#MI07 candidate Bridget Brink congratulates William Lawrence on winning Dem primary: "Now we come together as one to take on Tom Barrett and work to elect a leader who will listen and fight for what matters most to our community here in mid-Michigan."
Oh, and this isn't some random Republican primary in a D+99 district. This is a super-swingy seat where the top GOP super PAC previously booked $2.5 million in TV time to try to flip it.
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 16h agoSeems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.
El-Sayed: There is so much more that unites us, however much we might disagree with our democratic opponent, there is so much more that unites us than divides us. And so to all of our supporters here tonight watching on TV—tomorrow, we begin to mend fences.
From the @missouriindependent.com: "All eight of Missouri’s congressional districts opposed both Amendment 4 and Amendment 5." missouriindependent.com/2026/08/04/m...
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 15h agoThe final margins on those two GOP amendments in Missouri are really wild. Better than 4 to 1 against for both!
Q: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.
El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
The Comey prosecution is dead. But the assault on the rule of law it represents is alive and well.
The Comey Prosecution Is Dead
But it’s no time to rejoice.
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The board of a Michigan township agreed to rezone a terrain to make way for a data center. Residents opposed to the data center forced a vote on the matter, and they blocked the rezoning tonight: www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
Trump’s second term has been marked by judge after judge ruling against him on free speech grounds. trib.al/YUy9hUq
Judges Rip Trump Apart 75 Times for Violating First Amendment
Trump’s second term has been marked by judge after judge ruling against him on free speech grounds.
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Louise Wood Flanagan of North Carolina, the federal judge on the seashells case, would like the former FBI director’s team of legal all-stars to make printing arrangements for her:
President Trump is selling early access to his social media posts. Truth Social launched a subscription service giving a first look at posts from the president. https://to.pbs.org/4wcAjy9
Paid early access to Trump's posts raises insider trading questions
President Trump is selling early access to his social media posts. Truth Social launched a subscription service giving a first look at posts from the president. The price tag is reportedly up to $100,...
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"These trips for the family of eleven didn’t come cheaply, and were seemingly funded to the tune of millions of dollars in donations from corporations Duffy regulates. Still, there was theoretically a noble goal involved." Emphasis on "theoretically."
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
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An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to Donald Trump Jr. said it received at least $100 million from Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration. (Published June)
An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic...
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Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BIG: Kansas just rejected a ballot measure that would have required state Supreme Court justices to be elected rather than appointed by the governor — dealing another setback to Republicans trying to overturn a decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.
Two wins for abortion rights: Voters in Kansas and Missouri easily defeated ballot measures that could have threatened abortion access in their states
The California Democratic Party has officially endorsed a one-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires that will be on the ballot this November. They're right to support it — and Gavin Newsom is wrong to oppose it. Here's why.
Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax
Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta
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Our adversaries know they don’t need to destroy infrastructure to achieve strategic effects; they only need to convince citizens that they are vulnerable. An attack on water infrastructure will certainly do just that.
The Attack We Knew Was Coming
Effectively defending against cyber threats against critical infrastructure requires a long-term commitment of political will.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. https://to.pbs.org/4pTM8YG
Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.
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🚨BREAKING: A pro-democracy legal group sued Tuesday for access to public records that could shed light on a federal immigration agency’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Lawsuit seeks evidence of federal immigration agency’s role in Trump’s voter purge plans
Democracy Forward went to court after USCIS failed to disclose the public records, despite multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about the agency’s involvement in Trump’s unprecedented a...
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No matter who wins tonight's primaries in Michigan, the state Democratic party is launching a rally for all of the top nominees on Friday in Detroit. Pete Buttigieg will join the event - seeking to unify, after a blistering fight between Abdul El-Sayed & Rep. Haley Stevens
Good. Everyone should rally around the winner.
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · yesterdayNo matter who wins tonight's primaries in Michigan, the state Democratic party is launching a rally for all of the top nominees on Friday in Detroit. Pete Buttigieg will join the event - seeking to unify, after a blistering fight between Abdul El-Sayed & Rep. Haley Stevens
Imagine thinking so little of yourself that you just let this half sentient rotten potato talk to you like this. I don't care if he's president, have some self respect.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
The cyclosporiasis outbreak just turned deadly. And analysis by The New Republic found at least 18,517 cases across the nine states listed by the CDC. trib.al/DKGhdYs
“Democrats and their allies say this nightmare scenario is unlikely – but they’re taking it seriously. President Trump knows about the Jan. 3 scenario, though his level of interest in it is unclear, sources say.”
Zeteo@zeteo.com · 2d ago‘Doomsday Scenario’: How Trump and Republicans Could Steal Power – Even If They Lose Jan. 3 could be the new Jan. 6 if Republicans challenge election wins by Democrats and try to steal power in the House. From @justinglawe.bsky.social & @swin24.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/doomsday-s...
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