Breaking News: The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director. She has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as C.D.C. Director
Dr. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
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Gift article: Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro (Gift Article)
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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Mike Rogers, a former U.S. congressman who pushed false claims of a stolen 2024 election in Michigan and praised Trump’s recent primetime tirade against elections, won Michigan’s Republican primary election for an open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Mike Rogers, GOP convert to election denial, wins Michigan GOP Senate primary
If elected, Rogers will flip a key seat and be another Trump ally in the Senate who could help to pass more voter suppression measures, including the stalled SAVE America Act.
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SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out
Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.
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From ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, James Talarico voted in five elections using his parents’ address after purchasing a home for himself nearby, which may have violated state voting laws. This comes weeks after he accused Ken Paxton, his Senate race opponent, of voter fraud.
James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions
After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so.
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Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake just endorsed Jon Ossoff for Senate in Georgia. "Character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution."
Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake backs Jon Ossoff, saying ‘character matters’
The Arizona Republican has been one of the loudest critics of President Donald Trump. He says Ossoff's character outweighs any policy disagreements they might have.
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I wonder how many people do not realize that Abdul El Sayed is a medical doctor, Rhodes Scholar and is author of many articles on public health.
Breaking: Democratic primary voters narrowly voted to oust Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan on Tuesday, nominating democratic socialist Donavan McKinney for a deep-blue, Detroit-area district in the latest sign of the party’s hunger for new blood. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by a Democratic Socialist in a 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.
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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary race for Senate in Michigan on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, defeating Haley Stevens, a four-term moderate. This victory signaled liberal voters’ anti-establishment mood and shifting sentiment against Israel. nyti.ms/4hgCOvS
Good for her. Good for the party and good for her longterm career too.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 6h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
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BREAKING on MS NOW: Susan Collins says she's voting against Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General.
Missouri Secretary of State Comes Up With Reason to Not Certify Challenge to New Republican Gerrymander talkingpointsmemo.com/news/missour...
Missouri Secretary of State Comes Up With Reason to Not Certify Challenge to New Republican Gerrymander
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) announced Tuesday — Missouri’s primary...
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The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the US, escalating a rift between Washington and Brasilia. https://cnn.it/4wrC62R
Susan Collins is a NO on Todd Blanche for AG: “While I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice has become increasingly political.” Unlikely to change the outcome; he can lose two Rs and get confirmed. Collins voted YES on Blanche as Deputy AG last year.
NEW: Republican officials were set to vote on a plan to cut almost half of Election Day voting locations in Tarrant County, a major Texas battleground county. But all that changed when outraged voters who packed the meeting room demanded their voting locations remain open.
GOP backs down from suppression scheme in Texas after voter outrage
The plan changed at the last moment, when Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters
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BREAKING: Susan Collins cited our report on Blanche's promise on a private call with religious activists to restrict abortion pills in announcing today she will not vote to confirm him. www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
Alice Miranda Ollstein@alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2d agoNEW from @joshgerstein.bsky.social & me: As his confirmation to lead DOJ hung by a thread last week, acting AG Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a moratorium on new data centers, pending a state-led audit of these fast-emerging and controversial facilities, critics said the governor must call legislators to Austin to pass state laws regulating data centers.
Texas governor’s data center moratorium prompts calls for special legislative session
Critics say the governor must call legislators to Austin to pass state laws regulating data centers.
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🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:
🤯 Max Miller's interview with Tapper is an utter trainwreck 🤯
YouTube video by Aaron Rupar
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Pirro "gave the White House a heads-up last week before filing the motion to dismiss the charge against Mr. Hearn in federal court, although it was not clear if Mr. Trump was briefed." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro (Gift Article)
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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TAPPER: Hold on -- hold on, 'cause I'm not done with the list of women who have accused you of violence. Are all three of them lying? REP. MAX MILLER: Yes. And I'm not getting out of the race because in 2016, President Donald J Trump faced the most extreme allegations in the world ...
Here is the good news: DOJ is now 0-20 in lawsuits to gain access to voter files and tomorrow is the 90th day before the election which means states can't purge voters -- even if DOJ wants them to. The bad news: Trump won't give up trying to use DOJ to undermine the elections.
Good news from Tarrant County, Texas -- for now: Gift article - www.star-telegram.com/news/politic...
Tarrant commissioners table decision on Election Day and early voting sites
The typically-partisan group all agreed 176 polling locations for the Nov. 3 midterm Election Day was far too few.
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The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate has been to DFW for press conferences and listening sessions, but this will be the rally in Tarrant.
Talarico heading to Arlington for first Tarrant County rally of Senate campaign
The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate has been to DFW for press conferences and listening sessions, but this will be the rally in Tarrant.
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The official total of dead and wounded personnel, as documented over months of reporting by The Intercept, has been a gross undercount, stemming from what that same official previously called a “casualty cover-up.” Read the full cover-up here: interc.pt/3RMfDiC
The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran
U.S. troops killed or wounded since July 7 are now counted separately from casualties during the first months of the Iran war.
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Fun fact: I just published the full story on this topic mere minutes ago. By my count, at least 12 pastors, seminarians & former clergy have launched campaigns for federal office this year, and 5 are already nominees. In response, the GOP is attacking their faith. religionnews.com/2026/08/04/p...
'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith
(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious ...
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Teddy Wilson@reportbywilson.bsky.social · 24h agoHighly recommend listening to @jackjenkins.me in conversation with Dr. Amanda Henderson:
