No plan yet for 2028. In California, 50% favor Harris; about a third want her to sit it out. Newsom leads. Trump mocks her, revoking her Secret Service protection; betting markets put her odds around 5%.

A federal appeals court dealt a setback to Trump’s tariff plan, ruling he cannot unilaterally alter U.S. tariffs. The decision upholds a lower panel and tees up a Supreme Court clash on presidential power in trade.

UK courts overturned an interim ruling banning illegal migrants at Bell Hotel in Epping, so they stay until October. Protesters say Labour backs migrants, cite £5.7m daily costs and crime; call to leave the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act.

In 2017, Macron and Merz pushed a defense project to unite Rafale and Eurofighter under SCAF. Now, in the Ukraine era, divides show: the Maritime Airborne Warfare System and Tiger upgrades are dropped; the Common Indirect Fire System is postponed; SCAF stalls.

The Digest, 8/30/2025 @400AM, CDT

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