# redistricting (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover redistricting. Page: Feed: --- ## [Republican Megadonors Outpace Democrats](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/republican-megadonors-outpace-democrats/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The top donors in American politics have poured more than $1.6 billion so far this cycle into influencing the country’s politics,” the Washington Post reports. “The donors lean Republican, and cash could prove critical for the GOP to maintain control of Congress in November. Republican-leaning donors gave $1.05 billion, compared with $410 million from Democratic-leaning \[…\] ## [Ranchers React to Trump’s Beef Import](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/ranchers-and-republicans-react-to-trumps-beef-import/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ NOTUS: “Farm organizations, ranchers associations and Republicans swiftly rebuked the plan as detrimental to the American cattle industry, which is experiencing historically low numbers of cattle herds and severe weather patterns on top of Trump’s aggressive tariff measures. Importing foreign beef, agriculture groups say, undercuts American businesses that have increased their prices to stay… ## [Washington Is Facing Some Unpalatable Choices](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/washington-is-facing-some-unpalatable-choices/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Year after year, the federal government has spent more than it collected in taxes. Each annual shortfall increased the national debt, slowly at first and then by leaps, defying warnings of an inevitable reckoning,” the Washington Post reports. “Now, the reckoning may be at hand.” “This week’s bond market sell-off brought government borrowing costs to \[…\] ## [Trump’s June Stock Trades Top 1,000](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trumps-june-stock-trades-top-1000/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Visa Inc. Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp. according to a financial disclosure published Saturday,” Bloomberg reports. “The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million in the filing published by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, which \[…\] ## [Mark Carney Says Canada Is Now ‘at War’ with U.S.](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/mark-carney-says-canada-is-now-at-war-with-u-s/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was “at war” over trade with the U.S. after President Trump “miscalculated” by escalating his tariff attack,” the Financial Times reports. Said Carney: “You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked.” ## [Trump Mail Voting Restrictions Await Supreme Court](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-mail-voting-restrictions-await-supreme-court/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The U.S. Postal Service finalized a rule that would add extra hurdles to mail-in voting, pressing ahead with one of President Donald Trump’s priorities even as court orders keep the push on hold,” Bloomberg reports. “The new rules deviate slightly from Trump’s original plan. The Supreme Court is still weighing a lawsuit challenging the order \[…\] ## [Natalie Harp Flooded Twitter on January 6](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/natalie-harp-flooded-twitter-on-january-6/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Years before Natalie Harp became a key White House aide to President Donald Trump, she flooded her Twitter feed with posts demonstrating extraordinary devotion to him on January 6, 2021,” CNN reports. “Harp posted more than 150 tweets that day, urging Republicans to ‘FIGHT FOR TRUMP’ as he began his speech near the White House. \[…\] ## [Mark Carney Says U.S. Not Trustworthy](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/mark-carney-says-u-s-not-trustworthy/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The morning after he pulled negotiators from trade talks in Washington and set off a new round of American tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday explained to Canadians why he walked away, calling the U.S. proposal ‘a bad deal,'” the New York Times reports. Said Carney: “We’ve recognized from the start that America has \[…\] ## [GOP Lawmakers Criticize Trump’s Beef Import Plan](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/gop-lawmakers-criticize-trumps-beef-import-plan/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “House and Senate Republicans on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports, with lawmakers from agricultural states decrying the impact Trump’s decision will have on farmers,” NBC News reports. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE): “I’m extremely disappointed by this decision from the White House. We all want lower grocery prices, \[…\] ## [Trump Faces a Moment of Truth On Netanyahu](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-faces-a-moment-of-truth-on-netanyahu/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “A new Israeli government effort to build settlements near Jerusalem could lead to another uptick in Israeli-Palestinian tensions, and there’s little indication the Trump administration will use its influence to limit rising instability,” NOTUS reports. “Israel’s housing ministry opened bidding this week for companies to build more than 1,200 housing units in the West Bank’s \[…\] ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Hu5wPqPLR9Nl) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/the-white-house-freak-out-over-natalie-harp/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ Jonathan Lemire: “It was a pithy and well-structured attack, but not so different from the broadsides delivered daily by Democrats on the campaign trail or on MS NOW. But one new word stood out: Natalie.” “The line got a knowing laugh from a handful of observers in the room, and it electrified a subset of \[…\] ## [Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/thank-you-for-your-inattention-to-this-matter/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ David Graham: “One of Donald Trump’s current favorite riffs is to contrast how (in his opinion) the United States was seen under his predecessor, Joe Biden, and how it’s seen now.” Said Trump: “They didn’t respect us two years ago. They laughed at us. NATO laughed at us. Everybody laughed at us. They don’t laugh \[…\] ## [For Your Weekend Listening](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/for-your-weekend-listening-136/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live. Florida’s primaries were another experiment in finding out what voters want from their political parties. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more. If you’re already a member, sign in to your account. ## [Natalie Harp’s Brother Is a ‘Gringo Sandinista’](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/shes-a-trump-acolyte-hes-a-gringo-sandinista/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ The Washington Post profiles the brother of White House aide Natalie Harp, whose obsession with President Trump put her in the headlines this week. Preston Harp lives in Masaya, a city in western Nicaragua, and is “an ardent supporter of the Sandinistas, a Marxist-influenced revolutionary movement that has dominated Nicaraguan politics for decades under President \[…\] ## [Trump Is Living Inside a Billionaire Bubble](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-is-living-inside-a-billionaire-bubble/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ MS NOW: “Trump is embracing cryptocurrency even as Americans express concern about his financial ties to the industry. He’s touting artificial intelligence data centers that have become politically toxic. And his administration is filled with multimillionaires and billionaires to a degree unmatched by his predecessors.” “Outside the White House bubble, warning lights are flashing. Gas \[…\] ## [Trump Finds Tamping Down Costs to Be Tricky](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-finds-tamping-down-costs-to-be-tricky/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “President Trump is reaching deeper into individual markets to try to ease consumer price strains,” Axios reports. “The administration is under mounting pressure to deliver relief as affordability becomes a bigger political liability ahead of the midterms.” “The push is cutting against — and sometimes rolling back — pillars of Trump’s economic agenda, including tariffs \[…\] ## [Exchange of the Day](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/exchange-of-the-day-425/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ President Trump took questions from reporters on the instability in the bond market: REPORTER: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to him about another type of intervention? Is that something he will be doing? TRUMP: We have many types of intervention. That’s one. The ultimate intervention is our military. And \[…\] ## [Trump Heads Into Midterms Short On Foreign Policy Wins](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-heads-into-midterms-short-on-foreign-policy-wins/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November’s midterm elections,” Reuters reports. ## [Canada Will Retaliate as U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/canada-will-retaliate-as-u-s-imposes-50-tariffs/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies,” the Associated Press reports. Said Canadian prime minister Mark Carney: “Canada will match those tariffs dollar \[…\] ## [Iran Maintains Harsh Rhetoric Ahead of New Sanctions](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/iran-maintains-harsh-rhetoric-ahead-of-new-sanctions/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against the U.S.′ plans to impose tough new sanctions,” CNBC reports. Said a spokesman: “The United States’ declaration of new economic sanctions on Iran is far more than continued unlawful ‘economic warfare’ against a single country. It is an assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent Member State of \[…\] ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/36oPSNdUO2ig) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Trump Says Darline Graham Will Do What He Wants](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trump-says-darline-graham-will-do-what-he-wants/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ President Trump spoke to reporters “about Sen. Darline Graham’s (R-SC) recent debate flub where she brushed off a question about Taiwan by saying she wasn’t informed on foreign policy,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “She’s very smart, and she was being honest. I mean, she’s into the price of groceries, the price of food, the price \[…\] ## [Army Secretary Expected to Step Down by Year’s End](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/army-secretary-expected-to-step-down-by-years-end/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down from his role by the end of the year, if not sooner, after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Driscoll’s departure would leave the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader. Hegseth fired Gen. Randy George as the Army’s chief of \[…\] ## [America Ends a Summer of Lightning-Fast Primaries](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/america-ends-a-summer-of-lightning-fast-primaries/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ New York Times: “America is having a summer of political speed dating. Sudden plot twists in South Carolina, Maine and Wisconsin have foisted lightning-fast primary campaigns upon all three states. The resulting sprints to the ballot box have felt more reminiscent of European-style snap campaigns than the marathons we’ve been accustomed to.” ## [Vance’s Homecoming Is a Preview for 2028](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/vances-homecoming-is-a-preview-for-2028/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Vice President JD Vance’s return to his hometown this afternoon was in many ways a preview of the heavy load he will carry for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party on the midterm campaign trail,” NBC News reports. “Against the backdrop of voters’ mounting affordability concerns, Vance emphasized an uptick in manufacturing jobs during \[…\] ## [Trump’s Beef Tariff Relief Causes Republicans to Revolt](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trumps-beef-tariff-relief-causes-republicans-to-revolt/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Conservative lawmakers and pundits alike spoke out on the internet Friday after President Donald Trump announced a new deal that will temporarily lift certain tariffs on ground beef imports, with Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) warning ‘this will further harm’ American ranchers, ‘most of whom are MAGA Republicans,'” Mediaite reports. Mediaite: Fox’s Tomi Lahren torches Trump \[…\] ## [Subpoenas Targeting Trump Foe Can’t Be Enforced](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/subpoenas-targeting-trump-foecant-be-enforced/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that the Justice Department could not enforce subpoenas seeking information about cases pursued by New York Attorney General Letitia James because it had unlawfully installed an ally of President Donald Trump as a top prosecutor,” NBC News reports. CNN: Trump U.S. attorney pick can no longer investigate one \[…\] ## [5 Deportees Resisted Deplaning in Liberia](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/5-deportees-resisted-deplaning-in-liberia/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “At least five people who were deported by the United States to Liberia but resisted getting off the plane were flown to Equatorial Guinea, in Central Africa, on Thursday,” the New York Times reports. “It is the first reported case in the administration’s so-called third-country deportation campaign of migrants who refused to get off a \[…\] ## [Trump Says U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to Leave Role](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trump-says-u-s-attorney-ed-martin-to-leave-role/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “President Donald Trump said Ed Martin, a senior Justice Department official, was leaving his post in the administration, the latest in a series of high-profile departures ahead of November’s midterm elections,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “Ed is now leaving to go outside to fight Legal Battles for the upcoming Midterm Election, and the Presidential Election \[…\] ## [U.S. Says American Held by China Wrongfully Detained](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/u-s-says-american-held-by-china-wrongfully-detained/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The ​United States has designated Myanmar scholar and U.S. citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained after his arrest by Chinese authorities in June, ‌the State Department said, a move that makes securing his release a top U.S. priority,” Reuters reports. “The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just \[…\] ## [Mark Sanford Backs Ralph Norman in Senate Runoff](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/mark-sanford-backs-ralph-norman-in-senate-runoff/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Mark Sanford, who previously served as both a congressman and the governor of South Carolina, endorsed Rep. Ralph Norman in the Republican primary for the state’s U.S. Senate seat,” NOTUS reports. “Sanford, a Republican, is putting himself again at odds with the president, who endorsed Darline Graham, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister who is \[…\] ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ti51hF8MdmYM) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Inside Karoline Leavitt’s White House Press Shop](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/inside-karoline-leavitts-white-house-press-shop/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ Vanity Fair: “In public, White House press office staff are belligerent toward members of the media, hurling insults and invective. But in private? They’re cordial, efficient… even charming. Reporters fear what’s next.” ## [Trump Attacks Bar Association’s Power Over Law Schools](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trump-attacks-bar-associations-power-over-law-schools/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The Trump administration is opening a new front in its campaign to remake higher education: threatening the American Bar Association’s power to accredit law schools,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The action escalates the Trump administration’s long-running feud with the nation’s premier legal organization, which it has accused of promoting a progressive agenda, including pushing \[…\] ## [Fake Election Polls Were Put Out by 21-Year-Old](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/fake-election-polls-were-put-out-by-21-year-old/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “A 21-year-old recent college graduate was behind an anonymous website that put out widely shared fake election polling in Wisconsin, Nevada and California,” The Guardian reports. Said Rahil Prakash: “I wanted to see if fake polls could really penetrate the ecosystem that easily. And as it turned out, it could.” Earlier for members: The Fake \[…\] ## [Burnham Vows ‘Huge Transfer of Power’ to No. 10 North](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/burnham-vows-huge-transfer-of-power-to-no-10-north/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he will shift responsibility for economic growth away from the UK Treasury and toward his new office in the north of England,” Bloomberg reports. “Burnham’s premiership, which began last month, has focused on giving more power to regions outside London, while the PM has tightened his grip on economic \[…\] ## [Quote of the Day](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/quote-of-the-day-4539/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “If any politician wants to get mothers on their side, they should adopt this issue. It’s such an obvious electoral winner. And what I’ve learned is there is no force in the universe stronger than mothers trying to protect their kids.” — Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, quoted by Politico, on the threats posed by social \[…\] ## [Swing-State Democrats Criticize Their Own Party](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/swing-state-democrats-criticize-their-own-party/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Democrats running for Senate have savaged President Donald Trump, betting that his historically low approval rating will help their party recapture the chamber in November’s midterm elections,” the Washington Post reports. “But some Democrats running in Republican-leaning states are also criticizing another unpopular institution: their own party.” ## [What Florida Tells Us](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/what-florida-tells-us/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live. Florida’s primaries were another experiment in finding out what voters want from their political parties. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more. If you’re already a member, sign in to your account. ## [Trump Tries to Push Darline Graham Across the Finish Line](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trump-tries-to-push-darline-graham-across-the-finish-line/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Fresh off the losses of three candidates he endorsed in Republican primaries, President Donald Trump faces a much higher-profile test of his political power in South Carolina,” CNN reports. “Trump is set to hold a rally Friday night in Myrtle Beach with Sen. Darline Graham, whom he endorsed for her late brother’s Senate seat and \[…\] ## [Canadian Provincial Leader Says Trump Is a ‘Bad Person’](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/canadian-provincial-leader-says-trump-is-a-bad-person/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a ‘bad person’ and ‘not to be trusted’ and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington,” the Associated Press reports. ## [Big Tech’s AI Borrowing Binge Is Driving Up Bond Yields](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/big-techs-ai-borrowing-binge-is-driving-up-bond-yields/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Economists have been repeatedly dumbfounded by the resilience of the economy in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, wars, tariffs, inflation and sharply higher interest rates. A simple answer has provided a catchall explanation: the growth of artificial intelligence,” the New York Times reports. “But the growth of A.I. also poses a risk, reflected in \[…\] ## [Darline Graham Faces Questions About Qualifications](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/darline-graham-faces-questions-about-qualifications/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Even before Tuesday night’s debate, Sen. Darline Graham has been fending off questions about her qualifications to replace her brother, the late Lindsey Graham, in the Senate,” NBC News reports. “But her performance at the debate brought a fresh round of questioning in South Carolina — a state with a proud military tradition and several \[…\] ## [Airman Detained Again for Capitol Protest](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/airman-detained-again-for-capitol-protest/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The U.S. service member who was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last month after he advocated for President Trump’s impeachment was detained again,” NewsNation reports. “U.S. Air Force Major Jason Watson was ordered into ‘pretrial confinement’ on Tuesday.” ## [Trump’s Pick to Lead the FDA Faces Uphill Senate Battle](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/trumps-pick-to-lead-the-fda-faces-uphill-senate-battle/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Heidi Overton’s years of loyalty to Donald Trump helped her become his pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, one of the government’s most powerful regulatory agencies. But that devotion could ruin her chances at Senate confirmation,” Politico reports. “As Trump’s deputy assistant for domestic policy, Overton, a physician, has helped bring Trump’s health \[…\] ## [Odds of Democratic Senate Takeover Increase](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/odds-of-democratic-senate-takeover-increase/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ Two election modelers — Nate Silver and G. Elliott Morris — now give Democrats a better than 50% chance of winning the Senate, Bloomberg reports. ## [Voting Begins in Less Than Three Weeks](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/voting-begins-in-less-than-three-weeks/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ The November elections technically start on September 4, when North Carolina starts sending out absentee-vote-by-mail ballots, Jamie Dupree reports. Jonathan Bernstein: “Other states follow soon after; by early October lots and lots of people will be voting; almost a third of the states begin early voting by the end of the first week of October.” ## [Missouri Court Allows New Trump-Backed Map](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/missouri-court-allows-new-trump-backed-map/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people,” the Associated Press reports. “The ruling Wednesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green is a victory for \[…\] ## [Republicans Help Green Party Candidate in Pennsylvania](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/republicans-help-green-party-candidate-in-pennsylvania/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ Punchbowl News: “Andrew Tupone is running for a crucial Pennsylvania swing seat as a Green Party candidate. But it’s Republicans who have played a key role in helping him get on — and stay on — the ballot.” “Tupone’s bid for Pennsylvania’s 7th District quickly raised alarms for House Democrats. His presence in the race \[…\] ## [The Freedom Caucus Is Having a Brutal Primary Run](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/the-freedom-caucus-is-having-a-brutal-primary-run/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The hard-right Freedom Caucus is having a rough primary season,” Politico reports. “Candidates with backing from the caucus and its allies flopped in primaries from Florida to Wyoming on Tuesday, adding to a string of recent losses for the group.” ## [The Navy’s Ships Risk Wearing Out in the Iran War](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/the-navys-ships-risk-wearing-out-in-the-iran-war/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “After nearly six months in a fast-paced, unplanned war with Iran, the parts onboard the Navy’s aircraft carriers are at risk of wearing out. That includes the plumbing and air-conditioning systems, catapults that launch fighter jets and the gear that catches the planes slamming to a halt on the floating runway,” MS NOW reports. “Retired \[…\] ## [Lula Seen as Frontrunner Over Flávio Bolsonaro](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/20/lula-seen-as-frontrunner-over-flavio-bolsonaro/) _2026-08-20 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Six weeks from Brazil’s election, the talk of its campaign season is less about who will win than what President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will do when he does,” Bloomberg reports. “From the capital Brasilia to trading desks in Sao Paulo, Lula is broadly considered the favorite to beat right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, whose \[…\]