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🚨 Mike Lindell refuses to concede after getting blown out in Minnesota's GOP governor primary, the same man who spent years pushing 2020 election lies now claims his own loss has "irregularities." 🧵 #Minnesota #MikeLindell #ElectionDenial #MNGov #Trump
Mike Lindell Refuses to Concede After Losing Minnesota Governor Primary
Mike Lindell refuses to concede after losing Minnesota's GOP governor primary, citing vague voting irregularities despite trailing by 45,000 votes.
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Trump's new diamond ring came from Belgium's diamond industry. Four weeks later, that industry got a tariff exemption worth billions. Senate Democrats are asking questions. 💎 #Trump #Belgium #Tariffs #Ethics #Bribery
Trump Diamond Ring Gift Sparks Bribery Questions After Belgium Wins Tariff Break
The Trump diamond ring from Belgium's diamond industry arrived weeks before a tariff exemption worth billions, and now Senate Democrats are asking pointed questions.
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Iran and Oman are closing in on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran, Muscat, and Washington are telling three very different stories about it. Here's what Middle East media says that US coverage mostly skips. 🛢️ #Iran #Oman #StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEast #IranWar
Iran Oman Talks Reveal a Middle East War Story US Media Keeps Missing
Iran Oman talks over the Strait of Hormuz look very different in Middle East media than in US coverage of Trump's ongoing war with Iran.
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Ballroom construction halted at the White House. A federal appeals court says Trump needs Congress's sign-off to keep building above ground. The fight now heads to the Supreme Court. ⚖️ #Trump #WhiteHouse #Ballroom #RuleOfLaw #Congress
Ballroom Construction Halted by Divided Appeals Court
Washington, D.C., August 9, 2026. Ballroom construction halted this week after a divided federal appeals court ruled that President Trump cannot keep building his $400 million White House ballroom above ground without authorization from Congress. The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with a preservation group that sued to stop the project, and it sets up a rushed appeal to the Supreme Court.
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A worker shortage crisis is spreading fast. 🚧 Builders in Texas say crews have shrunk by two-thirds. Farmers in New Jersey lost $5M in blueberries they couldn't pick. Immigration enforcement is the common thread. #ImmigrationEnforcement #LaborShortage #Construction #Agriculture #ICE
Worker Shortage Crisis Widens as Immigration Enforcement Hits Construction, Agriculture
A worker shortage crisis is spreading through construction and agriculture as immigration enforcement pulls workers off job sites and farms nationwide.
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The Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill 86-11, naming it for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, whose year-long push for tougher penalties on Moscow culminated after his sudden death in July. The bill now heads to the House. 🇺🇸 #RussiaSanctions #LindseyGraham #Senate #Ukraine #Congress
Russia Sanctions Bill Named for Late Sen. Lindsey Graham Clears Senate
The Russia sanctions bill passed the Senate 86-11, honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and targeting Moscow's war chest ahead of a House vote.
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Trump just signed two new orders trying to route around the Supreme Court on birthright citizenship 🏛️ Stephen Miller calls it "historic." Legal scholars call it a lawsuit magnet. #BirthrightCitizenship #14thAmendment #SCOTUS #Immigration #TrumpWatch
Trump Birthright Citizenship Order Defies Supreme Court as Miller Cheers On
Trump birthright citizenship orders target birth tourism and diplomatic families, testing the Supreme Court ruling that struck down his first attempt.
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Denny Hoskins waited until the last legal minute to kill two Missouri ballot petitions, then decided the constitutional question himself. No judge. No hearing. Just a press conference. 🗳️ #MOleg #MissouriPolitics #Missouri #Democracy #Accountability
Denny Hoskins’ Power Grab Threatens the Will of Missouri Voters
Denny Hoskins' power grab against two Missouri ballot petitions raises serious constitutional overreach concerns, argues The Democracy Advocate Editorial Board.
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🚨 The Fauci Contempt Vote just cleared a Senate panel. Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, and now the Justice Department could decide whether to prosecute him. #Fauci #RandPaul #COVID19 #Congress #Accountability
Fauci Contempt Vote Clears Senate Panel After Fifth Amendment Fight With Rand Paul
The Fauci Contempt Vote advanced Thursday after Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times before Rand Paul's panel.
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Missouri's legislature tried to rig the initiative process and gut the income tax with Amendment 4 and 5. Voters crushed both by 60+ points. Now find out which backers still have to face you on Nov. 3 and which ones dodged the ballot entirely. 🗳️ #MoLeg #Missouri #Amendment4 #Amendment5 #Vote2026
Amendment 4 and 5 Backers Face Missouri Voters Reckoning This November
Amendment 4 and 5 died by landslide margins in Missouri's August primary. Here is who in the legislature backed them, and who still faces voters this November.
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Missouri's SOS just rejected a 300,000-signature petition to let voters decide on the GOP congressional map. But Article III lists only two referendum exceptions, and redistricting isn't one of them. 🗳️ #Missouri #Redistricting #Referendum #DirectDemocracy #Elections2026
Missouri Redistricting Vote Has No Constitutional Exception in Article III
Missouri redistricting vote fight centers on Article III: the Constitution reserves a referendum power and lists exceptions that omit congressional maps.
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The THAAD stockpile is nearly gone. 🚨 The Pentagon has burned through almost 80% of its interceptors fighting Iran, and commanders are calling reserves "dangerously low." Rebuilding could take years. #IranWar #Pentagon #NationalSecurity #MissileDefense #Military
THAAD Stockpile Nears Exhaustion as Pentagon Warns of Critical Interceptor Shortage
The THAAD stockpile has fallen to critical levels after months of the Iran war, with senior commanders warning interceptor reserves are dangerously low.
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A federal judge just set the Paramount Warner Bros. antitrust trial for March 2027, pushing the $110 billion merger deep into next year. Hollywood keeps waiting. 🎬⚖️ #Paramount #WarnerBros #Antitrust #Hollywood #MediaMergers
Paramount Trial Date Set for March 2027, Delaying $110 Billion Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount Trial Date is set for March 2027, a federal judge ruled, delaying the company acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery well into next year.
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The Todd Blanche confirmation cleared a big hurdle. ⚖️ The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination for Attorney General after a deal over Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. #TrumpWatch #DOJ #ToddBlanche #Senate
Todd Blanche Confirmation Clears Senate Panel, Setting Up Reenergized DOJ Investigations
The Todd Blanche confirmation advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, clearing the way for a full floor vote and a new phase of DOJ investigations.
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Trump is reportedly furious with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her office moved to drop the Reflecting Pool vandalism case, and sources say he may remove her from the job. Full breakdown on The Democracy Advocate. ⚖️ #TrumpWatch #Pirro #DOJ #ReflectingPool #Accountability
Trump May Remove Pirro Over Reflecting Pool Court Filing, Sources Say
Trump may remove Pirro after a Justice Department filing found Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from a botched renovation, not vandalism.
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Capital One says it closed over 300 Trump Organization accounts after an anti-money laundering review, not politics. The bank wants a lawsuit over the 2021 closures dismissed. 🏦⚖️ #CapitalOne #TrumpOrganization #Debanking #Banking #Accountability
Capital One Trump Accounts Closed After Anti-Money Laundering Review, Bank Says
Capital One Trump accounts were closed in 2021 after an anti-money laundering review, a new court filing shows.
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Trump says the $1.8B "anti-weaponization fund" is back on the table if Cornyn and Tillis keep blocking Todd Blanche's confirmation as AG. A day after calling it dead, he's threatening to revive it. 🏛️ #TrumpWatch #Blanche #DOJ #SenateGOP #Accountability
Trump Weaponization Fund Threat Reignites Blanche Confirmation Fight
Trump weaponization fund plans could return within days if Sens. Cornyn and Tillis keep blocking Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general.
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Trump pauses Blanche's AG nomination rather than answer sworn testimony from two GOP holdouts, saying he'll just wait until they're out of the Senate. 🏛️ Loyalty first, questions never. #TrumpWatch #DOJ #SenateGOP #Accountability #Blanche
Trump Pauses Blanche’s Nomination Until a Friendlier Senate Takes Over
Trump pauses Blanche's attorney general nomination rather than address Senate concerns, saying he'll wait until Cornyn and Tillis leave office in January.
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Liz Oyer testified against Todd Blanche. Hawley and Schmitt skipped the questions about Blanche entirely and grilled her on old clemency cases instead. Then the death threats started. 😡 #ToddBlanche #JoshHawley #EricSchmitt #SenateJudiciary #Accountability
Liz Oyer Death Threats Follow Hawley and Schmitt’s Blanche Hearing Attacks
Liz Oyer death threats surged after Missouri Senators Hawley and Schmitt used her Todd Blanche testimony to grill her on Biden's clemency record instead.
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💊 The Medicare drug subsidy that's kept Part D premiums stable for two years is ending. CMS says insurers can price plans on their own now, but roughly half of the 25 million enrollees could pay more in 2027. #Medicare #HealthCare #Seniors #PartD #TrumpAdministration
Medicare Drug Subsidy Ends Under Trump Administration, Premiums Set to Rise for Seniors
The Medicare drug subsidy that has held down Part D premiums for two years is ending, and CMS says costs could rise for millions of seniors in 2027.
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Florida put two men to death within hours of each other Tuesday, including an 80-year-old man, the state's first double execution in decades. It's happening as DeSantis and Trump both race to speed up the death penalty. ⚖️ #Florida #DeathPenalty #DeSantis #TrumpWatch #CriminalJustice
Florida Executes Two Men in a Day as DeSantis and Trump Escalate the Death Penalty
Florida executes two men in a day, including an 80-year-old, as Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Trump both push to accelerate the death penalty.
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Colt Gray, who killed four people at Apalachee High School in 2024, was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday. A Barrow County judge ruled the attack was carried out for infamy, not anger. ⚖️ #GeorgiaNews #ApalacheeHighSchool #GunViolence #Justice #SchoolSafety
Colt Gray Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Apalachee High School Shooting
Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole for the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed four people, a Barrow County judge ruled Tuesday.
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🗳️ More than two years out, the 2028 Democratic field is already forming. Newsom, Buttigieg, AOC, Harris and Shapiro all lead in early polling and prediction markets. Here's where the race stands now. #Democrats2028 #Election2028 #Politics #Newsom #AOC
2028 Democratic Field Takes Shape as Newsom, Buttigieg Lead Early Polling
The 2028 Democratic field is taking shape early, with Newsom, Buttigieg, Ocasio-Cortez, Harris and Shapiro leading new polls and prediction markets.
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🚨 A new watchdog report finds 59 ICE and Border Patrol agents have been charged or convicted of violent and sexual crimes since 2006, most of them in just the last two years. Thirty-seven of those cases involved children. #ICE #BorderPatrol #Accountability #DHS #Immigration
ICE Sex Offense Cases Reach Record High, New Report Finds
Washington, D.C., July 27, 2026. ICE sex offense cases have climbed sharply over the past two years, according to a new report from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance documenting 59 ICE and Border Patrol agents charged or convicted of violent or sexual crimes since 2006. Fifty of those cases, or roughly 85 percent, involve sex offenses. Thirty-seven involve child victims. The report, titled "They Walk Among Us," landed just weeks after a Maine ICE agent shot and killed a 25-year-old man during a traffic stop, a case that has already drawn scrutiny over how the agency vets and trains the thousands of new recruits it has hired since President Trump returned to office.
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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let a mail voting crackdown move forward before the midterms, after two lower courts blocked it. Here is what the order would do and what comes next. 🗳️ #MailInVoting #SCOTUS #Elections2026 #VotingRights #Democracy
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Curtail Mail Voting Ahead of Midterms
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift a block on his order restricting mail ballots, as Democratic-led states warn of chaos before November's elections.
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Bryan Kohberger, serving four life terms for the Idaho student murders, is now trying to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was misled. Idaho's AG says the state will fight it in court. ⚖️ #Kohberger #IdahoMurders #CriminalJustice #TrueCrime #Idaho
Bryan Kohberger Plea Withdrawal Bid Sparks Fight in Idaho Murders Case
The Bryan Kohberger plea withdrawal request cites false promises, reopening the Idaho student murders case through post-conviction relief.
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Trump has reportedly hit pause on a bigger Iran offensive after officials warned the Pentagon's missile stockpile is running thin. The White House says otherwise. 🚨 What's really behind the 13-night streak going quiet. #Iran #Trump #Pentagon #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
Trump Pauses Iran War Escalation Amid Reported Missile Shortage
Trump pauses Iran war escalation after officials cite a Patriot missile shortfall, though the administration disputes the account on the record.
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🗳️ Troy Jackson is now Maine Democrats’ Senate nominee, replacing Graham Platner in a race that could help decide control of the chamber. He has little time—and a formidable opponent in Susan Collins. #Maine #Election2026 #USSenate
Troy Jackson Wins Maine Democratic Senate Nomination After Platner Exit
Troy Jackson Wins Maine Democratic Senate Nomination after Graham Platner’s withdrawal, setting up a critical November challenge to Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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Apple just raised Apple One prices again 📈 Family and Premier subscribers are paying more, just weeks after Mac and iPad hikes and a record-breaking quarter for Apple's services business. #Apple #AppleOne #TechNews #BigTech #ConsumerCosts
Apple One Prices Rise Again for Family and Premier Subscribers
Apple One prices rise again for Family and Premier subscribers, weeks after hardware hikes and a record quarter for Apple's services business.
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New tariffs of 10%-12.5% hit imports from 60 countries starting Friday, and economists say the costs will land squarely on American shoppers already squeezed by high food and energy prices. 📦💸 #Tariffs #Inflation #CostOfLiving #TradePolicy #Economy
New Trump Tariffs Threaten to Deepen America’s Cost of Living Crisis
New Trump tariffs on dozens of countries take effect Friday, adding to inflation pressures that are already straining household budgets across America.
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