‘Our voice is our vote’: Delaware enacts voting rights legislation banning race-based discrimination in elections – WHYY
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House Democrats Are Planning A Massive Investigation Into All Of Trump’s Corruption– www.politicususa.com
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The Supreme Court granted Donald Trump criminal immunity for official acts as president, but that immunity does not extend to everyone involved in potentially corrupt acts with Trump.
Democrats have been laying the groundwork for months for these investigations by looking into companies that are getting government contracts and those who engage in business deals with the president.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, said on MS NOW’s The Weekend:
So we’re going to continue to assert the rule of law at every turn with our allies in. We’ve been trying to gather as much information as possible about all of the scams, all of the corrupt rip-offs.
We’ll be able to pursue those investigations with the power of the subpoena.
Raskin said that House Democrats are not afraid to impeach Trump again, but will only be done if it helps them make progress for the country:
Final Poll Shows Francesca Hong with 22-Point Lead in Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Primary – State Navigate
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Officials say Arkansas meets voter roll standards detailed in Justice Department letter threatening prosecution – The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Abdul El-Sayed Lists Anti-Trump Investigations As Top Priority If Dems Take Senate– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday and outlined plans contingent on Democrats securing a Senate majority after the November elections. In the interview with Jake Tapper, El-Sayed stated that reigniting partisan investigations into the Trump Administration would be a priority if he wins his race and Democrats take control of the chamber.
“We ran this campaign to do three things: get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, past Medicare for all. When I’m elected to the U.S. Senate, the first thing we need to do is start holding the Trump administration accountable,” the DSA-backed nominee told Tapper.
He continued by specifying the mechanism for such actions. “You know, when we win, God willing, I will take my seat as a member of a Senate majority. That gives us subpoena power to be able to investigate all of the ways that this administration has used their power for their gain and enrichment and against ours,” he said.
Michigan Senate Candidate, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism – The New York Times
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Obama and El-Sayed Discuss Unity After Ugly Michigan Primary – The New York Times
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New poll shows Talarico with narrow lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race – KHOU
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Maryland Republicans file lawsuit to fight redistricting amendment – The Cumberland Times-News
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Reps. Joe Miller, Russo Introduce Bill to Expand Absentee Ballot Drop Box Access as GOP Continues to Strip Ohioans’ Voting Rights – Ohio House of Representatives (.gov)
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‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift – The Guardian
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Fishback claims DOJ is investigating Donalds for sex trafficking– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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James Fishback, a Republican candidate for Florida governor, claimed the Department of Justice is investigating his primary opponent, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), for alleged sex trafficking claims.
During a press conference in Tallahassee on Thursday, Fishback based his allegations on information provided by a whistleblower seemingly familiar with the federal investigation. He did not take any questions from reporters after the press conference.
Fishback alleged Donalds and embattled Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) “solicited, procured, and paid women for sexual acts” on two separate occasions in 2024 at MGM National Harbor near Washington, D.C. Both Florida Republicans were sitting congressmen at the time. Fishback said he was “reluctant” to share the news publicly, noting he contacted Donalds before delivering the announcement.
“I specifically gave Congressman Donalds the opportunity to come before the public to share what he knew and to disclose the details of this investigation, and he chose not to,” Fishback said.
The Washington Examiner contacted Donalds and Mills for comment on the allegations.
The DOJ allegedly expanded its investigation of Mills to include Donalds, according to Fishback and the anonymous whistleblower.
Elon Musk Vows to ‘Finish’ Radical Leftists After Mamdani Volunteer Calls Him a ‘Valid Military Target’– slaynews.com
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Elon Musk issued a stark warning to radical left-wing activists after a report exposed violent rhetoric from a former volunteer videographer for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign.
“If they come after me, I will come after them and finish the job,” Musk wrote on X.
The warning came after investor Joe Lonsdale shared an investigation by The Free Press into Eric Hovagim, a 28-year-old leftist content creator who previously helped film and edit campaign material for Mamdani during his mayoral run.
If they come after me, I will come after them and finish the job
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 3, 2026
Hovagim reportedly described Musk as a “valid military target” after footage appeared to show a downed American drone equipped with Starlink satellite technology.
elon musk is a valid military target https://t.co/GpcxeGr6Yu
— Eric Hovagim (@EricHovagim) March 3, 2026
NYT: Moderate Dems Gear Up for ‘War’ with Democratic Socialists– www.breitbart.com
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The leader of a moderate Democrat group said members are gearing up for a battle with democratic socialists who may try to capture the presidential nomination in 2028, the New York Times (NYT) reported Thursday.
Some Democrats, including Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), have been warning against the rising influence of socialists and communists in the Democrat Party, Breitbart News reported Wednesday.
Indeed, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed beat establishment Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in Tuesday’s primary in Michigan, where “the radical transformation of the Democratic Party is center stage,” Breitbart News said Wednesday:
El-Sayed, a public health official and former failed candidate for governor in 2018, delivered the most high-profile win to date for the movement increasingly calling the shots in Democrat politics. While he is not a formal member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the ascendant power center of left-wing American politics, elected officials identifying as democratic socialists, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), campaigned hard for him over several months leading up to the August primary.
John Fetterman Says Other Democrats Won’t Call Out DSA Radicals Because ‘They’re Afraid of Them’ (VIDEO)– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Democrat Senator John Fetterman appeared on the Sean Hannity show on Wednesday night and was asked why so many Democrats are silent in the face of the radical DSA types taking over their party.
According to Fetterman, it’s because they are afraid to speak out. This tracks.
This is why when people like Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries and other top Democrats are asked about what is happening to their party, they dodge and deflect.
Transcript via Overton News:
Senator John Fetterman says the reason he’s the ONLY Democrat willing to speak out against the socialist takeover of his party because the rest are cowards:
“They’re afraid of them.”
HANNITY: “Why is the silence so deafening among your other Democrats?”
FETTERMAN: “Well, I mean, they’re afraid of them, honestly.”
“I mean, they can say that in politics, you can define what you’re afraid of is if you’re unwilling to criticize them.”
“I think it’s entirely appropriate. I think it’s a responsibility as a Democrat to call this out.”
PRIMARY 2026: Republican Senate candidates share visions to succeed Lindsey Graham – The Island News
PRIMARY 2026: Republican Senate candidates share visions to succeed Lindsey Graham – The Island News
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Speaker Johnson echoes Trump’s communism rhetoric in Ciscomani stump – Arizona Daily Star
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Ohio Senator Jon Husted Calls On Max Miller To Resign From Congress– dailycaller.com
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Republican Ohio Sen. Jon Husted called on Republican Ohio Rep. Max Miller to resign from Congress in a Thursday statement.
Miller has been embroiled in controversy since his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, accused him of physically abusing herself and their two-year-old daughter. Husted said Miller dropping out and resigning would be “in the best interest of his daughter.”
“Anyone who commits domestic violence is not fit to serve in Congress. The House Ethics Committee should thoroughly investigate any credible allegations, and any member found to have committed domestic violence should resign from Congress immediately,” Husted said. “I know both Max Miller and Emily Moreno, as well as their families. I am deeply saddened that their personal lives have become such a public matter, especially as it relates to their daughter, Ruthie.”
“One thing they both seem to agree on is that Ruthie’s best interests should come first,” Husted continued. “Those interests will not be served by litigating these matters in public, but by addressing them privately. Given everything they are facing, I do not see how a campaign for Congress benefits any of them. I believe Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter.”
Anyone who commits domestic violence is not fit to serve in Congress. The House Ethics Committee should thoroughly investigate any credible allegations, and any member found to have committed domestic violence should resign from Congress immediately.
I know both Max Miller and…
— Senator Jon Husted (@SenJonHusted) August 6, 2026
El-Sayed’s Michigan Victory: The Communist, Antisemitic Takeover of the Democrat Party Is No Longer an Aberration– gellerreport.com
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Although Republicans think El-Sayed will be defeated in November I find this DSA trend solidly entrenched within the walls of the Democrat Party to be beyond alarming. It is no longer an aberration.
AIPAC spent over $31 million to defeat this Hamas inclined political imposter.
El-Sayed’s victory is an exceptionally narrow one, but the Squad, Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, Hasan Piker and their fellow travelers will be feeling vindicated and doubtless have already popped the champagne corks.
In Michigan Trump defeated Harris by only 1.4% and Slotkin defeated Rogers by a mere .3% of the vote in 2024 so Michigan is still a swing state. A minor amount of voter fraud could ensure a DSA victory there in November.
Sickeningly, the drumbeat against Israel is getting louder. Bizarrely, all candidates on the Left have to do to receive applause is to say they won’t take any money from AIPAC. If they follow that by saying Israel is committing genocide in Gaza the applause turns into a standing ovation.
No Prosecution For Hacker Behind 2020 Breach Of 633K AZ Voters– thefederalist.com
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After a hacker exfiltrated the data of 633,000 Maricopa County, Arizona, voter records in 2020, zero prosecutors at any level of government would prosecute despite urging from the FBI.
Documents released Thursday morning by the White House Government Transparency Task Force detail the massive data breach, an investigation by the FBI, a suspect who admitted to the crime, and a years-long attempt by the FBI to get someone to prosecute, only to close the case due to a lack of prosecutor interest.
“The suspect, perhaps to the chagrin of his attorney, admitted to all of the conduct involved, including that he noticed the vulnerability for quite some time. He considered himself a hobbyist hacker, that in the fall and spring he began looking for ways to exploit the site,” an administration official said on a Wednesday call with reporters. “He ultimately believes that over the course of a period of time, he extracted 1 million to 2 million voter registration records, and then he stored them in four gigabytes on his hard drive.”
About 930 records of the 633,000 included sensitive, non-public voter information such as domestic violence victimization. Although no ballots were accessed or changed and no registrations were changed, an administration official says the data breach displays a major vulnerability in the voting system and 2020 election that Democrats and the corporate press have persistently maintained was the most secure in history.
Upset: Trump-Backed TN Rep. Andy Ogles Falls in GOP Primary to Former Agriculture Commissioner – RedState– redstate.com
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Although the race was considered competitive, two-term Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles (TN-5) was expected by many to win the GOP primary Thursday night and head to the general election to fight for a third term.
That will not happen, however, as he was defeated approximately 53 to 47 percent by former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Charlie Hatcher, a farmer who received significant financial backing from renewable energy interests.
🚨 NOW: Rep. Andy Ogles JUST LOST his embattled GOP primary in Tennessee’s 5th District, to well-financed challenger Charlie Hatcher — DDHQ
Ogles WILL be missed. He repeatedly called out the Islamic invasion, knows America is a Christian nation and filed to impeach rogue judges!… pic.twitter.com/c9rPLUEnfy
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 7, 2026
🚨 NOW: Rep. Andy Ogles JUST LOST his embattled GOP primary in Tennessee’s 5th District, to well-financed challenger Charlie Hatcher — DDHQ
Ogles WILL be missed. He repeatedly called out the Islamic invasion, knows America is a Christian nation and filed to impeach rogue judges!
This is a district that was redrawn for 2026.
The SAVE Act, aka the SAVE America Act, will not be passed before the summer recess thanks to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). The last attempt failed to pass by a vote of 48-50.
It now appears increasingly likely that mass mailer elections will continue at least until 2026, giving Democrats a decided advantage. For the progressive state press, this defeat of Voter ID legislation was celebrated. They understand their party is the one that counts that mass mailer ballots.
Senate Republicans Ignore Trump And Let SAVE America Act Die– www.politicususa.com
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To understand how much power Trump has lost, it helps to take a look at the agendas of the White House and the Republican Senate majority. Last week, Donald Trump demanded that Senate Majority Leader Thune cancel the August recess and stay in session until his election rigging legislation, which has been misleadingly named the SAVE America Act, was passed.
The Senate responded by moving forward with an attempt to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government funded until December 11, trying to move forward on the late Lindsey Graham’s bill to sanction Russia, and a cryptocurrency reform bill.
Not only will the Senate leave when its work is done for a five-week recess, but it will also leave without passing Trump’s desperate gambit to rig the midterm election and keep himself relevant for the final two years of his term.
Republicans in the Senate keep telling Trump that the SAVE America Act is dead in the water, but the president keeps trying to push for it to be passed.
The legislation Senate Republicans are working on doesn’t address inflation and affordability, but it shows the majority has no interest in Trump’s pet legislation.
In Michigan, the DSA won the Democratic nominations for U.S. Senate and the 13th U.S. House but lost the 7th House Race and the Governors’ Race.
In Missouri, the “moderate’ Democrat defeated the far-left progressive in the Missouri 1st House. In Virginia, the “moderate” Democrats won most House races. For Trump-endorsed candidates, it was a near sweep in all races, which include Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, and Washington.
Michigan Dem Senate Primary Results – Jihad on the Ballot– legalinsurrection.com
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Mainstream liberal Democrat Haley Stevens is facing off against Abdul El-Sayed, the far-left Islamist. Much like Zohran Mamdani who won the Mayoral election in New York City, El-Sayed is the living embodiment of the Red-Green Alliance – very smooth talker who hates America and Israel and has build his campaign around support from people like Hasan Piker. El-Sayed has been leading in the polls by double digits.
The winner will face off against Republican Mike Rogers. General election polling has Stevens running close to even with Rogers, El-Sayed significantly behind. But that’s a long way off.
Rep. John James Wins Republican Nomination for Michigan Governor– www.breitbart.com
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Rep. John James has won the Republican nomination in the Michigan governor’s race over businessman Perry Johnson.
James handily won the race with 49.7 percent of the vote over Johnson’s 35.2 percent by the time analysts declared him the victor.
The Army veteran James lost two Senate races in Michigan before securing a U.S. House seat in 2022, which he won again in 2024.
“This is an amazing state with all the great ingredients, but for the past seven-and-a-half years, under Gretchen Whitmer, we’ve been led to higher taxes, more crime on the roads — and frankly, the roads we have aren’t fixed yet,” James said during a televised debate last month.
“We’re going to work together to make sure that our children can read, to make sure that we put criminals in jail, and we hold those accountable who continue to let them back out,” James added. “And we’re going to be making sure that we come together to accomplish the mission of increasing hope and purpose with tested, positive leadership that has actually been tested from the battlefield to business to delivering for you right now.”
Pete Buttigieg Wants to Abolish the Electoral College and Pack SCOTUS but Can’t See Why Anyone Thinks This is Radical (VIDEO)– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Just yesterday, we brought you part of a recent interview that Pete Buttigieg did where he was basically fantasizing about new ways to tax Americans.
Now there is more from the same interview where Buttigieg talks about abolishing the Electoral College and packing the Supreme Court and then goes on to say that he can’t believe anyone sees this as radical.
It looks like Mayor Pete is planning another run for president. The messages he is sharing in these interview clips are for the far left voters of the Democrat base. That is who he is talking to here.
He wants to let them know that he is one of them.
Marxist Kshama Sawant boxed out as comeback bid collapses | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Sawant was stranded in third place with just 13 percent, barely ahead of fellow far-left candidate Melissa Chaudhry.
Marxist former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s attempted political comeback appears to have ended in humiliation after voters boxed her out of Washington’s 9th Congressional District general election.
Rep. Adam Smith, Washington’s longest-serving member of Congress, led Tuesday’s primary with approximately 51 percent of the vote. Republican Doug Basler held second place with 24 percent, putting the two on course for a November matchup. Sawant was stranded in third place with just 13 percent, barely ahead of fellow far-left candidate Melissa Chaudhry.
The Associated Press called the race for Washington’s 9th District, which includes portions of South Seattle, Bellevue, Renton, Kent, Federal Way, and surrounding communities.
Mike Rogers Secures Republican Nomination for Michigan Senate– www.breitbart.com
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Former FBI special agent Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan after running unopposed in the primary.
Rogers secured the election quickly after the polls closed in Michigan on Tuesday due to his having no challenger in what will likely become one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the upcoming midterms, per Washington Examiner:
The seat is open after Democratic Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) announced he would not seek a third term, creating one of the GOP’s best pickup opportunities as the party looks to expand its Senate majority.
Rogers is making his second straight run for the Senate after narrowly losing in 2024. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) defeated Rogers in that contest by roughly 19,000 votes, or about one-third of a percentage point, even as Trump carried Michigan at the top of the ticket. The narrow defeat cemented Rogers as one of the GOP’s strongest statewide candidates and helped persuade national Republicans to rally behind another bid when Peters announced his retirement.
Mississippi lawmakers launch redistricting process after Supreme Court ruling – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Socialist William Lawrence wins Democratic primary in Michigan race– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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William Lawrence, a progressive insurgent, upset the Democratic establishment Tuesday to win the tense primary to run against Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI), possibly thwarting one of the top pickup opportunities for Democrats in November.
Lawrence led with a plurality of the vote in the three-way field, 43%, when the Associated Press called the race at 11:23 p.m. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink had 29%, while former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam had 28%. 55% of the vote was tabulated when the race was called.
The bitter battle between Brink and Maasdam to secure the nomination was turned upside down by the upstart Lawrence, whose surge in the weeks leading up to the primary was enough to clinch the nomination. As attack ads ran against both Brink and Maasdam in the closing weeks, Lawrence ended up being the beneficiary and clinched the nomination.
Abdul El-Sayed, accused of sexism, says his contempt is for most everyone – The Washington Post
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