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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Protecting Our Democracys Frontline Workers on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

Michigan elections chief proposes voter roll rules making fraud easier, watchdog warns

By Natalia Mittelstadt

Transportation

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United Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane, stock photo

U.S. airlines cancel more than 2,500 weekend flights mostly due to government shutdown

The AP noted that all the cancellations were not a result of the FAA order.

Elections

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Gavin Newsom

Newsom draws large crowd in Texas for rally to support Democrats

Videos posted to social media showed a long line to get into the rally.

Elections

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Harrell

Too close to call: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's lead down to under 2%

Challenger Katie Wilson has been gaining some ground in the last few days.

Politics & Policy

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Capitol Hill

Dems reject union calls to end the shutdown

The AFGE represents more than 820,000 federal workers.

Elections

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Voting booths

Top DOJ official threatens to punish states that don’t clean up voter rolls, follow law

Though many blue states protest, states are required to submit voter data to the DOJ under federal election laws to enable verification of voter eligibility, prevent non-citizens from voting illegally, and detect duplicate registrations or multiple votes across jurisdictions.

Politics & Policy

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Josh Hawley

Republicans flock to Hawley's SNAP bill amid shutdown

The shutdown is nearing the longest on record as Democrats demand the reversal of healthcare cuts made in the One Big, Beautiful Bill.

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Capitol Hill

Federal workers union asks Dems to end shutdown

The American Federation of Government Employees represents more than 820,000 federal workers.

Education

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Child phone addiction, stock photo

Students under cellphone ban in FL school district have better test scores, fewer absences: study

The study shows disciplinary incidents leveling out and an increase in test scores by about two or three percentiles compared to scores before the ban

Elections

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Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s 'aunt' from his Islamophobia speech wasn’t his aunt after all

Mamdani's speech framing his family and fellow Muslims as victims of the post-9/11 era received a stark fact-check.

Elections

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California attorney general Rob Bonta

California to deploy observers to watch DOJ poll monitors during election

“They’re not going to be allowed to interfere in ways that the law prohibits,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said

Elections

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Washington antitax activist Tim Eyman

Conservative activist fights 'destitution' Democrat AG imposed on him after voters sided with him

"They took away my home, everything I ever earned in my lifetime, and made it illegal for me to earn a living," voter initiative guru says in seeking to lower campaign finance penalties secured by attorney general-turned-governor.

Politics & Policy

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Javier Milei

The Milei midterm model for Trump: Double down and double down

The libertarian Milei first secured election on a platform of mass deregulation and dramatically reducing the scope of the government in a bid to clamp down on inflation, which had spiraled out of control in the country.

Finance

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Wall Street

Stock market closes with new highs after US, China reach a framework in trade deal

The S&P 500 climbed 1.23% to 6,875.16, marking the first time it's ever closed above 6,800 points. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.86% to 23,637.46, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 337.47 points to 47,544.59.

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