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Steven Zeitchik / The Hollywood Reporter:
TikTok “Permanently Bans” the ‘Musk’ Film Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive) — Move comes just as Alex Gibney doc film expands to nearly 500 screens. Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing. — TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed — Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president's decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump waives new Russia sanctions in the “national interests” — President Trump waived new sanctions on Russia late Friday night, saying it was in the “national interests” to hold off on the sweeping levies under the Graham Act that he signed just last month.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Offers Putin Economic Relief in Hopes That Russia Will Return the Favor — The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices will cost Republicans in next month's elections. — For years, critics …
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Associated Press:
Protests erupt across France against rising living costs and in support of students — Cars were set on fire and shops were looted in Paris on Saturday as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent protesters who joined nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs …
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Jack Burgess / BBC:
Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests — Violence broke out across France on Saturday during the latest day of demonstrations against hardship in schools and the cost of living. — At least 1,200 people were arrested during …
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Tyler Speicher / Fox News:
Violence erupts at France protests as Macron warns unrest is being exploited
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Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Trump: California officials will ‘go to jail’ if state ignores DOJ voter roll suit — President Trump reupped the Justice Department's (DOJ) warning that California officials could face criminal charges if they include the mail-in ballots of the over 200,000 people the federal government identified …
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Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Todd Blanche must confirm DOJ won't seize ballots, senators demand
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Zelensky says Musk-owned satellite system still restricted in Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's use of the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX satellite system remains partially restricted, despite earlier signs this week that it had been fully restored.
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
In Campaign's Final Stretch, Trump Can't Stop Praising Men's Bodies — As he stumps for midterm candidates, the president has been especially eager to talk about the physical appearance of some men. — The message delivered by a president during a high-stakes midterm campaign can be critical.
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Rich Calder / New York Post:
Democratic governors' group pours $4.3 million to boost Hochul in re-election bid, releases new anti-Blakeman ads — A Democratic Governors Association-backed Super PAC is pouring more than $4 million into boosting Gov. Kathy Hochul's re-election bid as she desperately tries …
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Maya Davis / Wall Street Journal:
The Senate Race Republicans Never Expected to Sweat — With Trump's help, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall scrambles to fend off a surprisingly strong Democratic challenger — Sen. Roger Marshall was in no rush to leave Washington. As some colleagues insisted the chamber recess early in August …
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
A sleeper Senate battleground has turned into a real Republican liability
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Retiring GOP congressmember will ‘absolutely not’ vote for successor in at-risk seat — Retiring Nevada Republican Rep. Mark Amodei said he won't vote for the Trump-endorsed GOP candidate vying to replace him amid a string of stolen valor and other accusations — and warned …
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New York Times:
U.S. Floats Another Lifeline to Russia: Allowing It to Sell More Gas to Europe — The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened. — A key element in the Trump administration's broad plan …
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Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar's lawyers say authorities ignored judge's restrictions on home search — In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, attorneys for the Minnesota Democrat condemned a Justice Department inquiry into her immigration history as a politically motivated attack. — SummaryLoading...
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Musk tells Isaacson “AI and robots” will need to fix deficit — Elon Musk tells biographer Walter Isaacson in a new podcast interview that the fizzled DOGE experiment, which the SpaceX and Tesla CEO once headed, proved there's “no way we were gonna solve the deficit from within the government.”
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Brynn Tannehill / Public Notice:
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Miami Herald:
Dolly Parton's nephew, former lawmaker struck arms deal in Haiti. Millions are missing — A private security firm founded by two people close to late country music legend Dolly Parton is at the center of an unusually complex arms deal in Haiti that several sources with knowledge of the matter …
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has made a point of investing in Republican-leaning states. He rallied in Tampa for Ms. Nixon, the underdog Democratic nominee for Florida Senate. — Senator Bernie Sanders looked …
Yash Roy / Bloomberg:
US Interest Costs Hit Record $1 Trillion, Risking Debt Snowball — The US government's debt interest burden reached a record high for fiscal 2026, eating up a growing share of federal revenue and risking a snowballing of borrowing that could leave the country more vulnerable to economic shocks.
New York Times:
Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Millions Transferred From Congo — The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.
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David Spector / New York Post:
Netanyahu fires back at Obama after he accuses Israel of stealing land, defends Palestinian terror — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired back at former President Obama after he claimed Israel had stolen Palestinian land. — “The Jewish people are not foreign occupiers in the land …
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