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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Rep. Max Miller denounced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, his former father-in-law  —  Sen. Bernie Moreno, the father of Emily Moreno who made allegations of domestic and child abuse to her ex-husband, Rep. Max Miller, denounced the Ohio congressman for the first time Sunday, calling for him to exit the House.
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Rep Accused of Wife Beating Streams Jaw-Dropping Attack on Her  —  DOWNWARD SPIRAL  —  A bitter custody battle has unearthed shocking allegations.  —  A Trump-endorsed candidate facing allegations of violence and domestic abuse has released a lengthy video refusing to drop out of the congressional race and trashing his ex-wife.
Ryan King / New York Post:
Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno finally calls for Rep. Max Miller to resign after he allegedly abused Moreno's own daughter  —  Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno finally delivered a fierce public rebuke of embattled Rep. Max Miller, who has been accused of abusing Moreno's daughter Emily.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Ohio Senator Calls Former Son-in-Law Accused of Abuse Unfit for Office  —  Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, broke his silence about allegations of domestic abuse his daughter has made against Representative Max Miller.  —  Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio …
WTVG:
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after hit-skip crash on her way to church service  —  Rep. Kaptur among those with non-life-threatening injuries  —  TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo) was taken to an area hospital to get checked out after a hit-and-run crash …
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Associated Press:
Ohio Rep. Kaptur treated for non-life threatening injuries after a car accident in Toledo  —  Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life threatening injuries after a car accident in Toledo on Sunday morning, her office said Sunday.  Kaptur, 80, was a passenger in a vehicle headed …
Discussion: The Hill, Reuters, UPI, Fox News and NOTUS
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after hit-and-run car crash
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Carville rips Piker: 'If he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I'm out of here'  —  Democratic strategist James Carville on Sunday ripped into popular left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, saying that if he shapes himself into a force within the Democratic Party, “I'm out of here.”
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Adam Wren / Politico:   This Senator Has a Very Midwestern Plan to Save the Democrats
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
The ‘Medicare for All’ Test for Michigan Democrats
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Haaretz
Max Rego / The Hill:
Sanders argues El-Sayed can appeal to working-class Republicans in Michigan
Discussion: Washington Examiner and NBC News
Alex Roarty / NOTUS:   A Normie Democrat Revolt Is Pushing Abdul El-Sayed Toward Victory
CNN:
RFK Jr. targets Fauci and pushes medical misinformation in fiery CNN interview  —  Vaccines Children's health Respiratory viruses Fighting disinformation  —  In attempting to rewrite the history of the US Covid-19 response, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday pinned the blame …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
RFK Jr. tells CNN host that constitutional rights take priority over public health  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashed with CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday, launching attacks against Anthony Fauci and arguing that protecting constitutional rights must take priority during future public health crises.
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
US officials focus on identification and rapid action as measles cases rise
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Politico:
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump's grant overhaul  —  Senate appropriators released text Sunday of a stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown come Oct. 1 and punt broader government funding negotiations until after the midterms.  —  Under the bipartisan plan …
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:   Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Sen. John Kennedy says he'd exclude Jan. 6 rioters from ‘anti-weaponization’ fund legislation  —  The Louisiana senator's comments come after Trump said he would push for a bill to create the fund if Todd Blanche isn't confirmed as attorney general. … Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC News' …
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Republican Sen. Kennedy says he 'wouldn't bet my house' on Blanche being confirmed  —  GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) on Sunday expressed doubt about the Senate confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the full-time post.  —  Kennedy, a member of the Judiciary Committee, noted on NBC's …
Discussion: NBC News, MS NOW, NewsNation and Axios
David French / New York Times:
The War That Could Swallow the World  —  The only thing worse than President Trump starting an unconstitutional war is President Trump losing control of that war.  —  On Wednesday, NBC News reported that Trump “erupted” at members of his national security team over the Iran War.
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Iran Talks to Begin Monday After Scrapping Attack  —  President Donald Trump said new Iran talks would begin Monday afternoon after he called off a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from US allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia.
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Elena Giordano / Politico:
Trump cancels strikes on Iran, says deal imminent
Anthony Conwright / New York Times:
It Wasn't a ‘Civil War.’ It Was the Slaveholders' Rebellion.  —  In a written statement on the anniversary of Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, President Trump described the Confederacy's defeat in 1865 as the end of “four brutal years of suffering.”  Rather than condemn …
CBS News:
Transcript: Joe and Heather Manchin on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 2, 2026  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The following is the transcript of an interview with independent former Sen. Joe Manchin and his daughter, Americans Together CEO Heather Manchin, that aired on …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Transcript: GOP Rep. Mike Turner on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 2, 2026
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Breitbart
Spokesman.com:
‘When the sun rises, we are going to be in shock’: Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city  —  Walls of flames destroyed dozens of homes and other structures in the Indian Trail neighborhood and more areas of Spokane on Saturday amid one of the worst natural disasters in the city's history.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
ICE detentions set Trump-era high in July, as immigration crackdown widens  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement set a monthly record high for the second Trump administration in July, internal agency data obtained by CBS News shows …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee  —  Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term.  Then it surrendered without a fight.  This is the inside story of its transformation.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Pre-Trump GOP is coming for Vance  —  The Wall Street Journal opinion page tried to stop Donald Trump a decade ago and again in 2024.  Now, the standard-bearer of traditional conservatism is making an early case against his presumed heir. … But there's a not-insignificant GOP faction …
 
 
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