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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/08/2026
The U.S. government announced a drought disaster on Wednesday for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico as water woes deepen across the U.S. Caribbean territory, with no relief in sight. to.pbs.org/4zEnJuL
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U.S. declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico after driest month on record for San Juan
July was the driest month on record for San Juan in more than 120 years and the second hottest for the island's capital.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/08/2026
Breaking news: The massive expenditure of U.S. munitions in the Middle East is worrying Asian allies and frustrating Pentagon officials overseeing the Indo-Pacific, who fear that the war with Iran could undermine U.S. readiness for a conflict with China.
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U.S. weapons shortage from Iran war alarms allies confronting China
The Pentagon's dwindling stockpile of weapons is worrying Asian allies that face threats from China and North Korea.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Sens. Alex Padilla and Mark Warner are demanding answers from prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket over their payments to influencers accused of spreading election disinformation. Here’s what the Senators uncovered:
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Exclusive: Senators Padilla and Warner Demand Answers from Prediction Market Companies on Paying Influencers Who Spread Disinformation
A formal letter was sent by the Senators on Wednesday
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: we just filed to STOP the new USPS rule on mail ballots The Court only held that the injunction came too early. Now we HAVE a final rule & we are litigating it @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org are proud to represent LULAC, Madison WI & Travis County TX
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Politico @politico.com · 27/08/2026
House GOP leaders under pressure to act on data centers before the midterms
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House GOP leaders under pressure to act on data centers before the midterms
Lawmakers return to Washington next week with little time left before the November elections to show voters they take their concerns seriously.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/08/2026
"Look at Trump’s personal behavior in recent months. Is this a man who will willingly give up the power and privileges, the pomp and circumstance of the presidency in 2029?"
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Trump Is Weaker Than Ever
And therefore more dangerous.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
TONIGHT: @markhertling.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Promotional graphic for MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring MS NOW Military Analyst Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A NEW lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant, Richard Kahn, & lawyer, Darren Indyke, has been filed in NY alleging they conspired with Epstein to facilitate his sex trafficking operation. I explain the claims & why this kind of lawsuit can make more discovery public. youtu.be/1aDKpZeRmzM?...
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Epstein Co-Conspirators HIT With NEW LAWSUIT Blowing COVER-UP Wide OPEN!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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MS NOW @ms.now · 27/08/2026
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: A sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month in what his wife describes as a suicide attempt is now facing disciplinary action from the Navy, according to his wife and charging documents reviewed by MS NOW. Priya Sridhar reports on the @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 05/08/2026
Tired of seeing voters go around them, Republican legislators in Missouri pushed a proposal to curtail citizen-initiated ballot measures, and asked voters to pass it. The gambit failed — by 60 points. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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In statewide ballot measures, Republican plans fall far short on multiple key issues
It’s not just candidates that the GOP has to worry about this year: The party is also suffering setbacks on closely watched ballot measures.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 05/08/2026
After the Ethics Committee released its brutal report on Chuck Edwards on Monday, his campaign said the findings “exonerated” him, which was ridiculous. This morning, at 3:32 am, he dropped his re-election bid, but said he’s not resigning. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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GOP’s Chuck Edwards abandons re-election campaign following Ethics Committee report
“After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign,” the congressman said. “I will complete my current term.”
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 27/07/2026
CNBC: Federal officials admitted they withheld billions of dollars in federal grants for states that did not vote for Trump in the last election. They previously claimed that they were merely trying to save taxpayer dollars. Just who do they think they're kidding with this?!
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This is huge. The administration brings an “emergency motion“ to the Supreme Court to vacate the order that put the brakes on Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting. Court orders other side – 23 states – to respond by August 3. It’s really unfortunate that this will play out on shadow docket.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
NEW: DHS' top number-cruncher just left the department -- and blasted the administration's "war on immigrants" on the way out. He's one of the very few DHS officials to step down and speak out publicly against this White House. Me in @wired.com ... www.wired.com/story/dhs-of...
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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
And you get to choose again in a few years if things don’t work out
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Politico @politico.com · 27/07/2026
Clayton on verge of confirmation as intel chief
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Clayton on verge of confirmation as intel chief
The Senate on Monday cleared the last major procedural hurdle to Jay Clayton’s confirmation vote as director of national intelligence.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trump's attacks in the 2020 election was mostly about mail-in voting. The GOP's attacks in 2022 were via massive state voter suppression laws. Their attacks in 2024 were to prevent certification of Biden/Harris. In 2026, they are trying to obtain and weaponize state voter data.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Trump has ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian Museum “warning” visitors that it doesn’t portray American history correctly. Why is he so determined to take over the Smithsonian? It’s all part of his attack on the American mind.
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Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?
Why is Trump so hell-bent on defunding PBS?It’s part of a larger plan — one where he can control not just what we do, bu
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Jeff Galvin @docgalvin64.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Jesus, what a statement for someone of his caliber to say.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/07/2026
President Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber's upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it. to.pbs.org/4wvQwj6
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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes the SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Top homeland security official resigns, citing "brazen corruption," as well as the Trump Administration's "war on immigrants... war on feds... war on facts": www.wired.com/story/dhs-of...
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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
BREAKING: The FDA just rescinded the only positive cyclospora test against Taylor Farms — the company at the center of the outbreak. They company donated $1M to Trump and just met with the White House 3 days before the decision. More here: www.edwardswire.com/p/trump-dono...
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Trump donor's positive diarrhea lettuce test vanishes after White House sit-down
The FDA's only positive test in America's worst parasite outbreak in years survived exactly one day — and what happened at the White House 72 hours earlier is why nobody's buying the walk-back.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/07/2026
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth seem to think they can scare Mark Kelly. But in the time he spent with the senator, @markleibovich.bsky.social observed that the threats were more invigorating to Kelly than ominous:
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The Wingman
Mark Kelly’s résumé and the goodwill he’s accrued as Gabby Giffords’s spouse have granted him a high level of admiration. Can it translate to excitement for a presidential campaign?
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Forbes @forbes.com · 20/07/2026
The New York Times reported Monday that dozens of U.S. service members were injured in three Iranian strikes last week that weren’t publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.
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Pentagon Denies Hiding Injury Stats—After Report Dozens Were Hurt In Undisclosed Iran Strikes
The New York Times reported Monday that dozens of U.S. service members were injured in three Iranian strikes last week that weren’t publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
These are excellent! Strongest endorsement
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Well that makes sense of the murder spree. Prosecute everyone.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Trump's DOJ record on seizing your voter data: 0 and 16. Sixteen judges. Sixteen losses. The latest one? He appointed her himself. The full scoreboard he doesn't want you to see: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/while-trum...
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🧊✈️ SEATTLE ⛓️😲 👉 Young men & boys in shackles are herded by hired thugs from a chartered Eastern 737 to a waiting bus, to be transported to GEO Group's Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington 👀
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge in Minnesota — Trump appointed chief judge Eric Tostrud — has rejected the administation's effort to force Minnesota to cooperate in enforcing federal immigration law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 20/07/2026
"The Trump admin spent much of last year battering Head Start with funding restrictions and disruptions. It also took a run at restricting enrollment based on immigration status," which federal judges put the kibosh on. Now Trump's team is readying a new attack. www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
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Exclusive: Trump Preparing a New Attack on Head Start
The administration is considering a proposal to gut the program’s instructional standards while adding new restrictions tied to immigration.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/07/2026
NEW: The judge in the Davey Hearn case has denied Hearn's motion to dismiss without prejudice, and warned the government that draining the reflecting pool could be perilous for their case. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says
WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure th...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 20/07/2026
@annabower.bsky.social, @juliacurlee.bsky.social, @noupside.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social & @lorenvoss.bsky.social go through each allegation President Trump made in his speech last Thursday on the 2020 election and analyze what the documents really show.
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Everything Trump’s Election Speech Did Not Prove
After years of searching for any scrap of evidence that suggests the 2020 election was stolen, the White House still hasn’t found it.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It’s time to impeach John Roberts:
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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 20/07/2026
"If last year’s emblem of prosecutorial overreach was the Sandwich Guy, this year’s has become the Canoe Guy."
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The Canoeist Accused of Destroying the Reflecting Pool
The Olympian has become the latest emblem of possible prosecutorial overreach.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Today, 7/20, is the deadline for Acting AG Todd Blanche to respond to my latest filing demanding: *specific documents from the Epstein Files be produced in the judge's chambers AND *for Blanche to pay a $1000 fine/day until he complies with the rest of the preliminary injunction entered in my favor
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/07/2026
The pursuit of flimsy cases that accused protesters and immigrants of assaulting federal officers in Chicago drained morale and accelerated an exodus of veteran prosecutors from its U.S. attorney’s office, former prosecutors said in interviews. nyti.ms/4wREyA0
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Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling
Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 20/07/2026
The Trump-Vance admin's goal is to confuse you, to cast doubt in our election processes, and to make you believe it’s not even worth showing up to the polls in November. Make no mistake: your vote is one of the most powerful tools you have. Learn how to protect it:
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The People's Guide to Voting Rights
While some powerful institutions have yielded to intimidation, the people have risen to meet this moment. This People's Guide to Voting Rights is part of Democracy Forward's effort not only to defend people in court, but to help communities understand, ...
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We just won a court order stopping the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. while our lawsuit continues.     We’re going to keep fighting to keep costs down for consumers, protect jobs, and stop this illegal merger.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/07/2026
Sen. Booker to Todd Blanche: "Your nomination should fail. The Attorney General's client is not the president, it's the American people. You've been protecting one person for most of your career…You should not be confirmed to this job."
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sen. Cornyn: Is the $1.8 billion slush fund moot? Blanche: "It's dead. It's not moving forward." Cornyn: Has there been a written agreement to modify the settlement? Blanche: No. The settlement agreement remains an enforceable document & Trump could sue to enforce its terms incl. the slush fund.
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Rebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The third ICE murder this week seems to have slipped through the radar. Yes, the immigrant was running from them when he was hit by a truck, but he wouldn't have been trying to escape the vigilantes had they not been after the men. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i... #SheShed
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Mexican man is killed by truck as he flees immigration agents in St. Augustine
Third ICE-involved death in a week confirmed after fatal St. Augustine crash. National outrage grows over enforcement and deaths
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
No follow-up questions allowed by Sen. Tom Cotton, the intel. committee chair, when the panel is considering the nomination of a director of national intelligence. That's absurd and an insult to democratic governance.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2026
If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 15/07/2026
Ossoff is a extraordinarily effective questioner in tone and substance — and understands the importance of listening and responding when a witness is blathering.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
TONIGHT: @whitehouse.senate.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Promotional graphic for MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
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MS NOW @ms.now · 16/07/2026
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests www.ms.now/news/veeps-s...
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Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests
Secret Service sources said the Vance family asks included getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/07/2026
This is Susan Collins giving the most feckless response to ICE killings possible. She mastered the art of saying almost nothing while people are dying. The only proper response to the killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero is outrage. VOTE HER OUT
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Politico @politico.com · 16/07/2026
Todd Blanche’s chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn
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Todd Blanche’s chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn
The Texas Republican left Blanche's confirmation hearing unsatisfied by what he heard.
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