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First Thing: Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Pentagon official confirms plan as Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives. Plus, the sorrow – and relief – of leaving Trump’s US for Europe

The Guardian - UK

Trump news at a glance: Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

House minority leader decries plan confirmed by Pentagon while Chicago mayor calls it ‘most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century’ – key US politics stories from Sunday 24 August

The Guardian - US

Trump has no basis to deploy troops to Chicago: Top Democratic US lawmaker

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also accuses Republican US president of pushing to ‘manufacture a crisis’ to abuse power.

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Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Pentagon official confirms plan as House minority leader Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives

The Guardian - US

Hakeem Jeffries Says Noem Will Answer for 'Lack of Respect for Due Process' in Immigration Crackdown if Dems Win Back House

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would face congressional scrutiny if Democrats retake control of the House of Representatives.

Latin Times

‘The first hauled up to Congress’: Dems promise to bring the heat to Kristi Noem if they win midterms

Kristi Noem needs to be ready.

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Jeffries: Noem will be ‘one of the first hauled up to Congress’ if Democrats win midterms

US House minority leader outlines his concerns on the Bulwark Podcast about homeland security secretary

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Arizona's Gallego Pushes Back Criticism of Mamdani By Dems: 'I Don't Know Why They're Attacking Him'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Gov. Kathy Hochul have all withheld support of Mamdani so far

Latin Times

Trump willing to meet with Democrats before shutdown deadline - Roll Call

Trump has not yet met with Democratic congressional leaders since he returned to the White House on Jan. 20.

Roll Call

Bringing ‘a gun to a knife fight’ in Texas: Greg Abbott just gave Democrats the gut check they needed

ANALYSIS: Democrats are finally starting to sound like they’ve rediscovered their leverage ... and maybe a willingness to use it over redistricting war, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Are prices up or down? Parsing misleading claims by Trump and Democrats - Roll Call

The success or failure of Trump’s economic policies on prices, including his tariff policy, are yet to be determined.

Roll Call

Draft Texas congressional map pits Democratic incumbents against each other, spelling possible primary clashes

Multiple Democratic members have been packed into blue districts in Austin, Dallas and Houston to make way for newly crafted Republican districts in those areas.

The Texas Tribune

With Biden gone, and faced with indescribable famine, the Democratic consensus on Israel and Gaza shifts

NEWS ANALYSIS: A wave of key party condemnations makes it clear: a tide is finally shifting among DC Democrats as Israel starves Gaza, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

‘Horrors upon horrors’: How US Congress responded to mass hunger in Gaza

Many US Democrats call for aid to urgently enter Gaza, but few condemn Israel for its deadly blockade on the territory.

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Latin Times

Another Top Democrat Warns Party Will Redistrict Blue States If Republicans Move Forward In Texas: 'All Is Fair In Love And War'

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul became the latest Democrats to warn the party could also engage in redistricting if Republicans move forward with an initiative in Texas

Roll Call

‘Epstein recess’: Trump, GOP leaders try to distract and delay as scandal simmers - Roll Call

Both President Trump and congressional Republican leaders appear eager to run out the summer clock on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

International Business Times

US Congress Approves $9 Bn In Trump Cuts To Foreign Aid, Public Media

US Republicans early Friday approved President Donald Trump's plan to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, vowing it was just the start of broader efforts by Congress to slash the federal budget.

The Independent UK

The Zohran Mamdani conundrum for moderate Democrats: ‘It’s hard to distance yourself from cool’

Socialist who has support of far-left Democrats like AOC and Bernie Sanders will meet with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday

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The Texas Tribune

As Trump looks to net five GOP seats through Texas redistricting, Democrats grasp for response

President Donald Trump said he thinks Republicans could flip a handful of congressional districts in Texas next year through “just a very simple redrawing."

Latin Times

Top Dems in House and Senate Declare Republicans Either Lied About Epstein Evidence or Are Now Covering It Up

Top Democratic Congressmen have boiled down the controversy surrounding disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to two possibilities: either Republicans deliberately misled the public with a conspiracy theory regarding Epstein for years, or they are attempting a cover up.

The Independent UK

Bill O’Reilly forced to admit that his Biden claims about Epstein are false: ‘Yeah, so?!’

‘Ok. I stand corrected,’ Bill O’Reilly finally admitted defeat when repeatedly told that the Biden administration did not prosecute and convict Jeffrey Epstein.

The Independent UK

Republicans block effort to force release of Epstein files in Congress

California Rep. Ro Khanna, who authored the amendment, slammed the decision and declared the American public ‘won’t be gaslit’

The Guardian - US

Zohran Mamdani’s videos are a masterclass. Eric Adams’s posts are getting more bizarre

The New York City mayor is sharing more on Instagram lately, and it’s hard not to see Mamdani’s elite TikTok strategy as the reason why

Latin Times

Democrats Urged Not to 'Sabotage' Zohran Mamdani's Campaign as NYC Mayoral Candidate's Numbers Rise

Politicians, unions and labor groups urge the Democrats not to undermine NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who is running as a Democratic Socialist, as he rises in the polls.

Roll Call

Far from the people it will impact, a big, beautiful circus on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The floor drama surrounding the final passage of President Donald Trump's budget bill felt detached from the world outside.

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