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8:30 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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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Republicans are in too little disarray
Wall Street Journal:
Michigan Senate Primary Puts Democratic Party's Leftward Shift to the Test
David Welch / Bloomberg:
El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Race, NBC Projects
Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God. and Al Jazeera
NBC News:
Election highlights: Midterm matchups take shape in primaries across five states as Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan
Nicholas Wu / Semafor:
Exclusive / Battleground Democrats try to stay above their party's fray
Discussion: USA Today, The Hill and DCCC
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 …
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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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Chuck Edwards says he will end reelection bid after censure recommendation
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
GOP's Chuck Edwards abandons re-election campaign following Ethics Committee report
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Associated Press:
Authorities arrested a man with ammo and apparently monitoring security at Trump golf course near LA  —  A California man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations …
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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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.
Discussion: STLPR, Democracy Docket and NBC News
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Politico:
National Democrats expand New York targets  —  HAPPY WEDNESDAY.  It's Madison Fernandez with a first look at which New York congressional districts national Democrats are looking to flip in November.  We also have the latest on the state's Medical Aid in Dying Act, City Council drama over horse carriages and efforts to curb Amazon.
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Will Steakin / Politico:
DCCC adds 12 GOP seats to midterm target map
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 …
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.
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
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents  —  President Donald Trump's administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue …
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
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. nears Hormuz deal, aiming for Wednesday announcement  —  The U.S., Iran and Oman are closing in on an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. aiming for a Wednesday announcement, according to two regional sources and a U.S. official.
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
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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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Inside a Mass Shooter's Harrowing History With ChatGPT
ProPublica:
James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.
Wall Street Journal:
FAA Investigates Marine One Safety Incident in Washington
Discussion: Reuters
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
North Carolina lawmakers vote to make postelection challenges easier
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: 
US Department of Justice:
Civil Rights Division Secures Settlement with OpenAI for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil's ambassador to US in spat with Lula
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran's Defiant Leaders
 

 
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Sam Sabin / Axios:
The UK AISI says it observed a total of 19 instances where Mythos and GPT-5.6 Sol tried to hack people and companies during a routine cyber evaluation in July

Bloomberg:
SpaceX reports Q2 revenue up 92% YoY to $7.8B, vs. $6.81B est., AI operating loss of $1.26B, vs. $2.39B est., says capex in Q3 and Q4 will remain similar to Q2

Maria Curi / Axios:
Sources: the US' AI framework excludes open models and defines a covered frontier model as closed source with SOTA capabilities and national security risks
 
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