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Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump celebrates Florida loss of ‘treasonous creep’ — President Trump on Wednesday celebrated the loss of Alex Vindman in the Senate Democratic primary in Florida. — “The most gratifying loss last night was that of a real treasonous creep, Alexander Vindman, to a Radical Left Lunatic …
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
What it means that Democrats are winning special elections in Trump country — The latest victory came in a state House race near Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump survived an attempt on his life in 2024 and won big. — Summary — The Democratic Party made its mark Tuesday for the second …
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Daniel Donner / The Downballot:
100+ specials since Trump's return show Democrats in good position to reclaim the House
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
More of Trump's Chosen Candidates Fall in G.O.P. Primaries
More of Trump's Chosen Candidates Fall in G.O.P. Primaries
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primaries
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Igor Bobic / NOTUS:
The Era of Anti-Trump Resistance Heroes Is Over
The Era of Anti-Trump Resistance Heroes Is Over
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Sydney Carruth / MS NOW:
Who is Angie Nixon, the democratic socialist who won big in Florida?
Who is Angie Nixon, the democratic socialist who won big in Florida?
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MS NOW:
Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year — The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America's Borrowing Binge Continues — President Trump's promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America's debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds. — America's gross national debt topped $40 trillion …
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion
The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion
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Steve Thompson / Washington Post:
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion faster than forecasters expected
U.S. debt hits $40 trillion faster than forecasters expected
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump's Human Printer Is Cray-Cray — It would be much better if they *were* sleeping together. — 1,147 … Join — 1. Nataly. Natali. Nathalie. — We have to talk about the Trump-Natalie Harp thing. I'm sorry. I had a big piece about economics teed up for today.
ABC News:
Trump says US-South Korea exercises are ‘insulting’ to North Korea's Kim — Trump said the U.S. is scaling back the exercises and that he'll meet with Kim. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises are an insult to North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
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Phelim Kine / Politico:
Trump's snub of South Korea sends region scrambling
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Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
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Washington Post:
Trump joins leaders of crypto companies in push for industry-backed bill — Executives used a White House event to lobby for legislation that may lend greater legitimacy to the growing industry — one that has made Trump more than $1 billion. — Summary — Surrounded by executives from Coinbase …
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Jake Traylor / MS NOW:
Trump to be interviewed by Michael Cohen — President Donald Trump is set to record an interview on Thursday with Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer and fixer who later became a persistent public critic and the star witness in the hush money trial that led to Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts.
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Michael Cohen, Trump's fixer-turned-nemesis, says he'll interview former boss
Michael Cohen, Trump's fixer-turned-nemesis, says he'll interview former boss
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Eric Henderson / CBS News:
Mike Lindell says he will fund statewide hand recount after losing Minnesota GOP primary by double digits — Add CBS News on Google — Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor …
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Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Starting ‘Economic Warfare’ Operation Against Iran — The US will begin what President Donald Trump said would be an unprecedented economic warfare operation against Iran, after faulting the country for failing to take its chance to make a deal with him.
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Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Nominates Aide Heidi Overton for FDA Commissioner — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is nominating Heidi Overton, a White House aide, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. — “Dr. Heidi has been a ROCKSTAR in my Administration, where she has worked directly …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee
Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
'It's Bonkers': Jennifer Hegseth's Hands-On Role in Her Husband's Pentagon — After an 18-year career at Fox News, she is now her husband's most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job like no Pentagon spouse has before. — There has never been a Pentagon spouse quite like Jennifer Hegseth.
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NBC News:
Trump administration was warned about peeling Reflecting Pool nearly a month before it brought vandalism case — A National Park Service engineer warned that the pool's floor was peeling due to the renovation process and the materials used for the reinstallation.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies — The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio. — In the memo, obtained by Axios …
Wall Street Journal:
Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA — Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines — An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study …
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Wall Street Journal:
New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth's Army Pick Makes His Mark — Gen. Christopher LaNeve takes aim at a cutting-edge drone unit, one of several moves he has made since taking over the Army — WASHINGTON—The Army took a major step to prepare for wars of the future in January …
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Open Market Committee — Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee — July 28-29, 2026 — A joint meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was held in the offices of the Board of Governors on Tuesday, July 28 …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Fed officials warned rate hikes may be needed if inflation stays high
Fed officials warned rate hikes may be needed if inflation stays high
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
California senators call for ‘maximum oversight’ over conspiracist Tina Peters' new election job — Both of California's senators are deeply worried about convicted election denier Tina Peters' possible new job assisting with elections in the conservative bastion of Shasta County …
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Announces Increased Sizes of Nominal Long-End Liquidity Support Buybacks Beginning September 9 — WASHINGTON, D.C. —The U.S. Department of the Treasury is increasing, by at least double, the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities …
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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership — The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes has announced his retirement, ending a decades-long career with the military newspaper as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon moves …
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Wired:
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code — Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz — The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Alleged Great Falls, Virginia, killer is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, DHS says — The 19-year-old suspect accused of killing a 42-year-old mother in Great Falls, Virginia, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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