Friday, September 4, 2026

Parties' Midterm Priorities, RIP Gloria Steinem & Personality Genetics

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SCOTUS Asked to Consider Mail Voting Rules Again: Bloomberg, WSJ, NY Times, NPR

Democrats’ Updated Agenda: AP, WaPo, NBC News

GOP-Led House Scraps Weeks of Work: ABC News, Politico, Bloomberg

Trump’s Campaign Contributions: Reuters, AP, WSJ, WaPo

Musk’s Midterm Spending: Politico, CBS News, NY Times, CNBC

Three Pacific Hurricanes at Once: TWC, USA Today, LA Times, WaPo

Gloria Steinem Dies: Gloria Steinem, NBC News, NPR, Reuters, NY Times

Labor Day Weekend: DOL, AAA, ABC News, AFL-CIO

Scientists Link Genes to Personality: Nature, NY Times, NewsNation, TIME

Excavation Work on Trump Arch to Begin: X, WSJ, Politico, Reuters

White House Bowling Alley Renovations: USA Today, People, NY Times

White House Website Adds Games: White House, Fox News, AP, WA Examiner

OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI, CNET, Fox Business, NBC News

Meta Releases Muse Spark 1.3: Meta, Axios, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Tech

College Football’s Big Weekend: Fox Sports, PFF, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports

FIBA Women’s World Cup Begins: ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, USA Today, CBS Sports, Olympics

Feel Good Friday: 98-Year-Old’s Summer Reading Challenge: Skyline Hills Library, WaPo