Important Saturday Afternoon Updates – 8/1/26

Hi all, Ben here.

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Trump's Friday Meltdown: Begging Iran, Ditching Ukraine, and Blaming Everybody But Himself – 7/31/26

Your Friday midday update is here

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'Guaranteed death': Another GOP senator comes out swinging against Trump's demands

Another GOP senator has said he won't give in to a looming demand by President Donald Trump in a defiant op-ed.In a Thursday piece for The Wall Street Journal, Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) made it clear, "...

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 429. 7/30/26

… A series of polls out over the past 24 hours signal a potential wipeout for Trump and Republicans in the midterms.

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Elon Musk Company Sues Minnesota Over Law Banning Use Of AI To Create Nude Deepfakes

“Using AI to generate nude images of people against their will is appalling,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said.

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‘War criminal’: Protesters confront Netanyahu motorcade in Washington DC

‘F*** you Bibi.’ ‘War criminal!’

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Monday Afternoon News Update: Groundhog Day in the Gulf –7/27/26

Your midday Monday update has arrived

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Mitch McConnell swears he’s alive—but not well enough to work

The Kentucky Republican gave a new update about his health on Monday.

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Kaitlan Collins fires back at Trump after being singled out at WHCD

CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins responded Saturday after President Donald Trump mocked her looks and demeanor during his White House Correspondents Dinner speech, posting a pointed...

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