- Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin and praised Donald Trump's efforts to end the war.
- Putin ordered a three-day pause on strikes against Kyiv for the envoys' visit; Ukraine said it would refrain from strikes on Moscow through Monday.
- Talks look unlikely to bridge a wide gulf — the Kremlin insists on seizing more Donbas territory and control of four regions, which Ukraine rejects.
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- MAGA, Inc. is spending $10 million on TV and digital ads in the Texas Senate race — its first big buy in a marquee general contest.
- Democrats see Texas as suddenly competitive with 37‑year‑old James Talarico running, after Trump-backed Ken Paxton won the GOP nomination.
- Trump says the funds are "my money" he can spend (or hold until 2028) — and quipped Paxton "isn't telegenic" but backed him anyway.
- A federal appeals court kept a lower-court ban on using DHS’s SAVE immigration database to check citizenship on voter rolls, blocking the Trump administration’s push ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
- Judges warned the system shares private data and can produce inaccurate matches that might force people to prove citizenship or even lose their voter registration.
- The ruling was 2-1 (one Trump appointee dissented), though a separate Florida judge has ordered limited access for four GOP-led states.
- A surprisingly strong August jobs report (162,000) didn’t please Trump — he angrily blamed the Fed, markets and trade partners for inflation rather than celebrating the gain.
- The economy has grown only about 2% annually versus his promised boom, and his economic approval has slipped (around 32%), hurting voter confidence.
- Tariffs, threats to cut foreign trade and a rising national debt (now over $40 trillion) are contributing to higher interest rates and political risk.
- Turning Point Action drew boos at the Iowa State Fair and viral attention for heckling Democrats.
- The group is building a county-by-county ground game in Iowa to influence the 2028 GOP caucuses and is poised to back JD Vance.
- Their fair booth mixed provocative culture-war messaging with social events (barbecues, clubs) to recruit and mobilize younger conservatives.
- Trump got his face on commemorative $1 coins even though a law bars living presidents from appearing on currency.
- A new East Wing ballroom (and helipad) is being built at the White House despite Chief Justice Roberts calling the project "likely unlawful."
- The administration has repeatedly sidestepped laws—on military actions, agency funding and immigration enforcement—creating changes that may be hard to reverse.
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