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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Today, mixed results in the August 11th primary elections hand wins to both progressive and establishment Dems as some Trump-backed candidates falter; Jeanine Pirro has convened a special grand jury in DC; the Trump administration is set to spend nearly a billion dollars on the Emotional Support Ballroom; ICE plans to buy gloves for agents that deliver electric shocks; the Kennedy Center has been ordered to pay $250,000 in legal fees to an artist that opposed the name change; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Four takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in six states | NPR

AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks | PBS News

Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction | The Washington Post

Pirro, in rare move, convenes special grand jury in Washington | Washington Post

Kennedy Center ordered to pay legal fees for Chuck Redd after judge tosses suit | The Washington Post

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