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New York Times:
Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America's reliably conservative states.
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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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American Prospect, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, The Daily Signal, PoliticusUSA, NBC News, The 19th and ABC News
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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HotAir, NPR, Politico, LGBTQ Nation, The 19th, Insider, National Review, The Hill, Just The News and CBS News
Politico:
Roe jolts the midterms — 5 takeaways from a key primary night — Democrats can see glimmers of new midterm life, after the stunning defeat of an anti-abortion measure in Kansas. Eric Greitens is the big loser in Missouri — which means the Republican Party as a whole won.
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Kansas City Star, Slate and The Daily Beast
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Abortion rights shockwave rocks the midterms and 3 other takeaways from primaries
Abortion rights shockwave rocks the midterms and 3 other takeaways from primaries
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The Daily Beast, The Guardian and The Topeka Capital-Journal
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Takeaways from primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Arizona
Takeaways from primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Arizona
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Washington Examiner, HuffPost, CNN and Vanity Fair
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Election Victories by Trump Allies Showcase His Grip on the G.O.P. Base — PHOENIX — Primary victories in Arizona and Michigan for allies of Donald J. Trump on Tuesday reaffirmed his continued influence over the Republican Party, as the former president has sought to cleanse the party of his critics …
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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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Fox News, The Hill, Digby's Hullabaloo, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Vox, Roll Call, NewsNation and Talking Points Memo
Tessa Weinberg / Missouri Independent:
Missouri AG Eric Schmitt beats Hartzler, Greitens to claim GOP Senate nomination
Missouri AG Eric Schmitt beats Hartzler, Greitens to claim GOP Senate nomination
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Inside the secret, yearlong campaign to torpedo Eric Greitens' attempted comeback
Inside the secret, yearlong campaign to torpedo Eric Greitens' attempted comeback
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Raw Story, Kansas City Star and The Dispatch
CNN:
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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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Rusty Bowers, a Jan. 6 committee star witness, loses GOP primary in Arizona — Rusty Bowers, the Arizona House speaker, lost a bid for state Senate to a Trump-backed opponent on Tuesday. He told NBC News last month it would take “a miracle” to win. — Rusty Bowers, the Republican speaker …
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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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Politico, Arizona Mirror, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, NPR, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Raw Story, HuffPost, Rolling Stone and Washington Examiner
Rebecca Downs / Townhall:
Another Trump-Backed Candidate Emerges Victorious From Tuesday's Primary, This Time in Arizona
Another Trump-Backed Candidate Emerges Victorious From Tuesday's Primary, This Time in Arizona
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Fox News, Human Events, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Washington Examiner
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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Insider, emptywheel, Washington Examiner, CNN, New York Post, Washington Times, HuffPost, Raw Story, KDFX-TV and Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
First look: Former Treasury secretaries push Manchin bill — Five former Treasury secretaries — including Hank Paulson, who served under President George W. Bush — signed a statement strongly backing the “Inflation Reduction Act” brokered by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
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Fox News, The Hill, Townhall and Associated Press
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Wall Street Journal:
The IRS Is About to Go Beast Mode — The Schumer-Manchin bill has $45.6 billion to audit the middle class. — Progressives want Joe Biden to unleash what they call “beast mode” executive power, and the Schumer-Manchin tax bill supplies the cash to turn the Internal Revenue Service into Wolverine.
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Outside the Beltway and DonnyFerguson.com
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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HuffPost, Arizona Agenda, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, Insider, Rusty Sunshine and Political Wire
USA Today:
Arizona GOP candidate gets warning about election interference over tweets encouraging pen theft — Robert Anglen Sasha HupkaArizona Republic — The Maricopa County Attorney's Office on Tuesday ordered a Republican candidate to stop urging voters to replace government-issued pens at polling stations.
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Arizona Republic
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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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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Ron Faucheux / Washington Examiner:
How do Democrats solve a problem like Joe Biden? — Democratic Party strategists increasingly fear that President Joe Biden can't win reelection. Polls show that most Democrats believe he shouldn't run. — One recent survey has Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leading both Biden …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: 2024 GOP hopefuls back Trump's plan to purge civil servants — Several possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates tell Axios they support former President Trump's plan to make it easier for the president to purge federal workers. … Democrats, increasingly concerned, are scrambling to block that possibility.
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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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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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Zawahiri's death shows U.S. focus even two decades after 9/11
Zawahiri's death shows U.S. focus even two decades after 9/11
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Foreign Affairs, TOP SECRET UMBRA and Lawfare
Chris Lester / Flatland:
Follow the Money: Who is Funding Kansas Abortion Amendment Ads? — It's been hard to avoid: yard signs, robocalls, postcards in the mail, Facebook ads and commercials on TV and YouTube. All urging Kansans to vote Aug. 2 on the Kansas abortion amendment that would add language to state's constitution …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Misleading Kansas abortion texts linked to Republican-aligned firm
Misleading Kansas abortion texts linked to Republican-aligned firm
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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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New York Post, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
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 …
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Abortion Issue Top Factor Urging Americans to Protest — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly four in 10 Americans, 39%, say they have felt the urge to organize or join a public demonstration. This is statistically similar to the previous 36% reading in 2018 but much higher than the 10% who said the same in 1965.
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The Hill and Washington Times