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Over the past few years, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has become one of the biggest spenders in U.S. elections, while rarely mentioning Israel. It has placed a large financial bet on today’s Michigan Senate primary.

Inside the Spending of AIPAC, One of the U.S.'s Largest Super PACs

The lobbying group has more than doubled its spending on political campaigns, while rarely mentioning Israel. It has placed a large financial bet on today’s Michigan Senate primary.

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We’re easing financial burdens so families can get ahead of rising prices. We've eliminated medical debt and the grocery tax, lowered premiums on auto and homeowners insurance, and banned junk fees. And our work continues today by providing a back-to-school sales tax holiday.

Fox 32 Article Headline: Gov. Pritzker promotes Illinois' back-to-school tax holiday.

Leaders of the Dem Women's Caucus just issued a statement saying the House ethics panel's recommendation to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards is BS and he needs to resign immediately.

! The House Ethics Committee says it's finished an investigation into Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) and has "concluded there was substantial reason to believe Representative Edwards violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces."

NEWS: Former Trump press secretary and Rep. Max Miller's ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Grisham, has now filed a temporary restraining order against him

Really important to understand that Truman and Ike set up & institutionalized a whole process so that presidents would be briefed on (among other things) what was true and what wasn't and it served all the presidents since then well and Trump deliberately garbaged it and has no idea what's going on.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d ago

Very cool we have an 80 year old president who proudly displays his ability to discern reality from the Oval Office, a condition worsened by a bubble of sycophants and his struggles with AI

How desperate is the US over Iran? A CENTCOM officer emailed military analysts to suggest "creative and unconventional" ways to pressure Iran to negotiate, CNN reports. Nothing says “superpower” like begging for ideas from randos.

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

Q: "There's been some domestic abuse allegations against Congressman Max Miller. Do you think he should resign?" Trump: "Well, I'm going to look at it. I mean, so far it's accusations. I'll be looking at it."

Haitian TPS holders walk out with a fitted ankle monitors after mandatory ICE office check in at Blue Ash Ohio facility. After Supreme Court decision to terminal Temporary Protective Status, many Haitian community members received notices to appear at the location.

Last year the NYT reported on how SEAL Team Six stormed into North Korea, accidentally murdered a bunch of fishermen, punctured their lungs so their bodies would sink & then stormed out. Trump is now trying to force one reporter to reveal his sources: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources (Gift Article)

A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.

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The U.S. struck a family home on Iran’s Qeshm Island overnight on Thursday with a large-scale bomb, according to an analysis of videos, photos and satellite imagery by weapons experts and The New York Times. Iranian officials said the strike killed a boy and his parents.

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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