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From Iran's Evin Prison, U.S. citizen Reza Valizadeh releases audio updateCBS News
2 adults, 9-year-old who went missing after tubing on river found safeABC News
Lindsay Clancy's psychiatrists testify at her murder trialCBS News
Key Republican says he will vote for Todd Blanche to become attorney general after other senators defect – liveThe Guardian US
U.S. economy unexpectedly loses 23,000 jobs in JulyCBS News
Wisconsin gubernatorial hopeful David Crowley says he's a "get stuff done Democrat" ahead of primaryCBS News
A Marine veteran asks: How are USS Lincoln crews being supported?MS NOW
Tennessee farmer discusses primary victory over Trump-backed OglesCBS News
Idaho police release video of In-N-Out Burger mass shooting that killed threeThe Guardian US
Friday’s Mini-Report, 8.7.26MS NOW
Prosecutor fired over blogposts critical of Trump sues US justice departmentThe Guardian US
Psychiatrists testify that Lindsay Clancy did not show signs of psychosisABC News
I’ve spent decades advocating for victims of abuse. I know how dangerous Max Miller’s words are.MS NOW
US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at borderThe Guardian US
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Appeals court blocks construction of White House ballroomABC News
POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
Trump Won’t Take No for An Answer from Allies on Supreme CourtTalking Points Memo
Let’s Finish ThisTalking Points Memo
Most of Our Ideas About Party Divisions Are Bullshit — Let’s DiscussTalking Points Memo
Kevin Hassett Thinks Ignoring the Dismal Jobs Numbers Makes Them DisappearTalking Points Memo
A GOP Primary Loss Couldn’t Have Happened to a Nicer Guy: The Andy Ogles StoryTalking Points Memo
ICE’s new body cam policy is predictably deviousDaily Kos
Senate confirms new FEMA chief and clears more than 70 other Trump nomineesDaily Kos
Trump’s big, dumb ballroom faces another loss in courtDaily Kos
Too chummyDaily Kos
Trump goon: Latest job losses don’t count—they’re just teachersDaily Kos
Bill Cassidy looked like a 'broken shell of a man' on the Senate floor: ex-GOP insiderRaw Story
MAGA 'outraged' as core voters turn against Trump in red state races: reportRaw Story
Jake Tapper tears apart GOP senator's Blanche excuses: 'I have a bridge to sell you!'Raw Story
Todd Blanche's confirmation hinges on Trump nemesisRaw Story
J6ers demand $1 million each over government 'trap' to create 'appearance of a riot'Raw Story
Trump Admits He Is Stealing Things From Government BuildingsPoliticus USA
Appeals Court Rules Trump's Ballroom Project Illegal In Major Victory For DemocracyPoliticus USA
Trump Turns On Pete Hegseth As His Administration Is CollapsingPoliticus USA
INVESTIGATION & ANALYSIS
House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental HealthcareProPublica
What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money?ProPublica
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.ProPublica
James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.ProPublica
Lead Contamination Is Still a Problem in Omaha. Why Is the City Cleaning Up Some Yards and Not Others?ProPublica
State Department Wants Palantir’s Advice on Free Speech and “Countering Digital Surveillance”The Intercept
Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After ShopliftersThe Intercept
The Pentagon Is Posting Cryptic Biblical Messages on Social MediaThe Intercept
Black Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler.The Intercept
The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a WinnerThe Intercept
The US Lost 23,000 Jobs in JulyMother Jones
The Iran War’s Other Bill—And You’re Paying ItMother Jones
Trump Keeps Spending US Tax Dollars to Kill Offshore Wind and Boost Oil and GasMother Jones
The Quiet War on Immigrants, Round TwoMother Jones
What Is the White House Hiding in Its Minerals Deals?Mother Jones
El-Sayed WinsThe Nation
Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs” StartedThe Nation
The Musicians Taking the Fight for Trans Lives to ChurchThe Nation
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Incredible nonsense from John Cornyn.
True, the harm to Epstein’s victims can’t be remedied by a “no” vote.
But why should Blanche’s corrupt cover-up of the Epstein files—in violation of a Congressional mandate(!)—be rewarded by “yes”?
Can’t get any more craven than this.
I have said publicly or a while that a reporter should ask Trump to comment on Wakanda and say they're pro-tariff and only half-jokingly,
I stand half-vindicated (and with this administration, as I have also said, you cannot make this stuff up):
NEW: Trump administration officials suggested funding research on crime against Afrikaners in South Africa.
“It’s laughable to suggest that on the African continent, the prime issue of human rights concern is whites in South Africa,” one expert said.
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