Morning Politics | Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Today’s Deep Dive
ACLU asks federal court to block Trump’s second birthright citizenship order
Six weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s first birthright citizenship order, the ACLU is back in court arguing the second one is the same thing in different clothes. The White House says it followed the ruling. Two class actions will decide who’s right.
World Politics
Pakistan Says a U.S.-Iran Deal Is Near. Tehran and Washington Sound Less Sure.
Pakistan’s interior minister flew to Tehran and came back predicting a U.S.-Iran deal is near. But both governments just toughened their demands over reparations and the Strait of Hormuz, and six sailors died in the Red Sea this week. So who’s reading the room right?
Economy & Money
July Inflation Report Lands With Gas Prices Falling and Tariffs in Focus
Gas prices fell in July, and the headline inflation number looks tame because of it. But economists say the real story is buried in the goods most exposed to tariffs, and the Fed is watching a different number entirely. Here’s what cheaper fuel might be hiding.
Tech & Power
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Bets $500 Billion on AI. China Is the Wild Card.
Jensen Huang is steering a roughly $500 billion push to bankroll the AI buildout, and it rests on demand for Nvidia’s chips staying red hot. One market complicates the whole equation, and Washington and Beijing are both pulling at it. Whose read on China is right could decide whether the math holds.
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