 midterms. Page: Feed: --- ## [MUST SEE: American Idol Judge Takes White House Press Secretary Podium](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/must-see-american-idol-judge-takes-white-house-press-secretary-podium-mace/) _2026-08-20 · Chris Powell · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Country music superstars Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean made an unexpected appearance at the White House on Thursday, popping into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ahead of a major concert in the nation’s capital. Photos circulating Thursday afternoon showed Bryan and Aldean inside the briefing room, where White House press briefings are regularly \[…\] ## [Super Bowl Champion Passes Away At 56](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/super-bowl-champion-passes-away-at-56-from-brutal-illness-trin/) _2026-08-20 · Trinity Hallinan · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Former NFL linebacker and Super Bowl champion O.J. Brigance has died at 56 after a long battle with ALS, the Baltimore Ravens announced Monday. Brigance spent seven seasons in the NFL and became a beloved figure in Baltimore, both for his work on the field and for the way he fought the disease that changed \[…\] ## [Blue City’s $165 Million Downtown Library Descends Into Drug-Fueled Chaos](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/blue-citys-165-million-downtown-library-descends-into-drug-fueled-chaos-mace/) _2026-08-20 · Chris Powell · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Seattle’s lavish downtown public library is facing backlash after a new video documented apparent drug use, homelessness and other troubling conditions inside the taxpayer-funded facility. Frontlines TPUSA correspondent Savanah Hernandez toured Seattle’s Central Library alongside local journalist Jonathan Choe, documenting conditions throughout the 11-story building. The library, which opened in… ## [JUST IN: FBI Foils Terror Plot At State Capitol](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/just-in-fbi-foils-terror-plot-at-state-capitol-cmc/) _2026-08-20 · Cullen McCue · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Federal authorities arrested a 35-year-old woman from the Albany area on Wednesday in connection with an alleged plot to attack the New York State Capitol building. The suspect, identified by the FBI as Jessica Bowie, faces one charge, of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to a criminal complaint \[…\] ## [Iran-Backed Terrorists Attack US Ally’s Airport In Major Escalation](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/iran-backed-terrorists-attack-us-allys-airport-in-major-escalation-trin/) _2026-08-20 · Trinity Hallinan · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Iran-backed Houthi terrorists claimed Thursday that they launched drone attacks against an airport and a Saudi Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia, marking another dangerous escalation against one of America’s closest Middle East partners. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced that the Yemen-based group had carried out two separate drone operations targeting Najran, a Saudi city \[…\] ## [Deadly Midair Collision Between Small Plane And Police Helicopter Leaves Pilot Dead](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/deadly-midair-collision-between-small-plane-and-police-helicopter-leaves-pilot-dead-mace/) _2026-08-20 · Chris Powell · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ A pilot was killed and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured Wednesday evening when a small airplane collided with a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport. The deadly collision happened shortly before 7 p.m. on August 19 as a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter was hovering several feet above \[…\] ## [California’s Dem Senators Write to SoS Expressing ‘Grave Concerns’ About Tina Peters](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/californias-dem-senators-write-to-sos-expressing-grave-concerns-about-tina-peters) _2026-08-20 · Khaya Himmelman · TPM – Talking Points Memo_ Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! Election officials in Shasta County — a deep red California county that has... ## [Karmelo Anthony’s Shocking Murder Fantasies Revealed In Appeal Hearing: ‘Licking Blood Off The Blade’](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/karmelo-anthonys-shocking-murder-fantasies-revealed-in-appeal-hearing-licking-blood-off-the-blade-cmc/) _2026-08-20 · Cullen McCue · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Karmelo Anthony, the black Texas teen who was convicted earlier this year of fatally stabbing white teen Austin Metcalf at a Frisco, Texas track meet in 2025, fantasized about killing somebody and “licking the blood” off the blade before killing Metcalf, prosecutors have revealed. The new revelation comes as Anthony is currently seeking a new \[…\] ## [Security Blankets and the Mad, Mad King](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/security-blankets-and-the-mad-mad-king) _2026-08-20 · Josh Marshall · TPM – Talking Points Memo_ If you’ve been online in the last few days you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to Natalie Harp Discourse (NHD), the phenomenon... ## [Jaw-Dropping Financial Disclosure Demolishes ‘Tax The Rich’ Congressman’s Progressive Persona](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/jaw-dropping-financial-disclosure-demolishes-tax-the-rich-congressmans-progressive-persona-cmc/) _2026-08-20 · Cullen McCue · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) — a self-styled “progressive” who has built his political image on taxing the rich and fighting “oligarchs — raked in tens of millions of dollars through various stock trades and business interests, according to his 2025 annual financial disclosure. The disclosure was covered in detail by the Washington Free Beacon. \[…\] ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jpsHhlnqEXCW) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Going to the Movies Is Being Ruined in One Specific, Infuriating Way](https://slate.com/culture/2026/08/dune-3-imax-70mm-tickets-the-odyssey-movies-amc.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Nadira Goffe · Slate Magazine_ Trying to see Dune: Part Three or The Odyssey in IMAX 70 mm? Good luck. ## [REPORT: Scott Jennings Meets Privately With Trump Admin As Press Secretary Speculation Mounts](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/just-in-scott-jennings-meets-privately-with-trump-admin-as-press-secretary-speculation-mounts-jrupp/) _2026-08-20 · jake · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Scott Jennings has reportedly met privately with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as he weighs a possible jump from CNN to the White House briefing room. The conservative commentator is said to be a frontrunner to replace Karoline Leavitt, who will step down as White House press secretary at the end of the \[…\] ## [‘Fox & Friends’ Star Reveals Health Scare Amid Mysterious Absence](https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/fox-friends-star-reveals-health-scare-amid-mysterious-absence-trin/) _2026-08-20 · Trinity Hallinan · Trending Politics Conservative Breaking News and Commentary_ Fox News star Lawrence Jones III has revealed the reason behind his recent absence from “Fox & Friends,” telling viewers he underwent another surgery after suffering a second detached retina. The 33-year-old co-host said the latest scare followed an earlier retinal tear that he later learned stemmed from a childhood sports injury. “Hey family, You \[…\] ## [I Had Sex With a New, Older Man. Then I Saw Something Online That Stopped Me in My Tracks.](https://slate.com/advice/2026/08/sex-advice-older-man-social-media.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak · Slate Magazine_ Yikes. ## [Slate Pears Game 371: Aug. 20, 2026](https://slate.com/life/2026/08/word-game-slate-pears-371-for-august-20-2026.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Slate Magazine_ Today's puzzle has 11 pears. ## [I Can Hear Everything the “Sweet” Old Couple Fights About Next Door. I’m Mortified.](https://slate.com/advice/2026/08/dear-prudence-sweet-old-couple-overheard.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Jenée Desmond-Harris · Slate Magazine_ I can’t stand another minute of this. ## [The Modern Right Is Obsessed With “Protecting Women in Sports.” The Origins of That Fixation Have a Surprising Story.](https://slate.com/life/2026/08/renee-richards-new-biography-regret-tennis-carlson.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Julie Kliegman · Slate Magazine_ If only it could have simply stayed about the game. ## [A Disturbing Peek Into Trump’s Kafkaesque Immigration Courts](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/a-disturbing-peek-into-trumps-kafkaesque-immigration-courts) _2026-08-20 · David Kurtz · TPM – Talking Points Memo_ Wrong, Wrong, and Wrong Again Today we begin with a particularly striking example of the bleak inanity of executive branch... ## [The Latest Conservative Cause Célèbre Is an Absolute Nightmare](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/baby-gabriel-texas-republican-surrogacy-nightmare-paxton.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Mary Ziegler · Slate Magazine_ A heartbreaking interstate surrogacy story has become the latest cause célèbre for social conservatives. ## [The Second Trump Admin Has Not Yet Gone All-Out in Attacking Abortion. That May Soon Change.](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/the-second-trump-admin-has-not-yet-gone-all-out-in-attacking-abortion-that-may-soon-change) _2026-08-20 · John Light · TPM – Talking Points Memo_ Good morning! I am back, and excited to get back into it. The Next Trump Attack on Abortion? President Donald... ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1vs6Tzs5ISJE) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Slate SoundBites for August 20, 2026](https://slate.com/life/2026/08/slate-soundbites-for-august-20-2026.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Jenny Fey · Slate Magazine_ Build your answer from the sound up with our new game, SoundBites! ## [I Work Part-Time at the Community Pool. Some Parents Have Accused Me of Something Wild.](https://slate.com/advice/2026/08/work-advice-summer-jobs-for-adults.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Laura Helmuth · Slate Magazine_ They have it all wrong. ## [My Boss’s Weird Personality Flaw Has Gotten Totally Out of Hand. I’ve Got to Protect My Employees.](https://slate.com/advice/2026/08/work-advice-boss-grudge.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Laura Helmuth · Slate Magazine_ He's always assuming the worst. ## [The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent?](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/trivia-quiz-daily-slate-science-geology-astrophysics-nature.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ray Hamel · Slate Magazine_ Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 20, 2026. ## [Trump Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop (Undermining the 2026 Elections)](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/trump-stop-2026-election-attacks-voting-fail.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Shirin Ali · News and Politics - Slate Magazine_ This week’s Executive Dysfunction. ## [All Michigan Democrats Have to Do to Win Is to Find Peace Over the Middle East](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/abdul-el-sayed-needs-jewish-voters-in-michigans-senate-race-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-is-making-that-more-difficult.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ben Jacobs · Slate Magazine_ It’s not easy, but it is critical if Democrats are going to hold a Senate seat. ## [The Issue That Could Cost Democrats a Senate Seat in Michigan](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/abdul-el-sayed-israel-michigan-senate.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ben Jacobs · News and Politics - Slate Magazine_ It’s not easy, but it is critical if Democrats are going to hold a Senate seat. ## [A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began.](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/chud-the-builder-trial-joshua-fox-victim.html?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Charlie Cy · Slate Magazine_ In a first-time interview, the victim told me he knows what’s coming. ## [How Islamophobia Got Even Worse](https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/08/why-islamophobia-is-defining-the-midterms?via=rss) _2026-08-20 · Lizzie O’Leary · Slate Magazine_ Medhi Hasan definitely isn’t saying you “gotta hand it to George W. Bush,” but…. ## [How American Media Is Gaslighting Europeans on Air Conditioning](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/08/20/how-american-media-is-gaslighting-europeans-on-air-conditioning/) _2026-08-20 · Gillen Tener Martin · Washington Monthly_ The continent is sweating not because of effete resistance to AC, but because of climate change. The post How American Media Is Gaslighting Europeans on Air Conditioning appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nR6N5r9VZDIv) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/08/20/workforce-pells-missing-rudder/) _2026-08-20 · Bruno V. Manno · Washington Monthly_ Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work. The post Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder appeared first on Washington Monthly . ## [Mike Lindell refuses to accept he’s an election loser](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/mike-lindell-refuses-to-accept-hes-an-election-loser/) _2026-08-20 · Troy Farah · Salon.com_ On Wednesday, he offered to fund a recount in the Minnesota governor primary ## [Florida Man Loses. Florida Woman Wins.](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/florida-primary-election-analysis-politics.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Ian Prasad Philbrick · Slate Magazine_ The nation’s third-largest state held its primaries last night. Believe it or not, things got weird. ## [Do MI Senate candidate El-Sayed’s comments about ‘public ownership’ show he supports communism?](https://politifact.com/article/2026/aug/19/do-mi-senate-candidate-el-sayeds-comments-about-public-ownership-show-he-supports-communism/) _2026-08-19 · Caleb McCullough · PolitiFact_ Republicans are sharing a resurfaced clip of Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed discussing government control of private corporations — and they’re saying it shows his support for communism. El-Sayed “says he is in favor of a communist-style government seizure of private companies,” read an Aug. 12 X post from the Republican National Committee. The \[…\] ## [New Report on Carr Communications With White House, Right-Wing Media Affirms What We’ve Know All Along](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/new-report-on-carr-communications-with-white-house-right-wing-media-affirms-what-weve-know-all-along) _2026-08-19 · Nicole LaFond · TPM – Talking Points Memo_ Meetings With Murdoch and Sinclair Chief I’ve been making the case in Where Things Stand for some time now that... ## [I’m a Paleontology Nerd. Anne Hathaway’s New Movie Gives Us Some Real Dinosaur Boners—Sometimes Literally.](https://slate.com/culture/2026/08/end-of-oak-street-movie-dinosaurs-reviews-allosaurus-titanoboa.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Riley Black · Slate Magazine_ The End of Oak Street is preposterous, but there’s at least one way in which its prehistoric creatures represent a giant step forward. ## [So About That Iranian Cyberattack on Our Water Supply](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/iran-cyberattack-water-supply-trump-fail.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Scott Pilutik · Slate Magazine_ It's only the most essential component of human life. ## [Enriched uranium stockpile undercuts Trump claim of Iran’s ‘essential denuclearization’](https://politifact.com/article/2026/aug/19/iran-nuclear-weapons-essential-denuclearization/) _2026-08-19 · Louis Jacobson · PolitiFact_ President Donald Trump often says the media never acknowledges his administration’s wins, including what he considers progress on the Iran war. Trump listed “the essential Denuclearization of Iran” as one of many accomplishments in an Aug. 16 Truth Social post targeting a Fox News anchor. Has the U.S. denuclearized Iran? When we asked the White \[…\] ## [Trump Is Using a New, Highly Unusual Census Bureau Report to Claim He Won the 2020 Election](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-is-using-a-new-highly-unusual-census-bureau-report-to-claim-he-won-the-2020-election) _2026-08-19 · Layla A. Jones · TPM – Talking Points Memo_ President Donald Trump lost the popular vote in the 2020 election by 4.4%. That hasn’t stopped him, though, from latching... ## [“The X-Files” still make us want to believe](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/the-x-files-still-make-us-want-to-believe-chris-carter-directors-cut/) _2026-08-19 · Coleman Spilde · Salon.com_ Chris Carter's new director's cut of the 2008 "X-Files" movie indicates a broader trend toward creativity ## [My 9-Year-Old Is Obsessed With a Meaningless Metric. It Has the Power to Ruin Her Day.](https://slate.com/advice/2026/08/parenting-advice-child-social-media-obsession.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Nicole Chung · Slate Magazine_ She needs to get over this. ## [My Kids and I Are Living Our Best Lives. But We All Know the Reason This Can Never Last.](https://slate.com/advice/2026/08/parenting-advice-kids-dreading-next-move.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Nicole Chung · Slate Magazine_ We are all living in dread. ## [AI’s abortion misinformation problem](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/ais-abortion-misinformation-problem/) _2026-08-19 · Nicole Karlis · Salon.com_ Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers ## [Slate Pears Game 370: Aug. 19, 2026](https://slate.com/life/2026/08/word-game-slate-pears-370-for-august-19-20206.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Slate Magazine_ Today's puzzle has seven pears. ## [I Caught My Husband Doing Something Weird With the Neighbor Across the Way. I’m Speechless.](https://slate.com/advice/2026/08/sex-advice-husband-neighbor-balcony.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Jessica Stoya · Slate Magazine_ He doesn't know I saw him. ## [There Is Something Very Wrong With the U.S. Navy Right Now](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/trump-iran-uss-lincoln-navy.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Fred Kaplan · News and Politics - Slate Magazine_ What will happen if we have to fight a truly long war against a more capable military? ## [Trump Admin and Its Allies Throw Up Roadblocks to Prosecuting ICE Agents](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-admin-and-its-allies-throw-up-roadblocks-to-prosecuting-ice-agents) _2026-08-19 · David Kurtz · TPM – Talking Points Memo_ The Long Tail of Operation Metro Surge The mostly below-the-radar effort to block Minnesota’s effort to prosecute federal agents for... ## [The Gen Z Whisperer on How Democrats Can Win the Midterms](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/08/2026-election-primaries-democrats-gen-z-adam-mockler-youtube.html?via=rss) _2026-08-19 · Mary Harris · News and Politics - Slate Magazine_ What it would take to win back the zoomers. ## [John Roberts is still in the tank for Trump](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/john-roberts-is-still-in-the-tank-for-trump/) _2026-08-19 · Alex Galbraith · Salon.com_ E. Jean Carroll's win doesn't erase a pattern of court decisions favoring Trump ## [Hayden Panettiere lived out TV’s myth of the indestructible girl](https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/hayden-panettiere-lived-out-tvs-myth-of-the-indestructible-girl/) _2026-08-19 · Melanie McFarland · Salon.com_ The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star lived a demanding life weighed down by unreasonable expectations