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Longtime anti-Trump Dem ousted after tough primary from upstart progressive mayor
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Longtime anti-Trump Dem ousted after tough primary from upstart progressive mayor

Fourteen-term Rep. John Larson faced Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and two others in a hard-fought Democratic primary centered on generational change.

Clinton Wolff · 12 Aug, 2026
North Korea launches another ballistic missile as US, South Korea prepare for military drills
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North Korea launches another ballistic missile as US, South Korea prepare for military drills

North Korea's second ballistic missile launch in less than a week comes as the U.S. and South Korea prepare for Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises.

Marcelle Torphy · 12 Aug, 2026
4-year-old dies after suffering electrical shock from clothes dryer inside Kansas home
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4-year-old dies after suffering electrical shock from clothes dryer inside Kansas home

Authorities say the 4-year-old suffered an apparent electrical shock from a 220v clothes dryer while playing inside a southeastern Kansas home.

Alana Labadie · 12 Aug, 2026
Republican survives primary on Tim Walz's old congressional turf as Dems eye seat flip
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Republican survives primary on Tim Walz's old congressional turf as Dems eye seat flip

Brad Finstad faced challengers Gregory Goetzman and Oliver Morlan in the Minnesota 1st Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday.

Freeman Green · 12 Aug, 2026
Failed presidential candidate wins Dem primary for Midwest governor amid fraud scandal fallout
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Failed presidential candidate wins Dem primary for Midwest governor amid fraud scandal fallout

Amy Klobuchar defeated long-shot challengers in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party primary as she seeks to replace Tim Walz amid a $9 billion fraud scandal.

Maryam Harber · 12 Aug, 2026
White House asks DOJ to consider new prosecution in Reflecting Pool case
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White House asks DOJ to consider new prosecution in Reflecting Pool case

Officials are exploring a misdemeanor prosecution in the Lincoln Memorial pool case after prosecutors moved to drop the felony charge against Olympic canoeist D...

Johnnie Dach · 12 Aug, 2026
Trump’s ‘firewall’ against socialism in battleground state punches ticket to election
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Trump’s ‘firewall’ against socialism in battleground state punches ticket to election

Tom Tiffany wins the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Wisconsin and is expected to face Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong in November's election.

Herman Lang · 12 Aug, 2026
Private equity company Apollo agrees to finance deal with New York Yankees organization for $2.6 billion
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Private equity company Apollo agrees to finance deal with New York Yankees organization for $2.6 billion

Apollo Sports Capital's $2.6 billion investment in the New York Yankees signals private equity's rapidly growing influence in Major League Baseball.

Lincoln Toy · 12 Aug, 2026
‘Twilight’ star Kellan Lutz traded California for Tennessee land and Bible studies
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‘Twilight’ star Kellan Lutz traded California for Tennessee land and Bible studies

Kellan Lutz explains how his wife's need for a support system after their second child led the family from Orange County to Franklin, Tennessee.

Brendon Quigley · 12 Aug, 2026
Trump looms over blue state primary as progressive gov faces far-left challenge
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Trump looms over blue state primary as progressive gov faces far-left challenge

Connecticut Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont faces Josh Elliott, who says the incumbent is too "nice" to Trump and calls that a liability against fascism.

Sven Reilly · 12 Aug, 2026
AOC's attempt to dismiss 'Woke 1' as 'crazy' draws criticism from left-leaning outlets
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AOC's attempt to dismiss 'Woke 1' as 'crazy' draws criticism from left-leaning outlets

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faces criticism from progressive media for laughing off "Woke 1" era rhetoric as Democratic Socialists gain primary power.

Antonina Oberbrunner · 12 Aug, 2026
South Carolina GOP Senate showdown heads to runoff in race to succeed Lindsey Graham
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South Carolina GOP Senate showdown heads to runoff in race to succeed Lindsey Graham

The race for the Republican nomination to succeed the late GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina heads to a runoff in two weeks.

Edison Baumbach · 12 Aug, 2026