Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-08 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs works out during practice at the team’s NFL football training camp, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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[2026-08-08 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration this week sparked enthusiasm that the U.S. and Iran could soon strike a deal on the Strait of Hormuz, driving down oil prices and sending stocks soaring — only for no deal to emerge.
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[2026-08-08 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Tennessee lawmaker known for his frequent anti-Muslim remarks lost his primary race on Thursday, even though he had the endorsement of US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-08-08 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States government reportedly plans to expand vetting of the social media accounts of visa applicants, including foreign journalists, as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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[2026-08-08 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump on Thursday made another attempt to curb birthright citizenship, signing an order targeting those who he said enter the country under the guise of tourism while actually intending to give birth.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Sen. Martin Heinrich will introduce a bill, shared exclusively with CNBC, to end tax breaks for U.S. oil and gas companies that operate overseas while the industry reaps massive profits as the war with Iran spikes oil prices.
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[2026-08-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Ezra Reguerra via CoinTelegraph.com,
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[2026-08-08 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The appeal court placed its ruling on hold for 14 days to allow the Trump administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court
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[2026-08-08 01:46 UTC+10:00] [DC Circuit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The appeal court placed its ruling on hold for 14 days to allow the Trump administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court
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[2026-08-08 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Friday he will support Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, clearing the decisive path for confirmation after two other Republican senators opposed the pick.
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[2026-08-08 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 1:20am
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[2026-08-08 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The White House helipad and new ballroom extension under construction in Washington DC on 5 August 2026
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[2026-08-08 01:18 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Bill Cassidy, Republican seen as a decisive holdout, said he is prepared to back Trump’s former personal lawyer
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[2026-08-08 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En la imagen, vista de las obras del nuevo salón de baile de la Casa Blanca, en el South Lawn del recinto, en Washington, el 5 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Tierney L. Cross)
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[2026-08-08 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)
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[2026-08-08 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Friday he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, giving President Donald Trump's embattled nominee a crucial vote after two other Senate Republicans announced their opposition.
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[2026-08-08 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Abdul El-Sayed departs following a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-08 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-08 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FS2 — AFL: Gold Coast at Greater Western Sydney
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[2026-08-08 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Solar stocks are shining in premarket trading in New York after the Trump administration announced a new 15% tariff and a price floor on imports of polysilicon derivatives, including silicon wafers, photovoltaic cells, and solar modules. The move is intended to secure the domestic solar supply chain after years of cheap Chinese panels flooding the country, making it uneconomical for domestic manufacturers to compete.
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[2026-08-08 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dr. Kobi Barda, a historian specializing in American politics, warned on Friday that strains on US military stockpiles could leave Washington vulnerable if another major power, particularly China, were to enter a conflict.
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[2026-08-07 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's latest Iran comments came Thursday night, after a prior day wherein Iran and Oman unveiled their 'finalized' Hormuz management scheme, which most notably includes a ban on all US and Israeli vessels in the energy transit waterway.
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[2026-08-07 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – La senadora republicana por Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, habla durante una audiencia del subcomité de Seguridad Nacional del Comité de Asignaciones del Senado, en el Capitolio, el 10 de abril de 2024, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, Archivo)
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[2026-08-07 23:23 UTC+10:00] [Elections, Attorneys General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, said on Friday that she would oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, further imperiling his chances of confirmation.
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[2026-08-07 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market.
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[2026-08-07 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-07 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric in Michigan celebrated the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and asked worshippers to pray for President Donald Trump’s death, before later urging Muslims to elect Abdul El-Sayed, who this week won the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s US Senate seat.
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[2026-08-07 23:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A Trump administration framework on AI testing leaves a lack of transparency – and plenty of open questions
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[2026-08-07 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-07 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-07 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, pauses outside the chamber to answer a question from a reporter at the Capitol in Washington, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-08-07 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks od during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-08-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash back
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[2026-08-07 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mississippi Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom speaks with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., before a campaign event at the Capital Club in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Warnock)
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[2026-08-07 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump is caught in an "escalation trap" in Iran war: Analysis
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[2026-08-07 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump’s second term is unlike his first. The politicians who challenged him are gone. The lawyers who once pushed back now choose their battles. What remains is an imperial president with almost no internal checks - using executive power to reshape everything from the economy to immigration and even the presidency itself.
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[2026-08-07 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis wanted written confirmation that the fund would not be created as they shared concerns with many over the possibility that violent January 6th rioters could be considered for payments.
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[2026-08-07 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of the exchange during the ongoing US-led war against Iran.
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[2026-08-07 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of the exchange during the ongoing US-led war against Iran.
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[2026-08-07 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Vitaly Ryumshin, journalist and political analyst
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[2026-08-07 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Vitaly Ryumshin, journalist and political analyst
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[2026-08-07 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. solar stocks jumped in premarket trading Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump opened a new front in his trade war with China, imposing new tariffs on imported products made from a key material used to make solar panels.
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[2026-08-07 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump should curb his “theater diplomacy” as it will not work with Iran, Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said.
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[2026-08-07 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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[2026-08-07 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 6 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-07 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cubans are using every last second of electricity as the U.S blockade continues. (AP/Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán)
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[2026-08-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The administration is subjugating science to political imperatives, a major blow to US soft power and technological progress
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