Five articles, ranked by readers who take politics and public affairs seriously. The Saturday, August 1, 2026 edition updates throughout the day and closes at midnight Eastern.
“The presidents inability to make anything more than a partisan battle is not just another fact of politics, but something that, in the case of critical infrastructure, can end up having massive consequences for all of us.”
“Peak Trump. No notes.”
“An under-addressed aspect of the sudden passing of Lindsey Graham was the lose of a key major advocate for Ukraine in Trump's inner circle. While I have no doubt her support comes from a dubious need to be a foil to Carlson and Owens, if the result for now is more support closer to Trump, that seems good on net.”
“The idea that Trump would hold true to a promise not to pursue the Jan 6 slush fund IF the senate confirms his personal lawyer as AG, the man who helped devise that very plan, and that if they don't confirm him he'll keep him as acting AG and further pursue the fun. Absolutely laughable.”
“I can't wait for our next FIFA President, Don Jr., to usher in a new golden era of soccer corruption. It's exactly what the beautiful game is missing.”
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