Short Take Politics:

DOGE savings are imaginery, just like Santa Claus

DOGE was an idea to save billions, because we needed to and you know, big government is bad. You didn’t really expect results, did you? Believing in DOGE is like believing in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or Donald Trump. https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/gao-trump-and-musks-doge-lacked-evidence-for-billions-in-savings/

‘Low-keying’ Iran

Apparently, the best way to win a war by whim when you have run out of bullets is just stop talking about it and, by all means, claim victory. https://www.axios.com/2026/08/09/trump-iran-interview

Primaries will tell the tale

In Minnesota and Wisconsin, left-tilting candidates are running against the mainstream in primaries. How they do will be a bellwether. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/nx-s1-5927455/minnesota-wisconsin-primar…