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Wall Street Journal:
Michigan Senate Primary Puts Democratic Party's Leftward Shift to the Test — Moderate Democrats see race as a chance to try to slow a groundswell of Democratic socialist victories — DETROIT—The Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, the party's most divisive and costly this year …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left — The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage. — Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's slugfest …
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Democratic U.S. Senate race in Michigan remains too close to call — The Democratic U.S. Senate race in Michigan remained too close to call early on Wednesday Aug. 5, with Abdul El-Sayed of Ann Arbor clinging to a narrow lead over U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham.
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New York Sun, The Times of Israel, The Free Press, The Guardian and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
NBC News:
Michigan Senate Primary Results 2026
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The Lever, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, New York Times and Talking Points Memo
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump-backed John James wins Michigan's GOP primary for governor
Trump-backed John James wins Michigan's GOP primary for governor
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Joe.My.God., Breitbart, Chalkbeat, New York Post, Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Hill, Fox News, NewsMax.com and National Politics
NBC News:
Election highlights: Midterm matchups take shape in primaries across five states as Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan
Election highlights: Midterm matchups take shape in primaries across five states as Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
What to make of Michigan — Abdul El-Sayed's apparent victory is a big win for the left …
What to make of Michigan — Abdul El-Sayed's apparent victory is a big win for the left …
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Politico, Jewish Insider, Joe.My.God., The Independent, New York Times and Votebeat
Politico:
Democrats' biggest primary is on a knife's edge
Democrats' biggest primary is on a knife's edge
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New York Times:
Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary Poses a Test for a Divided Party
Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary Poses a Test for a Divided Party
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New York Times:
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro — Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes. — Jeanine Pirro had had it up to here with Doug Burgum.
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Associated Press:
Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed — The Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case against a former Olympian charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and that he bore no responsibility …
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NBC News, The Independent, The Hill, Wall Street Journal and NPR
Politico:
Jeanine Pirro struggles to give Trump the wins he craves the most
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The Dean's Report, Staff Stories, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
New York Post:
Chilling details emerge about heavily armed suspect at California Trump golf club before arrest — An armed man, said to be creeping around and monitoring “security-planning activities,” was arrested Sunday with a pistol and ammunition outside Trump National Golf Course Los Angeles …
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Associated Press:
Authorities arrested a man with ammo and apparently monitoring security at Trump golf course near LA
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Man arrested near Trump golf course after gun found in car
Man arrested near Trump golf course after gun found in car
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Nicole Norman / Politico:
Armed man arrested after appearing to scope out security for Trump fundraising dinner
Armed man arrested after appearing to scope out security for Trump fundraising dinner
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One America News Network, New York Post, The Daily Wire, CBS News and France 24
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Kansas Rejects Measure to Elect Its State Supreme Court Justices — The rejection of a measure to begin electing justices was a victory for abortion rights groups who defended the Kansas high court's ruling that abortion was protected in the state constitution.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices
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Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary
Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary
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The Hill, Newsweek, NewsMax.com, Fox News and Decision Desk HQ Votes
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Rep. Wesley Bell defeats progressive Cori Bush for second time — Rep. Wesley Bell has defeated Cori Bush in a primary rematch that was defined by clashes over Israel. A former county prosecutor who unseated Bush in 2024, Bell won Tuesday's rematch for Missouri's 1st District …
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NBC News:
Rep. Wesley Bell defeats former Rep. Cori Bush in a Missouri Democratic primary rematch — Bell won, NBC News projects, with ad support from a pro-Israel super PAC, while Bush had backing from prominent progressives. — ST. LOUIS — Rep. Wesley Bell defeated former Rep. Cori Bush …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Mike Johnson breaks his silence on Max Miller, calls for ‘process to play out’ — Speaker Mike Johnson broke days of silence on explosive allegations of domestic abuse by Rep. Max Miller, calling for investigations to play out as Miller's former father-in-law, a GOP senator …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Max Miller doubles down on staying in Ohio House race
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
‘I can win’: Defiant Max Miller says he's staying in race amid abuse claims
‘I can win’: Defiant Max Miller says he's staying in race amid abuse claims
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Missouri secretary of state blocks referendum seeking to undo the GOP's redrawn congressional map — Opponents of last year's redistricting push tried to put the issue on the ballot, but the secretary of state said the effort was unconstitutional. — Missouri Republican Secretary …
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Manuela Silva / NOTUS:
Maryland Lawmakers Open the Door for 2028 Redistricting
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Missouri GOP thwarts Democrats' effort to undo their gerrymander
Missouri GOP thwarts Democrats' effort to undo their gerrymander
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
GOP's Chuck Edwards abandons re-election campaign following Ethics Committee report — “After much prayer and reflection, I've decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign,” the congressman said. “I will complete my current term.” — As this week got underway, the House Ethics Committee announced …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation
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Ben Binday / Washington Post:
Democrat exits Senate race in South Dakota, clearing way for independent — Julian Beaudion withdrew after resisting pressure to step aside, making South Dakota's contest the third Senate race without a Democratic candidate. — Summary — Julian Beaudion, the Democratic nominee …
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democrat drops out of South Dakota's Senate race, clearing path for independent candidate
Democrat drops out of South Dakota's Senate race, clearing path for independent candidate
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New York Times and Politico
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Ellison Credibility Crisis … Early Tuesday morning, The New York Times published a guest essay from David Ellison, in which the Paramount boss and Oracle scion made his case—yet again—for his proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Politico:
White House AI vetting plan to exempt lower-cost ‘open’ models — The White House framework for vetting the cybersecurity risks of advanced artificial intelligence models would focus on the top-tier products from U.S. developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic — while exempting a rising breed …
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Trump's AI framework
Scoop: Inside Trump's AI framework
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Kat Lonsdorf / NPR:
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing — Anna King was sitting on a bench one afternoon outside her home on a busy street in Washington, D.C., scrolling on her phone when three National Guard members entered her front gate, confronted her and pushed …
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New York Times:
Arizona's Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate — Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court — The Department of Health and Human Services quietly unveiled a multimillion-dollar contract Tuesday with a small Texas law firm, entrusting it with representing thousands of children who came by themselves …
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Federal Register and NOTUS
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Missouri Voters Reject Measure to Limit Their Ballot Box Powers — The state's conservative Legislature had put the measure on the ballot that would have enacted citizen initiatives only if they won majorities in each of Missouri's eight U.S. House districts.
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STLPR, Democracy Docket and NBC News
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
White House declassifies info on secret FBI probe into whether Trump fired Comey at Russia's behest, official says — Add CBS News on Google — The White House on Wednesday declassified information claiming the FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump was acting as an asset …
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