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Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
Missouri's GOP governor calls special session to redraw congressional districts — The governor's proposed map redraws the Democratic-held 5th district. — LIVE — Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to supporters Aug. 6, 2024, in Jefferson City following his primary election win.
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Netflix co-founder drops $2 million into Gavin Newsom's redistricting campaign
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
If Redistricting Goes as Expected, Which Party Will Come Out Ahead?
If Redistricting Goes as Expected, Which Party Will Come Out Ahead?
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Redistricting Push Creates Chaos for Incumbents in Both Parties
Redistricting Push Creates Chaos for Incumbents in Both Parties
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
While Trump Rattles the World, China Basks in the Limelight — Russian and Indian leaders to meet Xi as Trump courts Putin and alienates Modi — BEIJING—The leaders of three of the world's four most powerful nations will meet in China this weekend to discuss how to react to the upending …
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Devika Bhattacharya / India Today:
Elephant and Dragon unite, PM Modi-Xi send message to Trump amid tariff storm — Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin, seeking to recalibrate ties amid the tariff barrage unleashed by Donald Trump.
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Kapil Komireddi / New York Times:
The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years. Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months.
The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years. Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months.
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Newsweek, NewsMax.com and The Japan Times
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
This Is What—and Who—We're Losing in RFK's Purge — The story of one scientist, a career in public health, and the crisis at the CDC. — UNTIL THIS PAST THURSDAY, Demetre Daskalakis was in charge of the CDC's division for immunization and respiratory disease—making him, arguably …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Sanders pressures RFK Jr. to resign as Health chief after CDC chaos
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Jack Silvers / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Radio Host's Cancer-Stricken Wife Can't Get COVID Shot Because of ‘Kook’ RFK Jr.
MAGA Radio Host's Cancer-Stricken Wife Can't Get COVID Shot Because of ‘Kook’ RFK Jr.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Chicago mayor signs order with blueprint for fighting a potential Trump crackdown — Mayor Brandon Johnson said the order directs his city to use “every legal mechanism” to combat a potential deployment of troops or federal law enforcement to Chicago. — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed …
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Deirdre Heavey / Fox News:
Newsom deploys crime teams statewide as White House mocks ‘copying Trump agenda’
Newsom deploys crime teams statewide as White House mocks ‘copying Trump agenda’
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Washington Post:
Ruling on Trump's tariffs is a major setback for the White House — An appellate court ruling could stymie the import taxes that Trump has used to raise revenue, negotiate with foreign leaders and even head off global conflicts. — President Donald Trump has used the threat of tariffs …
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Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Lays Out ‘America First’ Plan For Helping Ukraine End War, Casts Doubt On Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting — THE OVAL OFFICE - President Donald Trump told the Daily Caller on Friday that a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting seems unlikely, and American jets may be needed to help Europe secure an end to the war.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump casts doubt on Putin-Zelensky meeting: ‘Maybe they have to fight a little longer’
Trump casts doubt on Putin-Zelensky meeting: ‘Maybe they have to fight a little longer’
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Washington Post:
As RFK Jr. upends America's public health system, Trump cheers him on — Trump pledged that he'd empower Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild” on health care. The president has kept his promise — to the alarm of public health leaders and even some Republicans. — Just now
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Catherine Lucey / Bloomberg:
Trump's Revenge Summer Heats Up With Fed Ouster, Bolton Raid
Trump's Revenge Summer Heats Up With Fed Ouster, Bolton Raid
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CNN, New York Times, Megyn Kelly and The New Republic
Bloomberg:
Ukraine's Ex-Parliamentary Speaker Is Shot Dead in Lviv — Andriy Parubiy, former speaker of Ukraine's parliament and a leader of the Maidan protests in 2013-14, was killed on Saturday in the western city of Lviv. — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a post on the X social media platform, called it a “horrendous murder.”
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Yan Zhuang / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D. — He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots. The Constitution doesn't give the president explicit authority over election law. — President Trump said late Saturday that he would issue an executive order …
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
President Trump is alive and well after bizarre, false online speculation suggested he died — WASHINGTON — Online rumors of President Trump's demise were greatly exaggerated — much to the dismay of creepy leftist critics. — The president took a brief hiatus from public appearances this week …
Chip Reid / CBS News:
Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73 — Longtime CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has died at the age of 73. — He died in Washington, D.C., according to a close friend. The cause of death was not disclosed, but he suffered from diabetes and had been in ill health.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The political ‘diploma divide’ now applies to members of Congress — A new academic study shows a plummeting level of GOP lawmakers who attended Ivy League or other elite universities and graduate schools. — There's a new divide on Capitol Hill over education.
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Bondi fires DOJ staffer who flipped off National Guard in DC — and was seen boasting about it — Attorney General Pam Bondi fired another Department of Justice paralegal Friday — after the environmental division employee flipped off a National Guard member on her way to work.
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New York Times:
Targeting Iran's Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards — Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.
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Hanna Panreck / Fox News:
Rep. Maxine Waters calls for using the 25th Amendment to find out what's ‘wrong’ with Donald Trump — The Democratic congresswoman argued that Trump's removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook could ‘upend the entire economy’ — Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., called for the 25th Amendment …
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Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
New York's Very Rich Reel Over the NYC Mayoral Race and Mamdani's Lead … Agitation over the New York mayoral race is on full blast in the Hamptons, where many of the city's wealthiest residents congregate in August.Getty Images — August in the Hamptons: Ocean breezes. Oversubscribed Tracy Anderson classes.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
We Asked Tim Walz Why Some People Are Tired of Tim Walz — Ever since his vice presidential bid, the Minnesota governor has been tied to the Democratic Party's unpopular national brand. Soon he will decide whether to run for re-election. — ST. PAUL, Minn.—These are challenging times for Tim Walz …
Martha Bellisle / Associated Press:
Lawyer: Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status — Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire, saying Friday that the firefighter was already on track …
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Samy Magdy / Associated Press:
Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemen's capital — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-U.S. campaign against the Iranian-backed rebels.
