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Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for governor, said in a statement she “spoke frankly with Jay about my disgust with what he had said and texted. I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words.” via @washingtonpost.com

Jay Jones’s 2022 text messages roil race for Virginia attorney general Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, sent text messages in 2022 describing a hypothetical scenario of shooting the state’s then-House speaker, a Republican.

Mark Rozell, dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University: 
“Those were really horrible things to communicate about a political opponent. … Republicans are going to have a day with it, as they should.”

GOP leaders misleadingly say that Democrats “demand we fund healthcare for illegal aliens.” The Democrats have proposed restoring health care for “lawfully present” immigrants, but not for immigrants living in the country illegally, who are prohibited by law from receiving federally funded coverage.

Democrats say health care premiums will rise 75% without action from Republicans. That’s an estimate for the average increase in out-of-pocket costs for those getting Affordable Care Act subsidies to buy insurance — if enhanced subsidies expire at the end of this year as scheduled.

Lawmakers' Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims - FactCheck.org Democrats and Republicans have sparred over Democratic demands to address health care issues in a government funding bill, with the standoff leading to the first government shutdown since 2019. We’ll ...

Lawmakers' Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims

Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.

Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say

Zuckerberg caught on hot mic telling Trump ‘I wasn’t sure’ how much to promise to spend on AI in the US Mark Zuckerberg has certainly come a long way in his relationship with President Donald Trump.

Zuckerberg, turning to Trump, apologizes and says "sorry, I wasn't ready …I wasn't sure what number you wanted to go with."

Opinion | Trump Isn’t a Tariff King He can’t tax any import on a personal whim, an appeals court says.

If he can impose a tax on any imported product any time he wants, he really has the power of a king. The lower courts are doing their duty, and soon it will be up the Supreme Court. - @wsj.com editorial

Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense “Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.

A brilliant fact-based opinion piece written by a doctor who helped eradicate small pox.

An Ohio City Faces a Future Without Haitian Workers: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Good’

The @nytimes.com revisits Springfield, Ohio — the city that found itself at the center of the immigration debate during the 2024 campaign after Trump and Vance made false claims about its Haitian residents.

Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.

The anti-vaccine playbook, exposed.

Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit

The latest of several successful defamation lawsuits brought by Dominion related to false claims about the 2020 election.

Pa. leaders discuss SEPTA funding hang-ups during Northeast Philly open house As the Pennsylvania legislature continues to haggle over a budget, SEPTA says it will move forward with cuts as planned.

The failure to fund Septa will slowly kill Septa and cost jobs in the Delaware Valley. WHYY writes: According to the DVRPC, proposed service cuts to SEPTA could result in approximately 275,000 additional vehicles on local roadways, a number just shy of Pittsburgh’s population.

Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to replace fired agency head E.J. Antoni, a staunch critic of the agency, had emerged in recent days as a favorite candidate among some influential Trump advisors, including Stephen K. Bannon. He has questioned the legitimacy of ...

Some economists, including Stan Veuger, a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, described Antoni as unfit for the position. “He’s utterly unqualified and as partisan as it gets,” Veuger said. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine Trump said he would meet with the Russian leader in Alaska on Aug. 15, following Putin’s proposal. Hours later, Ukraine’s Zelensky ruled out giving up land.

Zelensky said on Saturday that his country wouldn’t give its land to Russia and that it must be a part of any negotiation to end the war. “Any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything,” he said. www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

Russia Presses Ahead With Massed Forces, Drones and Saboteurs

Russia has intensified its long-range strikes on Ukrainian cities, even while Putin arranges to meet with Trump for so-called peace talks.

New York Times Revenue Jumps 9.7% From Subscriptions and Ads

Good news — a rarity in journalism.

Reward of $7,500 posted for man wanted on suspicion of shooting 4 dead in Montana bar The U.S. Marshals Service on Sunday posted a $7,500 reward for any information leading to the capture of the man accused of shooting four people dead in a Montana bar before he vanished, sparking a search for the suspect in the nearby mountains.

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Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Fires That Agency’s Commissioner

President Trump said without evidence that Erika McEntarfer “rigged” the data “to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad.” via @nytimes.com

Employers Pulled Back on Hiring, Adding 73,000 Jobs

The labor market showed signs of weakening, as job gains for the previous two months were also revised lower. via @nytimes.com

Gabbard's Misleading 'Coup' Claim - FactCheck.org Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claims to have uncovered "overwhelming evidence" that former President Barack Obama and others in his administration manipulated intelligence to "lay th...

The faulty logic behind Trump’s claim that Obama committed “treason,” via @factcheck.org

Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas - FactCheck.org Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration d...

This Ask FactCheck explains NWS staffing cuts and the deadly Texas flooding. Via @factcheck.org

The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty

The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty

Presentation Before CDC Vaccine Panel Misleads About Thimerosal - FactCheck.org A CDC advisory panel vote to recommend against use of seasonal influenza vaccines containing small amounts of thimerosal followed a presentation that misled on the risks of the rarely used preservativ...

The newly reconstituted ACIP “used absolutely none of the usual aspects of deliberation or evidence” before making a recommendation, Dr. Paul Hunter, a family physician in Madison, Wisconsin, and a former ACIP member told @factcheck.org.

Hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' Medicaid cut States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals

More than 300 hospitals could be at risk for closure under the Republican bill, according to an analysis by the Cecil G. Sheps Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which tracks rural hospital closures. — ABC News

2 Dead as Firefighters Targeted in Shooting in Idaho, Officials Say

This is sickening.

The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.

Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.

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I'll be talking about the currently building "heat domes" in Europe and North America and how climate change is increasingly favoring these sorts of persistent summer weather extremes, with #BBC World News Television tomorrow (Saturday) 9am ET/ 2pm London local time: www.bbc.com/news/world_r...

U.S. rejects visas for Senegal women’s national basketball team members, staff The training camp, which will now take place in Senegal, is in preparation for the Women’s AfroBasket.

The U.S. rejected visas for five players, six staff members and a ministerial delegation.

Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds

It is the second time the GAO has found the administration illegally impounded funds.