NEWS: President Trump is federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, which means he will control it for up to 30 days. He is also deploying the D.C. National Guard, all to fight what he says is an increase in crime.

The next MAHA report, which is expected to outline the Trump administration's strategy to reduce chronic childhood disease, won't be released publicly tomorrow. w/ David Lim Megan Messerly POLITICO

JUST IN: CALeg is aiming to release California's proposed Congressional maps on Friday, per Assembly Speaker's office. The draft maps will target 5 Republican seats in an attempt to void any gains Texas might make, as that state targets 5 Democrats. kcra.com/article/califo…

.Leslie spoke with Gov. Mike Braun this morning about redistricting. He says it is being considered seriously but that a lot hinges on what happens in Texas standoff. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/08/12/bra…

BREAKING: Sherrod Brown has decided to run for U.S. Senate in 2026 against Republican Jon Husted, ending months of speculation about his political plans cleveland.com/news/2025/08/s…

Sherrod Brown has decided to run for Senate in Ohio in 2026, according to two people familiar with his thinking, making a play for his old job just months after he was beaten by Republican Bernie Moreno last November. Holly Otterbein politico.com/news/2025/08/1…

ICYMI: One California man has an outsize role in drawing new gerrymandered maps. Before #CALeg and voters vote, Paul Mitchell is drawing politico.com/tipsheets/cali…

Breaking News: Investigators uncovered evidence that Russia is partly responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages federal court records. nyti.ms/4myUzpq

Sign of the times: The organization that fought partisan gerrymandering all the way to the Supreme Court now says they support it.

Cruz, Crenshaw, and Newsom have built successful podcast audiences, but most politicians' podcasts get only a few hundred listens per episode, according to data from Podscribe

Eleanor Holmes Norton is a ghost amid the fierce discussion over deploying federal forces in DC. Great reporting from Nicholas Wu

JUST IN: A D.C. Circuit panel just cleared the way the Trump administration to block significant foreign assistance funds appropriated by Congress, ruling that only the head of GAO could sue over alleged violations of the Impoundment Control Act. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/…

BREAKING: Trump told reporters that he plans to seek extensions to the 30-day limit on the federalization of the D.C. police. He suggested that if necessary, he could declare a national emergency to bypass congressional approval. "We’re going to be asking for extensions on that,

A big House GOP group will discuss plans for a second Republican reconciliation bill tomorrow - with a key architect of the party's deep Medicaid spending cuts in the first package health care policies under discussion: -more Medicaid reforms and spending cuts -proposals to

NEW: The limits of Loomering Chief of Staff Susie Wiles intervened to rehire an FDA official who was fired after Laura Loomer targeted him. W/ David Lim Tim Röhn politico.com/news/2025/08/1…

Breaking: Texas Democrats signal they are poised to end redistricting walkout politico.com/news/2025/08/1…