Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-09 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El entonces presidente Joe Biden en un evento en Arlington, Virginia, el 16 de enero del 2025. (AP foto/Evan Vucci)
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[2026-08-09 01:14 UTC+10:00] [Joe Biden] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Joe Biden’s prostate cancer is reportedly ‘debilitating’, even as ex-president continues to speak out on public issues
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[2026-08-09 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-09 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Trump administration is looking for a new Cuban leader who can change Havana’s political course, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing current and former US officials.
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[2026-08-09 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Trump administration is looking for a new Cuban leader who can change Havana’s political course, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing current and former US officials.
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[2026-08-09 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Kara Swisher on the "Pivot" podcast that Republicans are deploying what she called a "very effective" anti-communist attack against the Democratic Party's rising class of far-left candidates, who are increasingly defeating establishment Democrats in primary races.
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[2026-08-09 00:41 UTC+10:00] [Todd Blanche] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Senado dos Estados Unidos confirmou neste sábado (08/08) o ex-advogado pessoal do presidente Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, como procurador-geral do país, depois que os senadores republicanos ignoraram preocupações dos democratas sobre a politização do Departamento de Justiça.
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[2026-08-09 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-09 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A California unemployment benefits form is shown Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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[2026-08-09 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, talks with ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, before the start a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh,File)
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[2026-08-08 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In another sign of mounting pressure on President Trump to disengage the US armed forces from his failing, five-month war on Iran, America's top general has been carefully working with other Trump advisers to communicate that continued depletion of the Pentagon's arsenal is unlikely to alter Iran's stance, while escalation is likely to backfire, CNN reported on Friday evening, citing "sources familiar with the matter."
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[2026-08-08 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
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[2026-08-08 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s claim that it prepared, but ultimately canceled, strikes against three targets in Ukraine has brought renewed attention to the increasingly interconnected nature of Russia’s war against Kyiv and the continuing confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
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[2026-08-08 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hunter Biden listens while his father, President Joe Biden, speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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[2026-08-08 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has expanded executive power, raising concerns about the future of citizen suits, which critics argue are essential for holding polluters accountable, especially when government resources are limited.
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[2026-08-08 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: More than 1,000 pro-Israel students, professors and young professionals gathered in Washington this week for the Israel on Campus Coalition’s (ICC) annual National Leadership Summit, amid what ICC CEO Jacob Baime described as an increasingly difficult environment for Jewish and pro-Israel students on American college campuses.
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[2026-08-08 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Maine loggers Stacey Kelly, second from left, Troy Jackson, and Hilton Hafford are threatened with arrest by Maine State Police if they continue to block access to Canadian woodsmen at the border at St. Pamphile, Quebec, Monday, Oct. 26, 1998. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty,File)
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[2026-08-08 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Howard University freshman Nikiyah Clark poses for a portrait on move-in day, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-08-08 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President George W. Bush, center, poses with President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, right, Jan. 7, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-08-08 22:18 UTC+10:00] [colômbia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O advogado ultradireitista Abelardo de la Espriella declarou, em cerimônia de posse como presidente da Colômbia, que seu novo governo dá início à "restauração da ordem, da autoridade e da liberdade". O evento ocorreu em um quartel em Cali, nessa sexta-feira (07/08), diante de centenas de soldados uniformizados, veículos blindados e helicópteros.
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[2026-08-08 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 22:07 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bill must still be approved by House but would keep government running at current funding levels
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[2026-08-08 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Abelardo de la Espriella pledged a crackdown on organised crime in his first speech as president on Friday
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[2026-08-08 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: An exchange between Dr Erica Schwartz and Senator Josh Hawley during her confirmation hearing is alarming
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[2026-08-08 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche to be US President Donald Trump's attorney general, capping one of the most contentious cabinet fights of Trump's second term after bipartisan concerns over Blanche's independence nearly derailed the nomination.
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[2026-08-08 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una bandada de pájaros vuelan cerca del Capitolio de Estados Unidos, el 28 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Allison Robbert)
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[2026-08-08 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as United States attorney general, despite bipartisan concerns over the politicisation of the Justice Department.
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[2026-08-08 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sube al Air Force One, el 7 de agosto de 2026, en la Base Conjunta Andrews, Maryland. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-08 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce US support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin's hand as the grinding war drags on.
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[2026-08-08 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Todd Blanche has served as acting attorney general since April
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[2026-08-08 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, mira durante su reunión con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en un aparte de la cumbre de la OTAN en Ankara, Turquía, el 8 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, Archivo)
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[2026-08-08 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., talks with reporters outside of the Senate chamber during a vote at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, August 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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[2026-08-08 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Justicia interino, Todd Blanche, derecha, junto con el subsecretario adjunto de la Oficina de Asuntos Internacionales de Narcóticos y Aplicación de la Ley, que depende del Departamento de Estado, el embajador Michael C. Gonzales, izquierda, en una conferencia de prensa en el Departamento de Justicia, el miércoles 5 de agosto de 2026, en Washington.
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[2026-08-08 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts say
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[2026-08-08 18:47 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Major win for president as former personal lawyer wins approval despite outcry over $1.8bn slush fund
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[2026-08-08 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Louisiana senator announced his support on the Senate floor after Blanche’s confirmation was thrown into doubt over opposition from two other Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. Cassidy said Blanche “is not perfect” but no one is, and he suggested another nominee may not be any better.
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[2026-08-08 18:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.
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[2026-08-08 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cincinnati Reds (56-59, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (57-61, fourth in the NL East)
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[2026-08-08 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, speaks as Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., listens during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-08-08 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Senate easily passed sweeping Russia sanctions legislation on Friday, advancing a long-delayed measure backed by late Senator Lindsey Graham and setting the stage for consideration by the House of Representatives within weeks.
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[2026-08-08 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 16:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-08 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-08 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Phoenix Mercury (12-21, 7-10 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (18-12, 10-5 Eastern Conference)
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[2026-08-08 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s 40-day “influence” operation against Russia reached an ignoble end this week, with the murder of eight civilians on a beach in the Russian Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik. Six weeks of long-range strikes on Russian civilian targets seemed to convince some of Zelensky’s Western backers that Ukraine could defeat Russia, but Kiev’s debts quickly came due.
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[2026-08-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Greenland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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[2026-08-08 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump conversa con la prensa al retirarse de un evento para atletas olímpicos, entrenadores, personal y representantes del equipo de Estados Unidos, en el Salón Este de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 6 de agosto de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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