Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Republicans may elect two Black governors. You aren't hearing about it.

Byron Donalds and John James could make history as the GOP's first Black governors. But Democrats and the media aren't saying much about it. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Aug 19 2026

 
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, speaks in Cape Canaveral on Aug. 14, 2026, four days before winning the Republican primary in the governor race.

Byron Donalds and John James could make history as the GOP's first Black governors. But Democrats and the media aren't saying much about it.

Hayden Panettiere attends the premiere of 'Scream VI' in New York City, March 6, 2023.
 

Why Hayden Panettiere's death hits so hard

From 'Remember the Titans' and 'Ice Princess' to 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' Hayden Panettiere's career coincided with my own coming of age.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, U.S., August 14, 2026.
 

Trump's decline is leading to disaster – for all of us

The president said if Oman gets in the way of his attempts to end Iran war, 'we'll bomb the s--- out of them.' There are a couple problems with that.

An Iranian drone and an Iranian missile system are displayed in Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2026.
 

We're not talking enough about a major outcome of the Iran war

There's a difference between disrupting and reshaping the regional order. For decades, Iran played offense. Now it finds itself on defense.

Google's data center in Mayes County, Oklahoma is shown.
 

Most Americans oppose data centers. Their concerns are misplaced.

Seven in ten Americans oppose data centers in their area. But the case against water use, power costs and eyesores mostly falls apart under scrutiny.

Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a general election kickoff rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. The rally included  Democrats on the upcoming general election ticket.
 

The DSA platform isn't socialism. It's far more sinister.

The DSA agenda rides roughshod over the Constitution. Can Democrats win the midterms if they enter into this shotgun marriage with socialists?

As of Aug. 13, 2026, there were 2,566 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States since January, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles cases in this country have reached their highest level in 35 years, marking an alarming return of a disease that was declared eliminated from America in 2000.
 

Trump's vaccine policy will kill kids – slowly and painfully

Measles and SSPE kill more often than doctors once believed. The Trump administration's vaccine exemptions could expose thousands of children to it.

President Donald Trump speaks at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2026.
 

Trump promised a Golden Age but delivered a gilded deficit

Republicans hold the White House and Congress. But the party that claims to stand for fiscal responsibility is spending our money into oblivion.

Protesters rally for the March on Wall Street on Aug. 28, 2025, in New York City, urging corporate America to resist the Trump administration's campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The march comes on the anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement's March on Washington in 1963.
 

Trump uses the same 'woke' tactics the right rails against

'Woke 1.0' wasn't perfect, but it's inaccurate to say all its wounds were self-inflicted.

An invited guest takes a photograph with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2026.
 

Will Trump administration's conflict-riddled reality show ever air?

This corporate grift – a clear financial benefit for Sean Duffy and his wife, is paid for by companies the Department of Transportation regulates.

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