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A political unknown who raised almost no money and dropped out defeated a Trump-endorsed candidate in the Republican primary for Michigan's competitive 8th congressional district. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Candidate who dropped out beats Trump’s pick in a battleground GOP House primary
NBC News projects that Thomas Smith, who raised very little money for his bid, won the Republican nomination in Michigan’s 8th District.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln already set a record with 208 continuous days at sea. Now sailors and family members say the twice-extended deployment now at over nine months is stretching the crew too thin and conditions are deteriorating.
Moldy showers and no soap: Military families are outraged by conditions on USS Lincoln
The aircraft carrier's long deployment in the Iran war is raising concerns that the sailors and Marines on board are facing poor conditions, low supplies and fatigue.
ms.now
Keeping people constantly deployed has a mounting cost. www.ms.now/news/conditi...
Moldy showers and no soap: Military families are outraged by conditions on USS Lincoln
The aircraft carrier's long deployment in the Iran war is raising concerns that the sailors and Marines on board are facing poor conditions, low supplies and fatigue.
ms.now
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/mili...
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
apnews.com
The NRSC makes it clear how they will attack Abdul El-Sayed, calling him by his full name "Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed" and tying him to Hasan Piker. #MISen
The United States has removed counterterrorism sanctions from two aircraft and three airlines with links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to details posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website on Wednesday. ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
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Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona, a Democrat facing a competitive re-election fight, plans to tap a longtime Republican and former mayor of a Phoenix suburb to serve as her running mate, according to people familiar with the decision.
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.
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(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said .. @reuters.com $SKHY www.reuters.com/world/china/...
EXCLUSIVE: Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with t...
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FAA says it is investigating Trump helicopter safety incident in Washington
FAA says it is investigating Trump helicopter safety incident in Washington
FAA is investigating an air-traffic safety incident involving Marine One, the helicopter carrying President Trump.
cnb.cx
(AFP) - A four-ton piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday .. @afp.com $SPCX www.yahoo.com/news/science...
SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon
A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave behind a lunar crater....
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More cowbell: "US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips" www.reuters.com/world/china/...
"Washington Picked MP Materials Long Before Lutnick’s Export Order Landed" finance.yahoo.com/energy/artic... "Commerce, the DoD, and probably Trump picked their winner well before this order ever got signed." So sketchy:
Japan PM Takaichi asked BOJ to buy more bonds when needed, Jiji reports reut.rs/45FsxCd
Japan PM Takaichi asked BOJ to buy more bonds when needed, Jiji reports
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked the Bank of Japan to buy more government bonds when necessary to curb rises in long-term interest rates during a meeting with BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda in May, Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed.
Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.
bit.ly
"As part of the partnership, Patel has brought officials from China's Ministry of Public Security, or MPS, to multiple FBI facilities in the United States to share intelligence and investigative information."
EXCLUSIVE: Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia
FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational cr...
reuters.com
Scoop: FBI Director Kash Patel wants to shrink his general counsel's office, as tensions escalate with bureau's chief legal adviser. OGC is pushing early retirement to reduce staff, but has contemplated terminations. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Patel Aims to Cut FBI Lawyers as General Counsel Tensions Rise
FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to shrink his legal advisory office, deepening divisions with his general counsel as outside lawsuits challenge prior staff terminations, said people familiar with ...
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"FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to shrink his legal advisory office, deepening divisions with his general counsel...OGC encompasses several hundred lawyers responsible for advising top bureau execs and agents to ensure lawful investigations..." /1
Patel Aims to Cut FBI Lawyers as General Counsel Tensions Rise
FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to shrink his legal advisory office, deepening divisions with his general counsel as outside lawsuits challenge prior staff terminations, said people familiar with ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
‼️ "Twelve years of fairy tales": former commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi says Ukraine will never join NATO
"Twelve years of fairy tales": former commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi says Ukraine will never join NATO
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK, has said he does not believe Ukraine will ever become a member of NATO and argued that the country should instead focus on developing other security ...
pravda.com.ua
The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced. n.pr/4yXQ9iQ
The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine
The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.
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‘The US military has burned through nearly four-fifths of its THAAD missile inventory compared to pre-war numbers and roughly half of its Patriot interceptors since the start of the war against Iran’ www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/p...
Nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,”...
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A local group filed a petition to stop a law that would make Diwali a state holiday in California. Here’s why https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2026-08-04/diwali-state-holiday-is-on-hold-after-court-challenge-here-why?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
How the Hindu 'Festival of Lights' became an ugly religious court battle in California
Your morning catch-up: Why a taxpayer's group wants to stop a Diwali state holiday, California sues the Trump administration again and more big stories.
latimes.com
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. has increased its intelligence assets in Cuba in recent months as it pushes the country’s communist regime to reform or fall from power.
US sends more intel assets to Cuba
The move is one of several actions by the Trump administration to squeeze the communist regime in Havana.
politico.com
BREAKING: Rep. Chuck Edwards says he is withdrawing from his re-election campaign, days after the House Ethics Committee recommended censure over sexual harassment allegations. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation over harassment claims
“After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign,” Edwards, R-N.C., said early Wednesday after mounting pressure over his conduct toward two female staffers.
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"A plan to eliminate the American Bar Association’s longstanding DEI requirement for law schools hit a snag Tuesday when the organization’s policy-making body rejected the change — a move that could escalate tensions between the ABA and U.S. President Donald Trump's administration."
American Bar Association rejects plan to scrap DEI rule for law schools
A plan to eliminate the American Bar Association’s longstanding diversity, inclusion and equity requirement for law schools hit a snag Tuesday when the organization’s policy-making body rejected the c...
reuters.com
Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · 2d agoIt doesn't always pay to bend the knee. Your new overlord will not trust you, and your old allies will shun you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
EXC: UK govt is “stripping back” onerous public procurement rules in pro-growth shake up of system, Louise Haigh tells FT Overhaul will make job creation/skills development the only ‘social value’ requirement for biz competing for Whitehall contracts worth £90bn annually www.ft.com/content/9878...
UK to strip back procurement rules to focus on job creation, says Louise Haigh
Burnham’s de facto deputy PM says requirements for businesses vying for Whitehall contracts will be streamlined
ft.com
Ron Lauder, a longtime major funder of conservative political causes, appears to be closing his wallet. He has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state of New York and his super PAC has gone idle. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...
Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet
Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.
nytimes.com
The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress. https://to.pbs.org/4pVAKf1
National Guard deployment to Washington through 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, estimate shows
The cost estimate is for fiscal years 2027-2029 and came in response to questions from Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
pbs.org
Labour Friends of Israel defends major West Bank settlement blocs - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-friends-israel-defends-major-west-bank-settlement-blocs
Labour Friends of Israel defends major West Bank settlement blocs
Lobby group publishes briefing urging the Burnham government not to ban settlement goods
middleeasteye.net
The allocated funding seeks to accelerate Israel's control of historical landmarks across the occupied West Bank.
Israel approves $37m to seize more than 70 occupied West Bank sites
The allocated funding seeks to accelerate Israel's control of historical landmarks across the occupied West Bank.
aljazeera.com
Seems 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.
