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Live updates: Trump notches endorsement wins; Meta, state attorneys general reach lawsuit settlement

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 more than $800,000 into Graham’s effort. Both races were a test of the president’s influence. Read more takeaways…

· 244 words· updated August 26, 2026 at 11:35 AM
President Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington.
President Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington.

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 more than $800,000 into Graham’s effort. Both races were a test of the president’s influence. Read more takeaways here .

The president will hold policy meetings and a signing time Wednesday.

Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a settlement in the high-profile trial accusing the company of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users, according to court filings published Wednesday. The proposed settlement, later announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), will require Meta to make various changes to its apps like Facebook and Instagram and pay up to $17 billion to the states over 10 years.

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 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 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.

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