When the Surge is all you got, as John McCain does, you stretch its time frame a bit to include as much good news as possible. (Next up: without the Surge, there would have been no polio vaccine!) That and the day’s other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup.
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The Weekender
Why the Right Is Going All-in on Stoking the WNBA Culture Wars
08.22.26 | 8:00 am
News
Colorado GOP Gov Nominee Claims to Have Battled ‘Demons’ With ‘Reptilian’ Eyes
08.21.26 | 1:04 pm
Morning Memo
How Trump’s Corruption Makes Everything DOJ Does Suspect
08.21.26 | 12:02 pm
News
Trump Administration to Support ‘Independent Journalism’ in Europe With Anti-Immigrant Focus
08.21.26 | 9:00 am