A 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…

Every hour Trump spends fighting impeachment is an hour he can't spend attacking this country. When Democrats win back the House, we need to impeach this president.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, an opponent of Donald Trump’s anti-voting agenda, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to be the state’s next governor. She’ll face off against a Republican who opposes virtually everything she stands for. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Michigan election chief Jocelyn Benson to face prominent election denier in governor’s race

Benson has been a frequent target of election deniers and anti-voting activists, who falsely accused her of perpetuating voter fraud during subsequent elections in the Great Lakes State.

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10th Cir. holds that Congress appropriately exercised its authority under the commerce clause to ban handgun possession by juveniles as an essential part of a comprehensive regulatory scheme that substantially affects interstate commerce. www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/f...

NEW: Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law, and John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care. Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not principled. Tonight, at Law Dork:

Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law, and John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care

Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not principled.

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Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) is a survivor of domestic abuse. Like Emily Moreno, Moore has alleged her abuser held a gun to her head. Moore now calls for “all investigative authorities involved” to ensure Moreno and Miller’s child is safe.

Justice for survivors isn't a publicity stunt, Senator Tillis and Senator Cornyn. These women are real people who suffered horrific trauma at the hands of rich and powerful men. They deserve better. Stop coving for Trump. Reject Blanche's nomination.

"No one credibly accused of holding a gun to his wife's head and breaking their 2-year-old daughter's collarbone belongs in the halls of power," Democratic congressional candidate Brian Poindexter said of his opponent, Republican Ohio Congressman Max Miller.

Democrat Brian Poindexter: 'No One Credibly Accused' of Abuse Like Rep. Max Miller Belongs in Congress

"Brian Poindexter—a working-class iron worker and champion for all—is going to make sure Max Miller doesn't get another term in the halls of power," said one Democratic campaigner.

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Weekend reading from this week's issue: "A Woman Lost Two Partners to Guns—Then the N.R.A. Came to Collect" by Mike Spies (@mikespies.bsky.social). https://newyorkerest.com/issue/2026/08/03?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=weekend_reading

A Woman Lost Two Partners to Guns—Then the N.R.A. Came to Collect

The majority of suicides in the U.S. involve guns, and eighty per cent of those are done by white men, a pattern that the gun-rights organization has spent decades denying.

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Hey Rhode Island! Just 7 days left to update your voter registration (or register as a new voter!) ahead of the September 9th primary election. Get it done quickly and easily at vote.ri.gov

¡Oye Rhode Island! Faltan 7 días para actualizar su registro de votante (¡o registrarse como nuevo votante!) con anticipación de la elección primaria del 9 septiembre. Hazlo rápidamente y fácilmente en vote.ri.gov

The Trump-Vance admin will continue to be met with swift legal action every time they try to undermine our elections.

Thank you Everytown for Gun Safety! This partnership goes back years, from safe storage initiatives to launching the first of its kind firearm injury dashboard in the nation. We will continue the work to keep Harris County families safe. #AbbieKamin #Everytown #HarrisCounty @everytown.org

Never again will we allow parents to go unheard and unseen. It's common sense to ask for safe storage and limitations on high capacity weapons to keep them from landing in the hands of the wrong people. #standwithsmith #pinks #mnleg

I’m honored to have been named a @momsdemandaction.org Gun Sense Candidate in recognition of my commitment to fighting to end the crisis of gun violence, an issue that is all too relevant in our district after last year’s horrific shooting.

Columbia, Missouri @momsdemandaction.org supporters held a fabulous monthly meet-up yesterday—celebrating a new volunteer joining our leadership team, and organizing for months of community tabling events, election work, and ways to share our secure storage campaign with the wider community. 1/2

#ICYMI: Democratic New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul responded on Thursday to proposed federal firearm rules that relax background checks and allow selling guns online.

Hochul to crack down on rogue gun sales as federal government floats rollbacks

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to reinstate a regional task force and introduce state legislation to counter recent federal firearm rule changes.

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Today, I announced that King County has been awarded a $15 million grant to support crisis intervention training, gun violence prevention, and other community safety initiatives.

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Vote Yes in 2026 to protect Massachusetts’ new gun safety laws… Keep communities safes.

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Thank you, Michigan. I love you from the bottom of my heart!

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🗳️ Vote Yes ~ Save Lives ✔️ Ballot referendum in Massachusetts Protect gun safety laws Yes on Question 9 Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd 2026 🗳️ Vote Yes on 9 For a Safe Massachusetts ✔️ For more information 🔗 www.YesForaSafeMA.com #YesForaSafeMA #YesOn9 #VoteYesOn9 #VoteYesForaSafeMA

Home | Vote Yes: Protect MA Gun Safety Law in 2026

Vote Yes in 2026 to protect Massachusetts’ new gun safety laws… Keep communities safes.

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Sen. WELCH: The President is abusing his authority. The Senate is failing to use our authority. We can stop capitulating today by doing our job and rejecting a completely unqualified man to be the top law enforcement official in this country. I will vote no on Todd Blanche.

Todd Blanche and his ATF want to enable firearms trafficking across state lines. Their proposal would create a massive loophole in state and local gun safety laws.

Banks are not famous for turning away money So when reputable institutions hesitate over the president & his family, it is not delicacy -- it is 34 felony convictions & a presidency merchandised wholesale tripping every alarm compliance was built to catch @ms.now👇 -TN

Capital One closed HUNDREDS of bank accounts associated with Trump & his businesses in 2021 for "anti-money laundering reasons." Any President engaging in money laundering should be a national scandal. But in the Trump era, this news is barely a blip. Disgraceful.

We did it!!!

NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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