Deadline: White House

August 28, 2026; 5pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. As the midterms loom closer and Trump's approval numbers plummet, even Trump's cabinet is struggling to sell his record.

Later, all eyes are on Texas as Trump wraps his two-day trip to the Lone Star State to campaign with controversial Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Paxton, according to recent polling, is 6 points behind Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.

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August 28, 2026; 4pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. "A little excursion" is how Donald Trump described it, at least at the beginning. Not even a REAL WAR... just some swift military action. A conflict that would take all of, quote, "four to five weeks." So much for that.

Later, while the war in Iran rages on, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth seems more concerned with stamping out online criticism by employing social media personalities to defend him.

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August 27, 2026; 5pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. As we speak, a complex legal battle is playing out across the country that could significantly impact November’s midterms -- which are just 68 days away. The issue at hand is the implementation of new rules laid out in Donald Trump's executive order targeting mail in ballots.

Later, Dems on the House Judiciary Committee have launched a probe into fraud and insider trading, accusing Donald Trump Jr. of making investments with a suspicious level of accuracy.

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August 27, 2026; 4pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. This afternoon, Republicans are starting to reckon with the consequences of hitching their wagon to Donald Trump.

Later, Trump's new policy, which removes tariffs from imported ground beef for 90 days (conveniently right up until the midterms), is making American cattle farmers feel frustrated and betrayed.

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August 26, 2026, 5pm; Multiple accounts add to the picture of what reporting alleges is an army that is "essentially rudderless."

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