What You Need to Read About Politics 8/5

My weekly collection of must read links from the world of politics and media

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August is typically a slow month in national politics. That’s been less so since Donald Trump upended the political landscape — witness his third indictment this week.

Yet, with Congress on its longest recess of the year, and many politicians on vacation, the pace of news still does typically slow down.

That means my weekly collection of links covers broader territory than usual. It’s a bigger collection than normal (26 links), partly because it covers a lot of ground, but also because I got to read some stories that had been open on my computer for a while.

There are stories on less hot button policy topics that fly below the radar, but are crucially important and impact millions of people. There is coverage of cultural topics and stories from beyond the Beltway that address how the culture wars are influencing everything from music to what gets taught in schools to even who gets to go to a Catholic school.

Additionally, there is a piece on the latest on efforts to create an ethics code for Supreme Court justices. As I do every week, I’ve got content on the functionality of Congress — maybe the most important topic that most Americans pay little attention to. Finally, there is one international story that warrants much more attention.

There are also the usual stories on the political landscape and the 2024 outlook as well. These include coverage of Democrats’ plans for President Biden’s reelection campaign, a look at whether Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin would be a good candidate, and a story on how uncertainty about what districts will look like clouds analysis of the House landscape.

I’ve even get a few stories on Trump’s indictment, to go with the ones I linked to in my column on the topic.