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3:45 PM ET, August 5, 2026

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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
What to make of Michigan  —  Abdul El-Sayed's apparent victory is a big win for the left — but a disaster for polling and a case study in poor expectations management.  —  It's just past 4 a.m. here on the East Coast, and as I write this, Abdul El-Sayed leads Haley Stevens by only 1.4 points …
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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 …
Politico:
Messy Michigan primary leaves Democrats licking wounds … Abdul El-Sayed has just three months to convince a fractured Democratic Party to unite behind him after a nasty primary. … He says he looks forward to “building relationships” with Jewish voters.
Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
Congressman Is Ousted by Democratic Socialist in Michigan House Primary  —  Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.  —  Democratic primary voters ousted Representative Shri Thanedar …
New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a Senate primary that had divided the Democrats, according to The Associated Press.  —  Watch Live: Abdul El-Sayed Speaks at News Conference  —  LIVE  —  Here's the latest.
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Thanedar becomes latest incumbent to fall to a progressive challenger
Discussion: NBC News, HuffPost and Fox News
Associated Press:
El-Sayed campaign says Stevens has called to concede in Michigan Senate primary
Washington Post:
How El-Sayed won the contentious Michigan Senate Democratic primary
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump targets El-Sayed, suggests voter irregularities after Michigan primary
Discussion: MeidasTouch and NewsMax.com
Washington Post:   Democrats turn out big in Michigan gubernatorial primary
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
The Left Wins a Nail-Biter in Michigan: 8 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Five Things to Know About Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Politico
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Republicans are in too little disarray
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Jeanine Pirro crashes into the limit of Trump's lies  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🫵 Subscribe to PN 🫵  —  In the ultimate Friday night news dump, US Attorney for the District of Washington DC Jeanine Pirro filed …
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New Republic:
Trump's Fury at Reflecting Pool Mess Darkens as Damning New Leaks Hit  —  Donald Trump has been raging at Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., because she dropped those high-profile prosecutions for alleged vandalism of his Reflecting Pool renovation.  That pressure is corrupt on its own.
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Seethes at Reflecting Pool Mess as Damning Leaks Hit
Discussion: The Hill
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:   Democrats ask Interior watchdog to investigate response to Reflecting Pool damage
Pascal Sabino / Bolts:
Missourians Reject Measure That Threatened to Kill Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives  —  Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected an effort by Republican lawmakers to drastically raise the threshold for passing citizen ballot measures—which in recent years have allowed Missourians …
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Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Missouri Voters Defeat Measure to Abolish Income Tax
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Missouri voting advocates sue after redistricting referendum rejected
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Candidate who dropped out beats Trump's pick in a battleground GOP House primary  —  NBC News projects Thomas Smith, who raised very little money for his bid, won the Republican nomination in Michigan's 8th District.  —  Thomas Smith, a political unknown who raised almost no money for his campaign …
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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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Reuters:
US and Iran having ‘very good discussions’, Trump says  —  A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. nears Hormuz deal, aiming for Wednesday announcement
Dan Davies / “Back of Mind”:
rent, always rent  —  I have occasionally said in the past that training in Marxist economics tends to give you a) a weird, unrealistic and largely useless theory of economics plus b) a clear understanding of how economics relates to political power.  While a training in mainstream neoclassical economics …
US Department of Justice:
Downey Man Who Was Arrested with Loaded Pistol at Trump Golf Club Charged in Federal Complaint with Firearm-Related Crime  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  LOS ANGELES - A Downey man arrested over the weekend at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles …
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Jaimie Ding / Associated Press:
A man carrying ammo was monitoring security at Trump's California golf course, authorities say
Wall Street Journal:
Mamdani Is Shunning New York Business Leaders Who Are Used to Calling the Shots  —  The mayor fired corporate leaders from a city fund's advisory board, the latest sign that he is changing how executives access City Hall  —  New York City's business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
John Solomon / The White House:
FBI Secretly Opened Probe Alleging Trump Fired Comey because he was a Russian Asset, Declassified Memos Show  —  The FBI opened a criminal probe specifically targeting Donald Trump in May 2017, alleging the newly elected president may have been acting as a Russian asset when he fired …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump seeks to shield his business finances from BBC in libel lawsuit  —  President Donald Trump is seeking to stave off a court order that requires him to begin giving the BBC financial details on his business empire by Thursday in connection with a defamation lawsuit he is pressing against the network.
Leah C. Stokes / The Atlantic:
Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think  —  Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden's bet on climate investment was a bust.  The data suggest otherwise.  —  Joe Biden's signature climate law was not just about climate.  The Inflation Reduction Act was also a big bet …
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 …
Matt Burgess / Wired:
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery  —  More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta's ad library data.  Some ran as recently as this week.
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.
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
2 Florida Republicans endorse Cory Mills opponent in primary  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Two Florida Republican House members — Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos — shook up the state's 7th District GOP primary Wednesday by endorsing Ryan Elijah over the embattled and Trump-endorsed incumbent, Rep. Cory Mills.
Kelsey Brugger / Politico:
Thune tees up action on college sports bill  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune took an initial step Wednesday to allow votes on bipartisan college sports legislation, though it remains unclear how soon it could pass the chamber.  Led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) …
Discussion: UPI
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Anti-Trump conservatives Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie huddle about launching third-party movement  —  President Donald Trump's most vocal opponents on the right were sowing the seeds for a future third-party political organization during a weekend get-together aimed at undercutting the Republican establishment.
Discussion: Wired
 
 
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Reuters:
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Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
Washington holds up approval for France's US ambassador pick amid human rights spat
Taylor Giorno / NOTUS:
Freedom 250 Sponsors Failed to Disclose Donations — A Potential Lobbying Law Violation
Discussion: New Republic
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Jack Jenkins / RNS:
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Discussion: New York Times
Alex Miller / Fox News:
McConnell's absence puts Trump agenda at risk as Kentucky succession questions grow
Discussion: Truthout
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Judge ‘Reluctantly’ Lets DOJ Dismiss Jan. 6 Oath Keepers Cases
Steve Rose / The Guardian:
'If we don't fight back, we don't have a future': the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
North Carolina Republican Drops Re-election Bid After Ethics Rebuke
NBC News:
Pentagon drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy in case of regional war with China or Russia, sources say
ProPublica:
James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
FAA Investigates Marine One Safety Incident in Washington
 

 
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Disney reports Q3 revenue up 7% YoY to $25.2B, below $25.4B est., adjusted EPS of $2.06, above $1.85 est., and entertainment revenue up 6% to $11.3B

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