The TR Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 6, 2026

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Weather: Today, scattered showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 92. Tonight, scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm, with a low around 73. Friday, isolated showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm with a high near 93. Friday night, isolated showers with a low around 75. NWS

US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.1%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq -0.8%) (More).

Local & State News

Steve Stewart discusses the role of political ideology in the Tallahassee mayoral race.

A federal appeals court Tuesday determined Florida’s law banning children from drag shows is constitutional, tossing aside an earlier ruling that found it violated the First Amendment. Details

Colorado State University researchers further reduced their projections for the number of named systems, including the odds of landfalls, during the remaining months of the Atlantic hurricane season. Details

National News

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic primary for the Senate seat in Michigan, narrowly defeating pro-Israel centrist Rep. Haley Stevens (D, MI-11) (More).

Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director, President Donald Trump’s third pick for the role (More).

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