Live updates: Trump notches endorsement wins; inflation holds steady

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Trending on The Hill - August 26, 2026

Trending on The Hill - August 26, 2026

President Trump notched two big wins in Tuesday’s elections, with Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.) and former state Sen. Mike Mazzei (Okla.) clinching the GOP nominations in their respective primary runoff races.

Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., poured over $800,000 into Graham’s effort. Both races were a test of the president’s influence. Read more takeaways here.

The president on Wednesday will do a live radio interview with Glenn Beck in the morning, then hold policy meetings and a signing time.

The government’s latest inflation data was released Wednesday morning. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation remained flat in July, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis released Wednesday.

Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the bombing of Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thirteen U.S. service members died, along with dozens of Afghans.

Tributes for Dolly Parton have rolled in since her death after a cancer fight was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Trump and former Presidents Obama, Clinton, Biden and Bush are among those remembering her. Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for a week.

Judge blocks Ohio proof-of-citizenship law for voter registration

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Ohio from enforcing a new requirement that people provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote at a motor vehicle bureau.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed the measure in March 2025, amending the state’s “motor voter” law to require that individuals show a U.S. passport, birth certificate or other accepted form of citizenship proof when registering to vote while simultaneously applying for a driver’s license or state ID card.

U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. ruled that the process likely conflicts with the National Voter Registration........

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