@ Axios.com/Sneak Peek newsletter, Aug. 14

A new Pew Research Center poll finds that more Americans hold negative views of both major parties — a record high in the survey's history.

Guest op-ed by Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour an adjunct professor at Georgetown and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East) @NYTimes.com, Aug. 12

Even as negotiations restart over the nuclear deal, American officials still don’t understand the country or its leader.

By Michael Scherer, Ashley Parker & Tyler Pager @ WashingtonPost.com, Aug. 10

When Biden met with historians last week at the White House, they compared the threat facing America to the pre-Civil War era and to pro-fascist movements before World War II.

Kenyans head to the polls on Tuesday to elect their fifth president since independence. The election pitches Vice President William Ruto against opposition leader Raila Odinga. DW looks at what's at stake.

Deutsche Welle, April 9

Kenya will not only be electing a new president on August 9, but also a new parliament and county governors.

But most eyes have been firmly set on the fiercely contested presidential race, which has featured astounding shifts of alliances, a first for women and even a front-runner crying in public [....]

Not a good look.