Welcome to Tuesday, Daily Briefing-ers.
- Three deaths were reported during this year's Burning Man in Nevada.
- Prince Harry and Meghan's royal status will not change despite UK return, King says.
- A power outage delayed a Florida State-SMU game.
Nicole Fallert here, calculating my age in dog years.
Will 'Trumpapalooza' backfire?
President Donald Trump is putting himself center stage in the midterms with a Dallas convention, even as his low approval rating threatens to drag down GOP candidates.
The president and his advisers have suggested he’s the only one who can bring the MAGA faithful to the polls in large enough numbers to avoid a midterm catastrophe for Republicans. That strategy will be on display over two days in Dallas beginning on Wednesday.
More news to know now
- No right to clean water: A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to clean drinking water in a Sept. 4 decision.
- Is AI investment driving up prices? Increased demand for things like semiconductors, memory chips, and computer hardware have led to higher prices on those items.
- Macklemore faces backlash: The Seattle-born rapper, 43, drew criticism over his pro-Palestinian activism as the opening act on the North American leg of Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.
US Open
Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals
USA's Coco Gauff defeated 18-year-old and fellow American Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to earn a spot in the US Open quarterfinals. At age 22, Gauff is the youngest American woman to make three Grand Slam quarterfinals in one year since
Serena Williams in 2003.
9/11 25th Anniversary
9/11 still shapes this Pentagon worker's life
Susan Lukas' two children begged her on Sept. 12, 2001, not to go back to the office. But she had to. Then a major in the Air Force, she was not about to disobey orders. Twenty-five years later, Lukas believes she’s paying the price. She is among thousands of current and former service members whom the Reserve Organization of America estimates are suffering toxic exposure-related health consequences from working at the Pentagon in the days following 9/11.
Before you go
- To protect family budgets, some parents are skipping youth sports.
- Alix Earle and her sister revealed breast cancer genetic testing results.
- Watch the trailer for the secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Will 'Trumpapalooza' backfire?
