{"id":2455,"date":"2026-08-12T13:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2455"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:13:20","slug":"running-out-of-nails-to-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2455","title":{"rendered":"Running Out of Nails to Bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>Today\u2019s notice:<\/i><\/b><i> What we learned from last night\u2019s primaries. The Gang of Eight heard about the Air Force One switcheroo the same way you did. Pressuring DHS over Corey Lewandowski. The VA is bringing down its claims backlog, but there\u2019s a catch. And: From Ecuador, what happened after a man got deported.<\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2453\">The Democratic Establishment Strikes Back in Wisconsin<\/a><\/p><h2><b>THE LATEST<\/b><\/h2><p><b>There are clear takeaways from last night,<\/b> the last major primary night before the November midterms. One: Democratic primary voters are increasingly uninterested in older candidates \u2014 Rep. <b>John Larson<\/b> (D-Connecticut), 78, was <span><u>handily defeated<\/u><\/span> by 47-year-old <b>Luke Bronin<\/b>, the former mayor of Hartford.<\/p>\n<p>Two: <b>Donald Trump<\/b>\u2019s endorsement has its limits. Sen. <b>Darline Graham<\/b> is <span><u>headed to a runoff<\/u><\/span> with Rep. <b>Ralph Norman<\/b> (R-South Carolina) in the Republican primary for the Senate seat recently held by Graham\u2019s late brother, despite Trump backing her appointment and her election bid. And <b>Mike Lindell<\/b> <span><u>lost<\/u><\/span> the Republican gubernatorial primary in Minnesota to <b>Lisa Demuth<\/b> despite the president\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"034087E9-40F6-4854-A47A-19AB38F1B566_1_201_a-2 copy.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2443\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9884e4e9d963b6b9836c6ff7aca8c4ab-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9884e4e9d963b6b9836c6ff7aca8c4ab-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9884e4e9d963b6b9836c6ff7aca8c4ab-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9884e4e9d963b6b9836c6ff7aca8c4ab.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      No ID, No Money, No Way Out: DHS Deports a Man to a Country He Doesn\u2019t Know\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CJ Abrams home run AP - 26207748828108\" class=\"wp-image-2435\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3ce6859b1bef89a1c4d25712af32bf58-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3ce6859b1bef89a1c4d25712af32bf58-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3ce6859b1bef89a1c4d25712af32bf58-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3ce6859b1bef89a1c4d25712af32bf58.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      This Powerhouse Nats Offense Is a Terrible Thing to Waste\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The U.S. General Services Administration headquarters in Washington.\" class=\"wp-image-2388\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/efef31545d742449ac48bc3e291e9b5e-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/efef31545d742449ac48bc3e291e9b5e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/efef31545d742449ac48bc3e291e9b5e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/efef31545d742449ac48bc3e291e9b5e.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Ex-Biden Officials Are Planning How to Rebuild the Government Post-DOGE\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AP26219770355334\" class=\"wp-image-2426\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ff6f58db62f9f545c8331ea27aea24dc-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ff6f58db62f9f545c8331ea27aea24dc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ff6f58db62f9f545c8331ea27aea24dc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ff6f58db62f9f545c8331ea27aea24dc.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      The Democratic Establishment Strikes Back in Wisconsin\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Three: In general, it remains very difficult to predict just what the heck is going on! Minnesota\u2019s Democratic Senate primary, which was predicted to be very close in the polls, was in fact not at all close \u2014 progressive candidate <b>Peggy Flanagan<\/b> <span><u>blew out<\/u><\/span> centrist <b>Angie Craig<\/b> by double digits.<\/p><p>The Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin was another nail-biter in a year full of them. Progressive <b>Francesca Hong<\/b> did not win in the landslide many predicted. In fact, she lost to establishment-backed <b>David Crowley<\/b>. This was an outcome exactly zero public polls predicted.<\/p><p><b>Open tabs:<\/b> <span><u>Amanda Janoo wins Vermont\u2019s Democratic governor primary<\/u><\/span> (VTDigger); <span><u>Hunter Biden Is Now Everywhere. What Does He Want?<\/u><\/span> (WSJ) <span><u>Inside Trump\u2019s college sports lobbying push<\/u><\/span> (Semafor); <span><u>Federal Employees Can Use TikTok Again<\/u><\/span> (NOTUS); <span><u>A rally involving Max Miller was canceled over threats, but local police say they never heard about them<\/u><\/span> (Cleveland.com)<\/p><h2><b>From the White House<\/b><\/h2><p><b>Gang of Eight Democrats say they weren\u2019t briefed on Air Force One decoy scheme:<\/b> \u201cNope\u201d was all Rep. <b>Jim Himes<\/b> (D-Connecticut), the top Democrat on the House\u2019s intelligence committee, texted NOTUS\u2019 Kadia Goba when she asked. The office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Himes\u2019 upper chamber counterpart, also said he never received a briefing. Some Republican members of the Gang of Eight didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment. Senate Republican Leader <b>John Thune<\/b> declined to comment.<\/p><p>Senate Democratic Leader <b>Chuck Schumer<\/b> said in a statement that he also had not been briefed (he\u2019s a Gang of Eight member, too). \u201cIt is unacceptable that Congress was kept in the dark and instead learned about this serious threat through press reports,\u201d Schumer said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump confirmed to reporters last night that he switched planes at the behest of the Secret Service and the military. \u201cI just follow what they like to do,\u201d the president said, <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Ben T.N. Mause reports<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>There were a number of stories yesterday on what was normal about the plane swap in Turkey, and on what wasn\u2019t. The latest came from The New York Times: <span><u>With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><h2><b>From the Hill<\/b><\/h2><p><b>Democrat presses DHS for answers on Corey Lewandowski:<\/b> Sen. <b>Maggie Hassan<\/b> (D-New Hampshire) has an open probe into the former top aide to former Homeland Security Secretary <b>Kristi Noem<\/b>. Lewandowski has come under <span><u>bipartisan scrutiny<\/u><\/span> for the way his team handled federal contracts worth big money while Noem was in charge. Noem\u2019s replacement at DHS, <b>Markwayne Mullin<\/b>, and the new guy in charge of contracts at the department, Under Secretary for Management <b>Brian Cavanaugh<\/b>, have publicly committed to reviewing the Lewandowski era. Last night, Hassan told Cavanaugh in  that she wants to see some results from that review by Sept. 1.<\/p><h2><b>THE BIG ONE<\/b><\/h2><p><b>What it\u2019s like to be deported:<\/b> <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Jose Pagliery<\/u><\/span> has been communicating for months with a 44-year-old Cuban man named <b>Rogelio Boluf\u00e9<\/b>, who was arrested in Miami last August and shuffled through the detention infrastructure \u2014 \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d and many places like it \u2014 before being shipped to Guayaquil, Ecuador, in June. Boluf\u00e9 is one of thousands of people set to be deported to third countries under administration policy.<\/p><p><b>His is a surreal tale.<\/b> He alleges the U.S. did not send him with his Cuban passport, and instead gave him false Ecuadorian documents on the tarmac when he arrived. But those were taken by Ecuadorian officials. And so, 30 minutes into his new life, this was his circumstance, as Jose writes it: The U.S. government had ditched Boluf\u00e9 in a foreign country with no money, no cell phone and no passport. His drab prison uniform, disheveled hair and two-month scraggly beard made him unapproachable.<\/p><p><b>The place he was sent to is extremely dangerous<\/b>, and local government help has not been forthcoming. \u201cIn reality, I\u2019m quite alone here,\u201d Boluf\u00e9 said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2451\">What to Do In the D.C. Area This Weekend (Aug. 14)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The details of how he has put a meager life together are fascinating<\/b>, but Jose\u2019s in-depth look at inside the deportation system and his reporting on the apparent false promise of welcoming third countries for American deportees is truly remarkable.<\/p><p><b>The Department of Homeland Security<\/b> says Boluf\u00e9 has dual citizenship in Ecuador, which he denies. DHS denied Boluf\u00e9\u2019s allegations of mistreatment in federal detention. \u201cBeing in detention is a choice,\u201d a department spokesperson said. \u201cThe United States is offering illegal aliens $2,600 and a free flight to self-deport now.\u201d<\/p><h2><b>NOTUS METRO<\/b><\/h2><p><span><b><u>Sign up<\/u><\/b><\/span><b> for our local newsletter,<\/b> written by Martin Austermuhle and Zara Norman.<\/p><p><b>Local news:<\/b> <span><u>Inside a D.C. Courthouse Pushed to Its Limit Under Trump<\/u><\/span>, by Jenny Gathright<\/p><p><b>Sports desk:<\/b> Venerated D.C.-area sports columnist Thomas Boswell\u2019s NOTUS debut: <span><u>This Powerhouse Nats Offense Is a Terrible Thing to Waste<\/u><\/span><\/p><h2><b>ON NOTUS PODCAST<\/b><\/h2><p><b>From your favorite podcast app:<\/b> On today\u2019s episode of<span> <u>On NOTUS<\/u><\/span>, Sen. <b>Jeff Merkley<\/b> (D-Oregon) says Congress must act to limit President Trump\u2019s powers. \u201cIf we think of the Constitution as a house, we\u2019ve got holes in the roof, we\u2019ve got termites in the walls, we\u2019ve got crumbling foundation, and we better repair it all,\u201d he told NOTUS\u2019 Igor Bobic. Merkley also discussed socialism versus progressivism and his plans if he becomes chair of the Senate Budget Committee.<\/p><h2><b>NEW ON NOTUS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>\u201cEgregious\u201d mistakes:<\/b> Internal Veterans Affairs data obtained by <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Eric Katz<\/u><\/span> backs up fears that the department is denying veteran claims to move quickly on them. The result, according to a broad swath of sources Eric talked to, is an increase in errors. Veterans Affairs Secretary <b>Doug Collins<\/b> has touted his department\u2019s progress in slashing its claims backlog.<\/p><p>\u201cAt the end of the day, the number one thing is making the numbers, making the secretary look good, because if you don\u2019t there\u2019s going to be a problem,\u201d one Veterans Benefits Administration employee said. \u201cEveryone is afraid.\u201d<\/p><p>A VA spokesperson said internal metrics show accuracy rates increasing.<\/p><p><b>More:<\/b> <span><u>Democrats Are Building Their Opposition to the Protect College Sports Act<\/u><\/span>, by Jesse Dougherty<\/p><p><span><u>Ex-Biden Officials Are Planning How to Build Back the Government Post-DOGE<\/u><\/span>, by Natalie Alms<\/p><p><span><u>Trump Administration to End Federal Funding for Gender-Affirming Care for Children<\/u><\/span>, by Marissa Martinez<\/p><h2><b>NOT US<\/b><\/h2><ul><li><span><u>How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled<\/u><\/span>, by Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper for The New York Times<\/li><li><span><u>The AI industry won a primary fight. Now its target is inspiring lawmakers nationwide.<\/u><\/span> By Brendan Bordelon for Politico<\/li><li><span><u>They\u2019re making record profits, but oil companies still won\u2019t \u2018drill, baby, drill,\u2019<\/u><\/span> by Austin Corona for Grist<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Thank you for reading!<\/b> If you liked this edition of the NOTUS Newsletter, please forward it to a friend. If this newsletter was shared with you, please <span><u>sign up<\/u><\/span> \u2014 it\u2019s free! Have a tip? Email us at <span><u>tips@notus.com<\/u><\/span>. And as always, we\u2019d love to hear your thoughts at <span><u>newsletters@notus.com<\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p>The newsletter was produced by Thomas Burr and Andrew Burton. Photo by Nam Y. 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