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John Bolton urges the US and others to 'consider Taiwan an independent country'

The prominent American conservative shares his thoughts on Taiwan, former president Donald Trump and the war in Ukraine.

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Abrams, Georgia Democrats look to prove 2020 wasn't 'fluke'

Four years ago, Georgia Democrats had a contested primary for governor because the party old guard didn’t believe in Stacey Abrams

The Independent UK

GOP, Dems seek political boost from student loan debt plan

To Democrats championing the White House’s student loan forgiveness plan, it was the long-awaited delivery of one of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises

The Independent UK

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Supreme Court to have final say on Arizona voting initiative

The Arizona Supreme Court is reviewing a lower court’s decision keeping a voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and expanding voting access on the ballot

The Independent UK

Donor coaches GOP to lie about tax hike

Steve Wynn urged Republicans to falsely tell workers "they're coming for you"

Salon

Republican effort to remove Libertarians from November ballot rejected by Texas Supreme Court

On Aug. 8, a group of Republican candidates asked the Supreme Court to remove 23 Libertarian opponents from the ballot, saying they did not meet eligibility requirements. The Republicans included Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and others in congressional and state legislative races.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. Kevin Priola joins Democratic Party

Colorado Sen. Kevin Priola announced that he was leaving the Republican Party and would register as a Democrat on Aug. 22. Priola belonged to the Republican Party since 1990.

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GOP, gobsmacked by abortion, backpedals

Republicans find themselves suddenly squandering an easy midterm win due to the conservative Supreme Court's action

Salon

Editorial: Doug Mastriano should have rejected his extremist allies. He didn't, and hasn't

“I reject antisemitism in any form,” Doug Mastriano has said, in response to the controversy over his use of the right-wing social media site Gab as a “consultant” to his campaign. Pennsylvania's GOP gubernatorial nominee later quietly closed his account. We’re glad he rejects antisemitism, but he needs to specifically…

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GOP ad blitz mocks Biden's student loan plan

"Wanna be a struggling artist? College is on me."

Axios

Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: Republicans attacking student loan relief as a taxpayer burden got degrees on taxpayers' dime

President Joe Biden's student loan relief proposal, including a freeze on payments through the end of the year and forgiveness of $10,000 to $20,000 in loan balances, has elicited predictable cries of outrage from Republicans.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Trump and DeSantis put their thumbs on the scale and emerged as winners in Miami-Dade

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to become an omnipresent force in Florida politics with loyalists at all levels of government who will push his agenda. He’s taken a page out of the playbook of the man whose support thrust him into political stardom four years ago, Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

President Biden kicks off Democratic midterm push at Maryland rally

ROCKVILLE, Md. — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee kicked off the party’s midterm campaign Thursday in Maryland’s safely Democratic suburbs with a show of solidarity that showcased Wes Moore, a rising star with a good shot at flipping the state’s governorship.

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Matt Bevin for Kentucky governor ... again? GOP primary field in 2023 could grow more crowded

LEXINGTON, Ky. — He may not have dropped $5 million on a piece of prize-winning pork, but former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin didn’t go unnoticed at Thursday’s Kentucky Farm Bureau Annual Country Ham Breakfast.

Chicago Sun-Times

The stakes are high if Donald Trump is prosecuted

What if Trump is tried and acquitted? How much stronger will he seem to the base?

The Independent UK

White House trolls Marjorie Taylor Greene for student loan criticism: ‘She had $183k in PPP loans repaid’

White House called out multiple GOP leaders for criticising student debt plan after taking government loan forgiveness during pandemic

The Independent UK

Ruling keeps Arizona voting access measure on the ballot

.A judge in Phoenix has ruled that an Arizona initiative expanding voting access and rolling back a host of restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature and GOP Gov. Doug Ducey will be on the November ballot. Thursday's ruling will stand unless opponents of the Free and Fair Elections Act…

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Newsom gives $100,000 to Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Democratic opponent

With his reelection against a little-known GOP state senator more or less assured, Gov. Gavin Newsom waded deeper into the politics of far-away Florida with his Thursday announcement of a $100,000 donation to the Democrat running against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Tribune News Service

Ga. Gov. Kemp’s grand jury testimony still in question after courtroom clash

ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge on Thursday did not indicate how he would rule on a request from Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to block a subpoena for his testimony before the special purpose grand jury studying whether President Donald Trump and his allies violated state law when they sought…

The Independent UK

Views on pandemic clash in politically divided Kentucky

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear defended his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and offered a spirited assessment of the state’s future after a series of tragedies

Roll Call

At the Races: If Democrats can make it there - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Lawmakers may argue about climate change, but they want seawalls

As ocean levels rise, members of Congress are turning to simple tools to protect their districts: seawalls.

The Independent UK

What has Trump been doing since FBI searched his home?

Former president is frustrated but ‘cheerful’ after FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, close associates say

The Independent UK

Trump launches fresh attack on ‘pawn’ Mitch McConnell and calls for new GOP Senate leader

‘A new Republican Leader in the Senate should be picked immediately,’ Trump claims

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