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August 10, 2026

The New York Times Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees The percentage of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is currently at its lowest level in over two decades. By C.J. Robinson

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

The New York Times Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 8, 2026 Can you sort 8 historical events? By Steve Anderson

The New York Times How Much of the Eclipse Will You See? Check the weather forecast, path and time of the eclipse near you. By Adina Renner, William B. Davis, Joey K. Lee and Bea Malsky

Jacqueline Gu/The New York Times Labor Market Shifts Into Reverse as Employers Balk at Hiring A spring surge rapidly faded as the summer brought higher prices and more uncertainty for businesses, even as they avoided layoffs. By Lydia DePillis

The New York Times Visual Analysis Finds Dozens of Defects in Reflecting Pool Renovation A Times analysis found dozens of areas across the pool's new liner that showed tears, bubbles and peeling. By Raj Saha, Elena Shao, Andrew Leyden and Yuliya Parshina-Kottas

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather. The New York Times After Record-Breaking Summer Start, Europe Braces for New Heat Wave High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Monday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent. By Nazaneen Ghaffar

POLLING AND PACS

AIPAC, One of the Biggest Spenders on U.S. Elections, Faces Its Biggest Test The lobbying group has more than doubled its spending on political campaigns, while rarely mentioning Israel. It has placed a large financial bet on today’s Michigan Senate primary. By Jennifer Medina, Matt Zdun and Martín González Gómez

President Trump’s Approval Rating: Latest Polls Track the latest approval rating and polls on Americans’ approval of President Trump. By Annie Daniel, Jon Huang, Ruth Igielnik, Jasmine C. Lee, Alex Lemonides, Jonah Smith, Caroline Soler, Albert Sun and Rumsey Taylor

John Tully for The New York Times The Party Is Too Extreme, Except My Candidate In a New York Times/Siena poll of battleground states, national parties were seen as too far to the right or the left, while nominees were viewed as more moderate. By Ruth Igielnik

Midterm Test

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In Senate races in deep-red South Dakota, Idaho and Nebraska, Democrats have dropped out to allow independent candidates to go head-to-head against Republicans. Which state has a Democratic candidate who has so far refused to adopt the party’s step-aside strategy?

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