Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Sudeep Reddy: Six months after
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President Donald Trump returned to office promising to end foreign entanglements. Now his legacy increasingly rests on one.
As his war with Iran hits its six-month mark, the conflict is upending his presidency. Rising gas prices are squeezing consumers and fueling anxiety across party lines. Inflation is rattling bond markets and raising borrowing costs. Supply chain snarls and military equipment shortages risk creating further instability around the world.
The president who repeatedly pledged to avoid his predecessors’ missteps overseas is now seeing his own agenda derailed by an unpopular war.
None of this should surprise Trump. For decades, he mocked presidents who struggled with foreign policy challenges — Jimmy Carter’s Iranian hostage crisis, George W. Bush’s eight-year war in Iraq and Joe Biden’s rushed exit from Afghanistan. During his first term, eyeing a re-election campaign, Trump managed to limit his foreign excursions to avoid falling into this very trap.
Now the president faces an election season without his name on the ballot, but with his war in the background. Here’s how that could play out for the economy, control of Congress and international tensions.
Read Sudeep Reddy’s analysis here.
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Have you checked your vaccinations?
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The recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania are a reminder to check your vaccination records. Although vaccinations are often associated with children, doctors recommend that adults get certain boosters every 10 years or at specific ages.
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Here are some more highlights of the president’s actions over the past seven days:
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- Used the phrase “mission accomplished” in a social media post about the war with Iran, echoing George W. Bush’s infamous Iraq declaration
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- Proposed renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid an ongoing trade war with Canada
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The news can feel overwhelming. But each week, we pause to highlight a person, organization or movement sticking up for their principles or their fellow Americans. This week’s challengers are America’s cattle ranchers.
Ranchers have a beef with Trump’s latest plan to bring down grocery prices. After the president proposed importing up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef over 90 days, four leading agricultural groups urged him to reverse course: the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Livestock Marketing Association and U.S. Cattlemen’s Association. The groups argued that flooding the market with discounted foreign beef would reduce what American ranchers earn without meaningfully lowering grocery bills. They warned it could discourage producers from rebuilding their herds after years of drought, high feed costs and other setbacks — ultimately prolonging the supply shortage that has helped drive up prices in the first place. It was an unusual rebuke from a part of the economy that has often been among Trump’s strongest sources of support. Read more.
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Dolly Parton was among my first female heroes. She showed me that kindness and ambition could live in the same heart — and to never underestimate a woman with confidence, glamor and a powerful voice of her own. Behind the rhinestones, the makeup and the self-deprecation, Dolly was a self-made businesswoman. As she put it, “I have a huge empire” that included a theme park and a water park, hotels, movies, clothing and cosmetic lines, even wine and cheesecake. It all began with her music. Parton kept control of her catalog — even turning down Elvis — which includes more than 3,000 songs. She built an estimated $450 million fortune, then used it to invest in the eastern Tennessee community where she grew up and gave millions to causes she loved such as her Imagination Library, Covid vaccine development and hurricane relief efforts. The beautiful tributes to Parton’s extraordinary life make clear just how many lives one woman could touch.
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This week on “Clock It,” Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are joined by fundraiser Rufus Gifford to discuss what makes a Democratic candidate viable, why donors are not giving to the DNC like they used to, and how the Democratic party should start thinking about who their presidential candidate will be in 2028. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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