Political News For 2026-08-31
Politics moves fast, and finding reliable coverage without constant outrage can be difficult. A Skeptic News brings together a wide range of daily political reporting, analysis, and commentary from across the spectrum — curated with a focus on balance, substance, and moderation. Whether you're center-left, center-right, or simply tired of partisan noise, you'll find informed perspectives worth reading every day. Today's edition includes 68 articles from 18 sites. We chose these from 1464 articles found on 39 sites.
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Are you sure that Kimmel clip was real? Late-night AI deepfakes are spreading online
While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive.
NPR Topics: Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - npr.org
Homan after Milo Yiannopoulos deportation: ‘Get them out quick’
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said federal immigration enforcement authorities “get them out quick” after officials detained and swiftly deported far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos last week. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously stated that Immigration and Customs ...
The Hill News
Aug 30, 2026 - thehill.com
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people’s phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to cl...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Trump just brokered a deal with the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves
President Donald Trump's Venezuela oil deal targets 65 billion barrels across 17 fields, but major infrastructure hurdles stand before pump relief.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 30, 2026 - foxnews.com
El-Sayed apologizes for March comments about Michigan synagogue attack
The Democratic Senate candidate said he regretted comments in which he linked the synagogue attack to a broader cycle of violence. "You don’t ever want to trample somebody’s pain," he said.
Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonpost.com
Ted Cruz says ‘there will be a time’ to decide on 2028 White House run
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave further indications that he intends to run for president in 2028, saying “there will be a time” when he would decide. In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, Cruz was asked directly if he was “seriously considering” a run for president in 2028, 12 years after his fai...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Trump Ally Says Fed Should Hold Rates Steady
Former Trump Senior Economic adviser Stephen Moore is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says inflation remains too high for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, breaking with President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for lower borrowing costs and arguing the central bank should hold rates steady for...
Bloomberg Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - bloomberg.com
First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules
Some short excerpts from the >35K-word decision by Judge Noël Wise (N.D. Cal.) in Stanford Daily Pub. Corp. v. Rubio:… The post First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 29, 2026 - reason.com
California bill recognizing 2 Islamic holidays nears Newsom’s desk
Gavin Newsom could soon decide whether California public schools and state workers get formal recognition of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 30, 2026 - foxnews.com
The Fed ‘has been a little too quiet’ on Treasury, former Fed official says
Semafor sat down with former Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on the sidelines of the conference he once hosted.
Semafor
Aug 29, 2026 - semafor.com
Seneca Nation leader calls Trump's Lake America renaming 'unpresidential,' demands reversal
Seneca Nation's leader calls Trump's Lake Ontario to Lake America renaming "unpresidential," saying it violates the 1794 Canandaigua treaty.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 29, 2026 - foxnews.com
Rahm Emanuel shuts socialists out of Democratic tent: ‘Run as a separate party’
Former Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel said that he doesn’t view socialists as part of the Democratic Party, a rare pushback against attempts to establish a big-tent party that includes its left flank. In an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Emanuel broke with the Democratic consensus over how to handle its...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Chuck Schumer’s many compromises to maintain political power
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spent decades telling Jewish audiences that his name meant something important. In a 2010 interview with Jewish radio host Nachum Segal, Schumer said it “comes from the word shomer, guardian, watcher. My ancestors were guardians of the ghetto wall in Chort...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Trump Will Hang GOP Out To Dry in Midterms
Sure as day follows night, President Donald Trump will turn on his own Republican Party before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
RealClearPolitics - Homepage
Aug 30, 2026 - realclearpolitics.com
Sunday shows preview: Trump admin economic tensions leave GOP vulnerable
Republicans are nearing the final stretch of the midterm election cycle with an increasingly unstable political landscape, as races for traditionally safe red seats grow competitive amid tensions over President Trump’s economic agenda. Democrats are looking to flip a handful of key battleground stat...
The Hill News
Aug 29, 2026 - thehill.com
Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting by Mail
A judge temporarily blocked the agency from implementing a strict new rule governing mail voting. The policy could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.
NYT > U.S. > Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - nytimes.com
GOP gambles on midterm dividends from RFK Jr.’s MAHA
Less than three months ahead of the midterm elections, the main political organization supporting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has barely made a splash to help boost Republican candidates. President Trump and parts of the Rep...
The Hill News
Aug 30, 2026 - thehill.com
Canada’s Ford Likens Trump Move to Saturday Night Live Skit
Ontario Premier Doug Ford ridiculed President Donald Trump’s order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, while expressing optimism that Canada and the US would eventually overcome their differences on trade and tariffs.
Bloomberg Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - bloomberg.com
Abdul El-Sayed peppered with questions on Hasan Piker link, fracture with Jewish Dems at Michigan convention
Abdul El-Sayed dodged four reporter questions about Hasan Piker at Michigan's Democratic convention, dismissing the streamer as irrelevant to his race.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 29, 2026 - foxnews.com
4 big wins that come with housing affordability
While federal legislation like the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act provides some relief, experts argue that local efforts to revitalize existing buildings and improve housing quality offer broader benefits for the economy, public health, community stability, and the environment.
The Hill News
Aug 30, 2026 - thehill.com
Canada Pushes Back as US Trade Tensions Rise
US Canada trade negotiations remain stalled as Prime Minister Mark Carney maintains a tougher stance against President Donald Trump and retaliatory Canadian tariffs approach. On Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason also discusses recent departures from Trump’s ...
Bloomberg Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - bloomberg.com
Silicon Valley exec ignites firestorm after accusing JD Vance of bringing DEI back
Silicon Valley exec Ankit Gupta’s X post describing JD Vance’s push to hire and train Americans as a return of 'DEI' drew sharp rebukes from Trump officials and conservative voices.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 30, 2026 - foxnews.com
French Socialist Head to Join Race to Succeed President Macron
Olivier Faure, the general secretary of France’s center-left Socialist Party, is set to join a crowded field of presidential hopefuls vying to succeed Emmanuel Macron in next spring’s election.
Bloomberg Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - bloomberg.com
Far-Right Party Wins Closely Watched Western Australia Vote
The far-right One Nation party has secured its first lower house seat in the state parliament of Western Australia, defeating the ruling Labor Party to win a special election.
Bloomberg Politics
Aug 29, 2026 - bloomberg.com
Trump promises NBC’s Welker will be reported to FCC ‘for rebuke or punishment’
President Trump said Sunday that NBC News’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker will be reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after she reportedly said that Trump-endorsed candidates have had mixed results this election cycle. “Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once g...
The Hill News
Aug 30, 2026 - thehill.com
Republicans' economic optimism is 'starting to fade,' economist says
Semafor sat down with The Conference Board Chief Economist Dana Peterson on the sidelines of Kansas City Fed’s annual economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Semafor
Aug 29, 2026 - semafor.com
Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations
A recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.
Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonpost.com
Dems face uphill battle in challenge to Georgia congressional map under new SCOTUS rules
Biden branded Georgia's election law "Jim Crow," and now the state's redistricting maps face a tougher legal test after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 29, 2026 - foxnews.com
Zambia Opposition Leader Arrested on Treason Charge
Zambian police arrested and charged the country’s main opposition leader with treason, ramping up political tensions that have spiked after the copper-rich nation’s disputed August general election.
Bloomberg Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - bloomberg.com
Greg Abbott is blocking Minnesota from holding an indicted ICE agent accountable
Extradition between states is part of both the Constitution and federal law. But all bets are off with Trump’s immigration crackdown. The post Greg Abbott is blocking Minnesota from holding an indicte...
MS NOW
Aug 30, 2026 - ms.now
Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic
His family in Afghanistan had received threats from the Taliban because of the work performed by his brothers in support of the U.S. military.
NPR Topics: Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - npr.org
Jim Clyburn backs 13-justice Supreme Court, rues defending Clarence Thomas
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) voiced his support for expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices and lamented his defense of Clarence Thomas during the conservative justice’s confirmation in 1991. In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, the Democratic kingmaker leaned into some of the more controver...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Dem Senate hopeful pivots on data centers as rising power costs collide with campaign
Roy Cooper celebrated data center growth as North Carolina governor, but his Senate campaign now targets their energy use as a rate hike driver.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 30, 2026 - foxnews.com
Talarico’s past comments agreeing Christians are villains won’t win Texas: Joe Concha
A resurfaced interview with Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico won’t help the candidate win in Texas during the midterm elections, Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said on Fox News’s Saturday in America. “If he’s running for Senate in California or Minnesota, then maybe that stuff flie...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Meet the ex-Republicans running as Democrats in the midterms
In races across the country, former GOP politicians are leaning into their pasts.
Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonpost.com
El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for synagogue attack comment
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized Saturday for comments he made following an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue earlier this year, as he seeks to ease concerns among Jewish voters ahead of the November election. “I made a mistake,” El-Sayed said during an appearance before...
The Hill News
Aug 30, 2026 - thehill.com
Trump claims new deal with Venezuela will help lower elevated gas prices as midterms approach
President Trump claimed Friday that a new deal with Venezuela, which will give the U.S. control of billions of oil barrels, is set to lower gas prices in the U.S. Olivia Gazis reports.
Politics - CBSNews.com
Aug 29, 2026 - cbsnews.com
Trump indicates support for Christian-backed plan to help Canadian Jews escape antisemitism
Trump amplified a plan for expedited legal pathways for Jewish Canadians fleeing antisemitic persecution as Christian lawmakers press his administration.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 30, 2026 - foxnews.com
Rep. Jim Clyburn says impeaching Trump shouldn’t be Democrats’ priority if they win back the House
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said that Democrats should not prioritize impeaching President Donald Trump if they win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, but instead should focus on making life more affordable
NBC News Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - nbcnews.com
Sen. Ted Cruz calls for elections in Venezuela to proceed ‘rapidly’
Sen. Ted Cruz renewed calls for free and fair elections to be held in Venezuela, just two days after Trump announced that the U.S. would take of 65 billion barrels of oil
NBC News Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - nbcnews.com
8/29: CBS Weekend News
Trump says gas prices to fall with new deal; Iran war hikes diesel costs for school buses.
Politics - CBSNews.com
Aug 29, 2026 - cbsnews.com
Ro Khanna says AOC running in 2028 would have ‘no bearing’ on his decision
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that fellow progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) decision whether to run for president in 2028 wouldn’t affect his own decision. In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Khanna was asked about his 2028 presidential ambitions and specifically about wh...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Ted Cruz calls for elections in Venezuela after ‘positive’ U.S. oil deal
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tells Meet the Press Venezuela needs to have “democratic free elections” after the U.S. announced an oil deal with the country, which Cruz says could have a “very positive impact on gas prices.”
NBC News Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - nbcnews.com
Ed Markey Defends Transgender Athletes in Massachusetts Senate Race
Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has emerged as a vocal defender of transgender rights as he tries to fend off a primary challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.
NYT > U.S. > Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - nytimes.com
Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations Violate the First Amendment
The decision goes further than other similar recent rulings.
Reason.com
Aug 29, 2026 - reason.com
America's next grocery shock is brewing
America's grocery squeeze has thus far been most painfully felt in a few expensive categories, like beef, coffee and chocolate.Now, the forces pushing up food prices are starting to pile up: expensive grain, soaring fertilizer and fuel, plus unpredictable weather and raging wars.Why it matters: The ...
Axios
Aug 30, 2026 - axios.com
To End the Iran War, We Must Look Beyond Munich
Other historical analogies offer more relevant lessons. The post To End the Iran War, We Must Look Beyond Munich appeared first on The American Conservative.
The American Conservative
Aug 30, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
Politics chat: more tariffs, mail-in voting order, Kushner-Jeffries meeting
Real economic sanctions on Canada and economic threats to countries trading with Iran may work against Republicans in the midterm elections.
NPR Topics: Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - npr.org
South Carolina mail-in voting law illegally discriminates, appeals court rules
South Carolina's mail-in ballot age exemption for voters over 65 was struck down as a 26th Amendment violation, but the state plans to appeal further.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 30, 2026 - foxnews.com
For the second time in Trump’s two terms, Americans are fretting about toilet paper. That’s not good.
The Trump administration makes a mistake if it underestimates Americans’ worries over this lowly consumer staple. The post For the second time in Trump’s two terms, Americans are fretting about toilet...
MS NOW
Aug 30, 2026 - ms.now
Inside Venezuela's El Helicoide Prison: How Dissident Jesús Armas Endured Torture and Outlasted Maduro
For helping prove that Maduro lost the 2024 election, Jesús Armas spent more than a year in Venezuela’s most-feared prison. He’s lucky it wasn’t more.
Reason.com
Aug 30, 2026 - reason.com
NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-firepower Falcon H...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Minnesota high court rejects Lindell’s gubernatorial primary recount bid
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Saturday rejected MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s (R) bid for a recount of the state’s gubernatorial primary election, effectively confirming an 11-point loss that he has defiantly challenged. Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson wrote in a six-page ruling that Lindell’s “c...
The Hill News
Aug 30, 2026 - thehill.com
Trump reports NBC’s Kristen Welker to FCC for ‘rebuke and punishment’
President Donald Trump announced that he was reporting NBC News’s Kristen Welker to the Federal Communications Commission for “rebuke and punishment” over comments she made about his endorsement record. In a Sunday post on Truth Social, Trump voiced his outrage over comments Welker made minutes befo...
Washington Examiner
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
The presidential contender successfully trolling Trump’s White House
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) during a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 31, 2026. | Ben Hendren/Bloomberg via Getty Images Until recently, Natalie Harp was an omnipresent but low-profile aide to President Donald Trump: always there, but rarely part of the story herself. That changed abruptly ea...
Politics | Vox
Aug 30, 2026 - vox.com
Canada claps back at Trump's efforts to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a giant billboard reading: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." But tech giant Google has said it is renaming the lake for U.S. users, as President Trump demanded.
NPR Topics: Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - npr.org
Gov. Abbott blocks funding in Texas for Flock cameras as bipartisan fury brews
The automated license plate readers aren’t popular with the public. Politicians are catching on.
Politics
Aug 29, 2026 - washingtonpost.com
Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Mike Lindell’s bid to recount GOP primary
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has long denied Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.
NBC News Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - nbcnews.com
‘GB News wouldn’t touch him’: Milo Yiannopoulos will struggle to fit in with UK right wing
‘Alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said also to be too extreme for ReformAs he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country...
Politics | The Guardian
Aug 30, 2026 - theguardian.com
Republicans tighten screws on Sherrill as noncitizen voter probe enters new phase
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's reply to a voter-roll inquiry drew fire from Jeff Van Drew, who calls it "snarky" and signals possible subpoenas.
Latest Political News on Fox News
Aug 30, 2026 - foxnews.com
Trump won the heart of Michigan’s Arab American community. They're moving away from Mike Rogers.
The messy Senate race in Michigan has laid bare Republicans’ floundering support from the Arab American community, which boosted Donald Trump in 2024.
Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - politico.com
Sen. Ed Markey is 80 and says he’s the voice of Massachusetts’s youth
The Democrat wants to counter his younger challenger’s calls for a “new generation of leadership” by focusing Tuesday’s primary on ideology, not age.
Politics
Aug 30, 2026 - washingtonpost.com
Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate says state’s elections are ‘ground zero for this republic’
Rep. John James (R-Mich.), who is running for governor in his state, on Sunday called upcoming Michigan elections “ground zero for this republic.” “We need to make sure that we stop socialism and that we save the state of Michigan, because if we don’t do it here, it’s going to go to the rest of…
The Hill News
Aug 30, 2026 - thehill.com
In Georgia, Jon Ossoff Courts Broad Appeal With an Anti-Trump Script for Senate Race
Senator Jon Ossoff, the youngest sitting senator and the only Democrat seeking re-election this year in a state President Trump won in 2024, hasn’t moderated his message in his critical race.