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Coverage timeline for “congress matter”

Monday, August 17, 2026
- "Both Parties Are Whirling Around The Drain Of Extinction..."ZeroHedge•8:20 PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Deep Capture: The Administrative State's Intellectual OriginsZeroHedge•12:55 AM
- Political dirty tricks upend midterm races across the countryAxios•9:10 AM
- This primary is "like 'Florida Man' having his own election"Axios•9:30 AM
- Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy That Shielded EcoHealth Records, Countered Lab-Leak NarrativeZeroHedge•11:40 PM
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
- 7 Federal Agencies & Big Pharma Quietly Built A Pandemic-Industrial Complex ZeroHedge•10:30 AM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
- The rise of DSA is killing off Resistance 1.0 DemocratsAxios•9:10 AM
- When Mullin's friends in Congress call, DHS answersAxios•9:25 AM
Friday, August 21, 2026
- America's capital crunch: Soaring debt collides with AI spending spreeAxios•9:00 AM
- Florida's Angie Nixon isn't the socialist you've heard aboutAxios•9:20 AM
- Remember The NamesZeroHedge•8:20 PM
- Supreme Court Chief Justice Pauses Block On White House Ballroom ConstructionZeroHedge•10:25 PM
Sunday, August 23, 2026
- Flock cameras join data centers as a top AI boogeyman in 2026 midtermsAxios•11:20 AM
- 2028 Dems dodge on Bernie's push to pause AI developmentAxios•9:30 PM
Monday, August 24, 2026
- MAGA, The DSA, & The Politics Of No CompetitionZeroHedge•3:20 AM
- "I Hope It Gives A Really Good Lesson Going Forward": 'Pollster' Prakash's License To LieZeroHedge•6:30 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- The data center era that's reshaping AmericaAxios•9:30 AM
- Exclusive: Climate group presses Dems to seize on data center backlashAxios•12:35 PM
- AI is making critical infrastructure easier to attackAxios•5:17 PM
- House Democrats' pro-Israel wing gains power on panel overseeing foreign policyAxios•7:49 PM
- Approval Of Trump's Presidency And The War On Iran Hit New LowsZeroHedge•8:40 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Inside the backlash over the Jeffries-Kushner meetingAxios•9:00 AM
- Trump's "election integrity" threat: Defunding state and local policeAxios•9:10 AM
- Futures Flat Ahead Of Key PCE Report, Nvidia EarningsZeroHedge•12:12 PM
- The Unsustainable $40 Trillion National DebtZeroHedge•5:25 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2026
- How to prepare for wildfires — now and for the futureAxios•9:15 AM
- Chuck Edwards makes last-ditch plea to avoid censure - AxiosGoogle News•3:26 PM
- Chuck Edwards makes last-ditch plea to avoid censureAxios•3:26 PM
- Trump is pulling every lever to reshape U.S. electionsAxios•4:50 PM
- Quinn: They Know What's Coming, Because They Planned It...ZeroHedge•8:20 PM
- Scoop: Democrats plan bill to counter Trump order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America"Axios•9:20 PM
Friday, August 28, 2026
- Scoop: National Democrats and Republicans squeeze local TV stations in ad rate warAxios•12:03 AM
- Judge Crushes Maryland Democrats' Gerrymandering Games ZeroHedge•12:05 AM
- Democratic Socialism: A Beautiful Cake With A Bitter AftertasteZeroHedge•1:00 PM
- Rate-Hike Odds Spike As Chair Warsh Tilts Hawkish, Questions AI Productivity Timing, Prefers "Quieter" FedZeroHedge•2:50 PM
- China-linked bots amplified real U.S. anger over AI data centersAxios•4:09 PM
- Truths And Omissions As US Hits $40 Trillion In DebtZeroHedge•5:45 PM
- Welcome To FAFOlandZeroHedge•8:20 PM
Monday, August 31, 2026
- Privacy on the Map (Part 2): Progress, Pitfalls, and the Fight for Enforceable Location Data ProtectionsElectronic Frontier Foundation•4:49 PM
- EFF to Courts: Don’t Rewrite Copyright Over AI HypeElectronic Frontier Foundation•7:45 PM
- Johnson's unavoidable, uncomfortable September problemAxios•11:54 PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- NAACP's call for Black athletes' boycott of southern schools hits an NIL wallAxios•9:15 AM
- House Democrats fume about GOP's anti-socialism billAxios•1:06 PM
- US lawmakers demand investigation into Trump administration’s secret surveillance of AmericansThe Guardian — World•4:11 PM
- Republican Campaign Arms Ask Supreme Court To Restore Cheapest TV Ad Rates Ahead Of MidtermsZeroHedge•5:40 PM
- Trump Admin Urges SCOTUS To Step In On Military Trans BanZeroHedge•8:40 PM
- House censures Chuck Edwards over "sexual harassment" of staffAxios•10:12 PM
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- 5 Warning Signs That America's Systems Are Under StrainZeroHedge•3:25 AM
- Pentagon turmoil deepens as Hegseth consolidates controlAxios•9:00 AM
- Artificial Sweetener Xylitol Linked to Higher Risk of Cardiovascular EventsHealthline News•3:21 PM
- Nearly 9 in 10 Americans report widespread government corruption after Trump's returnAxios•5:45 PM
Thursday, September 3, 2026
- House Democrats erupt into infighting over leadership power playAxios•8:50 AM
- Brain implants fuel U.S.-China bioscience rivalryAxios•9:30 AM
- Altman raises stakes on government scrutiny as AI advancesAxios•9:30 AM
- A record 47% want stronger unions. Labor's challenge is turning support into power.Axios•5:57 PM
- House Democrat says his phone calls with a state legislator was wiretapped by FBIAxios•9:18 PM
Friday, September 4, 2026
- AI models are becoming unknowableAxios•9:20 AM
- Scoop: Rep. Analilia Mejia launches super PAC to fund more progressive upsetsAxios•4:01 PM
- Insurrection For RealZeroHedge•8:20 PM
Saturday, September 5, 2026
- Ukraine Pushes Congress For Russia Sanctions Before Election RecessZeroHedge•12:10 PM
- "We're stuck:" GOP accepts Trump's all-about-me midtermsAxios•1:19 PM
- Thank You Rick Santelli, You LegendZeroHedge•4:50 PM
- Scoop: Republican midterms convention speakers revealedAxios•10:28 PM
Sunday, September 6, 2026
- Exclusive: Latino leaders push Beshear on Texas' race for governorAxios•9:50 PM
Monday, September 7, 2026
- Cambodia, US Begin Planning For Resumption Of Military Exercises In 2027, Says Cambodian ArmyZeroHedge•10:10 AM
- The math behind a Democratic wave — or a GOP upsetAxios•10:28 AM
- Hartnett: A Democratic Sweep Will Trigger A Stock Market Rout, And Pop The AI BubbleZeroHedge•12:30 PM
- Lawmakers Press DHS On Forced-Labor Import EnforcementZeroHedge•7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- "Voters don't trust Jeffries": Democratic leader faces impending fight with the leftAxios•9:00 AM
- Exclusive poll: GOP's gains among Latinos fade in House battlegroundsAxios•9:05 AM
- Sports' grip on America sparks summer of political warfareAxios•9:35 AM
- Why House Republicans are pulling their $5 million from a key N.Y. battleground seatAxios•9:12 PM
- The Democratic Chicken... Or The Socialist Egg?ZeroHedge•9:40 PM
- Chinese Chipmakers Buy 3-Year Sanctions Buffer As Huawei Spearheads Domestic JuggernautZeroHedge•10:00 PM
- Trump's summer of sabotageAxios•10:47 PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- NIH Ends Biodefense Focus, Signs Pact With Department Of WarZeroHedge•2:35 AM
- Medicare drug coverage faces an ominous spending outlookAxios•9:30 AM
- Anthropic insiders warn AI could kill all humansAxios•10:04 AM
- Trump's midterm mess collides with a courtroom time crunchAxios•7:57 PM
- Exclusive: Trump plans to send $500 Obamacare rebates before electionAxios•11:30 PM

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