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First on CNN: Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials — (CNN)The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump administration, deleting any texts from key witnesses to events surrounding the January 6 …
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Nancy Pelosi / Washington Post:
Why I'm leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan — Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, is speaker of the House of Representatives. — Some 43 years ago, the United States Congress overwhelmingly passed — and President Jimmy Carter signed into law — the Taiwan Relations Act …
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Pelosi's Taiwan trip a culmination of decades of challenging China — Over several administrations, the congresswoman often held an opinion unpopular among Democratic colleagues, and her posture at times was viewed as unhelpful in U.S.-China relations — In 1991, Rep. Nancy Pelosi stood …
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Xinhua:
Statement by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Statement by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The real crisis over Taiwan will start after Pelosi comes home
The real crisis over Taiwan will start after Pelosi comes home
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Financial Times:
China suspends 2,000 food products from Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi visits
China suspends 2,000 food products from Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi visits
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Wall Street Journal:
Nancy Pelosi's Plane Took Three-Hour Detour to Get to Taiwan
Nancy Pelosi's Plane Took Three-Hour Detour to Get to Taiwan
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Chen Qingqing / Global Times:
US bears full responsibility for all consequences of Pelosi's Taiwan visit, China warns
US bears full responsibility for all consequences of Pelosi's Taiwan visit, China warns
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Isn't Helpful to Anyone But China
Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Isn't Helpful to Anyone But China
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment granting lawmakers ability to regulate abortion — Kansas became the first state in the nation to vote on abortion following the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade — Fox News Flash top headlines for August 2
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Shefali Luthra / The 19th:
Kansas voters reject effort to eliminate state abortion protections — In the first abortion-related election since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kansas voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have specified that the right to terminate a pregnancy isn't protected.
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New York Times:
Kansas Abortion Amendment Election Results — Kansans will vote on an amendment concerning whether to remove abortion rights protections from their State Constitution. If the measure passes, it could pave the way for state lawmakers to pass far-reaching abortion restrictions, or even to pursue a ban.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Kansas Voters Rush to Defense of Abortion Rights
Live Updates: Kansas Voters Rush to Defense of Abortion Rights
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NBC News:
Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban in first post-Roe litigation
Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban in first post-Roe litigation
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New York Times:
Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’ — Politicians involved in Donald Trump's effort to put forth electors to falsely claim he had won Arizona said doing so without first filing a legal challenge could look like a crime. — Two Arizona Republicans recruited …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Election-denier Mark Finchem wins Arizona GOP secretary of state primary, NBC News projects — Mark Finchem, a prominent 2020 election denier and an Arizona state legislator, has won the Republican secretary of state primary, NBC News projects. — With 99% percent of the expected vote in …
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Rebecca Downs / Townhall:
Another Trump-Backed Candidates Emerges Victorious From Tuesday's Primary, This Time in Arizona
Another Trump-Backed Candidates Emerges Victorious From Tuesday's Primary, This Time in Arizona
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ABC News:
Ex-White House counsel subpoenaed by federal grand jury investigating Jan. 6 attack — Pat Cipollone spoke to the House Jan. 6 Select Committee last month. — A federal grand jury has subpoenaed former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone in its investigation into the Jan. 6 assault …
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Tessa Weinberg / Missouri Independent:
Missouri AG Eric Schmitt beats Hartzler, Greitens to claim GOP Senate nomination — Attorney General Eric Schmitt poses with a supporter after claiming the Republican nomination for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat on Aug. 2, 2022 . — ST. LOUIS — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt beat …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
One GOP impeachment backer falls, two more locked in tight primaries
One GOP impeachment backer falls, two more locked in tight primaries
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Matthew Wilson / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Haley Stevens defeats Rep. Andy Levin in bitter Michigan Democratic primary
Rep. Haley Stevens defeats Rep. Andy Levin in bitter Michigan Democratic primary
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Associated Press:
Two top House Democrats decline to say Biden should run in 2024 — NEW YORK — Two powerful House Democrats from New York each declined Tuesday to say that President Joe Biden should run for the White House again in 2024. — Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, two of the party's establishment liberals …
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Walker Orenstein / MinnPost:
Asked about Biden in 2024, Craig says ‘new leaders’ needed in D.C.
Asked about Biden in 2024, Craig says ‘new leaders’ needed in D.C.
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Senate passes veterans health bill after Republicans cave to pressure — The $280 billion package will provide health care benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits. It passed after days of protests from former service members and comedian Jon Stewart. — WASHINGTON — The Senate …
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New York Times:
Trump Faces Questions About His Net Worth in Interview He Tried to Avoid — Former President Donald J. Trump has embraced the verbal sparring of legal depositions in the past, but now faces significant risk. — For decades, Donald J. Trump has boasted with impunity about a subject close to his heart and ego: his net worth.
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Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Paul Pelosi allegedly slurred speech, had drug in system and handed over police privilege card during DUI bust — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 28 — Fox News Flash top headlines for August 2 — Paul Pelosi, the multimillionaire husband …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Misleading Kansas abortion texts linked to Republican-aligned firm — The numbers used to spread the texts were leased to Alliance Forge, a Nevada-based firm that provides texting services to Republican campaigns — The text messages arrived on Monday, the day before Kansans were set …
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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Sandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created ‘living hell’ — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fighting back tears and finally given the chance to confront conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the parents of a 6-year-old killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting described being put through a …
Charles Hymas / Telegraph:
People with ‘extreme hatred of Britain’ could be deradicalised under Prevent scheme — Rishi Sunak says he plans to widen the definition of extremism to include people who vilify the country — People who vilify Britain will be treated as extremists and referred to the Government's …
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Zawahiri appeared on his balcony. The CIA was watching — and ready to kill him. — After eluding U.S. intelligence agencies for two decades, the al-Qaeda leader showed up on the balcony of a house in downtown Kabul — Ayman al-Zawahiri, the 71-year-old leader of al-Qaeda …
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Financial Times:
Nick Clegg becomes latest Meta executive bound for London — Global affairs chief will split his time between UK and California as social media group embraces remote leadership — Nick Clegg, the president of global affairs at Meta, is partly relocating to London, joining a growing list …