Political news I want to share. 8-30-2026

i'm getting team TPM at work on an exclusive if they can find a Collins staffer who isn't a nazi http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202…

Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) 2026-08-27T13:32:55.715Z

Best news all day.He couldn’t make 9/11 all about him, so decided not to come to NYC. Good riddance.www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u…

Michelangelo Signorile (@msignorile.bsky.social) 2026-08-28T00:43:02.272Z

Pirro’s special grand jury isn’t, as some suspected, being used to investigate Trump’s most high-profile perceived political enemies. WaPo reports it’s being used to look into DC schools… http://www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec…

Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2026-08-27T16:21:39.286Z

Exclusive: Republican efforts to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci for contempt of Congress have hit a wall.

The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-08-27T14:26:31.530155Z

BREAKING: The Trump administration appeals the latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect.

The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2026-08-28T19:48:23Z

Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon expresses concern over how election observers from the U.S. Justice Department observed the state’s primaries, saying it was “aggressive” and “irregular.”

NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2026-08-27T20:00:27.670Z

With pivotal elections less than 70 days away, I’m grateful a federal judge again blocked President Trump’s efforts to weaponize the Postal Service and limit mail-in ballots. (1/2)apnews.com/article/trum…

Sen. Maria Cantwell (@cantwell.senate.gov) 2026-08-28T05:40:08.410Z

A federal judge once again spurns Donald Trump’s effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the president’s bid to move the state court case to federal court and have it dismissed on presidential immunity grounds. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro…

Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) 2026-08-28T17:22:50.780Z

Trump Updates Defamation Suit Against The New York TimesThe president has argued that the news organization sought to undermine his 2024 presidential campaign by disparaging his reputation as a businessman. The Times has moved to dismiss the lawsuit.

BanmarNJ (@banmarnj.bsky.social) 2026-08-28T17:27:09.881Z

If this happens, it won't be the last. Or the smallest.www.notus.org/agencies/tru…

Jim Whittington🔥 (@jimwhittington.bsky.social) 2026-08-28T09:56:59.860Z

Semafor refers to "Washington’s custodianship" of Venezuela's oil. Just like Bonnie & Clyde served as "custodians" for bank deposits.

Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2026-08-28T15:14:55.338Z

Trump is speaking to complete silence at the NASA center. Not a single person is applauding or reacting to anything he says during his brazenly partisan speech.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-08-28T16:42:13.023Z

Arkansas librarian fired after opposing book ban efforts to receive $275K in settlement arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/27/a…

Arkansas Advocate (@arkansasadvocate.com) 2026-08-27T22:17:20.381Z

All they needed to do was go after gangs. They've wasted billions of dollars and destroyed countless lives for MAGA Media Entertainment.ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm…

Jay Lee (@jayleec.bsky.social) 2026-08-28T18:41:35.884Z

Political news I want to share. 8-29-2026

According to Equality Ohio and TransOhio, the Ohio BMV will now only accept an updated birth certificate as proof of gender change. Read more ⏩ tinyurl.com/3fc45nr3?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 

The Blade (@toledonews.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T19:00:10.215Z

Breaking News: Trump officials are moving to open nearly 45 million acres of wilderness in national forests to new roads and logging, removing protections that had been in place since 2001.

The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2026-08-18T16:54:24.234503Z

Gas prices are up 30%, diesel prices are up 48%, jet fuel is up 73%, AND we are at our lowest level in emergency oil reserves in 40 years thanks to Trump's illegal war in Iran.Are we great again? #gasprices #costofliving #diesel #trump #jetfuel

Defiance Dispatch (@defiancedispatch.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T18:30:58.390Z

"The US will sanction the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza."

John Autry (@johnautry.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T18:34:34.571Z

Rubio just imposed sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane, a woman who is currently wanted in Russia because she issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes 1/2

John Hudson (@johnphudson.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T17:53:44.891Z

Rubio also imposed sanctions on ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye. The press release only says Seye engaged in efforts to arrest "officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction." Left unsaid is Seye's work led to Netanyahu's ICC arrest warrant 2/2

John Hudson (@johnphudson.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T17:53:45.756Z

Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now. BULLSHIT!#TrumpMustGo #KingOfTreason #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Democracy Matters! (@democracymatters.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T21:04:26.480Z

An AirTag hidden inside a rare book was tracked to a training facility in Las Vegas that houses a team focused on tearing books from their spines and scanning pages.

Ars Technica (@arstechnica.com) 2026-08-18T13:55:24.685Z