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6:20 AM ET, August 5, 2026

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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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NBC News:
Michigan Senate Primary Results 2026  —  With former Rep. Mike Rogers unopposed in the Republican primary, all attention has been on a bruising Democratic primary battle between physician Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens.  Stevens has rallied the Washington and Michigan Democratic establishments …
Wall Street Journal:
Michigan Senate Primary Puts Democratic Party's Leftward Shift to the Test
Nicholas Wu / Semafor:
Exclusive / Battleground Democrats try to stay above their party's fray
New York Times:
Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary Poses a Test for a Divided Party
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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 …
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Olympic canoeist charged by Pirro seeks to permanently sink Reflecting Pool case
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Associated Press:
Authorities arrested a man with ammo and apparently monitoring security at Trump golf course near LA
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.
Discussion: Breitbart and Vox
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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 …
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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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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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 …
Discussion: Military.com
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Isabel Keane / The Independent:
Purple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her as she sat quietly in the front yard of her DC home
Discussion: ABC News
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 …
Discussion: Roll Call and Montana Free Press
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democrat drops out of South Dakota's Senate race, clearing path for independent candidate
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
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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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.
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.
Discussion: Arizona Capitol Times
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 …
Discussion: 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.
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation  —  Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) dropped his re-election bid early Wednesday after the House Ethics Committee recommended his censure over sexual harassment issues.  —  Why it matters: Pressure has been mounting on Edwards …
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil's ambassador to US in spat with Lula  —  The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil's denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit the country ahead …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
FAA Investigates Marine One Safety Incident in Washington
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
North Carolina lawmakers vote to make postelection challenges easier
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Axios:
Jeffries-skeptic Democrats face Black Caucus hostility
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jessica Priest / Associated Press:
Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
 Earlier Items: 
Emilio Perez Ibarguen / Politico:
Trump whips Senate votes for permanent daylight saving time
Discussion: The Hill
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Hegseth's classified plea for more defense funds
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general
Reuters:
US judge grants DOJ bid to dismiss Jan. 6 cases against Oath Keepers
Politico:
A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci's old job
Discussion: The Independent and Townhall
Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth's Pick for Top Army Job Is Losing Republican Support
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran's Defiant Leaders
Washington Post:
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work
 

 
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A US federal judge sets the antitrust trial over Paramount's acquisition of WBD for March 2 to March 19, 2027; Paramount had sought a November start

Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Hearst announces an agreement to acquire Disney's 50% interest in A+E Global Media for around $1.2B in cash and expects to close the deal in September

Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
US celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is recovering in hospital after members of the public reported that he had appeared to self-harm during a TikTok livestream
 
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