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2:15 AM ET, August 3, 2026

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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.
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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.
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
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
High-Stakes Michigan Primary Tests Progressive Clout and the Democratic Direction
Discussion: Staff Stories, NewsMax.com and The Hill
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
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.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast  —  Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump's latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.
Discussion: Al Jazeera, RTÉ and Axios
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.
Elena Giordano / Politico:
Trump cancels strikes on Iran, says deal imminent
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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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after hit-and-run car crash  —  A spokesperson for Kaptur said the Ohio Democrat is alert and being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.  —  Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a hit-and-run car crash Sunday morning …
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Roll Call
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:   Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
Blake Jones / Politico:
California Democratic Party endorses billionaire tax  —  The California Democratic Party on Sunday endorsed a November ballot measure to tax billionaires' wealth, bucking Gov. Gavin Newsom and the influential labor unions that oppose it.  —  The party's executive board narrowly voted …
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Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal:
California Billionaire Tax Wins Support From State Democratic Party  —  Endorsement of the ballot proposal at party meeting comes despite deep divisions among major Democrat figures  —  LOS ANGELES—California's Democratic Party has endorsed the state's proposed billionaire tax …
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
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
US officials focus on identification and rapid action as measles cases rise
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Axios:
Ossoff: The next thing, or “Great White Hype”?  —  Jon Ossoff is having a moment.  But some Democratic insiders are questioning whether he's the real deal — or if a few slickly produced videos are making him look like more of a political juggernaut than he is.
Discussion: New York Post
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Newsom shows fundraising muscle for state parties  —  Gavin Newsom is quietly banking a lot of goodwill among party organizers and elected officials in states — particularly in the South — that will be key in the midterms and the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.
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: RedState and Washington Examiner
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Transcript: GOP Rep. Mike Turner on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 2, 2026
Discussion: Breitbart and NewsMax.com
 
 
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Terell Wright / Wall Street Journal:
Fiery Democrat's Comeback Bid Tests Limits of Progressive Momentum
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
ICE detentions set Trump-era high in July, as immigration crackdown widens
Discussion: NewsMax.com
The Hill:
Media shifts to more aggressively fight Trump in courts
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Even Republicans in Congress can see how unpopular Trump's immigration agenda is
Matt Viser / The Atlantic:
Let Them Eat Gold  —  When you approach the freshly gilded twin statues near the Lincoln Memorial …
 Earlier Items: 
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
2028: Trump's final act begins
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Pre-Trump GOP is coming for Vance
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Is MAGA Melting Down?  —  MAGA continues to be powerful, but we may be in the last months of the height of its powers.
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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Trump slashes Medicare drug subsidies, cutting against affordability message
Anthony Conwright / New York Times:
It Wasn't a ‘Civil War.’ It Was the Slaveholders' Rebellion.
Discussion: National Review
 

 
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